Tamariki -Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori 2020 Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• Mihi

  Bishop, Gavin, 1946-

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  A simple book to look at and share with babies, it can also be used as an introduction to a child's pepeha. It moves from waka, mountain, iwi, mama and papa to the reading baby. Ko toku ao tenei, this is my world.

• Te whakatautōnga a Māui i te Rā

  Bixley, Donovan, 1971-

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  The re-telling of the story of how Mauī slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and culturally appropriate and translates, along with Keri Opai, the story for the Te Reo edition.

• Te whānau kauri

  Cato, Suzy, 1968-

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  A quintessentially Kiwi picture book from a Kiwi legend that beautifully depicts the natural treasures that may be found in a kauri forest. Translated by Ngaere Roberts.

• First Thousand Words in Maori Taranaki Edition

  Cartwright, Stephen

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  Huia have produced a Māori translation of this popular series way back in 2006. This new edition is the Taranaki Language edition.

• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

  Tīrama, Tīrama, Whetu Riki E

  Chin, Renee

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  Beautiful illustrations and the lyrics from Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in both English and te reo Maori this gorgeous picture book.

• Ngā Otaota Ō Aotearoa

  Plants of New Zealand

  Dale, Christine, 1953-

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  A simple and graphic collection of images depicting the colours of iconic New Zealand flora such as the silver fern, yellow kowhai and the red of the New Zealand Christmas tree, pohutukawa. Each image includes the name in te reo Māori

• Te Haerenga

  Holt, Sharon, 1959-

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  In this story, an adorable kiwi travels around New Zealand collecting souvenirs and practising Maori place names.

• Kua tae mai te pō

  Holt, Sharon, 1959-

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  This book follows the traditional Christmas story, told simply in te reo Māori.

• Nga waka aitua

  Holt, Sharon, 1959-

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  The book will help you to learn how to talk about emergency vehicles and sirens in te reo Māori.

• Kākāriki

  Simply Us

  Loopy Tunes Preschool Music (Musical group)

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  An acoustic collection of originals with a few covers/favourites of children's songs thrown in, including bilingual songs (Maori/English and Tongan/English), by Christchurch sister duo, Loopy Tunes Preschool Music. See their books by Sui…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Te Kirihimete i whakakorea

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  This book is the te reo Māori edition of Santa's Worst Christmas. Translated by Kawata Teepa

• Raumati

  My Summer Words = Ngā Kupu Māori Mō Te Raumati

  Dale, Christine, 1953-

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  Classic NZ summer images told with te reo Māori and English words and phrases to promote key vocabulary.

• Kei hea a Spot?

  Hill, Eric, 1927-2014

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  Our favourite puppy is celebrating his 30th birthday this year and his classic first adventure is once more available in Māori.

• Te kaieke tohora

  Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-

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  This is the te reo Māori translation of 'The Whale rider'. We are putting this editon in to our Adult collection

• Tio Tiamu

  Kurahau

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  Winner of 2020 Te Kura Pounamu Award for te reo Māori. "The panel of judges convened by Te Rōpū Whakahau said this ageless and weighty story dealt with universal themes, but at the same time was steeped in whakaaro Māori." This is the te reo Māori…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ko Rodrick kei runga

  Kinney, Jeff, 1971-

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  Heni Jacob's hilarious translation of Roderick Rules, the second book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, continues the adventures of twelve year old hero and Tama Hungoingoi (Wimpy Kid) Greg Heffley in te reo Māori. A great…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Māui's Taonga Tales

  a Treasury of Stories From Aotearoa and the Pacific

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  The book's pukorero, or story teller, is Maui, the great Pacific hero and trickster. The stories are from both long ago and recent times and have been chosen in consultation with Te Papa's matauranga Māoricurators and the appropriate iwi.

• He paki taonga ki Māui

  he putunga kōrero mai i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

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  Written in te reo Māori and aimed at Māori and non-Māori children, this book's lively stories tell the tales of some of the taonga Māori held at Aotearoa New Zealand's famous national museum, Te Papa.

• Songs for Bubbas. 3

  Moa, Anika, 1980-

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  The third music Cd for Children from Anika Moa sung in English and Māori.

• Ngā hoa hoihoi o Kuwi

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

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  Te reo Māori translation of the bestselling title, "Kuwi's Rowdy Crowd"