Kakapo Books supports and promotes new and original research which seeks to examine, question and communicate developments in New Zealand culture.

Published monographs and anthologies consider New Zealand literature, film, the media, music, art, theatre, lifestyles and consumer culture, sport, gender, race and ethnicity, identity, communities, history, tourism, globalisation, and the environment.

"leavened with illuminating personal perspectives...the fascination the authors have for their subject shines through" (David Gapes, Onfilm)

"Meticulously documented, this series promises to be a valuable resource in years to come"
Professor Tony Williams, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.