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Recent News & Events
November 22, 2018
Book Launch: Verve, 60 Years of the Art of Bruce Rennie
Celebrating the works of the late Bruce Rennie.
November 22, 2018
Book Launch: Setting the Tone from the Top
Co-authored with Dr Melinda Muth, the book has a strong message for directors and senior managers.
September 21, 2018
Fiona Kidman and Tina Makereti
Friday 28 September:
Ground-breaking Fiction with Dame Fiona Kidman and Tina Makereti, chaired by Thom Conroy.
September 7, 2018
A Bookseller’s Perspective on Readers’ Trends and Selling Books
Part of the Manawatu Writers' Festival 2018.
For more session info visit http://manawatuwritersfestival.co.nz/
July 25, 2018
Book Launch Wednesday 29th August: Wildbore – A Photographic Legacy
Knight explores the world of Pohangina Valley farmer Charles E. Wildbore through his remarkable photographs.
July 25, 2018
Book Launch Sunday 12th August: Driving for Music – The Orchestral Memoir
Records the funny and unexpected aspects of orchestral life.
July 18, 2018
Off the Page: An Evening with Mandy Hager
Mandy Hager is the author of the acclaimed novel Heloise, and the newly released Ash Arising.
June 29, 2018
An evening with Renee
"I was born in Napier of Friday, 19 July 1929, and the world went into a deep depression. Then Napier fell down..."
May 31, 2018
Live Music in the Store!
Join Bruce McKenzie Booksellers for the International Jazz Festival 2018.
May 21, 2018
Off the Page: North Meets South
Panel with Lynley Edmeades and Louise Wallace, chaired by Tim Upperton.
April 18, 2018
Off the Page: New North Island Poetry
Open mic at 6pm, followed by refreshments. Main event 7pm.
March 28, 2018
21st Birthday Celebration Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our birthday draws.
March 6, 2018
Ockham NZ Book Awards Winners Announced!
These are the best New Zealand books of 2017!
February 26, 2018
Off the Page – Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds
A discussion with Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds co-author Alison Jones.
February 26, 2018
Off the Page – Fair Borders?
Panel discussion with editor David Hall and contributors Andrew Chen and Arama Rata.
October 19, 2017
NZ Bookshop Day with Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris
Come and celebrate New Zealand Bookshop Day!
September 10, 2017
Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist Announced
The UK's most prestigious non-fiction prize.
August 19, 2017
Winners announced for the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
June 21, 2017
Book Launch: Single Dad’s Guide To The Galaxy
Thursday July 13 from 5.30pm.
Roger shares the lessons he's learned from years as a solo dad.
June 6, 2017
Book Launch – Evolution Now
Thursday June 22 from 6:00pm.
Join us for the launch of Distinguished Professor David Penny's new book, Evolution Now.
May 29, 2017
Manawatu International Jazz Festival
Join us on Queen's Birthday weekend for live music in-store!
From 2.00-5.00pm Saturday and 11.00-1.00pm Sunday.
May 17, 2017
NZ Book Awards Winners Announced
The Wish Child wins the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Fiction Prize.
May 1, 2017
An Evening With Nicky Hager
Join us for an opportunity to talk to Nicky about the controversy surrounding his work.
April 5, 2017
International speaker: Professor Michael Neiberg
Michael Neiberg is professor of history in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College.
April 5, 2017
Returning Home: Sequoia Schmidt’s Adventure Book Tour of NZ
Join Sequoia in Journey of Heart, this inspiring autobiographical adventure of her courageous trek.
March 27, 2017
Finalists Announced
Four of the country’s most respected novelists are in the running for New Zealand’s richest fiction writing prize.
October 20, 2016
Launch of ‘Balls, Bullets & Boots’
On the 11th of November, 6-7pm at the Convention Centre.
August 24, 2016
Launch of ‘To The Summit – Getting out of a wheelchair and to the Himalayas’
A frank, insightful and compelling account of climbing with multiple sclerosis.
May 29, 2016
International Jazz Festival – Queen’s Birthday Weekend
Saturday 4th
11:30 to 1:00 - Theme
2:00 to 5:00 - Gracious Deviants
Sunday 5th
3:00 to 5:00 - Gracious Deviants
May 2, 2016
Nicholas Fargues & Thom Conroy – Public Talk
Nicholas Fargues & Thom Conroy -
come and meet two authors from different countries.
May 2, 2016
‘The Salted Air’
Local, best-selling author of 'The Naturalist', Thom Conroy's second novel is out in June.
April 17, 2016
‘Gladys’ Tops Bestsellers List
Glyn Harper's latest picture book, 'Gladys Goes To War' has topped the New Zealand Bestsellers list two weeks in a row.
November 4, 2015
Book Launch: Exposed by John Wareham
Join us for the launch of "Exposed: How a lost boy bucked the system and found his voice" by John Wareham.
July 25, 2015
Aceh Revives – Celebrating 10 Years of Tsunami Recovery in Aceh
6.00pm, 31st July 2015 / Bruce McKenzie Booksellers
May 15, 2015
48th Manawatu Jazz Festival – The Gracious Deviants
Join us in-store for a live jazz performance by The Gracious Deviants as part of the 48th Manawatu Jazz Festival.
May 7, 2015
Witi Ihimaera to Address ‘State of NZ Literature’ at Festival
The New Zealand Book Council has chosen the 2015 Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival for its annual address.
May 7, 2015
Off The Page – Poetry Panel
Off The Page Poetry Panel, featuring Robert Sullivan, Lisa Samuels and Sarah Jane Barnett. From 5.45pm, Friday 22nd May
April 28, 2015
Book Launch – Born For Life: A Midwife’s Story
Join us for the Launch of Born For Life: A Midwife's Story.
February 8, 2015
H is for Hawk Wins Costa Book of the Year Award
H is for Hawk, Helen MacDonald's account of working through bereavement, has won the Costa Book Award.
December 31, 2014
Knighthood for Peter Williams QC in New Year Honours
Peter Williams, QC, has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
November 25, 2014
‘Alice, What Have You Done!’ Book Launch
Napier, 1915: Alice May Parkinson shoots and kills her lover. Her trial and its aftermath cause nationwide controversy.
October 1, 2014
Winner of the Booker Prize For Fiction announced
The winner for the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced.
August 6, 2014
Worldwide Browsing
If you’re reading this online, you’re very likely to be reading this on Bruce McKenzie Booksellers’ brand new website.