Te Papa Press

16/10/2025

16/10/2025

Join us next Thursday at 2pm for this month's Te Papa Press Reading Group with Friends of Te Papa 🌳

Hear a reading from our recent release Capital Trees: The arboreal legacy of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika the Wellington region. Capital Trees author Susette Goldsmith will be on hand for any pātai you may have about her research into the living legacy of Wellington's tree heritage.

Head to friendsoftepapa.org.nz to register for this event and learn more about the wonderful work that our friends at Friends of Te Papa do to share the research and taonga of Te Papa with the public.

16/10/2025

The fabulous Eden H**e collection of high fashion garments and the book exploring its history and the man behind the magic will be the focus of "An Evening with Eden H**e".

The free public event, a satellite event of this weekend’s Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival, will be held this Friday, from 5.45pm, in the Josephine Foyer at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

See more info at the link below

14/10/2025

✨ Friday 17th - Opening night... join us for An Evening with Eden H**e.

Followers of fashion and Central Otago lovers will enjoy this intimate evening celebrating a beautiful book. We will explore the life, story and fashion of the Eden H**e collection featured in the significant exhibition 'Eden in Dunedin' and the creation of the sumptuous photographic book, Central Otago Couture: The Eden H**e Collection.

Non-alcoholic drinks and nibbles will be served before the talk. The book can be purchased and the exhibition will be open to view afterwards.

🟠 An Evening with Eden H**e
🔥Jane Malthus, Michael Upchurch and Paula Penno
⏰ 5.45pm | Toitū Otago Settlers Museum Foyer | Free — all welcome

📖 With Te Papa Press

06/10/2025

“To read this gorgeous book is to read the bush again, to read deeper into the past and deeper into the present. The sublime illustrations bring each tree to life, while the facts will help you read the trees in new lights.”

Thank you to Paula Green for this wonderful review of Rākau: The Ancient Forests of Aotearoa by Ned Barraud! You can read the full review at the link below 🌳

29/09/2025

The 2026 Wild Wellington Calendar on Schrödinger's Books' bestseller list! This calendar is only available at excellent book and gift shops in the Wellington region.

25/09/2025

23/09/2025

OUT NOW

The Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao 2026 Calendar is available to order from Te Papa Store and select book and gift shops around Wellington.

Have you ever seen a kekeno New Zealand fur seal basking on a rock, a flock of kākā flying overhead, or a kiwi walking through a tangle of ferns? You can find all these and more in our ‘natural capital’.

This calendar accompanies Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao by Michael Szabo, a handy and informative illustrated guide that highlights over 30 of the best wild and urban places to discover and explore the region’s natural diversity, from the south coast to Kapiti.

The 2026 Wild Wellington calendar provides monthly highlights of what to see where and when for locals and visitors, keen and casual wildlife watchers, or for anyone curious about their own back yard.

22/09/2025

The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa at number 1 and Identification Guide to the Ferns and Lycophytes of Aotearoa New Zealand at number 3!!

An eventful , this week 🛍️👀

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📖 1. 'The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa' - Phil Sirvid & Simon Pollard (Te Papa Press) 🇳🇿
📖 2. 'How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand' - Sir Geoffrey Palmer (Te Herenga Waka University Press) 🇳🇿
📖 3. 'Identification Guide to the Ferns and Lycophytes of Aotearoa New Zealand' - Leon Perrie & Patrick Brownsey (Te Papa Press) 🇳🇿
📖 4. 'Anahera: The Mighty Kiwi Mama' - Ruth Paul (Penguin Books NZ) 🇳🇿
📖 5. 'Surplus Women' - Michelle Duff (THWUP Books) 🇳🇿
📖 6. 'The Stars Are a Million Glittering Worlds' - Gina Butson (Allen & Unwin NZ) 🇳🇿
📖 7. 'Bird of the Year' - NZ Forest and Bird (Penguin Books NZ) 🇳🇿
📖 8. 'Become Unstoppable' - Gilbert Enoka (Penguin Books NZ) 🇳🇿
📖 9. 'Havoc' - Christopher Bollen (HarperCollins NZ)
📖 10. 'A Far Better Thing' - H.G. Parry (Macmillan) 🇳🇿

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You might notice a lot of nature-themed books in this week's bestsellers. That's because we had the pleasure of selling books at Otari-Wilson Bush open day, where we had a wonderful time listening to authors talking about their books. Last week we also hosted Gina Butson and Michelle Duff in the shop to chat about their brilliant books (of which we still have signed copies available 😉), which sit at number 5 & 6 on the list. Democracy remains a hot topic, with Geoffrey Palmer up the top of our list following his event with us a couple of weeks ago. AND there's even books from FUTURE guests on there, with both H.G. Parry and Ruth Paul set to talk in the shop in November. 🤯

What does this all mean? I think it means you need to take a look at our upcoming events...

https://schrodingersbooks.co.nz/pages/5144-Events

18/09/2025

Love this! Thank you to The Sapling and good luck to all the designers tonight (but especially Kate Barraclough!).

The PANZ Book Design Awards are announced tonight!
We asked the finalists for the children's category to quiz each other on their work
https://www.thesapling.co.nz/designer-to-designer-the-panz-book-design-awards-finalists/

Publishers Association of New Zealand Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ Gecko Press Penguin Kids NZ Te Papa Press Huia Publishers Scholastic New Zealand