The first fish a New Zealand child will catch is likely to be a spotty. Thatβs a given. But did you know that all spotties are born female? And, at 3YO, only the largest turn into males?
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Snippet from one of 25 excellent #books of 2025 π
#pukapuka #AoNZbooks
www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/culture...
I needed to cut a story down by 1000 words, so I just searched and deleted every "little."
No, I'm exaggerating. But seriously, I do use that word way too much. π
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Support @princesstehangi.bsky.social on Substack if you can and buy Whaea Blue π
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NZME makes up #books #AoNZbooks for #Christmas gift list. #AIhallucination #AI Do they also make up news stories for clicks?
HT @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social I hope NZME apologised and promised to publish the book when you write it.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/27/n...
The front cover of a book called βLeonardoβs Dragon,β written and illustrated by Donovan Bixley. A young girl is sitting, resting her arm on a wooden ledge. There is a blue and green dragon wrapping its way around her neck.
A HUGE thank you to our Guardian Book Angel for blessing Theo and I with this beauty. Weβre swooning at how gorgeous the dragons are.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! ππΌ π
#donovanbixley #leonardosdragon #leonardodavinci #upstartpress #dragonlovers #booksky #aonzbooks
@kristenphillips.bsky.social and I are looking forward to going to this double book launch!
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π 1 Oct at Unity Books
@mandyh.bsky.social @timjonesbooks.bsky.social
Book launch invitation for Mandy Hager's 'Revenge and Rabbit Holes' and Tim Jones 'Dracula in the Colonies' - Unity Books, Wellington, Wednesday 1st October 6-7.30 pm
Yes, folks, exciting times as the 2nd in my thriller series, titled 'Revenge and Rabbit Holes', is launched at Unity Books, Wgtn on 1st October 6-7.30pm. I'd love to see you there. Blurb and preorders at thecubapress.nz/shop/revenge...
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The Blue Lawn by William Taylor was powerful too.
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www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
Powerful words from Nadine Hura.
#ClimateChange is colonisation!
Essay from her #book "Slowing the Sun"
#AoNZbooks #books π₯ π
thespinoff.co.nz/books/14-06-...
Lots of current activity in AoNZ is because of political decisions or has political impacts. More low key posts may be on other media.
There's also Aotearoa New Zealand #books feed.
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I'm absolutely thrilled to see 'Gracehopper' shortlisted for the Young Adult Fiction Award in this year's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
#NZCYA
#BooksAlive
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If you're also looking for somewhere to track/record your reading that isn't owned by Amazon, try StoryGraph - it's super easy to import your existing Goodreads account into, and works really well. app.thestorygraph.com
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Wellington peeps - if you fancy a glass of bubbly and an evening of good cheer, do come along!
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I've read 6 across all categories and loved 2 enough to vote for them - The Truth According To Ember by Danica Nava (in debut) and Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly (in fiction and debut). I highly recommend them both!
#aonzbooks #romancelandia
My latest blog post: mandyhager.com/2024/09/18/p... #nzpol #aotearoabooks #pukapuka #aonzbooks #aotearoabooks #nzbooks #booksnz #kikorangi
Good news for writers of #pukapuka #aonzbooks #aotearoabooks #nzbooks #booksnz. Minister Van Velden has listened to commonsense advice and is making small but positive changes to NZ Public Lending Right payment scheme. Not a pay increase but more flexibility.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Doing a completionist run of the Legend of Drizzt series from R.A. Salvatore. Down to my last 2.5 book. It's taken me 15 months to crank through 37.5 books so far, and a portion of that was waiting for the EBooks to be available from the library. π³πΏπ #pukapuka #aonzbooks
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Great review of 'Gracehopper' on RNZ www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
'Do you recommend it?'
'Absolutely!'
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36 books read over the past 11 months, the vast majority being The Legend of Drizzt from R.A. Salvatore in order ..
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Really pleased to introduce you to my new novel 'Gracehopper' - launched soon!! So happy it's going to be out in the world. #pukapuka #aonzbooks #aotearoabooks #nzbooks #booksnz
2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist announced! How many, if any, have you read? (Of course, its not a competition - books are not yoghurt. They don't go off.)
#AotearoaBooks #AoNZBooks
www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-...
Do you read ebooks? Need to top up your library? Did you know #SmashWords is having a sale until 9 March? Worth checking out. πππ
#aonzbooks #aotearoabooks #nzbooks #booksnz #books
www.smashwords.com/shelves/prom...
A pile of books with a red flower on top, set in a red background.
The bookbinder, by Pip Williams. Has some contiguous storylines to the 1st book, but stands alone. I was absorbed into the book's setting & characters, relating heavily to the women & their struggles in a male dominated world. Highly recommend. #pukapuka #aonzbooks
Emma Espiner sitting on a chair with a skeleton behind her.
There's a cure for this, by Dr Emma Espiner. A slim volume, well written with hard hitting observations about AoNZ's health system, medical training & the struggle of te ao MΔori in te ao PΔkΔha. #pukapuka #aonzbooks
