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Hickory Dickory Kick
Rugby, rhyme and riotous fun in new picture book about a game to remember, and read again …
With the rugby season in full swing, it’s not just the teams on screen that are out there indulging in the national sport.
Rongoā Māori shines through bilingual Nanny Mihi story
Nanny Mihi returns in third book of series to teach rongoā Māori and connect her grandkids with nature
The upsurge in public interest in traditional Māori medicine (rongoā Māori) and her own lifestyle close to nature on the Nelson coast led author Melanie Drewery instinctively to the theme of her newest book in the Nanny Mihi series for children.
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Remembering those whose lives were shaped by war
The approach of Anzac Day signals a time to remember the millions of people who were affected by twentieth-century wars, and those whose lives and lands are still ravaged by invasion and civil conflict.
Oratia Books has a firm commitment to telling the stories of New Zealanders at war, not to glorify the events but better to understand and learn from the experience.
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The Water Bottle honours the Turkish-New Zealand bond forged at Gallipoli
Kiwi author and Turkish illustrator join to create a children’s book that fosters the bond forged at Gallipoli
It’s cause for hope when countries that were at war can transcend that enmity, even when separated by thousands of kilometres.
That is what New Zealand and Turkey share — a deep friendship that is commemorated each 25 April on the Gallipoli Peninsula.