Aotearoa New Zealand Books

Under the Ocean introduces young children to the creatures that live in the seas around New Zealand. The book describes different habitats: underwa...

As new thresholds are breached, acclaimed Radio New Zealand science writer Veronika Meduna explores our future in a warmer world. Beginning with le...

Titiro Ki Nga Mahi Ka Taea E Ahau Look At What I Can Do

Our climate is changing, in ways that will have long-term impacts for us and for our children. Yet still we fail to take meaningful action. Why? An...

For London-based writer Kirsty Gunn, returning to the city of her birth to spend a winter in a tiny colonial cottage in Thorndon is an exciting opp...

'If you don't put your toys away the Toy Fairy will take them while you're asleep,' said Dad. Joe knew there was no Toy Fairy, this was just Dad tr...

"When I entered Parliament in 1975, I joined a very small club: although women in New Zealand won the right to vote in 1893, only a tiny handful ha...

Few books have had the global impact of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. An overnight bestseller, Piketty's assessment that in...

Dealing with a relationship breakdown, custody dispute or other family or whanau crisis can be an overwhelming, emotional and stressful experience....

The impossible becomes possible ...In Maurice Shadbolt's only known children's story, published here for the first time and delightfully illustrate...

When the class visits the marae they have lots to learn and lots to do. And they have lots of fun. This is a wonderful story about what to expect w...

Hey, there's no denying it: student life can be tough. Staying on top of your classwork and passing exams can be challenging enough, let alone figu...

In August 2016, forty per cent of the residents of Havelock North were suddenly struck down by a serious bacterial infection. The outbreak of campy...

The connection between a colony and its founder, centre and margin, is always paradoxical. Where once Britain sent colonists out into the world, no...

The gap between rapid scientific progress and public understanding faces unprecedented challenges. Leading research scientist Mike Berridge explore...

This series of photographic, bilingual first word vocabulary books is designed for early childhood and junior level at primary school. The series a...

From 1906 to 1925 Quail Island was the site of New Zealand's leprosy colony. The colony began by accident, as it were, after the discovery of a lep...

The world is heating up beyond the capacity of some countries to cope. Entire populations of Pacific Islands are at risk, jeopardising the sovereig...

The Child Poverty Debate: Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandings

Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? The talented Jordan Rondel, aka The Caker, has crafted delicious recipes that are as artful as th...

Like so many people her age, Harriet threw her thoughts down on a blog. However, her reasons for writing were different from her friends, and it wa...

The pursuit of city life is one of the most important untold stories of New Zealand. The Big Smoke is the first comprehensive history to tell this ...

Tamatea Dusky: Conservation and history in Fiordland's Dusky Sound

This is a book about New Zealanders and their deep connection to swimming in the outdoors. Every neighbourhood has its swimming hole up the river, ...