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Dadland review

“…a beautifully written book that will leave you desperately sad, occasionally laughing but at all times connected to the story…”

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The Kiwi Pair review

“…a truly inspirational story about two Kiwi battlers with very different personalities.” 

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How it works: The Dad review

“…a book to be read by all fathers, both rookies and veterans, and anyone who wishes to understand the inner workings of the dad mind.”

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Chop Chop review

“…simple and easy to follow but the results look and taste spectacular.”

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Orphan X review

“…three parts Jason Bourne, one part Jack Reacher.”

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Zero to 60 review

“…a fast moving account of Tony Quinn’s life to date… a real ‘rags to riches’ tale.”

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16th August 1917

The Battle of Langemarck: an Irish tragedy.

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Meet the Penguin Dad Panel

Real reviews from real Kiwi dads

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Never Never review

“Serial killing, an outback mining camp, a hard-nosed policewoman and Australian accents – what more do you need from a read on a winter weekend?”

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Roald Dahl 100 Party Pack

13th September 2016 will see the biggest ever global celebration of Roald Dahl's birthday! Dowload your very own Roald Dahl Party Pack here and join the party!

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31st July 1917

The Battle of Passchendaele begins…

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Daughters and mothers

Heartlines author Susannah McFarlane explores the power of the maternal bond.

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The biggest literary dragons

Which literary Dragon rules the roost?

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5 things The Martian taught us

The film adaptation of Andy Weir’s THE MARTIAN has put Mars back on the sci-fi map. Fans rallie

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How to decipher sci-fi sub-genres

Think you know your Science Fiction from your Fantasy? Think again...

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How the lost interviews were found

Neill Birss' thought his interviews with Burt Munro, legendary Kiwi motorcycle rider lost in the 1970s, never to be found – but they resurfaced under strange circumstances many decades later. Here they are in this book, Munro's voice as fresh and his stories as vivid as the day he told them to the young reporter.

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Memories of baking with Mum

Allyson Gofton shares the memories of her mother that inspired her career.

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Hairy Maclary’s new home

Dame Lynley Dodd’s lovable animal friends have some harbourside real estate.

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Rules of engagement

The Battle of Long Tan author David Cameron compares tactics in Vietnam.

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My tropical home

Barbara Hannay takes a stroll around her Atherton Tablelands home.

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The inmate code

Australia’s Toughest Prisons: Inmates author James Phelps lays down the rules.

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The last of her kind

Mike Carlton introduces the incredible story of the Flagship HMAS Australia II.

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Dead-set dangerous

Crocodile egg harvesting with Outback Wrangler Matt Wright.

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Mind games

Wallaby Matt Burke’s view from the paddock.

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