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by Whiti Hereaka and Peata Larkin

An imaginative collaboration between writer and artist that pairs 'classical mathematical theory with te ao Māori'.

Kelly Ana MoreyApril 11, 2025

Art Illustrated LGBTQIA+Māori Nonfiction Pasifika Photography Society

Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa
by Kirsty Baker

An impressive contribution to the 'continuing kōrero about and between female artists' in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Kelly Ana MoreySeptember 6, 2024

Food History Illustrated Māori Nonfiction Society

Rēwena and Rabbit Stew: the Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800-1940
by Katie Cooper

A glimpse into 'the kitchen windows of the past' and lives connected to the land around them.

Laura BorrowdaleAugust 23, 2024

Illustrated Nature Nonfiction Science

Six-legged Ghosts: the Insects of Aotearoa
by Lily Duval

A visually stunning' account of our insect world, 'part story, part history, part philosophy'.

Amy McDaidMay 15, 2024

Art Illustrated Memoir Nonfiction

Dear Colin, Dear Ron: Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O’Reilly
by Peter Simpson

The 'illuminating' record of a long friendship and forty years at the heart of New Zealand visual art.

Leonard BellApril 29, 2024

Art Essays Illustrated Literature Memoir Music Nonfiction Pasifika Photography Society

Pacific Arts Aotearoa
ed. Lana Lopesi

A journey through dozens of art forms and artists who 'powerfully assert Pacific identities on their own terms'.

Andrea LowDecember 22, 2023

Children Graphic Memoir Illustrated Nonfiction Pasifika

Wot Knot You Got? Mophead’s Guide to Life
by Selina Tusitala Marsh

From 'a wonderful agony aunt for the country’s tamariki', a creative workbook on empowerment.

Ant SangDecember 13, 2023

Art Climate Gardens History Illustrated Māori Nature Nonfiction Pasifika

Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World
ed. Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa and Rachel Yates.

The 'uniqueness and wonders of the plant world' celebrated in abundance.

Joyce CampbellDecember 8, 2023

Art Biography Illustrated Nonfiction

Gretchen Albrecht: between gesture and geometry
by Luke Smythe

The 'best and most comprehensive piece of writing on Albrecht’s art and career'.

Leonard BellDecember 6, 2023

Art Illustrated Māori Nonfiction

Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists
by Baye Riddell

Artists 'as trailblazers in Māori culture': a celebration of 'muddies'.

Ngarino EllisNovember 10, 2023

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