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Te Herenga Waka University Press
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Aotearoa's leading publisher of new fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Formerly Victoria University Press.
Happy publication day to Tusiata Avia! Giving Birth to My Father is an extraordinary new collection from one of our country’s most important voices.
Cover art: Pati Solomona Tyrell
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November 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Happy publication day to Christina Barton! Out of the Blue: Essays on Artists from Aotearoa New Zealand 1985–2021 is art writing at its best and most engaging and a vital piece of New Zealand history.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Happy publication day to Harry Ricketts! Bonfires on the Ice is out today. This is a beautiful, intelligent and funny book.
Cover (woodcut): Dave Kent
Cover (design): Todd Atticus
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Another extremely exciting book coming in February 2026 is Bill Manhire's Lyrical Ballads. A dazzling blend of story and song where collisions between wonder and reality create unforgettable poems.

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Cover: Todd Atticus

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November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We're thrilled to announce that in February 2026, Breton Dukes will make his debut as a novelist with Party Boy, a tender, shocking and comic portrait of a man on the edge.

Cover: Dudley Benson

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November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Join us to launch a new book of poetry by the incredible Tusiata Avia.

🔹 Saturday 15 November, 5pm
🔹 Space Academy
🔹 371 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
🔹 All welcome!

Books will be for sale with thanks to Scorpio Books, and kai and refreshments will be provided.

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November 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Check out our November news, which includes the announcement of our first five books to be published in 2026!

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November 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
6pm Thursday at Unity Wellington, all welcome! :)
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Michelle will be interviewed by Thom Conroy at Palmerston North library tonight!

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October 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Join us at Unity Wellington next week to hear Charles Ferrall in conversation with Michalia Arathimos about his new book South by South: New Zealand and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

⛵ 21 October, 12:30–1:15pm
⛵ Unity Books Wellington
⛵ Free–all welcome!

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October 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Join us to celebrate Bonfires on the Ice by Harry Ricketts!

🪵 Thursday 6 November, 6pm
🪵 Unity Books Wellington
🪵 Free event. All welcome!

The book will be launched by Ashleigh Young, with readings from Jenny Bornholdt, Tim Grgec, Gregory O'Brien, and the author himself.
October 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Happy publication day to Ingrid Horrocks! All Her Lives is a collection of fiction celebrating women’s lives and their search for love and freedom. We are proud to publish this book today and look forward to celebrating its launch this evening at Unity Books Wellington 💚
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
'I’ve got two teenagers at home. Life is busy. I’ve been drawn to books that offer the intensity of an encounter with a whole world over just a few sittings.' Here's what Ingrid Horrocks has been reading:
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October 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
'Gee's O Trilogy was so important to me when I was 10. I met the guy in my late 30s and didn't tell him this of course. We are supposed to look back and regret such cowardly moments but I don't. There's an honour in not bothering people.' —Nick Ascroft. www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3608...
September 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We've been running a book giveaway on our Instagram to mark Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. All you need to do is comment a whakataukī on our latest photo to be in the running to a copy of a very special book; Ngā Pēpeha a ngā Tīpuna. We will draw a winner on Monday :)

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September 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Join us next month to launch Isaac Featherston 'Petatone': A Colonial Life by John E. Martin. The book will be launched by Charlotte Macdonald.

⛵ Tuesday 7 October, 6pm
⛵ Unity Books Wellington
⛵ All welcome!

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September 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Join us to celebrate All Her Lives: Nine Stories by Ingrid Horrocks. The book will be launched by Emily Perkins.

🌿 Thursday 9 October, 6pm
🌿 Unity Books Wellington
🌿 Free event – all welcome!

Cover: Sarah Wilkins

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September 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's publication day for How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand by Sir Geoffrey Palmer.

Cover: Todd Atticus

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September 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's publication day for It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft. Congratulations, Nick!

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September 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Happy publication day to Charles Ferrall! South by South: New Zealand and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration is out today.
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September 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Some of the biggest bargains of our August sale are these boxsets. Monumental in size, meticulous in detail, and beautifully designed, the complete poems and complete prose of James K Baxter are usually $200 a set but currently $100, while the collected letters are usually $100 and are now only $50.
August 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Driven to total silliness by a month of packing and posting 1500 books sold in the August sale, the THWUP team are shown here cowering together in a stairwell with various volumes of Selected Poems on their heads. Buy some Selected Poems! Half price!
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August 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Join us to celebrate the publication of Charles Ferrall's South by South: New Zealand and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The book will be launched by Harry Ricketts.

❄️ Thursday 18 September, 6pm
❄️ Unity Books Wellington
❄️ Free event – all welcome!

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August 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Or some Catherine Chidgey backlist?!

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August 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Our final week of sale is about to begin! This is your last chance to get these half-price book treats, with free post within New Zealand...

How about some amazing Pip Adam books for $15 each?
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August 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM