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Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Bulibasha is the title given to the King of the Gypsies, and on the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed the king. Tamihana is the leader of the great Mahana family of shearers and sportsmen and women. Rupeni Poata is his arch enemy. The two families clash constantly, in sport ...Show more
Dream Swimmer by Witi Ihimaera
34.95 NZD
37.95 (7% off)
Category: Maori Books
Witi Ihimaera's best-selling novel The Matriarch was the acclaimed winner of the Wattie Award in 1986. The Dream Swimmer is the much-anticipated sequel.This new novel continues the odyssey of Tama Mahana, grandson and heir to the matriarch, as he takes up the mantle of leadership, along with his grandmo ...Show more
Get on the Waka - Best Recent Maori Fiction by Witi Ihimaera (ed.)
34.99 NZD
36.00 (2% off)
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: very good
Get on the Waka is a fresh, energetic collection of fiction writing by Maori since 2000, selected and with an introduction by Witi Ihimaera. It showcases 17 stories and extracts from established writers, most of whom have won awards and recognition in New Zealand and overseas. All the stories in this co ...Show more
Growing Up Maori by Witi Ihimaera (ed.)
29.95 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: good-very good
A unique insight into childhood stories from early this century through to recent times; from the country and, increasingly from the city; from those who had a totally Maori identity to those brought up in an almost completely Pakeha environment. In their own worlds, the contributors express feelings ra ...Show more
Haare Williams - Words of a Kaumatua by Haare Wiliams; Witi Ihimaera (ed.)
60.00 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: near fine
A kaumatua - an elder of the Maori people - reflects in poetry and prose on his journey from te ao Maori on the East Coast to contemporary Auckland, New Zealand.Ko te kopara anake e tarere ki te tihi o te makauri. Oti rawa! Kia oti rawa, e!Haare Williams grew up with his Tuhoe grandparents on the shores ...Show more
Ihimaera: His Best Stories by Witi Ihimaera
29.95 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: Good
A selection by Witi Ihimaera of his best short stories from throughout his career, beginning with A Game of Cards from his now-classic Pounamu Pounamu (1972) and finishing with Going to the Heights of Abraham, a story by a mature Witi about his relationship with his father. Included are 11 stories previ ...Show more
Little Kowhai Tree - out of print by Witi Ihimaera
16.95 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
A humorous tale with a surprising ending, Witi Ihimaera's inaugural children's book is set in a Grimm-fairytale forest in New Zealand.
Maori Boy - A Memoir of Childhood by Witi Ihimaera
39.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: very good
This is the first volume of Witi Ihimaera's enthralling memoir, packed with stories of the formative years of this much-loved writer. Witi Ihimaera is a consummate storyteller - one critic calling him one of our 'finest and most memorable'. Some of his best stories, however, are about his own life. This ...Show more
Native Son: The Writer's Memoir by Witi Ihimaera
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
This is the second memoir of a remarkable Maori writer and of the living myths that inspired him at the beginning of his career. Look at him, the young man on the cover. The year is 1972, he is 28, his first book is about to be published, and he has every reason to kick up his heels. But behind that joy ...Show more
Navigating the Stars - Maori Creation Myths by Witi Ihimaera
44.99 NZD
Category: Māori History | Reading Level: very good
From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama ...Show more
Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
36.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books
A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Māori writers. From over 60 Māori writers, Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative nonfiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from cr ...Show more
Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Witi Ihimaera
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
David Munro has everything a man could wish for - a beautiful wife, two adoring daughters, top academic position and a circle of devoted friends. But he also has another life, lived mainly at night and frequently in what he comes to know as