In 2000, we established this charitable trust to deliver programmes that promote and foster Māori literature and its place in the literature of the nation. Guided by our own cultural values, we seek to grow Māori writers’ skills, confidence and opportunity. We encourage Māori writers to stand tall as Māori and to support each other and become a strong force within the literary community of Aotearoa New Zealand.
We are thrilled to launch our first ever Matariki series: Pukapuka Māori o te tau!
As the close of te tau Māori approached, we put a call out to our community to collect the titles of as many Māori books published since the rise of Matariki in 2023. Our call was answered with an incredible 55 titles gathered in this series, showing the vitality and diversity of the landscape of Māori Literature.
This Māori-Made series is the only guide you’ll need to help choose a new pukapuka to read over the Matariki period. Check out the full catalogue below, or download our PDF.
We are so proud of all of our kaituhi Māori for bringing these incredible pukapuka into te ao Mārama. We look forward to celebrating and gathering even more Māori books in the coming year.
Manawatia ngā kaituhi Māori! Manawatia a Matariki!
We are thrilled to announce the six kaituhi Māori who have been selected to take part in our renowned Te Papa Tupu Programme for 2024!
A huge congratulations to the following writers who will undertake the incubator programme, under the guidance of a mentor, to develop their manuscripts:
Taryn Baker (Ngāti Tamaoho, Tainui)
The Diary of Ahurewa
Claire Dunning (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa)
Corangelus
Steph Julian (Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga)
Penny Pounamu and the Disappearing Tigers
Anthony Pita (Ngātiwai, Ngāti Ranginui)
fake stars never flicker
Te Kahu Rolleston (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Whānau Apanui, Te Arawa)
Te Mānuka
Toni Wi (Ngāti Maniapoto)
House of Bone
We look forward to sharing more as Te Papa Tupu 2024 gets underway, and we are very excited for all of our supporters to get to know this fantastic cohort of kaituhi Māori. E tuhi, taki mai i te ao Māori ki te ao whānui!
Tikanga Māori
We are always guided by our own cultural values, tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori. We are open to new ideas and innovation – building on the traditions of our tūpuna.
Tū Mai
We encourage Māori writers to stand tall as Māori. We acknowledge that it takes courage to share a story.
We stand beside and advocate for Māori writers.
Whakawhanaungatanga
We create opportunities to strengthen the collective of Māori writers and we nurture relationships with collaborators to build impact.
Whakatupu
We seek to grow Māori writers’ skills, confidence and opportunities. We actively promote Māori writers.
Tino Rangatiratanga
We seek independence and freedom to amplify Māori voices.
We foster and promote Māori writers
E tuhi, taki mai i te ao Māori ki te ao whānui
Taking Māori voices to the world
Jordan Tricklebank (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta) is the curator of Māori Literature Blog, a dedicated exploration of literature written in English by Māori authors of
New Zealand poet and editor Kiri Piahana-Wong is of Maori (Ngāti Ranginui), Chinese, and Pākehā (English) ancestry. She is the author of the poetry collection
Josiah Morgan (he/him, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a queer interdisciplinary creative from Ōtautahi. Josiah has been writing for several years and has been involved
Stacey Teague (Ngāti Maniapoto/Ngāpuhi) is a poet, publisher, editor and teacher. She is currently a publisher and editor at Tender Press. Her new pukapuka, Plastic
Jade Kake is the director and founder of Matakohe Architecture and Urbanism and has a Master of Architecture degree. She is also a writer of
Shelley Burne-Field (Sāmoa, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Rārua, Pākehā) writes fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. She comes from Te Matau-a-Māui | Hawke’s Bay and is an
