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Thank you Cheryl from Macarn Design for this cool New Zealand Place Names’ book Christmas tree decoration 🎄
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December 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Thank you Cheryl from Macarn Design for this cool New Zealand Place Names’ book Christmas tree decoration 🎄
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December 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Te Reo Māori e-books
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December 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Alagā’upu Fa’asamoa ma Uiga mo Tamaiti/Samoan Proverbs for Children is in the top 10 children’s book for 2025-2026 at Auckland libraries! 🙌
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December 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Alagā’upu Fa’asamoa ma Uiga mo Tamaiti/Samoan Proverbs for Children is in the top 10 children’s book for 2025-2026 at Auckland libraries! 🙌
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Favourite Māori Legends
by A.W. Reed and edited by Ross Calman is available in print (with a great new cover) and ebook:
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by A.W. Reed and edited by Ross Calman is available in print (with a great new cover) and ebook:
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December 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Favourite Māori Legends
by A.W. Reed and edited by Ross Calman is available in print (with a great new cover) and ebook:
oratia.co.nz/product/favo...
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by A.W. Reed and edited by Ross Calman is available in print (with a great new cover) and ebook:
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Samoan-New Zealand author Sarona Aiono-Iosefa has reimagined the Christmas classic 12 Days of Christmas for Pasifika kids: A Manulele in A Mango Tree / Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3609...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Samoan-New Zealand author Sarona Aiono-Iosefa has reimagined the Christmas classic 12 Days of Christmas for Pasifika kids: A Manulele in A Mango Tree / Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3609...
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In Canvas - NZ Herald today: New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
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Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
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December 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In Canvas - NZ Herald today: New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
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Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
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Just right for under the tree come two fun books that will entertain children this Christmas:
A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
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A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Just right for under the tree come two fun books that will entertain children this Christmas:
A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
#oratiabooks
A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
#oratiabooks
Dr Rāpata Wiri talks with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ Nine to Noon about bringing back to print, 100 years from its first publication, the two volumes of Tuhoe The Children of the Mist, by Elsdon Best
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
#Tuhoe #Māori #oratiabooks #NgāiTūhoe #urewera #mātaatuawaka
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December 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dr Rāpata Wiri talks with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ Nine to Noon about bringing back to print, 100 years from its first publication, the two volumes of Tuhoe The Children of the Mist, by Elsdon Best
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
#Tuhoe #Māori #oratiabooks #NgāiTūhoe #urewera #mātaatuawaka
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Interview with Finnish author-illustrator team, Johanna Venho and Sanna Pelliccioni, talking about Five Oceans' latest publication Thank you, Forest
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December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Interview with Finnish author-illustrator team, Johanna Venho and Sanna Pelliccioni, talking about Five Oceans' latest publication Thank you, Forest
librointernational.blogspot.com/2025/12/inte...
#oratiabooks #fiveoceans #conservation #forest @forestandbird.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social
librointernational.blogspot.com/2025/12/inte...
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Christmas Books for Children
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November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained
by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
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by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
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November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained
by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
oratia.co.nz/product/te-r...
#oratiabooks #reomāori #tereomāori #māori #māorigrammar @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social
by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
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Te Ahi Kā: The Fires of Occupation explores in photographs, archives and interviews some of the key political, environmental and cultural issues for the iwi as it has sought return of its historical lands at Mangapapapa.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Te Ahi Kā: The Fires of Occupation explores in photographs, archives and interviews some of the key political, environmental and cultural issues for the iwi as it has sought return of its historical lands at Mangapapapa.
oratia.co.nz/product/te-a... #Māori #MartinToft #WhanganuiRiver #TeAhiKā
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At Scorpio Books, Christchurch for Tuesday’s presentation of New Zealand Place Names – Takerei Norton (Ngāi Tahu) and Peter Dowling in discussion
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November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At Scorpio Books, Christchurch for Tuesday’s presentation of New Zealand Place Names – Takerei Norton (Ngāi Tahu) and Peter Dowling in discussion
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Writers led by Ihimaera and Grace challenged earlier stereotypes and inherited literary forms, creating a new body of writing that has redefined the Māori in literature.
Available as an ebook
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Available as an ebook
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November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Writers led by Ihimaera and Grace challenged earlier stereotypes and inherited literary forms, creating a new body of writing that has redefined the Māori in literature.
Available as an ebook
oratia.co.nz/product/from...
#oratiabooks #Māori #Māoriliterature @takahemagazine.bsky.social
Available as an ebook
oratia.co.nz/product/from...
#oratiabooks #Māori #Māoriliterature @takahemagazine.bsky.social
At the launch of Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
At the launch of Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
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"A brilliant book for name nerds: full of quirks and facts."
New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
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New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"A brilliant book for name nerds: full of quirks and facts."
New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
#oratiabooks #NewZealandPlaceNames #toponymy
New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
#oratiabooks #NewZealandPlaceNames #toponymy
On Waatea News: Dr Rāpata Wiri talks about Tuhoe: Children of the Mist. Dr Wiri has written the preface for this new edition of the Elsdon Best classic. Listen to the interview here: waateanews.com/tag/tuhoe-ch...
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe #teurewera #mātaatuawaka #urewera
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November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On Waatea News: Dr Rāpata Wiri talks about Tuhoe: Children of the Mist. Dr Wiri has written the preface for this new edition of the Elsdon Best classic. Listen to the interview here: waateanews.com/tag/tuhoe-ch...
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe #teurewera #mātaatuawaka #urewera
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe #teurewera #mātaatuawaka #urewera
The work that has been called 'New Zealand’s greatest tribal history' returns to print a century after its first publication, in quality hardback volumes.
Tuhoe
The Children of the Mist
Elsdon Best
Preface to the fifth edition by Rāpata Wiri
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/maori/new-ze...
Tuhoe
The Children of the Mist
Elsdon Best
Preface to the fifth edition by Rāpata Wiri
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/maori/new-ze...
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The work that has been called 'New Zealand’s greatest tribal history' returns to print a century after its first publication, in quality hardback volumes.
Tuhoe
The Children of the Mist
Elsdon Best
Preface to the fifth edition by Rāpata Wiri
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/maori/new-ze...
Tuhoe
The Children of the Mist
Elsdon Best
Preface to the fifth edition by Rāpata Wiri
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/maori/new-ze...
Photos from Unity Books Wellington yesterday evening at the launch of New Zealand Place Names:
From left: Wendy Shaw (NZGB), Heather Lane (Reed estate), Anselm Haanen, Christopher Stephens, Peter Dowling (Author), Joanna Barnes-Wylie (Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand)
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From left: Wendy Shaw (NZGB), Heather Lane (Reed estate), Anselm Haanen, Christopher Stephens, Peter Dowling (Author), Joanna Barnes-Wylie (Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Photos from Unity Books Wellington yesterday evening at the launch of New Zealand Place Names:
From left: Wendy Shaw (NZGB), Heather Lane (Reed estate), Anselm Haanen, Christopher Stephens, Peter Dowling (Author), Joanna Barnes-Wylie (Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand)
#oratiabooks
From left: Wendy Shaw (NZGB), Heather Lane (Reed estate), Anselm Haanen, Christopher Stephens, Peter Dowling (Author), Joanna Barnes-Wylie (Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand)
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Congratulations to Ross Calman, recipient of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement for non-fiction.
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Congratulations to Ross Calman, recipient of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement for non-fiction.
From the forests of Finland, a thank you to nature for young readers in Oceania:
Thank you, Forest
Johanna Venho
Illustrated by Sanna Pelliccioni
Translated by Jennifer Pulju Porter
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...
#FiveOceans @abluebox.bsky.social #forest #nature
Thank you, Forest
Johanna Venho
Illustrated by Sanna Pelliccioni
Translated by Jennifer Pulju Porter
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...
#FiveOceans @abluebox.bsky.social #forest #nature
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
From the forests of Finland, a thank you to nature for young readers in Oceania:
Thank you, Forest
Johanna Venho
Illustrated by Sanna Pelliccioni
Translated by Jennifer Pulju Porter
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...
#FiveOceans @abluebox.bsky.social #forest #nature
Thank you, Forest
Johanna Venho
Illustrated by Sanna Pelliccioni
Translated by Jennifer Pulju Porter
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...
#FiveOceans @abluebox.bsky.social #forest #nature
New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
Produced with the help of Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board
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Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
Produced with the help of Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board
oratia.co.nz/product/newz...
#oratiabooks @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social #newzealand #aotearoa
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
Produced with the help of Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board
oratia.co.nz/product/newz...
#oratiabooks @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social #newzealand #aotearoa
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
Produced with the help of Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board
oratia.co.nz/product/newz...
#oratiabooks @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social #newzealand #aotearoa
If you are in Wellington!
Book Launch: New Zealand Place Names
10 Nov - 6pm, at #UnityBooks
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Book Launch: New Zealand Place Names
10 Nov - 6pm, at #UnityBooks
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November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If you are in Wellington!
Book Launch: New Zealand Place Names
10 Nov - 6pm, at #UnityBooks
www.unitybooks.co.nz/news-and-eve...
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Book Launch: New Zealand Place Names
10 Nov - 6pm, at #UnityBooks
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New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
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Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
oratia.co.nz/general/nzpl...
@nzgeo.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social @nzhistory.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social #oratiabooks #NewZealand #Aotearoa
November 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
oratia.co.nz/general/nzpl...
@nzgeo.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social @nzhistory.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social #oratiabooks #NewZealand #Aotearoa
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
oratia.co.nz/general/nzpl...
@nzgeo.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social @nzhistory.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social #oratiabooks #NewZealand #Aotearoa