The latest Bridget Williams Book to hit shelves continues the publishers legacy of digging deep into Aotearoa New Zealand, our society and our people. The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City follows three men (one a lawyer) from the Hutt Valley through the criminal justice system — and through hospitals, rehab, boarding houses and welfare offices in addition to courtrooms and prisons.
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Next year, it will have been forty years of Nuclear Free New Zealand, and with the topic back in media headlines right now, it felt like a good time to reflect on the vast cultural contributions to our understanding of nuclear both locally and internationally. Different forms of nuclear media have developed across the globe in tandem with specific cultural experiences of, and reaction to, nuclear power and disaster.
See the latest from Getty Museum’s digital offerings, including podcasts, digital exhibitions, news and stories.
The latest Bridget Williams Book to hit shelves continues the publishers legacy of digging deep into Aotearoa New Zealand, our society and our people. The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City follows three men (one a lawyer) from the Hutt Valley through the criminal justice system — and through hospitals, rehab, boarding houses and welfare offices in addition to courtrooms and prisons.
Next year, it will have been forty years of Nuclear Free New Zealand, and with the topic back in media headlines right now, it felt like a good time to reflect on the vast cultural contributions to our understanding of nuclear both locally and internationally. Different forms of nuclear media have developed across the globe in tandem with specific cultural experiences of, and reaction to, nuclear power and disaster.
With ANZAC Day just passed and numerous global wars ongoing, many of us are in a state of reflection and remembrance of those who have fought for us and those who suffer in wartime. Books can be a useful tool to guide us in these times, and the below titles promise to offer insights, experiences and responses on the ANZACs and more broadly, the concept of war itself
Easter is one of those occasions that tends to blur the line between art, craft, tradition and home life. It is less about perfection than atmosphere. More about gesture than performance. A hand-painted egg, a carefully styled table, a homemade wreath, a seasonal arrangement, a baked gift or even a child’s slightly chaotic Easter masterpiece on the fridge all belong to the same broader creative instinct: the desire to mark a moment of the year in a visible, tangible way.
As the year unfolds, Aotearoa’s literary landscape continues to reflect the complexity, beauty, and contradictions of the society it serves. For those in the judiciary and legal professions — readers attuned to questions of ethics, power, and human behaviour — 2025 offered a particularly rich crop of New Zealand books. From historical reimaginings and political memoirs to Indigenous art histories and psychological fiction, these works explore justice in its many forms: social, moral, and personal. Here are five standout titles to add to your summer reading list.
The Auckland Art Gallery’s long-running exhibition Threads of Time: Travel, Trade & Textiles is far more than a visual feast of silk, satin, and portraiture. Curated by Sophie Matthiesson and Kenneth Brummel, this jewel-box display in the historic Mackelvie Gallery examines how fabric — the literal threads of civilisation — reveals the movement of people, power, and ideas across centuries.
