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Moana Oceania Series: Fiji – Viti

Photo-packed introduction to the people, culture and identity of Fiji arrives in new bilingual book Moana Oceania Series: Fiji - Viti by Tarisi Vunidilo Despite Fiji being among the largest Pacific Island nations, there is a dearth of good books about the country in print.  This fourth volume in the Moana Oceania Series aims to address that situation with highly illustrated text in English and Fijian. Fijian–New Zealand educator Tarisi Vunidilo introduces the people, culture and identity of her homeland in simple terms in the colourful and informative Moana Oceania: Fiji - Viti. The bilingual text offers insights into society, geography, legends, arts, history and language — outlining the values of Fiji’s people, and how families live and celebrate life. 

2024-10-09T08:47:02+13:00October 9th, 2024|Children's books, Fijian|

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|