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Book List: Queer & Trans Books for Schools

Young adults who are part of gender or sexual minorities may be in need of extra support in school environments. We asked School Library Assistant Cathy-Ellen Paul to help equip school staff to be their champions, including in the reading…

Book Quiz: The change of the seasons

We may not yet have reached the Season of the Age of Aquarius, but it certainly appears to be Spring right now, and we figure sooner or later Summer will reach our fair shores. Lets do a quiz to celebrate!…

Dare Truth or Promise, Twenty Years On

Today we say ‘Happy Birthday!’ to Paula Boock’s ground-breaking novel for young adults, Dare Truth or Promise, published on this day, twenty years ago. Today Gem Wilder remembers how important it was for her to read as a teenager, and…

Poet and Politician: Sir Apirana Ngata

Most people know him as a politician, but the face of our fifty-dollar note, Sir Āpirana Ngata, was passionate about so much more than meets the eye. Our guest editor for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Nadine Millar (Ngāti…

The Reckoning: What the heck is Maori Literature?

In the fourth of our features in celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, award-winning writer Steph Matuku battles clichés, stereotypes, and the voice of the internal critic, as she wonders if her work is ‘Māori enough.’ I’m a…

Te Reo Maori in Schools: 10 Things You Can Do

We are delighted to have Nadine Millar (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) as our guest editor for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Today, she has a handy list of things you can do right now to support your tamariki learning Māori…

Te Atea: ko tenei te wa: Kristin Smith

Ko tēnei Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Today we have a love letter to Te Ātea, a futuristic Young Adult story about a nuclear holocaust and space travel, all in te reo Māori, by the acclaimed author Dame Katerina…

The Magic of Translation: Nadine Anne Hura

Ko tēnei Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! All week, our guest editor Nadine Anne Hura (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) will bring us literary insights and treasures from Te Ao Māori. First up, she draws back the curtain on the production…

KA PAI! Cool stuff from around the internet

Every two weeks we compile, for your browsing pleasure, cool children’s book happenings (and peripherally related news) from around Aotearoa, the world and the internet. Book news from Aotearoa  Due to various upheavals in life and work, we’ve been a…