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  • Te Wehenga Te Wehenga
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    Te Wehenga

    Tait, Mat

    Winner of the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Awards Winner Best Children's Book, PANZ Book Design Awards 2023 Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and...
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  • Boys in the Waka Ama
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    Boys in the Waka Ama

    Belcher, Angie

    Tahi, rua, toru, wha! Hoea to waka! Meet the team of boys who are training hard for the big competition in this exciting story about waka ama racing! A story celebrating the traditional Polynesian...
    $15.00

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    Matariki

    Brown, Kitty

    How can we celebrate Matariki? Let's look to the stars! Maumaharatia: Remembering our past Tiakina te taiao: Caring for our environment Te whakawhanaungatanga: Connecting with our people Me...
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  • Kep Barna: Water Creatures
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    Kep Barna: Water Creatures

    Boundry, Jayden

    Following on from Boodja Barna, this is book two in the Noongar First Words series. Discover water creatures big and small, and learn their names in Noongar and English. Babies and toddlers will...
    $17.00

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  • Lonely Planet Fijian Phrasebook & Dictionary
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    Lonely Planet Fijian Phrasebook & Dictionary

    Lonely Planet

    Lonely Planet's Fijian Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Fijian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Book...
    $16.00

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  • Milly Meelyu
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    Milly Meelyu

    Fogarty, Darryl

    Milly Meelyu is a beautifully illustrated dual-language picture book, featuring both English and Badimia language. Milly Meelyu lives with her family in a big castle of logs. But when their home is...
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  • Routledge Handbook of Heritage Language Education
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    Routledge Handbook of Heritage Language Education

    Olga E. Kagan

    The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Language Education provides the rapidly growing and globalizing field of heritage language (HL) education with a cohesive overview of HL programs and practices...
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    Titiro Look

    Gavin Bishop

    This arresting board book of first words in both Maori and English by award-winning Gavin Bishop pairs whanau and toys to show connections while building vocabulary for shapes, colours,...
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    Koro

    Gavin Bishop

    A day with grandad showing in simple, beautiful images the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, kai, korero and a snooze to finish Koro is a warm...
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  • Kupe me te Wheke nui a Muturangi Kupe me te Wheke nui a Muturangi
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    Kupe me te Wheke nui a Muturangi

    Tait, Mat

    WINNER: Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2026 I ako a Kupe mō te wheke nui, mō te wheke wehi nāna tonu ngā ika o...
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  • Matihe! Achoo!
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    Matihe! Achoo!

    Matata-Sipu, Qiane

    What happens when a grumpy tupua has to sneeze? A bilingual story about the tupua Mataoho, and his connection to the volcanoes of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, which comes with an action song! From the...
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  • Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs
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    Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs

    Moa, Anika

    Aotearoa New Zealand's favourite witch is having trouble with her kai. How can she stop the juicy morsels from bleating all day and all night? A hilarious picture book from the wildly creative singer...
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  • Between Worlds
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    Between Worlds

    Salmond, Anne

    An epic, award-winning account of Pakeha-Maori relations immediately following Captain Cook's voyages to New Zealand. 'Vivid, convincing and utterly memorable.' -Michael King, North & South Anne...
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  • Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori
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    Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori

    Morrison, Scotty

    Aotearoa's most trusted guide to te reo Maori, revised and updated. The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is the most up-to-date, versatile and relevant resource for anyone wanting to use the Maori...
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  • Maori Word a Day
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    Maori Word a Day

    Kelly, Hemi

    An incredibly simple, fun and practical Maori dictionary for all New Zealanders. A Maori Word a Day offers an easy, instant and motivating entry into the Maori language. Through its 365 Maori words,...
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  • Astromancer 1: The Astromancer
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    Astromancer 1: The Astromancer

    Ihimaera Smiler, Witi

    Welcome to the realm of the Astromancer - lore-master of the stars... An award-winning adventure story in chapters with stunning illustrations, bringing the Matariki legends to life as they've never...
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  • Girls in the Kapa Haka
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    Girls in the Kapa Haka

    Belcher, Angie

    Tahi, rua, toru, wha - join in with this readaloud celebration of kapa haka! New Zealand's favourite story celebrating the Maori performing art of kapa haka is great for the whanau to read together!...
    $15.00

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  • Maori
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    Maori

    Winifred Bauer

    This descriptive grammar provides a uniquely comprehensive description of Maori, the East Polynesian language of the indigenous people of New Zealand. Today, the language is under threat and it seems...
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  • Oceanic Languages
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    Oceanic Languages

    Terry Crowley

    The Oceanic Languages form a closed subgroup within one of the world’s largest language families, Austronesian. There are between 1000 and 1500 Austronesian languages (estimates vary), with so much...
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  • Maori
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    Maori

    Winifred Bauer

    This descriptive grammar provides a uniquely comprehensive description of Maori, the East Polynesian language of the indigenous people of New Zealand. Today, the language is under threat and it seems...
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  • Te Ngahere i te Rā: The forest by day Te Ngahere i te Rā: The forest by day
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    Te Ngahere i te Rā: The forest by day

    Lightfoot, Kiri

    'To read this book, so rich in te reo Māori woven alongside English is a gift ... Brimming with life.' Paula Green, NZ Poetry Box 'Gives the manu and creatures of daylight their time to shine.'...
    $22.00

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    Te Ao Mārama

    Kopeke-Te Aho, Huriana

    Step into the calming world of Te Ao Mārama - the world of light and understanding - through this beautifully illustrated colouring book by young Māori artist Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho. Across four...
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    Arewhana Hunahuna

    David Barrow

    A reo Maori edition of a brilliantly interactive, bestselling picture book that tickles the funny bones of both children and adults. Kei te hia hunahuna a Arewhana. Nau mai, whakapiri mai! Otira kia...
    $18.00

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  • Te Ngahere i te Pō: The forest at night Te Ngahere i te Pō: The forest at night
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    Te Ngahere i te Pō: The forest at night

    Lightfoot, Kiri

    SHORTLISTED: NZ BOOKLOVERS AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK 2026 STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK AWARD 2025 'Of all the bilingual formats in print, this story best reflects the current vernacular. The...
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  • WHAKAWHETAI: Gratitude WHAKAWHETAI: Gratitude
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    WHAKAWHETAI: Gratitude

    Nathan, Hira

    Kia ū ki te pai, kia whai hua ai.Hold on to what is good and good things will follow. An inspirational, bilingual gratitude journal, based on the Māori holistic approach to health, hauora. ...
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  • Reo Pēpi Bilingual Colouring Book Reo Pēpi Bilingual Colouring Book
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    Reo Pēpi Bilingual Colouring Book

    Brown, Kitty

    Featuring native birds, sea creatures, insects and plants, this is a must-have for every Kiwi child. It also teaches te reo and introduces key learning concepts such as opposites and feelings. ...
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  • Parihaka Woman
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    Parihaka Woman

    Ihimaera Smiler, Witi

    'There are . . . moments of tender beauty' - New Zealand Herald A wonderfully surprising, inventive and deeply moving riff on fact and fiction, history, opera and imagination from one of New...
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    Piki te Ora: Your Wellbeing Journal

    Nathan, Hira

    STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK 2024 Kia ora! Welcome - this pukapuka is especially for you! Inside you'll find lots of activities and ideas to help you learn all about the different sides of yourself -...
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  • Australia's Original Languages
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    Australia's Original Languages

    Dixon, R. M. W.

    'A must read for all who would like to understand the languages and culture of Indigenous Australians.' Dr Ernie Grant, Elder of the Jirrbal nation When Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, about 250...
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  • Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles
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    Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles

    Tutt, Corey

    WINNER: 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year for Younger Children SHORTLISTED: 2026 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Children's Literature SHORTLISTED: 2026 CBCA Book of the...
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  • Worl Barna: Sky Creatures
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    Worl Barna: Sky Creatures

    Boundry, Jayden

    Discover sky creatures big and small, and learn their names in Noongar and English. Look up to see the inhabitants of the air. Babies and toddlers will love interacting with engaging illustrations...
    $17.00

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  • I Call the Ocean Wardan
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    I Call the Ocean Wardan

    Froome, Ebony

    Explore the sandy shore and crashing waves of the ocean in this dual-language picture book in Noongar and English. Join a young girl as she introduces readers to the beach and ocean in Noongar and...
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  • Penguin History of New Zealand
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    Penguin History of New Zealand

    King, Michael

    The definitive and bestselling history of Aotearoa New Zealand by one of our leading historians, continuously in print for 20 years. This bestselling book by the late Michael King is the...
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  • Food for Kiwi Babies
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    Food for Kiwi Babies

    Williamson, Matthew

    Let's learn the English and Māori words for our favourite kai! Yum! This beautiful, brightly illustrated board book introduces babies to many of the foods we eat, in English and in Māori. From...
    $13.00

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  • Kanohi - My Face (Reo Pēpi Tahi Series 1)
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    Kanohi - My Face (Reo Pēpi Tahi Series 1)

    Brown, Kitty

    Use Kanohi to learn the parts of pēpi's face together with some simple Te Reo Māori. Reflecting a popular first words game, Kanohi features beautiful illustrations of kiwi kids having fun.
    $19.00

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  • Maori Phrase a Day
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    Maori Phrase a Day

    Kelly, Hemi

    A modern, user-friendly phrasebook for all New Zealanders. A Maori Phrase a Day offers a fun and easy entry into the Maori language. Through its 365 phrases, you will learn the following: -...
    $20.00

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  • Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori
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    Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori

    Ryan, PM

    The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Maori at all levels. This new edition has been fully revised by the author. The Raupo Pocket...
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  • Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs
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    Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs

    Reed, A.W.

    Proverbs (or whakatauki) express the wisdom, wit and commonsense of the Maori people. They are of great value and inspiration to writers, story-tellers and anyone speaking in a Maori setting. ...
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  • Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary
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    Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary

    Calman, Ross

    The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori.It features: clear, easy-to-follow Maori-English and English-Maori sections, with the Maori...
    $20.00

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  • Taniwha of Wellington Harbour
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    Taniwha of Wellington Harbour

    Wairama, Moira

    A legend about the two taniwha who played a role in forming Wellington Harbour, retold by Moira Warama, with stunning illustrations by Bruce Potter Discover the dramatic legend of how Wellington...
    $18.00

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  • Raupo Dictionary of Modern Maori
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    Raupo Dictionary of Modern Maori

    Ryan, PM

    This dictionary by P.M. Ryan, one of New Zealand's leading Maori-language scholars, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date available. This dictionary by P.M. Ryan, one of New Zealand's leading...
    RRP: $59.99
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