Amelia & Siobhan's Board Game Weekends
By Amelia
Looking for your next favourite board game? Join us as we share our first impressions after a weekend of screen-free game days.
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Puzzles & Board Games for the School Holidays
By Amelia
Growing up, school holidays were always filled with excitement, but eventually we'd run out of things to do, especially during winter when it was too cold to spend much time...
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New Board Games Arriving Soon!
By Tim
We have some exciting board games arriving soon that are great for solo players or some cosy vibes for the cooler weather.
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What the Team are Playing - Board Games!
By Lizzy
The Book Hero team love taking a break from reading books to play board games - here are some of the games they've been loving lately!
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Heroes, Hamburgers & Board Games
By Dylan
Last Friday night, our recently formed Social Club hosted Book Hero's second Board Game Night here at HQ. Alastair did an amazing job on the BBQ, serving up delicious burgers,...
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Board Games for Kids & Families
By Amelia
In our family board games have always been a big part of spending quality time together. It’s how we bonded with our brothers' partners, how we relax at the end...
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Board Games on the Go: The Best Travel Games for Every Adventure
By Amelia
Whether you’re road-tripping around New Zealand, heading off on a trip overseas or just trying to survive a trip with the kids, travel games are the perfect solution to keeping...
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Amelia’s Long Weekend Board Game Picks
By Amelia
Make your downtime memorable with a handpicked selection of board games. Whether you are hosting a big crowd, traveling light, or enjoying a quiet solo afternoon, these curated picks ensure...
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Premium Chess & Backgammon Sets Have Arrived
By Dylan
Book Hero is proud to welcome Dal Rossi, an Italian family brand creating world class board games. From marble finishes to walnut boxes, these 18 new sets offer incredible detail....
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How to Host a Great Game Night
By Amelia
Ditch the stress of perfect hosting. Learn how to pick the right games for your crowd, handle rule explanations without the boredom, and keep the energy high with low-mess snacks....
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Enter the World of Fourth Wing - Now as a Board Game
By Dylan
Basgiath fans, it is time to prove your worth. The official Fourth Wing strategy game is arriving in New Zealand this June. Given how fast Onyx Storm vanished, pre-ordering is...
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Discover Board Games through Books
By Amelia
Love reading but want to be part of the action? We paired six iconic books with popular board games. Whether you crave high-fantasy campaigns or fast-paced crime solving, these duos...
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Where to Start With Board Games
By Tim
I think many of us are looking for ways to get a break from screens. More time talking, having fun, and actually doing something together at the table. Whether that’s...
Book Hero Origin Stories...
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Two Years. Three Warehouses. One Wild Ride.
I can’t believe I’m already sitting down to write this blog post. Book Hero isn’t even two years old and we’ve already moved once before, which means we’re now onto...
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The Next Chapter in our Story
Today we’re incredibly excited to share the next chapter in our story. Later this month, we’ll be launching Toy Hero - a brand-new home for toys, imagination and play.
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Little Heroes, and an Easter to Remember
Even though we’re an online business, our physical bookstore feels like the heart of everything we do. There’s something special about stepping away from the screen and being around people...
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Another big year ahead
If we thought 2025 was a busy year, 2026 is shaping up to be even bigger. Before we get started, I’d like to be cheeky and acknowledge a small personal...
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Reflecting on 2025
Looking back on 2025, it has been without doubt the most challenging year of my life — and also the most rewarding. For a long time, I’ve held two competing...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Fresh off the back of our Christmas Bookshop Day (only our second ever in-person event) it’s fair to say it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Book...
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One year on - and we’re just getting started
Exactly one year ago today, the Book Hero website went live, and a hopeful but fragile idea transformed into a fully functional business with real people, real shelves, real books...
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What Does a Modern Bookshop Look Like? Celebrating NZ Bookshop Day
Tomorrow is New Zealand Bookshop Day, an event championed by the Booksellers Association of New Zealand to encourage book lovers to celebrate their local bookshop. Having not quite achieved the...
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Welcome to our New Home
We’ve done it — 40,000 books moved across a single weekend to our new home just around the corner at 8/4 Rawiri Place, Hobsonville. If you know Hobsonville, we are...
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Waving goodbye to Workspace Drive
When we signed our lease at 2/6 Workspace Drive we intended to call it home for the next three years — but our growth during our first nine months has...
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Growing Pains
I’m delighted to report that things are not slowing down at Book Hero. We delivered more books to customers in May than we did over the busy Christmas period in...
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Post-Christmas Update
It’s been over four months since my last Book Hero update so I thought it was the right time to celebrate some key milestones and reflect back on the busy Christmas period…...
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