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Bird Child and Other Stories by Patricia Grace
$37.00 NZD
Category: Myths and Legends
Mythology and contemporary Māori life are woven together seamlessly in this spectacular collection by Aotearoa’s foremost short story writer. The titular story ‘Bird Child’ plunges you deep into Te Kore, an ancient time before time. In another, the formidable goddess Mahuika, Keeper of Fire, becomes a d ...Show more
From the Centre - A Writer's Life by Patricia Grace
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
'We live by the sea, which hems and stitches the scalloped edges of the land.' Renowned writer Patricia Grace begins her remarkable memoirs beside her beloved Hongoeka Bay. It is the place she has returned to throughout her life, and fought for, one of many battles she has faced- 'It was when I first we ...Show more
Haka (English) by Patricia Grace
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
This is the story of the great Ngati Toa chief Te Rauparaha and how he came to compose the haka 'Ka Mate, Ka Mate'. Te Rauparaha is pursued across the island by his enemies and he fears for his life. At Lake Rotoaira, he is hidden in a kumara pit, and Te Rangikoaea, a woman of great power, sits in front ...Show more
Potiki (Popular Penguin) by Patricia Grace
$15.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
A Māori community on the coast of New Zealand is threatened by a land developer who wants to purchase the community property, move the community meeting hall, and construct many new buildings, including an "underwater zoo." The story is told in several chapters that switch narrators. Sometimes, it is ...Show more
Te Kuia me te Pungawerewere/The Kuia and the Spider by Patricia Grace
$20.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Who's the best at weaving, the kuia or the spider? They decide to ask their grandchildren . . . Patricia Grace and Robyn Kahukiwa's 1981 classic story The Kuia and the Spider returns in a dual reo Maori and English text, with Hirini Melbourne's original translation. A bilingual Maori and English editi ...Show more
Te Tuna Wātakirihi me Ngā Tamariki o Te Tiriti o Toa (Watercress Tuna and the Children of Champion Street) by Patricia Grace
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
A bilingual Maori-English edition of Patricia Grace and Robin Kahukiwa's classic story of an eel who brings children together to celebrate their diverse cultures, translated into te reo by Hirini Melbourne.He aha nga koha whakahirahira a te tuna korokoro huna kura ma nga tamariki o te Tiriti o Toa?Kei r ...Show more
The Kuia & the Spider by Patricia Grace
$21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
Absorbing New Zealand tale of the Kuia (a grandmother) and the spider. Ideal for reading aloud.
Watercress Tuna and the Children of Champion Street by Patricia Grace
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
This classic Kiwi treasure is the story of a tuna (or eel, in English) who leaves his creek and visits the children of Champion Street. As he visits each one, they pull something out of his mouth: Kelehia gets a kie, Karen gets some shoes, Hirini gets a piu piu, Tuaine gets a pate, Roimata gets a poi, K ...Show more
Whiti Te Ra! (Haka - te reo Maori edition) by Patricia Grace; Kawata Teepa; Andrew Burdan
$25.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Māori
This is the story of the great Ngati Toa chief Te Rauparaha and how he came to compose the haka 'Ka Mate, Ka Mate'. Te Rauparaha is pursued across the island by his enemies and he fears for his life. At Lake Rotoaira, he is hidden in a kumara pit, and Te Rangikoaea, a woman of great power, sits in front ...Show more
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