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Last updated: 9.35am 8 October 2026
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Non-Fiction
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Latest biography, history, New Zealand and gardening titles
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Rangatahi - Teens
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Movies and TV
Beachside Bookshelf: September 2026
Staff at New Brighton Library have been reading a range of fiction and non-fiction. Check out our reccommendations.
Children's Cooking
Get your next tasty read in this list filled with stories and recipes about and for kids! All curated by our Children's Librarians.
Asomdwe ne Komm Wā whakatā FingerTip Faves: August 2026
The Fingertip Team share their favourites from August.
Te Hāpua Reads: September 2026
A round-up of the books that the Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre staff have enjoyed over the past month.
Beachside Bookshelf: September 2026
Staff at New Brighton Library have been reading a range of fiction and non-fiction. Check out our reccommendations.
Children's Cooking
Get your next tasty read in this list filled with stories and recipes about and for kids! All curated by our Children's Librarians.
Asomdwe ne Komm Wā whakatā FingerTip Faves: August 2026
The Fingertip Team share their favourites from August.
Te Hāpua Reads: September 2026
A round-up of the books that the Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre staff have enjoyed over the past month.
Best of the Year
Best of the Year
Best of 2026 ... so far!
Find out the books librarians have loved this year so far.
Best of 2025
Find out what reads and watches library staff and library readers enjoyed this year!
Best of 2025 for Kids and Teens
Our selectors have picked the best books of 2025 for tamariki and rangatahi. Have a browse and find a great read!