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Nga Pakiwaitara a Huia 3 1999 by Huia Publishers Here are the best short stories for adults in Maori from the 1999 Huia Short Story Awards judged by Timoti Karetu imaginative humorous sad unsettling contemporary and traditional yet all uniquely Maori Tangihoro Fitzgerald Beryl Heremia John Naera Way...

Nga Pakiwaitara a Huia 1995 by Huia Publishers M NEI MOMO TUHINGA e toro haere ng huatanga e p ana ki a ttau te iwi Mori o Aotearoa nei ng piki ng heke ng mea taahua ng mea whakahouhou the harikoa te puri katoa ka whakahuatia mai i roto i ng krero Ng kaituhi ko Shane Jones ko Ngwini Hoterene ko Tang...

Trading Cultures A History of the Far North by Adrienne Puckey How did New Zealand's north start out as a bread basket in the late 1700s and become an economic basket case by the 1990s More importantly how did Mori and Pkeh negotiate change Trading Cultures is a social economic and political history...

Born Fly by Julian Arahanga John Pohe flew many dangerous missions as a pilot in World War II On a flight over Germany in 1943 he was shot down captured and imprisoned in Stalag Luft III Here he became part of a daring tunnelling plan and escape later made famous in the film The Great Escape Te Reo ...

Maumahara ki tr Nema by Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher This is the Mori language edition of Remember that November translated by Kawata Teepa.Its almost Guy Fawkes Night and at the school speech competition Andy talks about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot The children cheer excitedly thinking Andy...

A Maori Reference Grammar by Ray Harlow Based on a third-year university course Ray Harlow taught for a number of years this grammar reference book is intended for people whose knowledge of Mori is at that level or higher learners native speakers and teachers of Mori The book provides explanations a...

Here Stay by Mere Kepa Marilyn McPherson and Linita Manuatu This is a collection of twelve academic essays that consider understandings of and the impact of dominant societies on indigenous societies and their s The book covers and language preservation lessness retention of land tobacco use in the ...

Te Whiti o Rongomai and the Resistance of Parihaka by Danny Keenan This is an account of the life and times of Te Whiti o Rongomai set against the politics and Crown policies of the nineteenth century It traces the forces that shaped his lifes journey from Ngmotu where he was born his settling at Pa...

Meariki The Quest for Truth by Helen Pearse-Otene Part of The Matawehi Fables or Ng Waituhi o Matawehi series this graphic novel is about Meariki a slave who serves a chiefs only daughter Hineamuru When Hineamuru is abducted by a warlock Meariki and Phi a young warrior and Hineamurus lover go on a h...

Arohanui Revenge of the Fey by Helen Pearse-Otene Part of The Matawehi Fables or Ng Waituhi o Matawehi series this graphic novel is a story of two hostile tribes one thriving the other starving and forced enter into a hard bargain survive In the midst of the conflict two lovers from opposing tribes ...

Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby Not Here by Chance by Jeff Evans This biography of Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby brings together the varied life experiences that have made Hec Busby the master waka builder waka expert celestial navigator and highly regarded Te Rarawa elder that he is today He is one of th...

O le Ketapila Matua Fia Ai by Eric Carle The popular childrens picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar is now translated into Samoan. With the same beautiful illustrations and dye cut pages as the original book the Samoan translation retains the humour and quirky character of the little caterpillar...

Fred Graham Creator of Forms Te Tohunga Auaha by Maria de Jong This comprehensive survey of the art of Fred Graham the artists life from his childhood in the Waikato his career as a sculptor Fred Graham is a leading figure in New Zealands art world He began as an art teacher and since 1984 he has be...

Te Mihini Iti Kowhai by Betty Gilderdale Here is the classic story of The Little Yellow Digger translated into te reo Mori The digger working in the garden next door gets stuck in the mud when it rains and needs some from a bigger digger A much loved story The Little Yellow Digger won the 2003 Story...

The Spirit of Maori Leadership by Selwyn Katene The Spirit of Mori Leadership explores what leadership is discusses different models and styles of Mori leadership describes the qualities and approaches of Mori leaders and using this knowledge looks at the attributes and styles needed in future leade...

Wiremu Tamihana by Evelyn Stokes This is a history taken from his own words of one of New Zealands most important Mori leaders It is the most complete collection of sources and commentary surrounding the life of Wiremu Tamihana Te Waharoa Tarapipipi rangatira of the Ngti Haua iwi commonly referred a...

Earth Sea Sky by Patricia Grace Korihi ake nga manu Takiri mai te ataKa ao ka ao ka awatea Tihei mauri ora The birds call the day begins and I am alive Patricia and Waiariki Grace's lyrical translations and explanations of Mori poetry and traditional wisdom are presented alongside Craig Potton's evo...

The Beating Heart A Political and Socio-economic History of Te Arawa by Vincent O Malley David Armstrong The Beating Heart the determined efforts since the 1830s of Te Arawa tribes work with the Crown and settlers pursue a mutually advantageous relationship under the Treaty while at the same time ma...

Te Taniwha i te Kura by Tim Tipene Ka rarua a Tama e tetahi taniwha kino rawa Awangawanga ana ka patapatai ia ki tona whanau kia mohio mai ia me aha tana mahi Ka ki mai tenei me tena me penei me pena heoi ano me aro atu ia ki nga korero a wai kia tau te rangimarie ki runga ki tenei taniwha He korero...

Unlevel Crossings by Michael O'Leary Picaresque hero Patrick Mika Fitzgerald embarks on a physical and psychological train trip He travels from Auckland Dunedin in of love but along the way he encounters many things that he didn't bargain on Patrick Mika Fitzgerald's journey is playful outrageous an...

The Skeleton Woman by Renee A baby on the doorstep a skeleton woman biding time before the truth comes out Rose Anthony's life has just become much more complicated Rose Anthony an engaging and imperfect heroine with her fiftieth birthday looming finds an abandoned baby outside her kitchen door Bogg...

Stonefish hardcover by Keri Hulme "Everything changes everything flows nothing is exactly what it seems." A stonefish is at once a venomous fish and in Mori narrative pounamu greenstone jade which swam the West Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand's South Island in the form of a fish Stonefish by Booker Pr...

Relax Say Goodbye Anxiety and Panic Attacks by Dr Patrick McCarthy Would you like prevent anxiety This simple but effective book for people who experience anxiety and panic attacks explains how anxiety occurs and offers a simple three-step process prevent it Written in a conversational easy-to-read ...