A group of Aotearoa authors and illustrators have long felt a need to get more coverage for our locally produced children’s books that don’t have the same marketing reach as international titles. Auth...

Linda Jane Keegan reviews two books that are rooted in nature connectivity. Ultrawild is a thought experiment encompassing environmental science, engineering, and outrageous ideas for how to save the ...

Christchurch based author Rachael King has drawn on her love of Scottish folklore and the natural world in her new novel for young readers, The Grimmelings.

Believing Māori ceded sovereignty in 1840 requires a suspension of disbelief and also a suspension of humanity

This is the second year of New Zealand Bug of the Year. Step aside, Bird of the Year, the Entomological Society of New Zealand is keen to get our nation more interested in the lesser known heroes of o...

In February 2021 a human chain of 150 volunteers held hands and slowly waded into the sea. Their aim was to stop what remained of a pod of long-finned pilot whales from re-stranding at Farewell Spit.

The Sapling loves Aotearoa’s thriving children’s book industry. We also believe that a robust reviewing culture can allow it to grow and blossom even further, by providing opportunity for reflecti...