Te Ata o Tū / The Shadow of Tūmatauenga
by Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice ArtHistoryMāoriMilitaryNonfiction

Te Ata o Tū / The Shadow of Tūmatauenga
by Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice

Stunning objects from Te Papa that provide 'a much-needed corrective and fact-based lesson in our own history.'

Hamish ConeyJune 12, 2024

Ans Westra: A Life in Photography
by Paul Moon ArtBiographyMāoriNonfictionPhotography

Ans Westra: A Life in Photography
by Paul Moon

An account of a photographer who 'lived and worked in the epicentre of a cultural debate'.

James LittlewoodJune 7, 2024

First Things: A Memoir
by Harry Ricketts MemoirNonfiction

First Things: A Memoir
by Harry Ricketts

'Resilience and honesty lift from every page' of this coming-of-age memoir.

Stephanie JohnsonJune 7, 2024

Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent
ed. Alie Benge, Lil O’Brien & Kathryn Van Beek AnthologyEssaysMemoirNonfiction

Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent
ed. Alie Benge, Lil O’Brien & Kathryn Van Beek

A 'kaleidoscopic' collection of essays and 'a testament to the various connections that shape our lives'.

Sara BucherJune 5, 2024

Tidelines
by Kiri Piahana-Wong AsianMāoriPoetry

Tidelines
by Kiri Piahana-Wong

'Even in the darkest moments, there is curiosity and hope': a collection about 'the flood and ebb' of grief.

Joanna ChoMay 29, 2024

Hopurangi – Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka
by Robert Sullivan MāoriPoetry

Hopurangi – Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka
by Robert Sullivan

Poems set over three months of the Māori lunar calendar, the 'ultimate star waka'.

Tru ParahaMay 29, 2024

Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud
by Lee Murray AsianFictionPoetryVerse Novel

Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud
by Lee Murray

Exploring the 'wilderness of the uncharted' in a stunning mix of history, myth, poetry and fiction.

Angelique KasmaraMay 24, 2024

Hine Toa: A story of bravery
by Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku LGBTQIA+MāoriMemoirNonfictionPoliticsSociety

Hine Toa: A story of bravery
by Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku

A compelling memoir: 'vital to write, vital to publish and vital to read.'

Paula MorrisMay 24, 2024

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

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

A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
ed. Catherine Hammond and Shaun Higgins ArtHistoryMāoriNonfictionPhotographySociety

A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
ed. Catherine Hammond and Shaun Higgins

'Mirror and portal': photographing New Zealand people and places in the nineteenth century

Joyce CampbellMay 14, 2024

Hard by the Cloud House
by Peter Walker HistoryMāoriNatureNonfictionScience

Hard by the Cloud House
by Peter Walker

'Like a dagger at a pyjama party': the histories of a giant raptor.

Sally BlundellMay 14, 2024

Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie
by Shelley Burne-Field Children’s LiteratureFantasyFictionMāori

Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie
by Shelley Burne-Field

A debut novel that offers 'a fresh, hawk-like dive into the fictional lives of our native manu'.

Sonya WilsonMay 3, 2024

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

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

The Unsettled: Small Stories of Colonisation
by Richard Shaw EssaysHistoryMemoirNonfictionSociety

The Unsettled: Small Stories of Colonisation
by Richard Shaw

A 'courageous book' on Pākehā ‘journeying back into the map of memory'.

Paul DiamondApril 5, 2024

The Beautiful Afternoon
by Airini Beautrais EssaysNonfiction

The Beautiful Afternoon
by Airini Beautrais

Dazzling essays that 'explore not just personal experience but travels in knowledge'.

Anne KennedyApril 5, 2024

The Space Between
by Lauren Keenan FictionHistorical FictionLiterary FictionMāoriNovel

The Space Between
by Lauren Keenan

A tale of two outsiders, Māori and Pākehā, in 1860, while Taranaki tumbles into war.

Kelly Ana MoreyApril 3, 2024

Amma
by Saraid de Silva AsianFictionLiterary FictionNovel

Amma
by Saraid de Silva

A debut novel that feels like 'an instant classic'.

Sanjana KhusalApril 3, 2024

i’m still growing
by Josiah Morgan LGBTQIA+Poetry

i’m still growing
by Josiah Morgan

A 'full-throttle' collection of 'quiet meditations and violent outcries of desire'.

Sophie van WaardenbergMarch 27, 2024