Love of books and reading foremost with Kiwi Kids
As schools break up for the Term 3 holidays, Whitcoulls announce their influential Kids’ Top 50 Books list for 2024.
Kiwi readers vote for record number of new books in annual Whitcoulls Top 100 List
The 2024 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List has changed by an astonishing 42 percent the bookseller reveal today (Monday, July 22, 5:00am).
Dame of Aotearoa children’s literature steals Harry Potter’s crown
Whitcoulls announce their Kids’ Top 50 Books List today (Friday, September 22, 2023) and with it reveal Dame Lynley Dodd’s classic book Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy steals Harry Potter’s crown as the nation’s favourite children’s book.
Historical fiction series takes top spot – even more popular with Kiwi readers than Harry Potter!
Thousands of Kiwi readers vote for a range of diverse genres in the Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List annually and for many years, J. K. Rowling’s phenomenally successful Harry Potter Series has been their most popular choice.
Kiwi kids are serial readers, reveals popular Top 50 Books List
Aotearoa New Zealand’s younger readers have an insatiable appetite for book series, Whitcoulls announce, as they unveil their Kids’ Top 50 Books List today, Tuesday 27 September 2022.
Phantom National Poetry Day 2021 set to ignite public spaces!
Poetry fans across Aotearoa New Zealand are eager to create a vibrant, diverse Phantom National Poetry Day on Friday 27 August 2021, after the global pandemic curtailed public gatherings last year.
Lighting up Auckland’s Sky Tower for Rotary’s centenary
In honour of Rotary’s milestone anniversary, Auckland’s Sky Tower will be lit in the organisation’s signature colours of blue and gold on the evening of June 13, 2021.
Lighting up Auckland’s Sky Tower for Rotary’s centenary
In honour of Rotary’s milestone anniversary, Auckland’s Sky Tower will be lit in the organisation’s signature colours of blue and gold on the evening of June 13, 2021.
Christchurch Architecture: A Walking Guide
Legacy and modernity meld in Christchurch architecture
A Celebration of Aotearoa's maritime past and present
Stories told through the taonga of the New Zealand Maritime Museum
Kiwi kids seek out books with positive messages
Local book Aroha’s Way by Craig Phillips is a huge hit with Kiwi kids, storming onto the Whitcoulls Kids’ Top 50 Books List at number three.
Tree of Strangers
A compelling memoir of adoption, loss and discovery