2025 Best of lists

December 5, 2025

We’ll add to this list of lists as we see more “best ofs” come online.

BOOKS
The 44 best books, as chosen by a group of writers, readers, journalists, poets, actors and booksellers The Post selected. 

The Best of the Best Book Lists, from Booksellers Aotearoa NZ.

2025 Reading Highlights from BooketyBooketyBooks.

The Christchurch City Library team choses their favourites from 2025.

The National Library best Childrens and YA books for the year.

The top 15 best of the bests from PEN America.

PODCASTS

Aotearoa New Zealand’s list of most popular podcasts of 2025, according to Apple.

Winners of the 2025 New Zealand Podcast awards.

FILMS

Associated Press writers pick their top films of 2025.