Kia Kaha te Pukapuka Reo Maori i te Kainga
Revitalising a language and raising a family are both harrowing, amazing tasks. What happens when you do both at the same time? In celebrating Māori Language Week, Louise Whaanga (Ngāti Kahungunu) shares a wonderful account of the role Māori language children’s literature plays in their whare. Louise, Piki, Te Manako, Matangirau and partner Paul. Photograph by Louise Whaanga There’s magic in books. Magic that lets you escape your reality and see the world through someone else