Following the release of the School Journal Story Library graphic novel Te Tiriti o Waitangi into schools a year ago, Lift Education have published a larger, bilingual version of the book. This is their first trade publication and unlike anything produced before on this very important kaupapa. If you would prefer to read this article in te reo Māori, please see our post from yesterday, with the text translated into Māori by Ian Cormack. At the launch of Te Tiriti o Waitangi e

I muri mai i te tukunga o te pakimaero whakairoiro Te Tiriti o Waitangi nō te Puna Pūrākau o ngā Hautaka Kura i tētahi tau ki mua, ka whakaputaina e Lift Education he putanga rahi ake, putanga reorua o taua pukapuka. Koinei tā rātou whakaputanga tauhokohoko tuatahi, me te kore i rite ki ngā mea kua whakaputa kētia mō tēnei kaupapa tino hira. Nā Ian Cormack (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha) tēnei pūrongo i whakamāori. This interview will be available in English tomorrow. E 250

Ahead of Father's Day, four Kiwi Dads let us in on what their family reading lives are like. Here are some excerpts from previous The Sapling articles by music journalist Nick Bollinger; founder of the Ngaio Marsh Awards and writer at Crime Watch Craig Sisterson; political cartoonist, comic artist, illustrator, and writer Toby Morris (aka The Pencilsword), and journalist, writer and editor of The Spinoff Books, Steve Braunias. First up is Nick Bollinger, with an account of re

Political cartoonist, comic artist, illustrator, writer, dad: Toby Morris (aka The Pencilsword) describes how cool it is to watch his kids discover their own tastes and interests through books - even if sometimes those interests are a little unexpected ... A spread from Toby Morris's picture book, Capsicum Capsi Go What does 'story time' look like at your house? I love story time, one my favourite parts of the day. We’ve got two sons, Iggy, 3, and Max, 5, and every night eith