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In their travels, the children experience aspects of events in New Zealand history, such as the invasion of Parihaka, the Great Depression, World War Two, the Musket Wars and the eruption of Mount Taranaki. They also experience changes in the town and landscape, the attitudes of people and the way people live their lives.

Te Wheke the octopus loves to collect things - pirate coins, glossy pearls, sparkly lamps, old toys, broken toasters. But one day, he wants to get eight treasures all at once, and that gets him into trouble.

Hine and the Tohunga Portal is a fast-paced fantasy adventure. Hine and her brother, Hohepa, unwittingly step through a portal into an ancient realm inhabited by the atua Maori (Maori deities), Kea bird tribes, patupaiarehe (fairy people), moa and giant eagles.

When Ramses disappears from the farm, Tori the Cat guides Whetu on a rescue mission through the universe. They travel by starbeams to strange worlds. But there's a problem: they must face an evil magician to save Ramses.

In a small village, there are whispers that William is not who he says he is. He was once a doctor, but now he only prescribes books - for Emily, Marco and James, whose lives have become entangled with his. They have all been thrown into a liminal space and can no longer stay as they are.

The poetry collection from award-winning Pasifika poet Karlo Mila spans work written over a decade. The poems are both personal and political. The collection meditates on love and relationships and explores identity, culture, community and belonging with a voice that does not shy away from the difficult.

A one-legged boy stands up against a warring family of Maori gods to save the world.

It's 1960s provincial New Zealand, cracks are showing in the conventional middle-class lives. Callum's father is a bully, and the people his parents mix with are keeping secrets. Amongst this, Callum is coming to understand his identity and needs to find a way to resolve internal conflicts to help his family and tell the truth about the past.

There are just a few days until Christmas and everyone's busy getting ready for the big day. Then comes the shock news - Santa's cancelled Christmas. He's quit after so many disasters last year and the elves can't get him to change his mind. In this Aotearoa picture book, the kids come up with a clever plan to help Santa back in the sleigh.

It's the holidays, and Awatea is staying with his grandparents at the beach. He's got lots of time and freedom to explore, visit the tree house and have adventures with Carrot, the talking parrot. While keeping an eye on a pair of leopard seals, they notice signs of poachers. So Awatea and his friends at the beach work out a plan to stop them.

Whetu and her mum are looking after a magician's house and farm animals. In the house, things move around , giggle and quack. On the farm, the animals have tricks too. Just as Whetu is getting used to all, the magician's assistant disappers. Now, Whetu must step in, And she does something amazing with the magic in her fingertips.

A busload of high school students crash in a remote part of Aotearoa New Zealand. Only a few survive; their phones are not working and there's no food. There is also something strange happening here. To make it out, they have to discover what's really going on and who or what is behind it all.

A collection of essays from twelve researchers and scholars who use positive critique to open up discussion about the limits of and possibilities for Kaupapa Maori theory.

This collection of short stories explores connections between extremes of heat and cold. Sometimes this is spatial or geographical; sometimes it is metaphorical. Sometimes it involves juxtapositions of time; sometimes heat appears where only ice is expected.

Awatea is staying in the country with his grandparents and uncles - next door to Mrs Carol's house, said to be haunted. Awatea's uncles challenge him to spend a night there, but can he do it?