"The Heart Corner is a pulse that connects you to those whanau members that have passed on"--Back cover.
Whaikorero: The World of Māori Oratory is the first introduction to this fundamental Māori art to be widely published. It is based on broad research as well as oral histories from 30 of the leading exponents of whaikorero, many of whom have subsequently died....
"Te Awa Atua: Menstruation in the pre-colonial Maori World is a groundbreaking Kaupapa Maori work that reclaims ceremonies and rites of passage from traditional Maori society. The subject is contextualised within Maori metaphysics and philosophies and is...
Picture book
"Te huahuatanga o ngāi kīrehe, me te mahi mātātoa e noho pū ana i te puihi"--Back cover.
The debut collection of poetry from Matariki Bennett (Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Hinerangi) is a series of goodbyes and attempts to slow the shedding. It's a group of teenagers sparking up as they watch the great pacific garbage patch catapult into...
"From kiwifruit to kamokamo, sweetcorn to strawberries, Aotearoa has so many nourishing and delicious foods to try, and these ... pictures are the perfect way to introduce Kiwi babies to their names in both languages. This simple book with essential words in...
"Rhonda Hāpi-Smith has walked among some of New Zealand's most dangerous criminals. As a female prison officer and member of the Riot Squad, she met and worked with thieves, addicts, gangsters, murderers and sex offenders for nearly twenty years in men's...
"Te Rerehua and Sam love Te Mata Hapuku, a wild and windswept place where the stones tell stories and the stars shine bright. But when they spot mysterious fires on the beach one night, they soon find themselves entangled in a trick played by the mischievous...
"In the more than 80 years since Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs first saw the light of day, the book’s clear text and sumptuous colour patterns have served legions of readers and craftspeople. Now Oratia Books is bringing this classic work by W.J Phillipps...
"This is a fun-filled activity book with puzzles, word find, writing, and language comprehension activities for tamariki and learners of all ages. It is designed to support the development and comprehension of Te Reo Māori and understanding of the story,...
In 2025, the year in which the Otago medical school celebrates 150 years, 50 per cent of graduates are women. Back in 1891 when Emily Seideberg, who would go on to become the school's first woman graduate, applied for entrance it was not at all clear that it...
"In the days of old throughout Aotearoa, winter is a dark and difficult time for all. Even Marama the moon struggles. One evening her lament is heard by Tupu-a-nuku, a small star, who enlists her siblings help. When the radiant sisters of Matariki first appear...
He mātāpono tēnei mea, te aroha, nō te ao Māori, nō mai anō. He taonga te aroha nō te whatamanawa, e rongo ai te tangata i te hononga ki te ai wairua, ki te ao kiokiko, ki te taiao whānaui hoki. Whāia ngā ara e nui ake ai te nā o te manawa me te ngākau atawhai...
"Deepen your self-love, nurture your relationships, find your voice and step into your mana. Hononga (connection) is soul-healing medicine and it will lead you home to your true self. In this day and age, we carry a heavy load of stress, worry, expectation and...
"This book is a unique resource aimed at raising awareness and foster understanding about autism through a Maori lens. It introduces young readers to the concept of takiwatanga fostering understanding and inclusion for tamariki whaitakiwatanga. Designed for...
"'Pakiaka', the lean, essential debut volume by Gabrielle Huria, is a timely reminder of how good poetry can be at storytelling. The stories Huria tells are local and cosmic, firmly rooted in Ngai Tahu whakapapa and Te Waipounamu history but always attuned to...
"For millennia, Māori and their Polynesian ancestors have used the phases of the moon to guide hunting, fishing, planting and harvesting - even health and behaviour. But what is fact and what is folklore? The Science of the Maori Lunar Calendar offers an...
The New Zealand General Road Code has been translated into te reo Maori. There are no changes in road rules or regulations. The translation of the road code into te reo Maori will help the growing number of reo Maori speakers to understand the road rules and...
"The boy in this story goes around asking his family members how they are, and gets a wide variety of responses. Of course, each person is wrapped up in their own activities, so the boy moves on to the next one. At last, his friend scoots past and comes in to...
"A powerful new book confronts whiteness in Aotearoa, its history, its consequences, and the responsibilities it demands. If you do not know the history of Aotearoa after the 1835 Declaration of Independence and Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840, Unsettled Bliss...
"No more poetry are honoured to welcome the second poetry collection from artist, curator and writer Hana Pera Aoake titled Blame It On The Rain. the book begins with a placenta placed into a Pohutukawa tree and spirals out across manifold interrogations and...
"Reo Maori Phrases to Share With the People You Love. Ignite your interest in te reo Māori with Whanau, a starting point for your language journey or a way to build on what you already know. Most of all, sow the seed of the Māori language within your home and...
"Discover the amazing attractions Tāmaki Makaurau has to offer with this colourful children's book. Follow Whetū and Kohu as they explore the Sky Tower, MOTAT, Rainbows End, Butterfly Creek, museums, art galleries, waterfalls, beaches, and much more! A...
"In her first book of nonfiction, prizewinning author Tina Makereti writes from inside her many intersecting lives as a wahine Māori – teacher, daughter, traveller, parent – and into a past that is as alive and changeful as the present moment. Makereti stands...
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Comprehensive Māori language course. Includes various vocabulary lists and exercises. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing reading and grammar skills.
Radio documentary on Māori leadership originally broadcast on Radio New Zealand's National Programme.
Music CD
"In the traditional Maori world the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was part of everyday life; everyone had some patterning on their skin. Men wore elaborate designs on their faces; women's were usually less complex but elegant, and both sexes had extensive...
"From a childhood in rural Piopio, Jenny-May Coffin grew up to achieve international success as a Silver Fern and then began a stellar career on radio and television as a sports commentator and morning presenter. But outward success can often mask inner...
"A redemptive story about second chances. Jaye Pukepuke committed 15 armed robberies before he was caught by police and sent to prison. He tells people that while he spent almost six years inside, he served 16, because it took him another decade simply to get...
"This reference guidebook has been developed to assist students of mau taiaha and mau rākau at all levels in their journey in learning the art, culture, history and language of this Māori martial art. It allows students who are only beginning to access...
Graphic novel
"In the Aotearoa of the not-too-distant-future, two inquisitive rangatahi are prompted by an ailing Papatuanuku, the earth Mother, to seek knowledge about energy in order to both safeguard the environment from future harm and benefit those who have empowered...
"Te mara hūpara 2 is a collaboration between Harko Brown and his talented daughter Billie. Harko researched historical aspects of hūpara whilst Billie undertook editing and evaluated many of the collections in this book. It is a follow-up to the seminal book...
"Hope is a shovel and will give you blisters. Overwhelmed and often unmoved by the scientific and political jargon of climate change, Nadine Hura sets out to find a language to connect more deeply to the environmental crisis. But what begins as a journalistic...
"A remarkable and impressive debut collection of poems that speak to the complexity of family, identity and the proud legacy of Maori language and culture. 'Te Whiu's poetic voice is bright, and new. As well as vividly poetic storytelling the humour here is...
"Kimi the kekeno is going on the biggest adventure of his life - the long and scary journey to the magical Stone Circle. Along the way Kimi and his friends meet a giant squid who needs their help, a wise old stingray and a very hungry hammerhead shark. Does...
"The 'mighty tōtara' is one of our most extraordinary trees. Among the biggest and oldest trees in the New Zealand forest, the heart of Māori carving and culture, trailing no. 8 wire as fence posts on settler farms, clambered up in the Pureora protests of the...
"Death Goddess sings loud, proud and off-key about the trauma, mess and gore of our awa atua, red river fox, our frenemy enemy ovaries! This goddess isn't afraid of nothing. She's not afraid to spill her moon sickness on the western line. She is not afraid to...
"This history of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero details all the events of [his] life from about 1775 to his death in 1860, including his status as Lord of the Waikato and the famous battles and conflicts with other tribes, the raising up of Pōtatau as the [first] Māori...
"In the Atlas of the New Zealand Wars, five decades of maps and plans from 1834 to 1884 provide remarkable new insight into the deep conflicts running through nineteenth-century Aotearoa. Beginning with early skirmishes off the Taranaki coast and at the...
"First published in 1946 as Myths and Legends of Maoriland, these stories help explain the traditional Maori perspective on the origins of many things - not just people - in the world around us. They help to explain the natural world and the relationships...
"This book is a concise introduction to Maori philosophy, covering the symbolic systems and worldviews of the indigenous people of Aotearoa, New Zealand. This book addresses core philosophical issues including Maori notions of the self, the world,...
Whakapapa. You belong here. Whakapapa is a Maori idea which embodies our universal human need to belong. It represents a powerful spiritual belief -- that each of us is part of an unbroken and unbreakable chain of people who share a sacred identity and...
"Mark Adams is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's foremost photographers. His focus on Samoan tatau, Māori-Pakeha interactions in Rotorua, carved meeting houses, locations of significance for Ngāi Tahu in Te Waipounamu, and Captain James Cook's landing sites...
"This book is an illustrated guide to the visual arts of the Māori as they existed from about the time of Captain Cook's landing on New Zealand shores in 1769, until about 1900 the so called Classic and Historic periods."Page 11.
"This collection of essays is a celebrations as much as it constitutes a scholarly text. The essays provide messages of Indigenous women's strength and endurance, love and joy. The collections speaks of Country and connections, of the difficult and complex...
This book is the first to analyze Native New Zealand carving styles by tribal area. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs of the best examples of this fascinating art form, the book discusses the mythological context and symbolism in Maori art...
"The report concerns claims submitted to the Tribunal under urgency regarding the Crown’s policy to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. Section 7AA imposes specific duties on the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki so as to provide a practical...
This delightful colour illustrated children's book written in English and Te reo, is a tool for children to enjoy and for educational purposes. It has a glossary of some te reo words and listed African animals, plants and trees in the illustrations.
"We face a biodiversity crisis and a climate meltdown. Our food systems are broken, our soils are depleted and our seeds are owned by global corporations. Meanwhile colonial capitalism dictates the mainstream response to these crises, drowning out Indigenous...
"Mahi a Atua is a Maori wellbeing framework based around storytelling. Grounded in a Maori world view, this approach is designed to foster transformation and systemic change and indigenise practices, institutions and personal and professional spaces. The...
"The sixth book in the remarkable korero series, edited by Lloyd Jones, features Jan Medlicott Acorn Fiction Prize winner Whiti Hereaka and the acclaimed artist Peata Larkin, cousins who share the same whakapapa, in a collaboration based on the Fibonacci...
"A collection of writings by Indigenous wahine is a powerful anthology of writing by Maori and Pacific women, offering a fresh, raw, and deeply personal tribute to Papatuanuku, the Earth Mother. Through these stories, poems, and reflections, the contributors...
"This book presents a range of perspectives on the way language, diversity, and identity are reflected in New Zealand children's literature, based on the published research of Nicola Daly, an associate professor in the Division of Education of the University...
"Viewshaft Allan MacDonald and essay by Rangihiroa Panoho. Designed by Jonty Valentine Viewshaft is a geo-linquistic drift, from north to south, through the volcanic fields of Tamaki Makaurau. It shows mountains still to be seen, and others that are not....
"A comprehensive guide to significant places and people of the New Zealand Wars from a Maori perspective. This comprehensive guidebook journeys through the pivotal sites of the New Zealand Wars, from the Far North to Wellington, offering a unique perspective...
"Ko te Pepeketua (Leiopelma hamiltoni) tētahi o ngā momo poraka taketake whakamutunga o Aotearoa e ora tonu ana. Ko ēnei poraka paku, motuhake hoki, kua tino tau ki ngā āhuatanga o ngā ngahere māori, engari e whakamōrearea tonutia ana! Whakawhānuitia te...
"Tells the story of Paikea's legendary journey across the sea from Hawaiki to Aotearoa. It shows how Paikea's mystical prowess could transform him into a taniwha, a tipua or a man."--Publisher.
Ahakoa he pawera te ahua, he maramatanga ka kitea. Even when things seem alarming. There maybe a simple explanation waiting to be discovered. Look again, its not as scary as you thought.
"Ko te Pepeketua (Leiopelma hochstetteri) tētahi o ngā momo whakamutunga ki Aotearoa e ora tonu ana. E tau ake nei te noho a tēnei Pepeketua ki ngā ngahere māori o Aotearoa, engari e pāitiiti haere ana te taupori! Whāia ngā akoranga e pā ana ki ngā ākau,...
"Ko ngā momo Pepeketua pēnei i ngā Markhams, Waitomo me ngā Pepeketua Aurora i mate-ā-moa nō te taenga mai o te tangata ki Aotearoa. Kei te whānau Pepeketua ēnei poraka katoa, otirā i koni atu i te rua rau miriona tau e kuneroa haere ana ēnei momo i...
"Ko te Kurī Peke (Leiopelma archeyi) tētahi o ngā momo poraka taketake whakamutunga o Aotearoa e ora tonu ana. Ko ēnei poraka paku, motuhake hoki, kua tino tau ki ngā āhuatanga o ngā ngahere, engari, he poraka e whakamōrearea tonutia ana. Whakawhānuitia o...
"Billy Stead was an All Black captain and the vice-captain of the famous “Originals” on their 1905–06 tour. Stead also played provincially for Southland, and later coached various teams, including Southland and the New Zealand Māori. He is considered one of...
Te Iringa a Tupoto charts the history of the Ngai Tupoto hapu based in Hokianga from its origins more than 20 generations ago through to modern times. It is set against a backdrop of Maori history but traces unique hapu involvement in Te Tiriti, and through...
"Whakairo plays a key role in communications within the Haerenga OS Universe. These carved pieces can tell a person many things about a place, resources, ancestors and people. This purakau is an adaptation and depicts the story of maui auaha, who returned from...
The land in the Katikati Te Puna Block was acquired from Maori tribes following the Battles of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in 1864. While not confiscated, it was regarded as an enforced purchase or acquisition by the Government. I have attached red names on the map...
"Taranga is the mother of Māui, a great cultural hero in the Māori creation narrative. Here Reina Kahukiwa recounts the birth of Māui seen through the eyes of Taranga." -- Publisher.
From the arrival of Maori in Aotearoa to the present day, kaimoana has always been integral to Maori identity - a vital source of sustenance and mana for hapu and iwi, shaping the Maori economy and culture. Mana Moana chronicles Maori fisheries in Aotearoa,...
"This booklet has been prepared in order to share the philosophy and practice of making Māori herbal medicine and to encourage its use among friends and families. The aim is to reinforce the importance of and give context to tikanga Māori in relationship to...
"This bilingual poetry book was written to support your decolonisation and reformation journey as a Māori or an indigenous person. Raised by the renaissance draws from my own experience as a tamaiti who was raised in this context. Before ingoa Māori, te reo...
Look, my friend! Happy Easter. Nga mihi o te Aranga! In this seventh adorable bilingual adventure, little Rapeti, the rabbit, works hard to surprise all his friends at Easter time. He is a happy, hoppy Easter bunny!
"Books of Mana celebrates the rich tradition of Maori authorship in Aotearoa New Zealand. It reveals the central place of over 200 years of print literacy within te ao Maori and vividly conveys how books are understood as taonga tuku iho - treasured items...
"'The story of The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is one of the greatest in New Zealand history. It marks the moment British and Maori history intersected and a new nation was formed.In The Treaty of Waitangi, Ross Calman outlines the impact of the...
"Flax weaving for children of all ages - "Te raranga harakeke ma nga tamariki katoa" is a collection of 16 weaving projects which I've found to be popular for using in short workshops - for children and young adults, for people with different abilities, for...
"The 1970s saw unprecedented numbers of people take to the streets to campaign for civil liberties, environmental issues, gay rights, housing, Māori land and language, peace, women's rights, workers' wages and conditions - and to end apartheid, racism and war....
Collection of Māori proverbs with translations and explanations.
In the cracks of light, Apirana Taylor's seventh book of poetry, shows one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most prolific and versatile writers at his best. The seventy-three short poems here challenge our conceptions of poetic form. They are minimalist in...
Celebrating over three decades of Maori scholarship, Essays from Te Pouhere Korero, edited by Aroha Harris and Melissa Matutina Williams, draws on work published by the collective Te Pouhere Korero in the journal of the same name. Writers include Rawinia...
"The purpose of this book is to share my (limited) knowledge with all who come to Aunty's māra kai... This knowledge must be shared and I hope my stories, wānanga, travels and appreciation and observations of how others grow food is of interest to many"--Page...
"How did marae across Tāmaki Makaurau respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Toitū Ngā Marae is based on interviews with leaders of ten marae. Dr Kimiora Raerino finds out how they dealt with the challenges – the waves of COVID-19 outbreaks and the lockdowns,...
''As the whāngai daughter of Te Puea Hērangi, an inspiring leader of the Waikato, Tiahuia Te Puea Hērangi witnessed and took part in some of the major events that changed Aotearoa New Zealand. Merenia Gray, Tiahuia's daughter, explores Tiahuia's life and her...
Like every year, the summer brings new people to Tolaga Bay. It's been a full year since Charlie saved his hometown from destruction at the hands of gods, warring sea creatures and natural disasters. Charlie and his younger brother, Robbie, are enjoying their...
Tart was a term aimed at wahine toa who were confident, outspoken, and Indigenous - mana wahine who were our nans, mums, aunties, and sisters. As staunch advocates for social justice, they questioned the establishment, including the literary gatekeepers of the...
"Join David and his friend Tama as they adventure through the town of Pukekohekohe, visiting local hotspots that embrace their Kiwi nature. Follow along as Tama and David learn simple words in Te Reo Maaori, as well as the importance of critical thinking...
"Tamara always wondered why she could talk with the stars. Her life on Earth is a mystery, until one night her ancestors come to take her home. Zinky, Ethereal, and Aoaura arrive in a lollipop spaceship, transporting Tamara and her brother Daniel back to...
"This publication reflects on twenty years of contemporary practice of puhoro by the artist locating women as tà moko practitioners and recipients from pre-colonial times to the present"--Publisher information.
"How does it feel when people can't pronounce your name? Priyanka knows, so she wants to make sure she gets everyone's name right at the last assembly of the year. But she's going to have to work out how"--Back cover.
"Taking readers to the farms and factories, the marae and churches where Maori lived, worked and raised their families, Te Hau Kainga tells the story of the profound transformation in Maori life during the Second World War. While the Maori Battalion fought...
"Te Upoko-o-te-Ika Wellington has an amazing variety of landscapes and seascapes that are home to an impressive range of wildlife. This handy and informative illustrated guide highlights over 30 of the best wild and urban places to discover and explore the...
"The authors explore a wide field of art practice: raranga (plaiting), whatu (weaving), moko (tattoo), whakairo (carving), rākai (jewellery), kākahu (textiles), whare (architecture), toi whenua (rock art), painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics,...
"A photo album doesn't tell the whole story of a family and this book doesn't tell the whole story of Parihaka. Rather, it is a collection of snapshots, a patchwork quilt, a scrapbook, a mongrel record my own efforts to understand one of the most important and...
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