2024 Kirihimete Gifting Guide

  Pukapuka make fantastic gifts for Kirihimete – especially when you are supporting kaituhi Māori! Pukapuka are the gift that keep on giving, there’s something for all ages and interests, and the perfect companion to take on holiday over Hine Raumati, even if you aren’t venturing further than your own backyard or beach. Here we […]

Author Spotlight Q&A: Shilo Kino

Shilo Kino, pictured centre

Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a writer residing in Tāmaki Makaurau. She has worked for Marae, Newsroom, North and South, The Spinoff, The Guardian and Pantograph Punch as a journalist. In 2018 Shilo was awarded a place on the Māori Literature Trust writers’ incubator, Te Papa Tupu. In 2020, she published […]

Author Spotlight Q&A: Dr Rachel Buchanan

Rachel Buchanan pictured centre, at Verb Te Aro Pā poetry event

Dr Rachel Buchanan (Taranaki iwi, Te Ātiawa) is a historian, journalist and a member of Te Aro Pā Poets collective and Te Pouhere Kōrero Māori Historians Network. She is the author of The Parihaka Album: Lest We Forget (Huia, 2009), Stop Press: The Last Days of Newspapers (Scribe, 2013) and Ko Taranaki Te Maunga (Bridget […]