This classic Kiwi treasure is the story of a tuna (or eel, in English) who leaves his creek and visits the children of Champion Street. As he visits each one, they pull something out of his mouth: Kelehia gets a kie, Karen gets some shoes, Hirini gets a piu piu, Tuaine gets a pate, Roimata gets a poi, Kava gets a hau, Nga gets a pareu, Losa gets ...
An oriori is a chant, song or lullaby composed for young children by their parents or extended family. It tells of the child's origins and is intended to honour the child and encourage it to continue on its path in life. Striking visual imagery in the form of 20 paintings by Robyn Kahukiwa are accompanied by Roma Potiki's text which explores ...
He kotiro Maori a Mata I whangaia ai e tetahi whanau Pakeha. He iti noa tona mohio mo tona taha Maori Heoi, I tetahi ra, ka toro atu te karaehe o Mata ki tetahi whare pupuri taonga. I reira ka kitea tetahi mea e whakarereketia ai tona ao mo ake tonu atu.
The people who live in the pa below his cave call him Ngakau Pono, Loyal Heart, and he has been looking after the people for hundreds of years. When Pakeha arrive in New Zealand, Ngakau Pono's people start to leave the pa. The gardens are untended, and the fishing is neglected. The houses are falling down. With no one left to look after, the ...
Mata is a young Maori girl who has been adopted into a Pakeha family. She knows very little about her Maori heritage. Then, one day, Mata's class visits the museum. What she discovers there will change her life forever.
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