Discover the latest te reo Māori language books for kids and adults. This list updates when we add new titles to the collection.
Picture book
"Behind dusty orange hills, where the sky stretches down to the sea, theres a magical, wild, windy place called Te Mata Hapuku. Sam and Te Rerehua love to visit their Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuku (aka Birdlings Flat). They like to collect agate...
Book
Written in Te Reo Maori with images of New Zealand flora and fauna, accompanied by a brief sentence using the word. Designed to help babies through to younger children to focus and recognise word shapes and phrases.
"He pukapuka hei āwhina i te pouako e whakaako ana i ngā kura reo Māori. Kei konei te puna kupu e hāngai ana ki ngā toi, arā, ko toi ataata, ko toi puoro, ko toi rēhia. He rārangi kupu Māori - Ingarahi, Ingarahi - Māori. He whakamārama i te takenga nai...
"Kiwi One and Kiwi Two have been asleep in their burrows all day, and now that it's night time, it's time to play! Soon all the other animals join in the fun, but the breaking of dawn means bedtime for the two little trouble-making kiwi. How will all...
"Written in Te reo Maori with images of New Zealand culture, accompanied by a brief sentence using the word. Designed to help babies through to younger children to focus and recognise word shapes and phrases. Research has proven that high contrast images...
Provides pepeha (short recitations which point out significant features within particular areas of tribal boundaries, and which also denote the prestige of chiefs and traits of kin groups) for each marae within Te Takere Nui (Rotorua district).
"A Māori dictionary for all New Zealanders. Through its 365 Māori words, you will learn the following: English translations; word category, notes and background information; Sample sentences, in both te reo Māori and English"--Publisher information.
Ko te kete whakawaitara, he kete whakairo. He kete i waihangahia mai i te Whareporahau o Hineteiwaiwa. Ko ngā tuhinga kōrero kai roto i tēneki pukapuka i whaowhia mai ki te kete whakawaitara a Hineteiwaiwa hai whātui i ngā rauhī whakatara ā-rangahau....
Shows how food is cooked in a hāngi.
Players' movements in the game of basketball are depicted.
"Te Rito is the follow-up to Mai te kakano. Retaining the style and format of the earlier book, it offers an extensive range of sayings, vocabulary and example sentences. There are expressions featuring parts of the body, as well as sections on emoti...
Jordan learns about Māori musical instruments, including a putorino, hue puruwai, tuaroria and koauau. Includes instructions for making a porotiti.
Kei rāwāhi te pāpā o Oscar, he hōia ia. Ahakoa te uaua o te noho tawhiti o tōna pāpā, kei te mōhio pū a Oscar, he tangata mana nui tōna pāpā.
Uses a story format to teach children key messages about road safety including, helmets on tight; look out for sneaky driveways; seat yourself right, buckle in tight, stop look; listen and think. Set against the story back drop of a family celebratin...
Children identify shapes using song.
"Children express their respect for the natural world in terms of respect for Pamaopatūānuku, Ranginui and atua Māori. Kaitiakitanga is integral to this" -- inside front cover.
Kit
Book describing some types of traditional communication and highlighting changes that have happened, and how this is supported with information communication technologies. The DVD records interviews with hangarau practioners who describe how they use...
Book of photographs and information about taonga puoro, emphasizing their importance, with a guide to creating a pūtōrino using traditional tools. The DVD records the conversation of two experts in taonga puoro. Horomona Hora gives an explanation of ...
Introduces students to Para Kore, a community organisation that promotes zero waste and helps marae to establish systems to reduce waste through recycling, re-using left-over food, reducing packaging, and composting of waste. On the DVD Para Kore talk...
Book of photographs and information about the signficance of water to Ngāi Tahu, outlining the different issues that impact on waterways, the environment and people. Describes the customary practics of gathering and preserving mahinga kai. The DVD re...
Book featuring installation artwork by ten Māori artists: Ngāhina Hohaia, Reweti Arapere, Liz Grant, Arekatera Maihi, Bridget Reweti, Terri Te Tau, George Nuku, Tracey Tawhiao, Anahera Curtis, Karangawai Marsh. The DVD records interviews with three M...
"In midwinter, Matariki rises in the pre-dawn sky, and its observation is celebrated with incantations on hilltops at dawn, balls, exhibitions, dinners and a vast number of events. The Matariki tradition has been re-established, and its regeneration ...
A story which teaches children about the warning signs of a tsunami, and how to climb a hill for safety following a long earthquake.
"Racing birds, splashing birds, safari birds and party birds ... Be a bird spotter! A counting book"--Publisher information.
Putiputi is concerned when her favorite grandson, Meitini, brings Marnie, a Pākehā-looking girl home. The family discusses the issue and Putiputi's concerns. When Marnie and Meitini finally arrive, Marnie and Putiputi have a good talk together, and P...
When 17-year-old Matiu encounters bullying, he must stand up to the bullies - and in doing so, new opportunities open up to him.
Tells the story of the whale mountains and the freshwater spring Te Waiū o te Tohorā that are sacred to Ngā Pōtiki.
"Pūtangitangi is looking for her friend. What will she do when she finds him? A surprising rhyming story about two playful little ducks"--Publisher information.
"A Te Reo Māori edition (translated by Ross Calman) of Donovan Bixley's The Wheels on the Bus nursery rhyme book"--Publisher information.
"Old MacDonald had a farm ... E-I-E-I-O! Children will love to join in and sing along to this much-loved nursery rhyme, now in te reo Māori!"--Publisher information.
A picture book tells children that no matter what your size, you are perfect the way you are. Am I small? - Tamia is not sure and keeps asking various animals that she meets on her journey. Eventually she finds the surprising answer.
"Invites readers to find shapes hidden in kiwiana illustrations. Learn another handy simple sentence and the shape of things in both English and Te reo Māori"--Publisher information.
"Practice your bilingual counting skills with Te Kaute. Have fun finding all our favourite toys in the pīwari pikitia!"--Publisher information.
Insect characters introduce the name of colours to children.
A picture book suitable for children 5 - 7 years, written in Te Reo Maori with English translation. It is a simple story about a family trying to catch a mouse. A glossary is also included to help the young readers understand the meaning of the words....
Pocket book of games Maori children may have played in pre-European New Zealand; with photographs and illustrations.
Music CD
Māui and Hina, the chosen ones, must get back the sacred weapons stolen from the taniwha.
Graphic novel
"This graphic novel in Māori tells the story of Ngārara Huarau, a taniwha, that travels from Hawke's Bay to Wairarapa in search of his sister, Pari-kawhiti. As he journeys, his movement shapes the landscape, and his hunger leads him to eat birds, sea...
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