Bringing you the best weekly reading from your friendly local website. Patrick Reynolds: The story of a revolution: How public transport transformed Auckland “There’s a quiet revolution underway in Auckland, slowly but relentlessly transforming the city. It began early in the century – a big change of direction taken in small steps – and has been continued … Read more
To mark the 50th Ockham book awards earlier in the year, we asked 50 experts – authors, publishers, academics, booksellers – to name the very best local books published since 1968. Originally published on May 14, 2018 And the winner is Plumb. Maurice Gee’s 1979 novel was almost immediately regarded as The Great New Zealand … Read more
Bringing you the best weekly reading from your friendly local website. Emmaline Matagi: How to dress your Pākehā child up as Maui or Moana without appropriating Pasifika culture Disney’s Moana has been a smash hit in New Zealand. Children everywhere want to dress up as characters from the movie. So how do you let your child … Read more