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KA PAI! Cool stuff from around the internet
I tēnei wiki kua hoki mai a Ka Pai: He tohu mai kei hea ngā rauemi ipurangi whakamiharo mō te wiki o te reo Māori. This week sees a...


Rawiri Paratene: The Marae and the Globe
In celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, our 2019 guest editor Kura Rutherford spoke to actor, writer, and activist Rawiri Paratene...


Piano lessons, life lessons and Jellybean
Three years ago, give or take, Jane Arthur and Sarah Forster dreamed up The Sapling. One of the first stories on an early schedule of...

Book Reviews: New New Zealand Non-Fiction
Here's a peek at three new non-fiction titles, as reviewed by Esther Kiernan (with a little input from her nine-year-old son). With two...


Useful Bookish Phrases In Te Reo Maori
Kia ora e hoa mā! You probably know that Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori/Māori Language Week is next week – but some of you may not realise that...


The Reckoning: Cook & Ethical Remembering
TUIA250 is the government-funded programme to mark 250 years since Captain James Cook first visited Aotearoa. Tina Ngata asks how parents...

Book Reviews: Young Adult Fiction
Susette Goldsmith reviews four fascinating books for older readers: think steampunk shenanigans, paranormal romance, celebrity secret...

Cult Appeal: Reading I Am Not Esther and Beyond
Gem Wilder shares her journey into the world of the Children of the Faith in Fleur Beale's beloved trilogy: the stories of Kirby,...


My Childhood Books: Catherine Robertson
Catherine Robertson reflects on her early years from a literary angle, focusing on the intrinsic connection between her memories of books...


The Mahy Questionnaire: Lani Wendt Young
You know it, you love it – it's the Mahy Questionnaire! This month we are very lucky to be able to feature Lani Wendt Young, who as we...


The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 23
Giselle Clarkson wrestles with imposter syndrome in her most recent comic. Giselle has also illustrated The Gobbledegook Book, written by...

Book Reviews: Junior and Middle Fiction
Sarah Forster reviews current releases Harriet and the eye of the Bird, Bonjour Lucy Bee and The Invincibles: Power Up! She also reviews...

Talanoa with Moses Viliamu and Michel Mulipola
Sāmoan illustrator Michel Mulipola recently sat down with Tokelauan/Sāmoan artist Moses Viliamu at the Whitireia Polytechnic Porirua...


The All Books at the Kids Lit Quiz World Finals!
New Zealander Wayne Mills has been running the Kids' Lit Quiz for thirty years. This year Palmerston North youth librarian Alan Dingley...


Pondering Poetry: An Interview with Paula Green
Paula Green is one of New Zealand’s most (probably the most) energetic and passionate ambassadors for poetry ever. She has published (as...
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