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The Treaty of Waitangi — everything you need to know

The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi Ross Calman Highly topical addition to The NZ Series spans the past, present and future implications of the Treaty of Waitangi. With The Treaty of Waitangi headlining political news in recent months, understanding its meaning and history has never been more important.   In this engaging addition to The NZ Series, author and editor Ross Calman demystifies Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and unravels its complexities — offering a fresh, well-rounded perspective.  Opening by exploring the context for the treaty’s drafting, Calman tracks its signing around the country, and then delves deep into the text and translation that caused so much contention in the following years.

2025-01-19T18:22:39+13:00January 19th, 2025|Children's books, NZ History|
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Classic of New Zealand and Pacific writing returns in new edition

Vikings of the Sunrise by Te Rangi Hīroa (Sir Peter Buck) Foreword by Paora Tapsell One of the greatest accounts ever of Pacific settlement returns to print this week, with a new foreword, in our New Zealand Classics series. Truly a masterpiece of Pacific studies, Vikings of the Sunrise  marks an attempt by the great Te Rangi Hīroa (Sir Peter Buck) to convey to a general reader ‘the settlement of Polynesia by a stone-age people who deserve to rank among the world’s great navigators.’ 

2023-10-17T07:24:45+13:00October 17th, 2023|Māori, Polynesia|
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Te Kooti’s Last Foray

The extraordinary story of Te Kooti’s 1870 abduction of two Whakatōhea communities into the Waioeka Gorge and how Whanganui’s pursuit won the day but never the credit. Ron Crosby The evidence in support of the conclusions drawn is compelling. This book is well worth the read.’ — Justice Sir (Tā) Joe Williams, from the Foreword Previous histories of the New Zealand Wars have either overlooked the events that are retold in Te Kooti’s Last Foray, or have got them wrong by relying on questionable accounts by Lieutenant Thomas Porter.

2023-08-04T04:59:05+12:00August 4th, 2023|Māori, NZ History|
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Oratia Books Catalogue 2023

The Oratia Books Catalogue 2023 is out now in print and digital form.  The new-look catalogue is 32 pages in length, offering the scope to showcase the 16 new books we are publishing this year, along with over 100 backlist titles. This year brings a more diverse range of books than ever, from an ever-more diverse inhouse team — as noted in the catalogue introduction that follows with screenshots of relevant pages.

2023-07-03T14:56:42+12:00May 22nd, 2023|Catalogue|
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