Miriama Kamo and Craig Phillips
Scholastic

”I am the Humble Bumble. No one is as humble as me.” 

So announces the not-so-humble bumblebee, who proceeds to take credit for all her friends’ hard work in collecting pollen. But when she takes it a step too far, trying to claim a whole field of flowers for herself, the Queen Bee herself delivers a lesson in humility and Humble Bumble discovers ‘kotahitanga’ and the benefits of working together as a team.

Tina Makereti
Te Herenga Waka University Press

"It’s not beautiful, not at all, when it’s there in front of you, but writing transforms."

In her first book of nonfiction, prizewinning author Tina Makereti writes from inside her many intersecting lives as a wahine Māori – teacher, daughter, traveller, parent – and into a past that is as alive and changeful as the present moment. By turns lyrical, personal and critical, This Compulsion In Us is many things all at once, and an unforgettable portrait of one of Aotearoa’s foremost storytellers.

Donovan Farnham
Moa Press

Me poho kereru. Be proud.
Mei kore ake koe. Thank goodness you're here.

Ignite your interest in te reo Māori 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 Māori language within your home and see it bloom in the fertile soils of te ukaipo.

Ataria Sharman
Huia Press

"If only Hōhepa hadn't sung so loudly. If only Hine hadn't gotten so angry with him. If only Hōhepa hadn't run off. Maybe then the no-eyes wouldn't have snatched him."

A fast-paced fantasy adventure. Hine and her brother, Hōhepa, unwittingly step through a portal into an ancient realm inhabited by the atua Māori (Māori deities), Kea bird tribes, patupaiarehe (fairy people), moa and giant eagles. This world is in turmoil as evil sorcerer Kae has built a cursed army and intends to rule this world and everything in it. He sees the opportunity to dominate the modern world as well, by kidnapping Hōhepa and using his life force to reopen the portal between the worlds.

Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Huia Press

"Noho ai a Riwia, tōna māmā me tōna pāpā ki tō rātou wēne - te Mātai Arorangi"

This is the Māori language version of Riwia and the Stargazer. It is fully in reo Māori. 

Since he was born, Riwia’s baby brother, Tawa, has been in Auckland Hospital, and his family has come to stay in Auckland. While Riwia goes to school and Dad works as a cook, Mum stays with Tawa. Their Aunty Sue’s house is full, and renting is expensive, so Riwia and her parents live in a van, the Stargazer, in the park. Sometimes it’s scary at night when people shout at them in the park, but the weekend is good when they go to Aunty Sue’s and Dad cooks a boil-up and they all have a shower. But Tawa is getting sicker, and he dies. The family travels back to Te Teko, taking Tawa to the marae for his tangi and burial. Riwia learns about the journey Tawa’s spirit will make to farewell Aotearoa and join the waka of stars that gathers the spirits of the dead. And at Matariki, the family remembers Tawa and gathersto see his spirit burning brightly as a star.