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A Aria me te Atua o te Kumara (Aria and the Kumara God) by Witi Ihimaera
25.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
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 ...Show more
A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha by Witi Ihimaera (Editor); Michelle Elvy (Editor)
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Adult Fiction | 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
Aria and the Kumara God by Witi Ihimaera
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
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 Adult Fiction
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
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Adult Fiction
Caught in the middle of the clash between two great Maori clans, Simeon, grandson of Bulibasha and Ramona, struggles with his own feelings and loyalties as the battles rage ... This award-winning novel is being reissued to tie in with the release of Mahana, the stunning film adaptation of the novel. ...Show more
Maori Boy - A Memoir of Childhood by Witi Ihimaera
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
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
Navigating the Stars - Maori Creation Myths by Witi Ihimaera
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
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 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 Adult 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
Pounamu Pounamu - Te reo Māori edition by Witi Ihimaera
30.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Witi Ihimaera's first published book - Pounamu Pounamu - translated into te reo Maori. Published in collaboration with Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. E rima tekau tau ki muri, ka puta mai a 'Pounamu Pounamu' hei kai ma te ao panui reo Pakeha. Ko te whakataunga o nga mana matauranga o Aotearoa o taua wa, he pukapu ...Show more
Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers by Edited by Whiti Hereaka and Witi Ihimaera
38.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths and legends - by contemporary Māori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . .Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, som ...Show more
Puripāha: Te Pane Kaewa - Bulibasha in Te Reo Māori - Kotahi Rau Pukapuka #6 by Witi Ihimaera; Ruth Smith (Translator)
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Adult Fiction
He whakamāoritanga i te pukapuka o Puripāha nā Witi Ihimaera mō ētahi whānau hoariri e rua ki Te Tairāwhiti. Ko Puripāha te tapanga ka tukuna ki Te Pane Kaewa, ā, ki Te Tairāwhiti o Aotearoa e pakanga ana ētahi kokoro tokorua kia whakawahia hai pane. Ko Tamihana te upoko o te whānau toa o Mahana, he whā ...Show more