Interview: Te Ataakura Pewhairangi for Kei te aha ngā kararehe? What are the animals doing? and Ko wai kei te papa tākaro? Who is at the playground? (Massey University Press)

Te Ataakura Pewhairangi: “I would like to see more high-quality resources available for those on their language journey.”

July 2021 & June 2022 release

Authors: Stacey Morrison & Jeremy Sherlock. Reviewer: Dione Joseph.

Kia Kaha celebrates 100 individuals whose journeys can be shared with our tamariki — in a small but significant way we are changing the way we as a nation remember our heroes.

September 2021 release

Author: Gavin Bishop. Reviewer: Emma and Nico Espiner.

Acclaimed author/illustrator Gavin Bishop releases two books, Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes and Koro/Pops, destined to become treasured friends.

September 2021 releases

Author: Patricia Grace. Reviewer: Emma Espiner.

With photographs and quotes from her many, hugely loved books, Patricia Grace begins with her grandparents and parents and takes us through her childhood, her education, marriage and up to the present day in this touching and self-deprecating story of her life, the life of a writer, of a Māori woman and of a teacher.

May 2021 release

Author: Witi Ihimaera. Reviewer: T. K. Roxborogh.

From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century.

October 2020 release

Author: Vincent O’Sullivan. Reviewer: Nā Matariki Williams tēnei arotakenga. Translator: Nā Parekura Pēwhairangi i whakamāori.

With the subtitle of ‘A Biographical Portrait’, The Dark is Light Enough presents a full image of a man who is remembered by friends and whānau as supremely generous and intensely focused in his artistic pursuits.

20 October 2020 release

Author: Hirini Kaa. Reviewer: Peter Lineham.

This ground-breaking book explores the emergence of Te Hāhi Mihinare – the Māori Anglican Church. Hirini Kaa vividly describes the quest for a Māori Anglican bishop, the translation into te reo of the prayer book, and the development of a distinctive Māori Anglican ministry for today’s world.

November 2020 release

Author: Witi Ihimaera. Reviewer: T. K. Roxborogh.

From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century.

October 2020 release

Author: Various. Reviewer: Dionne Christian. Nā Hēmi Kelly i whakamāori.

Te wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) was last month but how can we continue to make the Māori language strong? By reading these titles throughout the year.