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A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara (Ariā and the Kūmara God in Te Reo) by Witi Ihimaera
25.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Te Reo Maori
The gripping sequel to The Astromancer - translated into te reo Māori by Hēni Jacob. Koia tēnei, ko te paki whakaihiihi e whai mai ana i Te Kōkōrangi. Noho mōrearea ana ngā rā ki tua: kua mauheretia a Te Kōkōrangi e te hoariri kino, e Ruatapu, waihoki, e matemate katoa ana ngā māra kūmara. Me mātua wha ...Show more
A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha by Witi Ihimaera (Editor); Michelle Elvy (Editor)
39.99 NZD
Category: Anthologies | Series: 1st
Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tepu korero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-korero embody the tahuhu, the over-arching horizontal ridge pole ...Show more
Ariā and the Kūmara God by Witi Ihimaera
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this exciting return to the world of The Astromancer, will Ariā manage to make the impossible climb up to the stars and free Te Kōkōrangi from Ruatapu's clutches before time runs out? The future is looking bleak: not only is the Astromancer held captive by the wicked Ruatapu, but also the kūmara cro ...Show more
Black Marks on the White Page by Witi Ihimaera; Tina Makereti
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
A stunning collection of Oceanic stories for the 21st century. Stones move, whale bones rise out of the ground like cities, a man figures out how to raise seven daughters alone. Sometimes gods speak or we find ourselves in a not-too-distant future. Here are the glorious, painful, sharp and funny 21st ce ...Show more
Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Bulibasha is the title given to the King of the Gypsies, and on the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed the king. Tamihana is the leader of the great Mahana family of shearers and sportsmen and women. Rupeni Poata is his arch enemy. The two families clash constantly, in sport ...Show more
Haare Williams - Words of a Kaumatua by Haare Wiliams; Witi Ihimaera (ed.)
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
A kaumatua - an elder of the Maori people - reflects in poetry and prose on his journey from te ao Maori on the East Coast to contemporary Auckland, New Zealand.Ko te kopara anake e tarere ki te tihi o te makauri. Oti rawa! Kia oti rawa, e!Haare Williams grew up with his Tuhoe grandparents on the shores ...Show more
Maori Boy - A Memoir of Childhood by Witi Ihimaera
40.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
This is the first volume of Witi Ihimaera's enthralling memoir, packed with stories of the formative years of this much-loved writer. Witi Ihimaera is a consummate storyteller - one critic calling him one of our 'finest and most memorable'. Some of his best stories, however, are about his own life. This ...Show more
Native Son: The Writer's Memoir by Witi Ihimaera
40.00 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
This is the second memoir of a remarkable Maori writer and of the living myths that inspired him at the beginning of his career. Look at him, the young man on the cover. The year is 1972, he is 28, his first book is about to be published, and he has every reason to kick up his heels. But behind that joy ...Show more
Navigating the Stars - Maori Creation Myths by Witi Ihimaera
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama ...Show more
Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Māori writers. From over 60 Māori writers, Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative nonfiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from cr ...Show more
Pounamu Pounamu by Witi Ihimaera
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera. First published in 1972, it was immediately endorsed by Maori and Pakeha alike for its original stories that showed how important Maori identity is for all New Zealanders. As Katherine Mansfield did in her first collection In a German Pension(1911), and Janet Frame i ...Show more
Pounamu Pounamu by Witi Ihimaera
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera and also classic New Zealand literature. First published in 1972, it was Witi's first book, which as he says in the new introduction 'fulfilled a childhood vow- to write about Maori using his own self and home place'. The vivid stories in this collection not only expl ...Show more