The Matariki Winter Reading Challenge is back for 2023 and this year, we have two reading lists to choose from – the Pākeke challenge for adults and teens and the Tamariki challenge for ages 0 to 13!

We’ve selected 25 wonderful pukapuka by Māori writers and you can earn digital badges just by reading them and logging your read titles on Beanstack. Titles on the Pākeke reading list include poetry, novels, short story collections, non-fiction and even a play. There are super hot new titles as well as some well-loved classics, so we hope you find something wonderful to settle in with a cold winter’s night. You may even be able to tick off a few of the titles already! There are nine badges to collect – one for each whetū in the Matariki cluster.

Matariki and winter is the perfect time to curl up with a book and set yourself a reading challenge that includes some amazing Māori writers that may be new to you. The challenge runs until August 31 and all of the books listed are available on our catalogue. Many of them are also available in our eLibrary.

Join the Pākeke challenge here! And find out more about the Tamariki challenge over on our Kids’ Blog.