{"title":"Oceania Award Winners","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bugweek","title":"Bug Week","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOckham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Atmospheric and refined, Bug Week is compelling from start to finish. A tightly wound collection of short stories which explore the weird, the eerie and the mordantly funny, there’s a sense of quiet unease and slow-burning rage. 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This is a work of a luminous new talent in New Zealand life writing.' —Judges' comments, 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA father rollerblading to church in his ministerial robes, a university student in a leotard sprinting through fog, a trespass notice from Pak’nSave, a beautiful unborn goat in a jar . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn scenarios ranging from the mundane to the surreal, Madison Hamill looks back at her younger selves with a sharp eye. Was she good or evil? Ignorant or enlightened? What parts of herself did she give up in order to forge ahead in school, church, work, and relationships, with a self that made sense to others?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith wit and intelligence, these shape-shifting essays probe the ways in which a person’s inner and outer worlds intersect and submit to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a brilliantly discomfiting, vivid and funny collection in which peace is found in the weirdest moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMADISON HAMILL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is based in Wellington. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters. 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She seems to trust Charlie and even more strangely, he can understand her speaking when no-one else can. Following the discovery of the ponaturi, Charlie and his family and the other residents in Tologa Bay get caught in the middle of a savage fight between the ancient Māori gods Tane and Tangaroa; flaring up because of changes happening in the Bay that will disturb the natural environment.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis was an action-packed book with an authentic New Zealand feel to it which engrossed me from start to finish. I enjoyed the Te reo Māori and Te Ao Māori effortlessly woven into the story. Having a Koro intent on passing on his knowledge to Charlie, as well as an American girl (Jenny) as characters was a clever way for the author to explain the characteristics and legends that connect to the ancient Māori gods. It was like nothing I’ve ever read before - I’m hoping for a sequel!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a National Library Blog about reading aloud \"Charlie and his brother discover a ponaturi (mermaid) on the beach and get involved in a stormy battle between the Māori gods Tane and Tangaroa over pollution in the ocean and discover Charlie’s special skills in the process. Full of action, emotion, stories of mythology and family. Reading age 9 to 12 years.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/natlib.govt.nz\/blog\/posts\/read-alouds-for-juniors-and-seniors\" title=\"National Library NZ Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit natlib.govt.nz\/blog\/posts\/read-alouds-for-juniors-and-seniors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUPREME WINNER, The Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adult, 2021\u003cbr\u003eWINNER, Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adult, 2021.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his half-brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi – a mermaid – washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the Māori gods Tāne and Tangaroa has flared up because a port being built in the bay is degrading the ocean and creatures are fleeing the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis has reignited anger between the gods, which breaks out in storms, earthquakes and huge seas. The human world and realm of the gods are thrown into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ponaturi believes Charlie is the only one who can stop the destruction because his stump is a sign that he straddles both worlds. So begins Charlie’s journey to find a way to reunite the gods, realise the power in the ancient songs his grandfather taught him, and discover why he was the one for the task.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNZ Children Books Awards website wrote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Charlie Tangaroa is not defined by his disability, he is not defined by his place in the world, he defines himself through his family. This is a book that has so many themes that resonate in today’s culture. Disability, whanaungatanga, Charlie’s whakapapa, the environment – all are all dealt with a sure hand, and a gentle heart. Charlie’s fractured family is reflected in the warring brothers, and we are taken along at pace, with assured handling, and although so many issues are raised, they are never shoved in the reader’s face – rather they are presented as they are, as just another step in Charlie’s journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a uniquely New Zealand story, and one in which so many of us can see ourselves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Māori language edition is \u003cem\u003eTiare Tangaroa me te Taipō Moana\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT K Roxborogh (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an award-winning author of more than thirty published works, both fiction and non-fiction. Her publication Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea won the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction and the supreme Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award at the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. She teaches English and has been a writing mentor and judge for short stories and for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 224 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 138mm W: 210mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUIA PUBLISHERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40631977476246,"sku":"9781775503972","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/9781775503972.jpg?v=1630277198"},{"product_id":"amorangi-and-millies-trip-through-time","title":"Amorangi and Millie's Trip Through Time","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER, NZ Booklovers Award for Best Junior Fiction Book 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/interview-lauren-keenan-talks-about-amorangi-and-millie-s-trip-through-time\" title=\"NZ Booklovers Interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to read an interview with www.nzbooklovers.co.nz about her win and the book.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Keenan has pitched this book perfectly to the intended independent reader too - it's the right length, has the right vocabulary and features concepts and content that readers are ready to tackle. 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One of the best, most confident and polished local crime debuts in recent memory.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/the-slow-roll-by-simon-lendrum\" title=\"NZ Booklovers Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit www.nzbooklovers.co.nz review of The Slow Roll\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClearance  price $20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt seemed a simple request. \"Can you find my daughter who has run away?\" But for professional gambler O'Malley, life isn't that simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere is the murder of one of his poker partners, the attention of drug dealers, money launderers, the police, the gangs, and just to top it all off there is his intriguing girlfriend Claire, who just seems to be better at part-time sleuthing than he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, nothing is simple for O’Malley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA brilliantly written and intriguing debut crime novel, set in Auckland and featuring two lead characters with intelligence and empathy who just leave you wanting more to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrime and mystery fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Lendrum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e390 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upstart Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41995921162390,"sku":"9781990003578","price":20.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-08-03T224541-584.jpg?v=1659523744"},{"product_id":"were-all-made-of-lightning","title":"We're All Made of Lightning","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards; \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARY AND PETER BIGGS AWARD FOR POETRY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/Images\/Assets\/44767\/1\/Poetry%20Sampler.pdf\" title=\"Ockhams Sampler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit the Ockhams Sampler; Extracts from the finalist books in the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/new-zealand-book-awards\/2023-awards\/shortlist\/\" title=\"Ockham 2023 Shortlist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit the Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 Shortlist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKhadro Mohamed expertly navigates the experience of being a Muslim women in Aotearoa, bringing us along on her journey of selfhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShifting between Aotearoa, Egypt and Somalia, we get a glimpse into her worlds, which are rich and full of life. 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Look closer and it is an incisive exploration of wealth, power, class, female rage, and the search for authenticity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Perkins deftly wrangles a large cast of characters in vivid technicolour, giving each their moment in the sun, while dexterously weaving together multiple plotlines. Her acute observations and razor-sharp wit decimate the tropes of mid-life in moments of pure prose brilliance, leaving the reader gasping for more. Disturbing, deep, smart, and funny as hell, Lioness is unforgettable.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/new-zealand-book-awards\/2024-awards\/winners\" title=\"NZ Book Awards 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.nzbookawards.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most exciting novel I've read in ages... I gulped it down, so readable, so EXCELLENT about people. 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And what exactly should she do about it?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thoughtful, intelligent novel about one woman's search for more meaning'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Perkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 288 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 198mm W: 129mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Circus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43605316698262,"sku":"9781526660688","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2024-05-09T164912-211.jpg?v=1715230241"},{"product_id":"a-lonely-girl-is-a-dangerous-thing","title":"A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Literary Fiction Book of the Year, ABIA Awards, 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up is always hard, but especially when so many think you're a washed-up has-been at twenty-two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJena Lin plays the violin. She was once a child prodigy and now uses sex to fill the void left by fame. She's struggling a little. Her professional life comprises rehearsals, concerts, auditions and relentless practice; her personal life is spent managing the demands of her strict family and creative friends, and hooking up. And then she meets Mark - much older and worldly-wise - who consumes her. But at what cost to her dreams?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jena is awarded an internship with the New York Philharmonic, she thinks the life she has dreamed of is about to begin. But when Trump is elected, New York changes irrevocably and Jena along with it. Is the dream over? As Jena's life takes on echoes of Frances Ha, her favourite film, crucial truths are gradually revealed to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing explores female desire and the consequences of wanting too much and never getting it. 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The Raven’s Eye Runaways is the work of a writer who wields her words with exquisite care and understands the power of great storytelling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\" title=\"www.nzbookawards.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVisit to find out more www.nzbookawards.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoint Winner of the NZ Booklovers Award for Best Junior Fiction Book 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/2025-awards\" title=\"2025 Awards NZ Booklovers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/2025-awards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating and enchanting, The Raven’s Eye Runaways is a stunning debut novel by Claire Mabey. 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Twelve years in the making, extensively researched and thoughtfully written, it casts a wide inclusive net. The result is a beautifully designed visual tour de force of images both newly created and archivally sourced, and a cultural framework that approaches toi mahi with intelligence and insight. This is a book of enduring significance with international reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToi Te Mana is dedicated to the late Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, one of the three authors responsible for this magnum opus. The judges congratulated Professors Deirdre Brown and Ngarino Ellis for carrying the baton to completion, a herculean task akin to the mahi of Maui himself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/new-zealand-book-awards\/2025-awards\/winners\" title=\"Click to visit the Ockham NZ Book Awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.nzbookawards.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe toi whakairo, he mana tangata.Through artistic excellence, there is human dignity. 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She walks through the darkness with others, in awe of Te Kore, Te Pō and Te Ao Mārama—a universe of potential being, dark and light. These are some of the kaupapa that underpin her work and her way of moving through the world, both enlivened and haunted by a compulsion to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded here are frank and moving essays about the wāhine who have shown her many ways of being a Māori woman, the pain and dark humour of living with an alcoholic, a blue boob from breast cancer treatment, and the potential of art to return power to survivors of colonialism. What if we could transform the events that made us who we are? 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He mea whakarite te hanganga o te pukapuka nei ki tētahi tupuna whare hei arataki i te kaipānui mai i te tūāpapa o te whare ki tōna whatumanawa, e whakakitea ana te kupu tapu mā ngā whakataukī, ngā kupu whakaari, ngā waiata, me ngā ingoa o ngā whare nā Te Kooti Arikirangi Turuki i tapa. E whakaatu ana a Tā Pou he tapu atua tō te reo poropiti, he maha ōna paparanga tikanga, ā, he kawenga matatika kei runga i te kawe o aua kupu. Mā tēnei pukapuka ka whakarangatira te reo Māori, ka whakahoki i te mauri o te mātauranga Māori, ā, ka waiho he wāhi mā te kaipānui hei whakaaroaro, hei wānanga, ka mutu, kia ū ki tōna ake māramatanga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTe Āhua o Ngā Kupu Whakaari a Te Kooti is a significant scholarly work that examines the depth, authority, and enduring power of kupu whakaari and whakataukī, and the intimate connections to faith, land, history, and people. Structured metaphorically as a whare tūpuna, the book guides the reader from the foundations of the whare through to its heart, revealing the sacred nature of language through whakataukī, kupu whakaari, waiata, and named houses of Te Kooti Arikirangi Turuki. Tā Pou Temara demonstrates how prophetic language conveys divine tapu, layered meaning, and moral responsibility. This work enriches te reo Māori, restores the mauri of mātauranga Māori, and creates space for readers to reflect, interpret, and arrive at their own understandings.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe kōrero hirahira tēnei e wānangatia ai ngā kupu whakaari a Te Kooti Te Turuki Rikirangi – he poropiti, he kaiārahi, he pou nō te Hāhi Ringatū.\u003cbr\u003eKo Te Kooti Te Turuki Rikirangi tētahi o ngā maunga teitei o te wā – he kōkōrangi i ngā rā pōuri, he tokotoko i te awa kōpaka. I tū ia hei toa i te whare o Tūmatauenga, engari ki te Hāhi Ringatū, he poropiti – he matakite nāna i hāpai ngā moemoeā, ngā tūmanako, me ngā wairua o te iwi i ngā tau o te ngarohanga: te whenua, te oranga, te mana motuhake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tōna ringa matau te pū me te riri, i tōna ringa māui te whakapono, ngā kupu whakaari, me te tohu rangimārie. Nā Te Kooti i hora atu ēnei kupu ki ngā marae o te motu, hei karere poropiti, hei tohu whakatūpato, hei māramatanga mō ngā uri whakatipu. He kupu e kōrero ana ki te manawa, ki te wairua, ki te whenua.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKo tēnei pukapuka nā Tā Pou Temara – he mema o te Kaunihera Tekau mā Rua a te Kuīni, he ahorangi, he tohunga mō te kupu, mō te whakaaro Māori. Ka wānangahia e ia ngā kōrero a Te Kooti: ngā whakakitenga i tukuna ki ngā marae, ngā waiata i tuhia hei huna i te mōhiotanga, ngā kōrero i poipoia i raro i te maru o te atua. Ka pānuitia, ka wetewetehia, ka uia: kua tutuki rānei ngā kupu a Te Kooti? Kei te ora tonu rānei i ēnei rā?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKo ngā whakaaro o Tā Pou i ahu mai i ngā kōrero tuku iho o Te Whānau-a-Apanui, o Te Arawa, o Ngāi Tūhoe – ngā iwi i whakatupu i tōna ngākau kia mōhio ai ki te hā o te kupu, ki te wairua o te whakapono, ki te tapu o te kōrero tuku iho. Nā konā, ka rere mai tēnei pukapuka hei puna mātauranga mō te hunga e kimi ana i te māramatanga ki te Hāhi Ringatū, ki te poropititanga Māori, ki te reo, ki te hītori o te motu – mai i te uma o ngā marae, mai i ngā whakapono o ngā tīpuna, mai i te kore ki te ao mārama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Temara is a cultural authority: a tohunga of te reo Māori, oratory, karakia, and tikanga. His scholarship carries both academic rigour and deep lived engagement with Māori oral traditions. This combination allows him to treat Te Kooti’s words not as relics but as living content – something to be engaged with in the present.’ – Waatea News\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prophetic sayings of Te Kooti Te Turuki Rikirangi – analysed and explained in te reo Māori by Tā Pou Temara.\u003cbr\u003eTe Kooti Te Turuki Rikirangi stands as a towering figure of his time – a storm in dark days, a staff for those adrift. A warrior in the house of Tūmatauenga, yet to the Ringatū Church, a prophet – one who carried the dreams, hopes and spirit of the iwi through years of loss: land, life and sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his right hand, the gun of battle; in his left, the word of God. Te Kooti spread these words across the marae of the motu; a messenger, a guide, a beacon of understanding for generations to come. 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This book is a rich source of knowledge for those seeking understanding of the Ringatū faith, Māori prophecy, the Māori language and the history of the land – from the heart of the marae, from the wisdom of ancestors, from the shadows to the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTe Kaituhi \/ Author\u003cbr\u003eHe mea whakatipu a Tā William Te Rangiua ‘Pou’ Temara KNZM (1948 te tau i whānau ai ia) e ōna kaumātua i te mātotorutanga o te reo Māori i Te Urewera kia waru tau rā anō tōna pakeke. Koia te wā i hoki ai rātau ki Ruatāhuna. He ahorangi tikanga ia i te Wānanga o Awanuiārangi i tēnei wā. I mua atu he ahorangi ia o te reo Māori, o ngā tikanga, me te kaupapa rapunga whakaaro i Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. I mua i tāna mahi i Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, i Te Whare Wānanga o Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui ia (otirā te wāhi i whai tohu mātauranga ai ia), ā, i Awanuiārangi ia i mua o tōna haerenga ki Waikato. Ko ia hoki te mana ahurea o te whaikōrero, o te whakapapa me te karakia. Kua tū ia hei mema mō Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi mai i te tau 2008, hei mema mō Te Poari Tarahiti Māori o Tūhoe Waikaremoana, hei heamana mō Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe, ā, ko ia te heamana o Karanga Aotearoa, te mana whakahoki mai i ngā kōiwi Māori i tāwāhi. I whakawhiwhia ia ki Te Tohu Tā i te tau 2021. Ko ia hoki tētahi o te Tekau mā Rua a Kuīni Nga Wai Hono i te Po. He mea tā tāna pukapuka, Te Rautakitahi o Tūhoe ki Ōrākau, e Auckland University Press i te tau 2023, ā, koia te toa o te tohu Te Mūrau o te Tuhi nā Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSir William Te Rangiua ‘Pou’ Temara KNZM (born 1948) was raised by his grandparents in a Māori-language environment in Te Urewera until he was eight years old, when they moved back to Ruatāhuna. He is a professor of Māori Philosophy at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. 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Making this story's light shine bright is te reo Maori blended throughout and a cast of supporting characters that are easily recognisable as classmates, teachers, and friends.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonya Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an award-winning novelist, journalist, television reporter, presenter and producer. She has a degree in Broadcasting Communications and has worked across a variety of platforms and programmes including TVNZ's Breakfast, 1News, 20\/20, Sunday and Q+A programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe also has a Masters in Creative Writing with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland. Her first novel, Spark Hunter, has made several bestseller and best-of lists since its release in October 2021. 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Except for Morrigan, who doesn't seem to have any special talent at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests - or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge: From 8 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJESSICA TOWNSEND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with her dogs, Vivien and Rik. Her pet fascinations include public transport, ancient cities, hotels, opera singers, Halloween, secret societies and gigantic cats - all of which have weaselled their way into Nevermoor, her first series and a city that feels like it belongs entirely to her. 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