FICTION - NZ - Te Reo Maori
DoP 2007 Auckland A photocopiable teacher resource book. In Book 1, the focus is on saying single words. Ages 5-6.
DoP 2007, Auckland
A photocopiable teaching resource. This second book progresses from saying single words to using simple sentences in conversations. Ages 5-6 6-7.
DoP 2007, Auckland
A photocopiable teaching resource. Book 3 progresses from saying single words to using simple sentences in conversations. Ages 6-7.
Dad is promising the best takeaways in the world. So why does he need a hammer, bucket, blunt knife and thick gloves?. The Maori version of Dad's Takeaways.
DoP 2007, Auckland
A photocopiable teaching resource. Book 4 covers topics from saying single words to using simple sentences in conversations. Ages 6-7+.
Maori Edition of Oh Hogwash Sweet Pea
A fun book about a sticky problem. Tama is being bullied by a nasty taniwha who happens to inhabit his local classroom. At a loss for solutions, he goes to his family for ideas. The story follows Tama as he tries out the suggestions and faces the taniwha. A great way for kids to explore different methods of dealing with bullies and an effective tool to generate discussion. Ka rarua a Tama e tetahi taniwha kino rawa. Awangawanga ana, ka patapatai ia ki tona whanau kia mohio mai ia me aha tana mahi. Ka ki mai tenei me tena, me pe... read more
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Childrens book in Maori. Will the children survive their adventures this time? Te Whenua Kauruki continues the story of the young cousins who travel through time. But who has the mere? And who is this strangely familiar woman? Ka haere tonu nga mahi miharo a nga tamariki e toru nei. Kei nehe ra ratou inaianei. Heoi ano, kei a wai te mere? Ko wai te kuia nei e tutakana ana e ratou? Ka ora tonu ratou, ka mate ranei? Ka nui nga patai ka pupu ake i te korero nei.
My clothes are great!
Here are the best short stories for adults, in Maori, from the 1999 Huia Short Story Awards, judged by Timoti Karetu – imaginative, humorous, sad, unsettling, contemporary and traditional, yet all uniquely Maori.
Te Mere has been compared by readers to the Harry Potter stories. It is the first of an action adventure trilogy for young readers of Maori. Follow Hana, Te Ra and Morehu as they travel back in time and embark on an adventure to save their friend, and their iwi, from disaster.
In this second volume of Mokena Reedy's Maori-language trilogy, the three children from Te Mere embark on an action adventure and find themselves washed up on an island, far from help and threatened by a dangerous enemy.
Tui is shocked to one day find her good friend Kiwi has been killed by a stoat. She sets out to find a way to kill stoat, not immediately realising her mission will turn out to encompass all the predators in her home forest. Relaying her dismay to a young boy living on a farm adjoining her home, the boy takes her wish further, not only killing the stoat, but also setting traps and poisons to kill the other predators in the bush. Available in English and Maori.
Luke Peta is one of New Zealand's youngest skateboarders competing at a professional level. At just eight years of age, he is the youngest entrant in the Guiness World Records. In this bilingual book, he covers all aspects of skateboarding, including safety, the parts of a skateboard and how to maintain them, and some simple riding manoeuvres to try. With text in English and Maori and illustrated with photographs by Lee Peta.
Based on the true story of Gavin Bishop's great aunt, Katarina is the fascinating story in Maori of a young Maori woman's life in the early 1860s. It tells of her long and treacherous journey from the Waikato to Otago to join her Scottish husband. This poignant story gives us a very clear insight into Katarina's conflicts between the old Maori ways and the 'new' Pakeha pioneer ways. It is also an amazing snapshot of the times - the land wars between the English and Tainui counter-pointed with the gold rush in Gabriel's Gully, Otago... read more
Itiiti feels small and clumsy and shy next to the rest of her family who are loud and tall and good at things. Itiiti tries to do things with the rest of her family to find her gift but she is not aas good as they are at running or swimming or weaving. Finally, when Itiiti stops looking, her gift finds her and she realizes it was there all along.
Tired of boring and drab Maori language learning books? THIS book is bursting with vivid, entertaining illustrations by Stephen Cartwright that will attract even beginner adult learners.
The book includes verbs, adjectives, opposites, numbers, colours, shapes, and many, many other vocabulary themes. A complete bilingual index of the vocabulary, with a pronunciation guide, is included in the last pages. 'Learn Maori with Huia' is an on-going series of books and resources to inspire and help anyone who is interested in learnin... read more
The best short stories written in te reo Māori from the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers 2007, as well as a selection of Māori language fiction previously published in the Huia Short Stories series. Each of these finalists has brought his or her own imaginative truth to life's recurring themes; love, death, betrayal, youth, injustice and family relationships. Dimensions: 138 x 210mm Pages: 140 Publication Date: 2007-09-01
An adventurous young man called Mitai lives with his seven handsome brothers in the village of Maketu. He watches as his brothers are bewitched by seven beautiful women, and under their spell, the brothers no longer eat, look after themselves, work in their gardens or hunt. Realising the women are 'patupaiarehe' - fairy women - he knows they must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, and he places them in the heavens farthest from the earth. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows their be... read more
