Ngā Pounamu Māori - Whiringa-ā-rangi 2025Like this list

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• 100 Words That Make Us Kiwi

  a Social History of Aotearoa NZ Through Language

  Broatch, Mark

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  Mark Broatch takes us on a deep dive into the meanings behind some of the quirkiest expressions in our nation's vocabulary including a small number of te reo Māori.

• Rākau

  the Ancient Forests of Aotearoa

  Barraud, Ned

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  This beautifully illustrated and handsomely packaged guide to the evolution, habitats and variety of the rakau (trees) and ngahere (forests) of Aotearoa for young readers

• Taniwha

  Bishop, Gavin, 1946-

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  Award-winning weaver of stories Gavin Bishop retells a variety of tales about the taniwha of Aotearoa, from the guardians who accompanied waka voyages to present-day inhabitants of the whenua and moana.

• Mother of the Nation

  Whina Cooper and the Long Walk for Justice

  Hill, David, 1942-

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  Translation of Te whaea o te motu Whina Cooper me te hīkoi roa mō te manatika

• Mana

  Iti, Tame Wairere

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  Tame Iti (Ngai Tuhoe) is a New Zealand Maori activist, artist, and agitator, known for his advocacy for Maori rights and te reo Maori revitalisation.

• Te pī māhaki

  Kamo, Miriama, 1973-

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  ""Ko Humble Bumble ahau. I am the Humble Bumble. No one is as humble as me." So announces the not-so-humble bee, who proceeds to take credit for all her friends' hard work in collecting pollen.

• Meri Kirihimete Kererū

  MacIver, Juliette, 1972-

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  It's Christmas time in the bush and all the creatures are excited!

• Ko Huwi māuiui nā Kuwi

  Merewether, Katherine Q. (Katherine Quin), 1982-

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  Kua rere te hupe o Huwi,o te pipi a Kuwi. Ka huri haere a Kuwi ki te rapu rongoa mo tana pipi porohianga kua mauiui

• The Kai Cookbook

  a Love Letter to the West of Ireland

  Murphy, Jess

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  Māori Chef Jess Murphy, originally from Wairoa New Zealand runs the Galway Restaurant. which is the only restaurant in Ireland to have been awarded the Michelin Green Star.

• Māori Ora: Your Guide to Using Traditional Maori Knowledge to Live a More Intentional Life

  Nathan, Hira

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  Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nona te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te matauranga, nona te ao. The bird that partakes of the miro berry owns the forest. The bird that partakes of knowledge owns the world.

• Te Ngeru Me Te Pouaka

  The Cat and the Box

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  Board book that is part of the 'Learn through play Te Reo Māori' series

• The Meeting Place

  Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642-1840

  O'Malley, Vincent, 1967-

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  Vincent O’Malley’s account of the first meeting between Ngati Tumatakokiri and Abel Tasman’s crew sets the scene for how two peoples navigated difficult beginnings to find a ‘meeting place’ in pre-Treaty Aotearoa

• Matapēhi

  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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  "Shakespeare's Scottish play is a tale of prophecy, ambition and murder; of lairds and ladies and kings; of witches, cauldrons and of 'double, double, toil and trouble' - all in a world where 'fair is foul and foul is fair'. This dual-language…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• He pō maumahara

  te tipi haere a Nanny Mā rāua ko Mingting

  Tamanui, Virginia

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  This is not just a journey through place, but through connectedness and remembrance: “He hokinga mahara kia ratou. He po maumahara tenei mo te hunga kua tae mai.” (“This is a night of remembrance for those who have passed.”)

• Whenua

  Māori Pūrākau of Aotearoa

  Te Aho-White, Isobel Joy

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  From sleeping giants to battling mountains, fiery sisters to adventurous trees, dig into Whenua and discover eleven tales of how Aotearoa was formed beneath our feet.

• Te āhua o ngā kupu whakaari a Te Kooti

  Temara, Pou, 1948-

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  This book is a rich source of knowledge for those seeking understanding of the Ringatū faith, Māori prophecy, the Māori language and the history of the land - from the heart of the marae, from the wisdom of ancestors.

• Whāia Te Taniwha

  Kōrero From Te Waipounamu

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  Let the twelve Kai Tahu artists and writers in this new book for rakatahi take you on a journey around the motu as we follow the tales of taniwha, both ancient and new.