Te Reo Māori
Discover books in te reo Māori celebrating the language, stories, culture and traditions of Aotearoa, with titles for tamariki, rangatahi and adults.
Learn to count in Maori and English, with help from the mischievous Hairy Maclary and his rollicking gang of friends! A boisterous bilingual board book that introduces littlies to counting with the help of Hairy Maclary and his...
The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Maori at all levels. This new edition has been fully revised by the author. The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori...
If you’d like to speak the beautiful Maori language with your kids, this is the book to get you started! Help your tamariki to korero Maori with this brilliant first words book by Stacey Morrison, gorgeously illustrated by...
A playful and comprehensive look-up reference to everyday words, for anyone interested in te reo Maori. This comprehensive picture dictionary contains illustrations for over 1400 of the most common words used in daily life. Wonderfully illustrated by two...
Pukeko, Kiwi and Hoiho want to fly very high. Join them as they blast off to explore the nine stars of Matariki.
Nanny Mihi's grandchildren excitedly visit her every school holidays. Only this time they arrive with colds... Nanny takes the kids around her forest and garden, showing them plants that can make themfeel better. They find kawakawa and make...
In this exciting return to the world of the Astromancer, will Aria manage to make the impossible climb up to the stars and free Te Kokorangi from Ruatapu's clutches before time runs out? The future is looking bleak-...
Following on from the bestselling Te Reo Kapekape (2023) and He Iti te Kupu (2021), Hona Black's new book - co-authored with Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell - is an essential reference for any Maori learner or speaker. Surging interest...
Maori Soldiers signing up for the First World War representing a formidable fighting force - Te Hokiwhitu a Tu, or the Seventy twice-told warriors of the war god, Tumatauenga. Prejudice kept the Maori Pioneer Battalion well back from...
An accessible guide to significant places and people of the New Zealand Wars from a Māori perspective. This comprehensive guidebook journeys through the pivotal sites of the New Zealand Wars, from the Far North to the top of...
The amazing Gavin Bishop brings us a monster-sized book about the mythical monsters of Aotearoa! Award-winning weaver of stories Gavin Bishop retells a variety of tales about the taniwha of Aotearoa, from the guardians who accompanied waka voyages...
Enter the realm of the Astromancer... In this award-winning illustrated series for younger fans of Percy Jackson, Maori myths and monsters come to life! Join the Astromancer and her apprentices on a time travel adventure to Hawaiki and...
As the sun rises, which creatures come to life and greet the day? This beautiful picture book explores the busy world of the daytime creatures in Aotearoa New Zealand's bush. It includes many reo Maori phrases that we...
An inspirational guided journal, based on mātauranga Māori, to establish simple daily habits and live a more balanced and intentional life. Mā te mātau ka ora te iwi ... Through knowledge, the people will thriveEngage with key aspects...
A beautiful bilingual gratitude journal to help improve your te reo and your life. Kia ū ki te pai, kia whai hua ai. Hold on to what is good and good things will follow. An inspirational, bilingual gratitude journal,...
What happens when a grumpy tupua has to sneeze?A bilingual story about the tupua Mataoho, and his connection to the volcanoes of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, which comes with an action song! From the author of Nanny Rina's Amazing Nets comes...
Idioms – the everyday turns of phrase that give a language its character – are a key part of speaking fluently, and te reo Māori is rich in them. The title of this work translates into English as a...
A journal to find balance with the 12 states of Mauri Mauri is the pulse of wellbeing - the spark that makes you uniquely you. In Mauritau, clinical psychologist Jessica Gerbic introduces the 12 states of Mauri and shows...
Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time...
First published in 1946 as Myths and Legends of Maoriland, these stories help explain the traditional Māori perspective on the origins of many things – not just people – in the world around us. They help to explain the...
Ignite your interest in te reo Maori with Whanau, a starting point for your language journey or a way to build on what you already know. Most of all, sow the seed of the Maori language within your home...
Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera and also classic New Zealand literature. First published in 1972, it was his first book, which as he says in his new introduction 'fulfilled a childhood vow: to write about Maori using his...
A powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Maoritanga! KIA KAHA is a collection of true stories about amazing Maori who have achieved incredible things. Each of them blazed a trail in...
Pearls of wisdom contained in proverbs - whakatauk I - have been gifted from generation to generation as an intrinsic part of the Maori world. As powerful metaphors, they combine analogy and cultural history in the most economical...
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