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Book Awards: The Te Reo Maori Finalists
It's the final instalment of our NZCYA finalist coverage for 2019! Our final category is the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu...
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Book Reviews: Three NZ Picture Books
Each of these vibrant, colourful books comes from an independent publisher. Helen Vivienne Fletcher finds a lot to love about them. A...
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Best Picture Books for New New Zealanders
Hearing the wonderful news that six more towns are going to be Refugee Resettlement centres, we got thinking about what books might...
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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...
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Book Awards: Finalists for Te Kura Pounamu
Three books are finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Te Kura Pounamu category, celebrating the best...
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Book Reviews: Three NZ Picture Books
Each of these vibrant, colourful books comes from an independent publisher. Helen Vivienne Fletcher finds a lot to love about them. A...
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Happy Birthday to Little Island Press
Happy 10th Birthday to Little Island Press! In celebration of this anniversary, Auckland teacher, writer and mother Emmaline Matagi sat...
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The Reckoning: Disturbing Reading
Should children be exposed to books about slavery, racism and violence? Today Sisilia Eteuati, an Auckland writer, lawyer and mother,...
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2017 Christmas Shopping List: Picture Books
Do you want to be sure you're getting top-shelf books for your favourite people this Christmas - or on any gift-giving occasion? We are...
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Robyn Kahukiwa: Artist, Writer, Illustrator
Robyn Kahukiwa is one of the legends of New Zealand Picture Book illustration. She recently published Nga Atua: Māori Gods (Oratia Books)...
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