I tēnei putanga whakanui i te Wiki o Te Reo Māori kua kōrero ki ētehi tamariki nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o te Tonga o Hokianga, kia rongo he pēhea ō rātou whakaaro mō ētehi tānga reo Māori ina tata ake nei kua puta mai. Ko tā rātou whakatau: Te nanakia hoki! Nā Stella Rutherford ngā whakaahua Ko Flit te Tīrairaka me Ngā Hēki Muna, nā Kat Merewether; nā Ngaere Roberts ngā korero i whakamāori. I te tuatahi, i kima a Flit i ngā hēki itiiti, he hēki inarapa. Katahi ka whakaaro a F

Lucy Black reviews five new picture books that explore ideas of people and place. Join Aroha, Flit, Polly, two boisterous boys and the girls in the kapa haka as they each in their own way show what it is to be a kid in Aotearoa these days. Aroha’s Way by Craig Phillips (Wildling Books) Books about emotions and how to deal with them are some of my favourite kids' books. I remember being young and reading Aldo by John Burningham, the bittersweet sadness and evocative painted il

Early Childhood teacher Sara Croft reviews four New Zealand picture books. Two take us on the sea, and the other two feature a plethora of hilarious birds. There’s a Tui in our Teapot - he tūī kei rō tīpāta, by Dawn McMillan, illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson & translated by Ngaere Roberts It’s breakfast time and the birds are making mischief inside Nan’s house. A tūī is in the teapot, takahē is by the toaster and a pūkeko is in the pantry looking for eggs. Packets are ripp

Ngaere Roberts (Ngāti Porou) is one of our most prolific translators of children’s books into te reo Māori, having translated work from the likes of Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop and Ruth Paul. Today Vini Olsen-Reeder chats to Ngaere about her storytelling process. See here to read this interview in te reo Māori. Ngaere Roberts We’re doing this on paper, and not in person. At first I was a bit worried about that. Now I’m thinking it’s pretty special because I first met you through

He mātanga, he atamai a Ngaere Roberts (Ngāti Porou) ki te whakamāori i ngā pukapuka mō te nohinohi, kua oti i a ia ngā pukapuka a te momo i a Joy Cowley mā, i a Gavin Bishop mā, i a Ruth Paul mā te whakamāori. Inā a Vini Olsen-Reeder e kōrero ana ki a Ngaere mō tāna huarahi taki i te pūrākau mō te tamaiti. You can read this interview in English here. Ngaere Roberts Tēnā koe e Ngaere! Tuatahi, he uiui ā-tuhi tēnei, ehara i te uiui kanohi ki te kanohi. Ka nui taku māharahara k

A notorious witch, some butterflies, and a fantail that can't stay still. Reviewer Holly Walker enjoys a trip down memory lane with BadJelly, but will her daughter come with her? Badjelly the Witch, by Spike Milligan (Penguin NZ) Badjelly the Witch! Special 45th anniversary edition! With the original radio play! I was very excited to introduce my four-year-old daughter Esther to Tim and Rose and Binkle-bonk and Dinglemouse and Jim the Giant Eagle and the rest, but alas, she

‘Self-published’ is not a word I use proudly when referring to my work. Independently produced books are – still – frequently seen as inferior to those that are traditionally published. But the number of my self-published colleagues who are creating outstanding children's books made me think: why is there a stigma attached? Kuwi the Kiwi, the creation of Kat Merewether (spread from Kuwi's Huhu Hunt) There is an increasing number of professional and innovative authors and illu