Bestsellers for the week ending Sat 21st February 2026
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NZ Fiction – Adults
| 1 | 9781776951079 | Seed | Elisabeth Easther | Penguin Books | $38.00 |
| 2 | 9781776923038 | Party Boy | Breton Dukes | Te Herenga Waka University Press | $38.00 |
| 3 | 9781869718510 | The American Boys | Olivia Spooner | Moa Press | $37.99 |
| 4 | 9781067027131 | Julia Eichardt | Lauren Roche | Flying Books Publishing | $36.99 |
| 5 | 9781776922246 | The Book of Guilt | Catherine Chidgey | Te Herenga Waka University Press | $38.00 |
NZ Non-Fiction – Adults
| 1 | 9781775542735 | Champions Do Extra | Brad Thorn | HarperCollins Publishers | $39.99 |
| 2 | 9781775542933 | Lessons on Living | Nigel Latta | HarperCollins Publishers | $39.99 |
| 3 | 9781991142382 | The Dead Speak | Thomas Coyle | A&U | $37.99 |
| 4 | 9781988550756 | The Hollows Boys | Peta Carey | Potton & Burton | $39.99 |
| 5 | 9781776951192 | Become Unstoppable | Gilbert Enoka | Penguin Books | $40.00 |
NZ Children and Teens
| 1 | 9780473295462 | Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi Finds a New Friend | Blair Cooper & Cheryl Smith | Flying Books Publishing | $24.99 |
| 2 | 9780143504450 | Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy (BB) | Lynley Dodd | Puffin | $15.99 |
| 3 | 9781776957446 | Taniwha | Gavin Bishop | Penguin Books | $40.00 |
| 4 | 9781776957088 | Hairy Maclary Treasury | Lynley Dodd | Puffin | $50.00 |
| 5 | 9781776957019 | Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy (HB) | Lynley Dodd | Picture Puffin | $19.99 |
International Fiction – Adults (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9780241598993 | Antihero | Gregg Hurwitz | Michael Joseph | $38.00 |
| 2 | 9780857505620 | Exit Strategy | Lee Child & Andrew Child | Bantam Books | $38.00 |
| 3 | 9781408728512 | The Housemaid | Freida McFadden | Little, Brown | $27.99 |
| 4 | 9781038979995 | Heated Rivalry (Game Changers) | Rachel Reid | Emblaze | $22.99 |
| 5 | 9781464266492 | Dear Debbie | Freida McFadden | Poisoned Pen Press | $38.00 |
International Non-Fiction – Adults (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9780241657836 | Eat Yourself Healthy | Jamie Oliver | Michael Joseph | $65.00 |
| 2 | 9781761472602 | How Will I Ever Get Through This? | Lucy Hone | Allen & Unwin | $37.99 |
| 3 | 9781401994136 | The Let Them Theory | Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins | Hay House | $38.00 |
| 4 | 9781529985252 | Nobody’s Girl | Virginia Roberts Giuffre | Doubleday | $40.00 |
| 5 | 9781847941831 | Atomic Habits | James Clear | Random House | $40.00 |
International Children and Teens (excluding NZ)
| 1 | 9780241808979 | Girl Moments | Coco Wyo | Penguin Books | $21.00 |
| 2 | 9781546176183 | Big Jim Believes (Dog Man 14) | Dav Pilkey | Scholastic | $24.99 |
| 3 | 9780241805831 | Cozy Days | Coco Wyo | Penguin Books | $21.00 |
| 4 | 9781761729379 | Talons Of Power (Wings of Fire 9) | Tui Sutherland & Mike Holmes | Scholastic | $21.99 |
| 5 | 9780241768020 | Peter Rabbit: Peter’s Easter Slide-and-Seek | Beatrix Potter | Puffin | $21.00 |
Charts produced by NielsenIQ BookData NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.