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July 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Aotearoa New Zealand newsletter. Explore new books, upcoming events, and heritage collections.

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Look back at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

The Festival is over for the year. Read librarian reports on WORD events.

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A librarian's dozen: My picks of WORD Christchurch 2025

Donna tells us what she's loving in this year's WORD Christchurch festival programme, on 27-31 August 2025.

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Literary Top Twelve: My picks of WORD Christchurch 2025

Moata shares what she's loving in this year's WORD Christchurch festival programme, 27-31 August 2025.

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2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

Toiora exhibition & events
 

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - July 2025

Have a taste of home-grown books! Here are some of our best New Zealand new arrivals for this month. Fiction, Biography, History, and more.

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Picturing Canterbury

Explore our Picturing Canterbury posts for an insight into Ōtautahi Christchurch.

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John Britten: Picturing Canterbury

Born in Christchurch in 1950, John Britten found fame as the designer of motorcycles. The Britten Museum opened Wednesday 18 February 2026.

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Top picks

A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan

Jennifer Trevelyan magnificently captures the confusion and frustration of childhood, the fraught but unshakeable bond between sisters, and the dangers that lurk in the white lies we tell-especially about the people we love most.

Unlimited eBooks available on AWA Libby

 

Leading under pressure by Ian Foster

Leading Under Pressure is a fascinating look into the pressure cooker inner-sanctum of the world's most famous rugby team. With revelations about Foster's time in the job, it also delves into the politics of rugby, and the events preceding the dramatic 2023 Rugby World Cup.

 

Folly

Folly is an independent print only anthology of art, short stories, non-fiction and poetry. Launched in 2023 in collaboration with the Wellington Writers' Studio, it is home to content which is beautiful, funny, insightful and provocative.

 

Coming soon

Underworld: The new era of gangs in New Zealand by Jared Savage

From the author of the bestselling books about the escalation of organised crime and gangs in New Zealand.

 

Staff List

Best NZ book covers of 2025 - so far!: Donna's picks

"A selection of Aotearoa covers that have caught my eye. piqued my curiosity, and made me want to read the book."

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Pukapuka hou - New titles

Non-Fiction

"Aotearoa New Zealand"
"Introduction to Commercial Law"
"The Art of Colonisation" by Moon, Paul, 1968-
"New Zealand's Kiwi" by Boaz, Alyse
"The Dead Speak" by Coyle, Thomas
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"Introduction to Commercial Law"
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Fiction

"The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting" by Kuttner, Naomi
"Now What've You Gone'n Done?" by Taylor, Wilse
"Summer Nights in Pine Harbor" by Robinson, Tammy, 1976-
"All She Ever Wanted" by Edmunds, Susan
"Fiery Attraction" by James, Sophia
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"Now What've You Gone'n Done?" by Taylor, Wilse
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Te reo Māori

"Te akaaka rauwhero" by McGarvey, Haturini
"Both Versions of the Treaty of Waitangi" by Mason, Bruce, 1949-
"W Mō Wahine Toa + W Is for Wahine Toa" by Matata-Sipu, Qiane
"Hare Pota me te pakohu kura huna" by Rowling, J. K., 1965-
"Birdsong" by O'Rourke, Maris
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"Both Versions of the Treaty of Waitangi" by Mason, Bruce, 1949-
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