The Allen & Unwin New Zealand Publishing Programme

Allen & Unwin New Zealand publishes a diverse range of titles with a strong focus on narrative non-fiction across a variety of genres as well as cookbooks and gift books.

We are driven to tell great stories and to produce excellent books that meet the market and inspire readers.

Allen & Unwin New Zealand Publishing Programme

Don't Worry About the Robots

Published: July 2018

Automation and digitisation are changing the world of work, and threatening many professional roles. How likely is this to disrupt our lives, how can we protect ourselves and how can we learn to make the most of the coming changes?

Secret World of Butterflies

Published: June 2018

Butterflies are beautiful but they have some very odd habits - welcome to their secret world.

Life, Loss, Love

Published: April 2018

From the heady days of her Miss Universe win to the tragic death of her soulmate Martin Crowe, Lorraine Downes' life has been full of highs and lows.

Drawn Out

Published: November 2017

Riotous, ripping yarns from a polymath who can't add or subtract but who has won awards for cartooning, print journalism, documentary film-making and writing dramas.

Eat Up New Zealand

Published: October 2017

A stunning new substantial cookbook from Al Brown with more than 150 wonderful recipes that make this THE cookbook of the year.