50 Best New Zealand Books since 1968

1.
The Vintner's Luck (Vintner's Luck, #1)
The Vintner's Luck (Vintner's Luck, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,626 ratings
2.
Mister Pip
Mister Pip 3.68 avg rating — 23,798 ratings
3.
The Bone People
The Bone People 4.04 avg rating — 23,582 ratings
4.
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
by: Alan Duff
3.99 avg rating — 3,742 ratings
5.
Plumb (Plumb, #1)
Plumb (Plumb, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 504 ratings
7.
Potiki
Potiki 3.88 avg rating — 2,373 ratings
8.
The Luminaries
The Luminaries 3.75 avg rating — 84,461 ratings
9.
The Book of Fame
The Book of Fame 3.79 avg rating — 363 ratings
10.
The Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi 4.16 avg rating — 83 ratings
11.
Novel About My Wife
Novel About My Wife 3.33 avg rating — 997 ratings
12.
Living in the Maniototo
Living in the Maniototo 3.80 avg rating — 371 ratings
13.
Tu
Tu 3.96 avg rating — 540 ratings
15.
The Rehearsal
The Rehearsal 3.43 avg rating — 6,420 ratings
16.
Bad blood: the story of Stanley Graham
Bad blood: the story of Stanley Graham 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
19.
Other Halves
Other Halves 3.71 avg rating — 107 ratings
20.
Te Puea: a biography
Te Puea: a biography 4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings
21.
Can You Tolerate This?
Can You Tolerate This? 3.97 avg rating — 787 ratings
22.
Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History
Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History 4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings
23.
The Life of Katherine Mansfield
The Life of Katherine Mansfield 3.78 avg rating — 45 ratings
24.
Pounamu Pounamu
Pounamu Pounamu 4.18 avg rating — 811 ratings
25.
Smith's Dream
Smith's Dream 3.64 avg rating — 179 ratings
27.
Not Her Real Name and Other Stories
Not Her Real Name and Other Stories 4.09 avg rating — 216 ratings
29.
Hera Lindsay Bird
Hera Lindsay Bird 4.23 avg rating — 1,972 ratings
32.
Tangi
Tangi 4.31 avg rating — 433 ratings
33.
Lifted
Lifted 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings
34.
Moriori: a People Rediscovered
Moriori: a People Rediscovered 4.58 avg rating — 53 ratings
38.
Bread and Roses: Sonja Davies - Her Story
Bread and Roses: Sonja Davies - Her Story 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings
39.
Shape-shifter
Shape-shifter 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
40.
All Visitors Ashore
All Visitors Ashore 3.92 avg rating — 110 ratings
43.
Opportunity
Opportunity 3.65 avg rating — 113 ratings
44.
Let the River Stand
Let the River Stand 3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings
45.
The art of Grahame Sydney
The art of Grahame Sydney really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
46.
Maori: A Photographic and Social History
Maori: A Photographic and Social History 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings
47.
Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand
Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
48.
The 10 PM Question
The 10 PM Question 3.79 avg rating — 3,153 ratings
50.
Rita Angus: An Artist's Life
Rita Angus: An Artist's Life 4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings
51.
Oracles and Miracles
Oracles and Miracles 3.93 avg rating — 137 ratings