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Pānuihia ā mātou arotakenga tūhake o ngā pukapuka hou nō Aotearoa.
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
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ReviewMermaids and new motherhood: Claire Williamson reviews artist Megan Dunn's latest book.
Reviewed by Claire Williamson
25 August 2024
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Review'Koe refers to the cry of a bird. H.W. Williams’ Dictionary of the Māori Language also defines ‘koe’ as a scream; a disturbing scream from the forest, or the shore, or the marshes,...
Reviewed by Elizabeth Heritage
22 August 2024
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ReviewTracey Slaughter's new book's vibrant cover hints at the psychedelic. Inside, the poetry doesn’t disappoint,
Reviewed by Erica Stretton
22 August 2024
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Review'brave, heartbreaking, and darkly comedic. Undressing in slow motion is full of these revealing moments...'
Reviewed by Erica Stretton
21 August 2024
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Review'The collection's obsession with the flora of Te Wai Pounamu will delight lovers of Aotearoa’s native plants, as will the blooming colour images...'
Reviewed by Erica Stretton
20 August 2024
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Review'this book is about / a glow in the dark / statue of the virgin mary / with a busted nose / a red ribbon shoelace / a queer torso slick with glitter / a hell-bound harlot...'
Reviewed by Erica Stretton
19 August 2024
ReviewJake Arthur tackles the riotous nature of the 1909 Rider Waite tarot deck in his second collection, Tarot.
Reviewed by Erica Stretton
18 August 2024
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Review“You will find me in the meeting point between open seas and solid land, in the seam of sky and earth, between what you think you know and what you don’t...”
Reviewed by Natasha Lampard
15 August 2024
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ReviewScott Denby is on a search for answers. He knows they're out there, and if he falls into YouTube on the way, nae's the bother. He's grieving, he needs time... but what will he find...
Reviewed by Erica Stretton
14 August 2024
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Review'Much of the book reads like te reo Māori transposed into English, with the structures and features of our reo, our worldview and our thinking pushed through the prism of our new t...
Reviewed by Jade Kake
14 August 2024
Review'Memoir is combined with data to create a complex, nuanced description of how rural Aotearoa New Zealand, both Māori and Pākehā, lived and ate between 1800 and 1940...'
Reviewed by David Veart
13 August 2024