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Aria and the Kumara God by Witi Ihimaera
$25.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult/Teenage
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: 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
$28.00 NZD
$30.00 (6% off)
Category: New Zealand | 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
Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera
$38.00 NZD
Category: 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: New Zealand Biography & 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: New Zealand Biography & 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: New Zealand | 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
New Zealand - First to See the Dawn by Witi Ihimaera
$19.95 NZD
Category: New Zealand
This book was published at the beginning of the year to commemorate the new millennium, and promptly sold out. This new edition contains over 20 new images, including pictures that reflect the changes on the Auckland waterfront, and pictures of cities not covered in the previous edition, including Nelso ...Show more
Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
$37.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
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: New Zealand
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: Fiction
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: New Zealand
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