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Te reo Māori reading for adults

Titles for recreational reading in te reo Māori for more advanced or older readers. A mixture of fiction, poetry, traditional stories, essays, biography and history.

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22 items

  • The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera translated into Māori by Timoti Kāretu.
    BookAuckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 1995 (2002 [printing]). — FICTION
  • Patricia Grace's World War II novel translated into Māori by Wiremu and Te Ohorere Kaa.
    BookWellington, N.Z. : Huia, 2012. — FICTION
  • Bilingual and a mix of fiction and non-fiction that tells the story of the Battle of Orākau. With Māori translation by Hemi Kelly.
    BookAuckland : Vintage, 2017. — HISTORICAL
  • Māori language edition of Witi Ihimaera's collection of short stories.
    BookAuckland, N.Z. : Heinemann, 1986. — FICTION
  • Huia Short Stories. 12

    Contemporary Māori Fiction

    Collection of short stories by Māori writers, some of which are in te reo Māori. This is vol 12 of the series.
    BookWellington, Aotearoa New Zealand : Huia, 2017. — FICTION
  • Māori translation of the English language play, translated by Wiremu and Te Ohorere Kaa.
    BookTe Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa : Huia, 2012. — 899.4422 GRA
  • Tātai Whetū

    Seven Maōri Women Poets in Translation

    BookWellington, New Zealand : Seraph Press, 2018. — 899.4421 TAT
  • Photographic book that includes poetry in Māori and English.
    BookBerlin : Hatje Cantz, [2016] — 993.1 KRZ
  • The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe / by Daniel Defoe ; translated into the New Zealand language under the direction of the government.--Wellington : Printed at the "Independent" Office, 1852.
    Website or Online DataAperira, [i.e. Wellington, N.Z.] : Te perehi o Te Kuini, 1852.
  • He kupu tuku iho

    ko te reo Māori te tatau ki te ao

    Kāretu, T. S. (Tīmoti Sam), 1937-
    Collection of essays on the Māori language in te reo Māori.
    BookAuckland : Auckland University Press, 2018. — 305.8994 KAR
  • He Whiriwhiringa

    Selected Readings in Maori

    Bilingual, with a variety of different readings.
    eBookNew York : Auckland University Press, 2013. — XX(833798.1)
  • A collection of essays in te reo Māori pertaining to Māori teaching, learning, place, history, and literature.
    BookTe Whanganui-a-Tara : NZCER Press, [2016] — 899.4424 MAU
  • Matariki

    te whetū tapu o te tau

    Matamua, Rangi, 1973-
    About the Māori astronomical knowledge around Matariki and the traditional practices associated with it. Also available in English as "Matariki: Star of the year".
    BookWellington, Aotearoa New Zealand : Huia, 2017. — 394.26 MAT
  • Illustrated anthology of Māori folklore (with English translations).
    BookAuckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 1992. — 398.20993 TRA
  • Te Tū a Te Toka

    He Ieretanga Nō Ngā Tai E Whā

    BookTe Whanga-nui-a-Tara [Wellington, N.Z.] : Toi Māori Aotearoa, Tōtika Publications, 2006. — 899.4424 TU
  • Pūkaki

    te hokinga mai o te auahitūroa

    Tapsell, Paul
    The story of Pūkaki, the Ngati Whakaue ancestor depicted on New Zealand's 20 cent coin. Originally published in English this version was translated into Māori by Scotty Morrison.
    BookOratia : Oratia Media, [2017]. — 993.01 TAP
  • Biography of Ngati Awa leader.
    BookTe Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa : Huia : Toi Māori Aotearoa, c2002. — 993.42 MAN
  • Folklore relating to the legendary figure of Tāwhaki. Also available in English as "Tāwhaki : the deeds of a demigod."
    BookAuckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 1996. — 398.20993 MEA