Jacinta Ruru: Books of Mana

15 February 2025 First published RNZ

A beautiful new coffee-table book brings together some of Aotearoa's most renowned Māori thinkers in a wide-ranging kōrero about the influence and empowerment of Māori writing.

Books of Mana is a collection of 180 Māori-authored books, showcasing how Māori have engaged in intellectual traditions of researching, writing and publishing since the very earliest arrival of the written word in Aotearoa.

Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Otago, Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui) has co-edited this important new book.

Photo: University of Otago

First published RNZ