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Pānuihia ā mātou arotakenga tūhake o ngā pukapuka hou nō Aotearoa.
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ReviewRose Carlyle is back with her second novel, a new twisty thriller packed with secrets, lies, and boats, set in a remote part of Tasmania. Greg Fleming shares his thoughts in this r...
Reviewed by Greg Fleming
6 October 2024
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Review'This book will go a long way towards restoring the Waikato War to its rightful place in our history, and to stimulate discussion about how we can best remember and honour it...'
Reviewed by Sarah Ell
1 October 2024
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Review'Julia Waite, from Auckland Art Gallery, should be commended for the breadth and depth of the research which lies behind both exhibition and publication, and for her interesting se...
Reviewed by Peter Simpson
29 September 2024
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Review'He's most impressive when he's most vulnerable: his own tribulations; his Mum's death; his involvement with Al Noor Mosque survivors and families; his work on behalf of cystic fib...
Reviewed by David Hill
24 September 2024
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ReviewKerikeri author Catherine Lea has crafted a terrific heroine in Detective Inspector Nyree Bradshaw and, in a second outing for what deserves to be a long series, spins a page-whirr...
Reviewed by Craig Sisterson
24 September 2024
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Review'Massey University Press’ gorgeous new book on Collier is a comprehensive introduction to her life and art which follows on from Joanne Drayton’s excellent biography published in 1...
Reviewed by Linda Herrick
22 September 2024
Review'Ngā Hapa Reo, e puta ki te ao mārama hei nanao atu mā te hunga ako e whai nei kia pakari ake, kia Māori ake, kia tika ake ō rātou nā reo...'
Reviewed by Nā Hēmi Kelly i arotake
18 September 2024
ReviewNgā arotake a ngā kaipānui tamariki. 'Ko Poaka taku tino kiripuaki, nā te mea he pōrangi rawa atu ia...'
Reviewed by Nā Atareria (8) i arotake
17 September 2024
Review'Mārama ana tā te kaituhi whakaatu i ngā kiripuaki me te kōrero whānui, rumaki tonu atu te kaipānui ki roto, nā runga i te hiranga o te tuhituhi a Makereti...'
Reviewed by Nā Natasha Lampard i arotake, ā, nā Hēmi Kelly i whakamāori
17 September 2024
Review‘He mea pei ia ki ētehi āhuatanga kāore i tonoa e ia, kāore hoki e paingia ana e ia, ā, kua hōhā, kua tūhāhā hoki a Māreikura Pohe.’
Reviewed by Nā Damien Levi i arotake, ā, nā Hēmi Kelly i whakamāori
16 September 2024
ReviewNgā arotake a ngā kaipānui tamariki. 'He kupu ātaahua, pēnā i ngā kupu nei, i te hoa piripono, ka mau te wehi, tētehi, me te kōpatapata...'
Reviewed by He arotakenga nā Ava (11) & Te Aurere (9)
15 September 2024
ReviewNgā arotake a ngā kaipānui tamariki. 'I pai māua ki te māia o Rangi, nā te mea i whakaohooho ia i a māua...'
Reviewed by Nā Aurora nā Arihia; nā Mya, nā Te Ataroa i arotake
15 September 2024
ReviewNgā arotake a ngā kaipānui tamariki. 'He kupu hou, pēnā i te whakamahinehia, te tukutahi, me te paratītanga, engari he pai ngā kupu...'
Reviewed by Nā Elijah (9), nā Irihapeta (11) i arotake
15 September 2024
ReviewNgā arotake a ngā kaipānui Tamariki. 'Ko te tino kiripuaki, ki ō mātau whakaaro, ko Nanny, nā te hātakēhi o āna kōrero...'
Reviewed by Nā Nuku, nā Niko, nā Aidan i arotake
15 September 2024
ReviewNgā arotake a ngā kaipānui tamariki. 'He maha ngā kupu hou, pēnā i te makawe pākura, te karapetau, te whaupa, me te kūpā. He pai tērā, nā te mea ka ako koe i ngā kupu hou...'
Reviewed by Nā Amokura (8), nā Ngakuru (9) i arotake
14 September 2024
ReviewNgā arotake a ngā kaipānui Tamariki. 'He pai ki a mātou ngā whakaaro i ngā pikitia. Te maha hoki o ngā tae me ngā mea ka kitea...'
Reviewed by Nā Zara Duggan, nā Te Aranga Khamal (10), nā Linko Merito te arotake nei
14 September 2024
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Review'In his first book, Jason Gurney does a remarkable job of weaving his own family story with the story of rheumatic fever prevention and control in Aotearoa...'
Reviewed by Rachel Webb
11 September 2024
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Review'Maxine reminds us repeatedly that she still has all her marbles, thank you very much, just one or two have been misplaced, like that important file from her job as a social worker...
Reviewed by Rochelle Ganderton
9 September 2024
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Review'Regardless of which end one starts from, in either language, Ngarewa’s storytelling is lyrical and evocative, offering us a window into a world rich with culture and history; of a...
Reviewed by Isla Huia
1 September 2024
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Review'The book is staunchly laconic and always keen to get to the point. Whitelock epitomises the quintessentially stoic All Black, reminding us that in his role as unflappable world-cl...
Reviewed by Chris Long
29 August 2024
Review'You learn about a roaring horn and a hummel; how a single snapped ponga frond can spook a deer. If your steak has grown green edges, then trim them and rub with horopito leaves......
Reviewed by David Hill
26 August 2024