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2025 Storylines Notable Book Award winnerStorylines Notable Te Reo Māori (original texts or translations into Te Reo Māori, any genre)www.storylines.org.nz, Storylines Notable Book Award 2025Ko Humble Bumble ahau. I am the Humble Bumble. No one is as humble as me. So announces the not-so-humble bu...

Ranginui, Papatūānuku, Māui, Tāwhaki. our enduring stories retold.A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths - by contemporary Māori writers.Ka mua, ka muri. Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings...

Written in Te reo MāoriTīraha koutou i te māra a Tūmatauenga Koutou tamarahi pārahi Tūtoko o te rangi, whakaāio whenua.Awatere; A Soldier's StoryThis graphic novel is the story of how Second Lieutenant Te Moana-nuia-Kiwa Ngarimu of 28 Maori Battalion won the VC during World War Two. On 26 Mar...

This poster-sized map of Aotearoa New Zealand shows significant landmarks around the country and gives the names of cities and towns in Māori. It will inspire children to learn more about Aotearoa and increase their Māori-language skills as they name and talk about the features of different places...

Echoes from Hawaiki is a comprehensive account of taonga puoro ancestral musical traditions and instrument-playing techniques. In this thoroughly researched, illustrated book, Jennifer Cattermole traces the origins and development of taonga puoro, the stories they carry and how they connect present-...

First published in 1994, Reweti Kohere: Nga Korero Reweti Kohere Ma is the collected writings in te reo Maori of Reweti Kohere (1871-1954) and his associates.I tipu mai a Reweti i Oruatua. No te 11 o nga rā o Aperira, 1871, ia ka whānau. I kuraina i Waiomatatini, i Kihipane. No te tau 1887, ka hae...

First published in 1996, Mohi Turei: Āna tuhinga i roto i te reo Maori is the collected writings in te reo Maori of Mohi Turei (circa 1830-1914), Ngati Porou leader, scholar and Anglican minister.I whānau i te tau 1829 i Te Kautuku, takiwā o Waiapu. I mate i te 2 o Maehe 1914 i tana kāinga, i Ra...

First published in 1993, Ruka Alan Broughton's book on Ngati Ruanui leader Tiitokowaru is one of a small number of histories or biographies written in te reo Māori.Kei ngaa whaarangi o teenei pukapuka e hahua ake ana ngaa koorero o Tiitokowaru.He rangatira ahurei, he tohunga amorangi, he toa kai pa...

First published in 1996, Apirana Turupa Ngata: Ana tuhinga i te reo Maori is the collected writings in te reo Maori of Sir Apirana Ngata - Ngati Porou leader, land reformer, politician and scholar.He tangata rongonui no Ngāti Porou. He tangata pūmau ki nga tikanga o te ao Māori.I kuraina ki Waiom...

to read the full review by Rebekah Lyell at nzbooklovers.co.nz"Bell manages to take very tricky and complex learnings and distill them into an easy to read book. While it's academic, it's easy to follow and understand. A bibliography and index are also included to aid readers further." Rebekah Lyell...

Tangata Whenua: A History presents a rich narrative of the Maori past from ancient origins in South China to the twenty-first century, in a handy paperback format.The authoritative text is drawn directly from the award-winning Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History; the full text of the big hardback...

A landmark publication, Tangata Whenua portrays the sweep of Maori history from Pacific origins to the twenty-first century. Through narrative and images, it offers a striking overview of the past, grounded in specific localities and histories.Fifteen chapters bring together scholarship in history, ...

Te Ao Hou: The New World takes up the increasingly complex history of Maori entwined with Pakeha newcomers from about 1830. As the new world unfolded, Maori independence was hotly contested; Maori held as tightly as they could to their authority over the land, while the Crown sought to loosen it.War...

Sir Hirini Moko Mead's book on taniko weaving, Te Whatu Taniko, Taniko Weaving: Tradition and Technique is recognised as a key reference work to this important tradition of Māori craft.First published in 1958 and in its previous edition in 1999, the book serves as a reference work to artists, enthu...

A stunning new collection of poetry and stories by contemporary Māori writers. Over 80 contemporary Māori writers explore a vast array of issues that challenge, stimulate and intrigue. With originality and insight, these poems and short stories express compassion, concern, curiosity, suffering and...

Tamati Te Ito Ngamoke, a renowned Taranaki prophet, played a significant role in colonial New Zealand's political landscape. While some, including most settlers and officials, viewed him as an 'imposter', a 'wizard', a 'fanatic'; others, including major Taranaki tribal leaders, revered him as a prop...

Kua riro mā Moana ngā tapuwae o tōna pāpā e whai, ā, ka noho ia hei rangatira i Mounui ā tōna wā. Engari, i te taunga o tētahi āhutanga mōrearea ki tana moutere, ka whakarērere atu ia i tētahi haerenga mātātoa e ora ai tōna iwi. Ka kitea rānei e Moana ngā kura huna o te moana me t...