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Footprints on the Land

Footprints on the Land How Humans Changed New Zealand  by Richard Wolfe It must have been a hell of a shock. After millions of years of isolation, New Zealand’s unique flora and fauna suddenly felt the stir of human footprints just over 800 years ago.  In the blink of an eye in terms of the Earth’s history, the last large landmass to be settled by humans changed in ways impossible to reverse. 

2022-10-11T08:03:09+13:00October 11th, 2022|General, NZ History|

Happy 10th Birthday to I Need a New Bum!

 I Need a New Bum! — Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird's zany tale about a boy who discovers his backside has a crack — turns 10 years old today.  Published on 20 September 2012, the picture book was well received locally and shown to the world soon after during New Zealand's Country of Honour programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair...

2022-09-20T08:34:50+12:00September 20th, 2022|Children's books|

The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street / Ngā Kuia o te tiriti o Pikitea

The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street Ngā Kuia o te Tiriti o Pikitea         By Renisa Viraj Maki, illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson, translated by Kanapu Rangitauira Touching story about multiple cultures in New Zealand bonding through food and stories across the generations   ‘I hope young readers, and those who read the book with them, connect to this story and see the beauty of our multicultural society,’ says author Renisa Viraj Maki of her debut book.

2022-09-08T01:03:16+12:00September 8th, 2022|Children's books, Diversity|

Kia Hou Taku Tou! – kua reo Māori a I Need a New Bum!

Kia Hou Taku Tou/I Need a New Bum! Translated by Stephanie Huriana Fong Written by Dawn McMillan Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird Te reo Māori edition out tomorrow marks tenth-anniversary of global bestseller I Need a New Bum! It was hearing her own tamariki plead to have Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird’s books in te reo that motivated translator Stephanie Huriana Fong to get to work on the bestselling I Need a New Bum!.

2022-09-01T07:27:05+12:00August 31st, 2022|Children's books|