Author: Ron Crosby. Publisher: Oratia Books.

In Te Kooti’s Last Foray, Ron Crosby sets straight the historical record and brings to life an incredible story of hardship, endurance and conflicting loyalties in colonial New Zealand.

8 August 2023

Editors: Tapu Misa; Gary Wilson. Publisher: Bridget Williams Books.

A second selection of the best of celebrated digital magazine e-Tangata, home to some of the most incisive and profound commentary on life in New Zealand.

7 March 2022 release

Authors: Helen Brown; Michael Stevens; Ta Tipene O'Regan. Publisher: Bridget Williams Books.

Tāngata Ngāi Tahu, Volume Two remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of Ngāi Tahu. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, some fifty biographies bring Ngāi Tahu into the present.

March 2022 release

Author: Melanie Riwai-Couch. Publisher: Huia Publishers.

Niho Taniwha equips educators with culturally responsive practices to better serve and empower Māori students and their whānau.

22 February 2022 release

Authors / Illustrators: Margaret Sinclair; Ross Calman; Josh Morgan; Isobel Joy Te Aho-White;. Publisher: Penguin.

A playful and comprehensive look-up reference to everyday words, for anyone interested in te reo Māori.

1 February 2022 release

Author: Hinemoa Elder. Publisher: Penguin.

The timeless wisdom of Māori proverbs show us how we can live better lives, in harmony with the planet.

September 2020 original release

Author: Becky Manawatu. Publisher: Mākaro Press.

A multi-award-winning novel from a compelling new voice, Auē is deeply affecting and will stay with you.

2020 original release

Author: Paul Tapsell. Publisher: Bridget Williams Books.

Through his own experience and the stories of his tīpuna, Paul Tapsell (Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa) charts the destruction caused by the alienation of his people from their kāinga and whenua, and from each other.

12 December 2021 release

Author: Matthew Bannister. Publisher: Wayne State University Press.

The first book-length study of comic film director and media celebrity Taika Waititi analyses his feature films and places his other works and performances-short films, TV series, advertisements, music videos, and media appearances-in the fabric of popular culture

November 2021 release

Publisher: Huia Publishers.

Stories selected by Emma Espiner, Carol Hirschfeld, Vincent Olsen-Reeder and Maiki Sherman as part of the 2021 Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers.

October 2021 release

Author: Alice Tawhai. Publisher: Lawrence & Gibson.

Aljce in Therapy Land is the first novel of Alice Tawhai, best known for her short story collections Dark Jelly, Luminous and Festival of Miracles. This story traverses workplace bullying, online relationships and stoned friendships, with a good measure of Wonderland added in.

November 2021 release

Author: Katharina Rukstuhl, Maria Amoamo and Merata Kawharu (editors). Publisher: Bridget Williams Books.

This book brings together writing on the big questions about the role of Māori, tikanga and mātauranga in shaping science and technological innovation.

November 2021 release

Editors: Tapu Misa; Gary Wilson. Publisher: Bridget Williams Books.

Editors Tapu Misa and Gary Wilson bring together a second selection of the best of celebrated digital magazine e-Tangata, home to some of the most incisive and profound commentary on life in New Zealand.

November 2021 release

Author: Paul Tapsell. Publisher: Bridget Williams Books.

Through his own experience and the stories of his tipuna, Paul Tapsell (Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa) charts the destruction caused by the alienation of his people from their kāinga and whenua, and from each other.

November 2021 release

Authors: Lloyd Jones, Paula Morris, Catherine Robertson, Greg McGee, Stephanie Johnson, Malcolm Mulholland, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Elspeth Sandys, Paul Thomas. Publisher: Te Papa Press.

Personal, poignant and illuminating, these biographical portraits offer us a glimpse into the lives of nine remarkable New Zealanders.

11 November 2021 release

Authors: Wayne Ngata; Arapata Hakiwai; Anne Salmond; Conal McCarthy; Amiria Salmond; Monty Soutar; Billie Lythberg; James Schuster; John Maihi; Sandy Nepia. Publisher: Te Papa Press.

A landmark book about four remarkable museum expeditions that contributed to a recovery of Māori society.

11 November 2021 release

Author: Pā Henare Tate. Publisher: Oratia Books.

First published in 2012, this revised edition is a far-reaching work that attempts to develop the foundations of an indigenous Māori theology.

10 November 2021 release

Author: Nic Low. Publisher: Text Publishing.

Travel one of the world’s most spectacular landscapes in the company of Māori explorers, raiding parties, and gods.

July 2021 release

Author/ Illustrator: Steph Matuku, Laya Mutton-Rogers. Translator: Kawata Teepa. Publisher: Huia Publishers.

Te Wheke the octopus loves to collect things - pirate coins, glossy pearls, sparkly lamps, old toys, broken toasters. But one day, he wants to get eight treasures all at once, and that gets him into trouble. Te reo Māori edition.

7 November 2021 release

Author/ Illustrator: Steph Matuku, Laya Mutton-Rogers. Publisher: Huia Publishers.

Te Wheke the octopus loves to collect things - pirate coins, glossy pearls, sparkly lamps, old toys, broken toasters. But one day, he wants to get eight treasures all at once, and that gets him into trouble.

7 November 2021 release