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    The Whale Rider

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    Witi Ihimaera’s timeless story tells how the courage of one girl in standing against the tide of tradition enables her tribe to become reconnected with their ancestral life force.

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    The Matriarch

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    At once a vigorous social history, an intensive course in Maoritanga, and an imaginative study of human relationships.

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    Nga Kupu Wero

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    A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Maori writers.

    Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative non-fiction on the political, cultural and social…

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    The Parihaka Woman

    Witi Ihimaera

    There has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact and fiction, it sets the remarkable story of Erenora against…

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    Pounamu Pounamu

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    First published in 1972, Pounamu Pounamu introduced an exciting new voice into New Zealand literature. Most of Witi Ihimaera’s stories, based on the East Coast, describe a traditional rural, communal…

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    Bulibasha Film Tie-in

    Witi Ihimaera

    This award-winning novel is being reissued to tie in with the release of Mahana, the stunning film adaptation of the novel.

    This award-winning novel is being reissued to tie in…

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    The Whale Rider

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    A classic novel that became a classic film.

    This classic has been released in the Popular Penguin format to mark 50 years of publishing in New Zealand. The format reaches…

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    The Whale Rider

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    In every generation since the legendary 'whale rider', a male descendant inherits the title of chief. But now there is no male heir-there's only Kahu. She should be next in…

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    The Whale Rider

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    Witi Ihimaera’s timeless story tells how the courage of one girl in standing against the tide of tradition enables her tribe to become reconnected with their ancestral life force.

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    A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha

    Eminent writers think about a better world

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    The Thrill of Falling: Stories

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    A stunning collection of stories from one of New Zealand’s favourite authors. What’s new? A young woman utters her favourite mantras to take on the world. An old woman lives…

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    Nga Kupu Wero

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    Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative non-fiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from…

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    Sky Dancer

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    A fine novel from Witi Ihimaera in which a great story about a feisty teenager is interwoven with a dazzling trip through Maori mythology.Stroppy teenager Skylark O'Shea is on holiday…

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    The Dream Swimmer

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    ‘Eleven years have passed since that winter of 1986 when I put down my pen on the story of the woman who wore pearls in her hair, my grandmother the…

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    Tangi

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    The 50th anniversary edition of this award-winning debut novel.

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    Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood

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    This is the first volume of Witi Ihimaera’s enthralling memoir, packed with stories of the formative years of this much-loved writer. –Publisher information.

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    White Lies

    Witi Ihimaera

    A powerful, prize-winning novella from the much-loved author of The Whale Rider, plus a moving screenplay, film stills and commentary on writing and movie making.

    A powerful, prize-winning novella from…

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    Nights in the Gardens of Spain

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    David Munro has everything, a beautiful wife, two adoring daughters, a first class job and a circle of devoted friends. He also has another life, lived mainly at night and…

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    Bulibasha

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    Bulibasha is the title given to the King of the Gypsies, and on the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed the king.Tamihana is the leader…

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    The Whale Rider (16pt Large Print Edition)

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    Eight - year - old Kahu craves her great - grandfather’s love and attention. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a Maori tribe in Whangara, on…

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    Te Kaieke Tohora

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    The te reo Maori translation of the international bestseller The Whale Rider.

    Whakamiharo ana tera te tirohanga atu ki a ia, ki te kaieke tohora. I rere atu te wai…

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    Pounamu Pounamu - Te reo Maori edition

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    Witi Ihimaera's first published book - Pounamu Pounamu - translated into te reo Maori. Published in collaboration with Kotahi Rau Pukapuka.

    E rima tekau tau ki muri, ka puta mai…

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    His Best Stories

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    In this definitive collection by one of New Zealand’s best-loved authors, Witi Ihimaera offers his personal choice of twenty-four stories from throughout his illustrious career.

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    The Uncle’s Story

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    Michael Mahana’s personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of a family secret about uncle Sam, who fought in Vietnam. Armed with his uncle’s diary, Michael goes searching…

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    Native Son: The Writer’s Memoir

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    The revealing sequel to the award-winning memoir Maori Boy.

    This is the second volume of memoir by this remarkable Maori writer and of the living myths that inspired him at…

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    Navigating the Stars: Maori Creation Myths

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    Maori myths retold.

    From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century.

    In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of…

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    The Whale Rider

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    The birth of a daughter - Kahu - breaks the lineage of a Maori tribe. Rejected by her grandfather, Kahu develops the ability to communicate with whales, echoing those of…

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    Puripaha: Te Pane Kaewa / Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies: Kotahi Rau Pukapuka 6

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    He whakamaoritanga i te pukapuka o Puripaha na Witi Ihimaera mo etahi whanau hoariri e rua ki Te Tairawhiti. A te reo Maori translation of Witi Ihimaera’s award-winning novel about…

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    Bulibasha (16pt Large Print Edition)

    Witi Ihimaera

    Bulibasha is the title given to the King of the Gypsies, and on the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed the king. Tamihana is the…

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    Aria and the Kumara God

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    A full-colour illustrated chapter book for readers 6 years plus that returns to the exciting magical world of the Astromancer! Will headstrong Aria manage the impossible climb up to the…

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    A Aria me te Atua o te Kumara

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    The gripping sequel to The Astromancer - translated into te reo Maori by Heni Jacob.

    Koia tenei, ko te paki whakaihiihi e whai mai ana i Te Kokorangi. Noho morearea…

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    Analysis of Witi Ihimaeras ‘The Whale Rider’ on the basis of Postcolonial Theory

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    Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,3, Technical University of Darmstadt (Institut fur Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft)…

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    Indigenous Identity in Witi Ihimaera’s Whale Rider and Chinua Achebe’s Fiction

    Annemarie Pabel

    Bachelor Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Dusseldorf Heinrich Heine , language: English, abstract: In both Chinua…

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    Black Marks on the White Page

    Witi Ihimaera,Tina Makereti

    ‘A collection to be savoured.’

    A stunning collection of Oceanic stories for the 21st century.

    Stones move, whale bones rise out of the ground like cities, a man figures out…

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    Sleeps Standing: A Story of the Battle of Orakau

    Witi Ihimaera,Hemi Kelly

    A little book containing so much- a novella, history, eyewitness reports, Maori translation, verse and images.

    Both fiction and fact, this fascinating book is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the Battle…

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    I Have Loved Me a Man: The Life and Times of Mika

    Sharon Mazer

    The story of a queer brown boy in a big white world.

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    Haare Williams: Words of a Kaumatua

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    A kaumatua reflects in poetry and prose on his journey from te ao Maori on the East Coast to contemporary Auckland. Ko te kopara anake e tarere ki te tihi…

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    The Parihaka Woman

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    There has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact and fiction, it sets the remarkable story of Erenora against…

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    The Parihaka Woman

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    There has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact and fiction, it sets the remarkable story of Erenora against…

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    Talking Music: Conversations with New Zealand Musicians

    Sarah Shieff

    In this work Sarah Shieff talks informally with a wide range of gifted composers and performers who have all made music their lives. Together, their recollections form a significant documentary…

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    Te Kokorangi: Te Aranga o Matariki

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    Witi Ihimaera’s lively Matariki story - The Astromancer - translated into te reo Maori by Heni Jacob.

    E kimi ana a Te Kokorangi i etahi pia hou tokowha hei ako…

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    The Astromancer: The Rising of Matariki

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    A lively story with stunning illustrations that reveals the tradition of Matariki.

    The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses…

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