About Bullock Creek:
Barney Carter – ‘… sharp as a sack-needle and as tough as a wool-pack.’ – returns to his old stamping-ground in the high-country of the Southern Alps and meets up with a bunch of hard and colourful merino sheep-farmers. Barney wins their respect and they accept him by bestowing upon him a nickname that will stick to him for the rest of his life.
He takes up the challenge of wintering it out on Bullock Creek Station, on the bleak slopes of the Barker Range, and has to use all his knowledge, experience, ingenuity and luck to keep himself and the widow and the stock alive through the worst of winter on record. There’s a bit of skulduggery going on and The Doughroaster deals with it in his own unique and entertaining way.
Bullock Creek is an adventure story about a rapidly disappearing lifestyle, written in the vivid style that distinguishes Barry Crump’s writing, and which has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of readers, both here and abroad.

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Barry Crump Bullock Creek (Audiobook Extract ) Read By Martin Crump

Welcome to Sound Salad, the interview podcast for all things spoken and all things heard. I’m Romy, nice to have you with us. Sound Salad is the brain-child of Theo Gibson, (founder and creator of Audiobooks NZ) and myself, Romy Hooper (actor, audiobook narrator, writer, fellow bibliophile) essentially because we thought it was about time that there was a decent, local podcast about audiobooks. One that didn’t centre around reviews, or that were simply audiobooks released in podcast format. 

While we may cover some of that stuff, we’re keener to be a bit niche and chat with those who work in the creation of audiobooks. The voices, the authors, the publishers, the engineers, the editors, readers and appreciators of the spoken word who all have the same thing in common - they’re lovers of aural storytelling.

Sound Salad Begins with host Romy Hooper

This is the moving story of a woman who, throughout her life, has refused to be defined by what others think she can or cannot do. Minnie Baragwanath was diagnosed, at the age of 15, with a congenital condition that left her legally blind. However, she did not meekly accept the limitations that blindness might have imposed on her: instead, she dug in her heels and set about improving not only her own life but also the lives of all New Zealanders with access needs. The dramatic events of Minnie’s life – losing her sight, being admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Japan at 19, becoming a television presenter, participating in the New York Marathon, surviving life-threatening illnesses, founding and leading innovative organisations, receiving prestigious awards (including the New Zealand Order of Merit) – are related in vivid detail. Minnie looks candidly at both her challenges and her triumphs, giving the reader the opportunity to share her exceptional experiences. This book has the potential to change our views of what ‘disability’ means. Minnie’s far-reaching ideas on how our society could be transformed – to everyone’s benefit – are not just intellectual speculations: they are based on her experiences, and on those of the many people with disability with whom she has worked. There is a growing demand for information about ‘diversity and inclusion’. This book, with its keen insight into what it means to be in meaningful relationship ‘with’ one another, and in particular how we as a society choose to relate to leaders and pioneers of a more progressive world, breaks new ground on those subjects.

Blindingly Obvious

Blindingly Obvious (Audiobook Extract) by Minnie Minnie Baragwanath Read By Romy Hooper

A sample of one of the books from our Children's Bedtime Story collection. 

12 Huia Birds

Written by Julian Stokoe.
Narrated by George Henare
Original Sound Design by Vic Spectrum
Sound Recordings by David Liverside
Audio Book Produced & Distributed by Audiobooks NZ
Audio Book mastering by Ora Simpson and Theo Gibson

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12 Huia Birds

Children's Bedtime Stories Collection

12 Huia Bird( Audiobook Extract ) Read by George Henare

This is a small sample of our first Read Along Audiobook. This will be released in Feb 2017. Enjoy.

Narrator: Bruce Philips

The Mysterious Wuzzle Fuzzle

The Mysterious Wuzzle Fuzzle( Audiobook Extract ) Read by Bruce Philips

Maureen Lipman and Patrick Barlow star in a full-cast dramatisation of the classic children's tale. When Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away from Kansas by a cyclone, they arrive in the strange land of the Munchkins. Setting off on a magical journey, they are befriended by the Tinman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, all of whom join Dorothy's quest to find the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Barbara Barnes, Philip Franks, Patrick Barlow, Bradley Lavelle and Kerry Shale also star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation. The wonder and excitement of L Frank Baum's unforgettable story live on in this full-cast dramatisation, complete with evocative music and sound effects.

Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/ladybird/books/1101453/the-wizard-of-oz/#t43q0krTZ1BoSE5j.99

The Wizard Of Oz (BBC Audiobook Extract) BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation

Written By: Arthur Meek
Narrated By: Laurel Devenie
Music By: John Gibson

Based on the diaries of Mary Ann Martin, On The Upside Down of the World is set during the colonisation of the last place on earth. It’s the story of an unlikely female pioneer who blazes a unique trail through the untamed social landscapes of New Zealand’s early history when she’s forced to foster a peculiar Māori boy.

On the Upside Down of the World

On the Upside Down of the World ( Audiobook Extract ) Read by Laurel Devenie

The Single Dad's Guide to the Galaxy

The Single Dad's Guide to the Galaxy ( Audiobook Extract ) Read by Roger McEwan

You will be challenged and inspired as you join Neville on board for this real-life, white-knuckle adventure on the high seas. A magnificent account of courage and perseverance as a young doctor takes time off from his busy practice to sail a 31’ yacht (single-handed much of the way) from England to New Zealand.

• Mutiny by his crew in Port St Louis, France

• Confrontation with the Sicilian Mafia at Marsala

• Collision with a freighter near Gabo Island, South Australia

• Harassed by a UFO mid-ocean in the Tasman sea?

Neville de Villiers comes from an aristocratic lineage of French Huguenot extraction. He completed his studies at Oxford University in 1959 and practised as a doctor in Loughborough, UK for 11 years before purchasing the Doumar, a 31’ sloop, and sailed it to New Zealand. After the Doumar had logged 14,000 miles, he finally tied up at Marsden Point wharf, Whangarei in 1981. He worked as a GP for various practices and then set up his own, Ruakaka Medical Centre, until retiring in 2014. He now lives at One Tree Point and still sails the Doumar to this day.

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“ Having gone through this ordeal, he recognised of himself that he felt mentally and physically better equipped to deal with the challenges of the future. Neville found ocean sailing an extreme challenge, and yet he owns Doumar to this day and sails her as regularly as he is able on the approaches and outer reaches of the Whangarei Harbour. This story is for the ardent reader who wants to feel the joy and the misery of being at sea in a small boat.” —Simon Bliss

Doumar and the Doctor

Doumar and the Doctor (Audiobook Extract) Ready By Ian A. Miller

Radio Interview with Audiobooks NZ CEO Theo Gibson.

Audiobooks NZ CEO/Creative Director Interview on Magic Talk/ Sunday Cafe with Roman Travers

Audiobooks NZ is based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. We specialise in producing quality audiobooks worldwide for your listening pleasure. We take great pride in matching the right voice to your book. We manage the complete production process, selecting professional audio engineers and narrators with many years experience working in the film, television and radio industries. By choosing Audiobooks NZ  you are choosing to translate your book from words on a page to an immersive audio experience.

Blindingly Obvious (Audiobook Extract) by Minnie Minnie Baragwanath Read By Romy Hooper

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