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Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Witi Ihimaera
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
David Munro has everything a man could want - a beautiful wife, two adoring daughters, a 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 'The Gardens of Spain', the places where gay and bisexual men mee ...Show more
Nine New Zealand Novellas by Witi Ihimaera; Janet Frame; Ian Wedde; Keri Hulme; Chad Taylor
39.99 NZD
41.00 (2% off)
Category: NZ Fiction
This anthology features nine top authors in a fascinating anthology that groups the best examples of the novella, a form in which many New Zealand fiction writers have excelled. The collection includes:Janet Frame: Snowman, SnowmanMaurice Shadbolt: Figures in LightRonald Hugh Morrieson: Pallet on the Fl ...Show more
Pounamu Pounamu by Witi Ihimaera
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera and also classic New Zealand literature. First published in 1972, it was Witi's first book, which as he says in the new introduction 'fulfilled a childhood vow- to write about Maori using his own self and home place'. The vivid stories in this collection not only expl ...Show more
Pounamu Pounamu by Witi Ihimaera
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: good
Classic Ihimaera. First published by Reed in 1972, it collects stories about Maori within settings that are Maori and with characters who are central to that setting  heroes, heroines and villains  rather than supporting players or sidekicks. These stories introduce the themes of aroha, whanaungatan ...Show more
Pounamu Pounamu Maori Edition by Witi Ihimaera
14.95 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: good
Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera and also classic New Zealand literature. First published in 1972, it was his first book, which as he says in his new introduction 'fulfilled a childhood vow- to write about Maori using his own self and home place'. The vivid stories in this collection not only explore ...Show more
Pounamu Pounamu - Te reo Māori edition by Witi Ihimaera
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Witi Ihimaera's first published book - Pounamu Pounamu - translated into te reo Maori. Published in collaboration with Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. E rima tekau tau ki muri, ka puta mai a 'Pounamu Pounamu' hei kai ma te ao panui reo Pakeha. Ko te whakataunga o nga mana matauranga o Aotearoa o taua wa, he pukapu ...Show more
Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers by Edited by Whiti Hereaka and Witi Ihimaera
37.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books
A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths and legends - by contemporary Māori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . .Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, som ...Show more
Puripāha: Te Pane Kaewa - Bulibasha in Te Reo Māori - Kotahi Rau Pukapuka #6 by Witi Ihimaera; Ruth Smith (Translator)
39.99 NZD
Category: Kotahi Rau Pukapuka
He whakamāoritanga i te pukapuka o Puripāha nā Witi Ihimaera mō ētahi whānau hoariri e rua ki Te Tairāwhiti. Ko Puripāha te tapanga ka tukuna ki Te Pane Kaewa, ā, ki Te Tairāwhiti o Aotearoa e pakanga ana ētahi kokoro tokorua kia whakawahia hai pane. Ko Tamihana te upoko o te whānau toa o Mahana, he whā ...Show more
Sky Dancer by Witi Ihimaera
34.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
From the author of Whale Rider comes another novel featuring a feisty girl and Maori mythology. Skylark O'Shea is on holiday with her mother at a coastal settlement when she becomes intrigued by the threats facing the town and the birds of the forest - and by the roles of two local identities, Hoki and ...Show more
Sleeps Standing - Moetu by Witi Ihimaera; Hemi Kelly
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Both fiction and fact, this fascinating book is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the Battle of Orakau. During three days in 1864, 300 Maori men, women and children fought an Imperial army and captured the imagination of the world. The battle marked the end of the Land Wars in the Waikato and resulted in v ...Show more
Sleeps Standing - Moetū by Witi Ihimaera; Hemi Kelly
29.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Both fiction and fact, this fascinating book is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the Battle of Ōrākau. During three days in 1864, 300 Māori men, women and children fought an Imperial army and captured the imagination of the world. The battle marked the end of the Land Wars in the Waikato and resulted in v ...Show more