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Puripāha: Te Pane Kaewa - Bulibasha in Te Reo Māori - Kotahi Rau Pukapuka #6 by Witi Ihimaera; Ruth Smith (Translator)
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
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
Sleeps Standing - Moetu by Witi Ihimaera; Hemi Kelly
$35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Both fiction and fact, this fascinating book is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the Battle of Orakau. During three days in 1864, 300 Maori men, women and children fought an Imperial army and captured the imagination of the world. The battle marked the end of the Land Wars in the Waikato and resulted in v ...Show more
Tangi by Witi Ihimaera
$30.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
First released 50 years ago, Tangi was Witi Ihimaera's debut novel and the first to be published by a Māori. A landmark literary event, it went on to win the James Wattie Book of the Year Award. He was just 29 years old at the time. At the centre of the novel is the story of a father and son set within ...Show more
Te Kokorangi ( Te Kо̄kо̄rangi ): Te Aranga o Matariki (The Astromancer: The Rising of Matariki - Te Reo Māori Edition) by Witi Ihimaera, Hēni Jacob; Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
$25.00 NZD
Category: Children
E kimi ana a Te Kokorangi i etahi pia hou tokowha hei ako i nga korero o Matariki me te maramataka. Kowhiria ana etahi tama tokotoru, me tetahi kotiro, he pani, ko Aria te ingoa. Tohe ana a Aria kia haere ano ko tana kuri haunga i tona taha. Ka ahua hoha a Aria i nga akoranga, kaore hoki ia e pai kia to ...Show more
The Astromancer: The Rising of Matariki (Te Kо̄kо̄rangi: Te Aranga o Matariki English Edition) by Witi Ihimaera; Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
$25.00 NZD
Category: Children
The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn't want to be told what to do. But these are d ...Show more
The Parihaka Woman by Witi Ihimaera
$38.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
"A wonderfully surprising, inventive and deeply moving riff on fact and fiction, history and imagination from one of New Zealand's finest and most memorable storytellers. /b>here has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact a ...Show more
The Thrill of Falling by Witi Ihimaera
$37.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
A stunning collection of stories from one of New Zealand's favourite authors. What's new? A young woman utters her favourite mantras to take on the world. An old woman lives like a diva, re - enacting Casablanca. In a rewrite of a play, a singer becomes a rock chick in London. Moby Dick is reincarnated ...Show more
The Uncle's Story by Witi Ihimaera
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Michael Mahana's personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of another family secret-about his uncle, Sam, who had fought in the Vietnam War. Now, armed with his uncle's diary, Michael goes searching for the truth about his uncle, about the secret the Mahana family has kept hidden for o ...Show more
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children
From the time of her birth, Kahu is destined to become the leader of her tribe in the East Coast village of Whangara. But her grandfather, Koro Apirana, is caught up with the problems facing the tribe. He refuses to accept that a girl could take over from him as chief. Then a pod of whales beach themsel ...Show more
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
$26.00 NZD
Category: Children
The birth of a daughter - Kahu - breaks the lineage of a Maori tribe. Rejected by her grandfather, Kahu develops the ability to communicate with whales, echoing those of the ancient Whale Rider after whom she was named. This magical and mythical novel tells of the conflict between tradition and heritage ...Show more
The Whale Rider (Popular Penguin) by Witi Ihimaera
$15.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he's focused on his duties as chief of the Maori in Whangara, New Zealand—a tribe that claims descent from the legendary "whale rider." In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But now t ...Show more
White Lies by Witi Ihimaera; Dana Rotberg
$36.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A powerful, prize-winning novella from the much-loved author of The Whale Rider, plus a moving screenplay, film stills and commentary on writing and movie making. A medicine woman a giver of life is asked to hide a secret that may protect a position in society, but could have fatal consequences. When sh ...Show more