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 have compiled a selection of some of our favourite pukapuka to gift this Kirihimete. Feel free to check out our latest E-Pānui to see the ātaahua book covers from this list. Ho ho ho!
Books for tamariki & rangatahi
A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara / Ariā and the Kūmara God
nā Witi Ihimaera (Te Whānau-a-Kai, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe)
Available in te reo Māori and English
Published by: Penguin
Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie
nā Shelley Burne-Field (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Rārua, Te Āti Awa)
Bilingual
Published by: Allen & Unwin
nā Hinemoa Elder (Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Ngāpuhi)
Bilingual
Published by: Penguin
He Kirihimete Kahurangi / Blue Blue Christmas
nā Anna Coddington (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa, Ngati Whakaue)
Available in te reo Māori and English
Published by: Penguin
Hineraukatauri me Te Ara Pūoro
nā Elizabeth Gray (Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāti Uepōhatu, Tama Ūpoko ki te awa o Wanganui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
Written in te reo Māori
Published by: Huia Publishers
Ko Lisa Carrington me te Toa Whakaihuwaka / Lisa Carrington Chases a Champion
nā Lisa Carrington DNZM (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou)
Written in both te reo Māori and English
Published by: Huia Publishers
nā Steph Matuku (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa)
Written in English
Published by: Huia Publishers
Nanny Mihi’s Harvest/Te Hauhake a Nanny Mihi
nā Melanie Drewery (Ngāti Māhanga)
Bilingual
Published by: Oratia
Ngā Kupenga a Nanny Rina / Nanny Rina’s Amazing Nets
nā Qiane Matata-Sipu (Te Waiohua, Te Ahiwaru, Te Ālitai, Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao)
Available in te reo Māori and English
Published by: Penguin
nā Hira Nathan (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Puhi, Ngati Tuwharetoa) rāua ko Jessie Eyre (Pākehā)
Written in both te reo Māori and English
Published by: Allen & Unwin
Rimu: The Tree of Time an Amorangi and Millie Adventure
nā Lauren Keenan (Te Āti Awa ki Taranaki)
Written in English
Published by: Huia Publishers
Rere Atu Taku Poi! Let My Poi Fly!
nā Tangaroa Paul (Muriwhenua)
Bilingual
Published by: Oratia
Te Wīhara! Kimihia! Rapuhia! He Mahi Mātātoa Riwha / The Hunt for the Whistle
nā Huia Publishers
Available in both te reo Māori and English
Published by: Huia Publishers
The Dream Factory / Te Wheketere Moemoeā
nā Steph Matuku (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa)
Available in both te reo Māori and English
Published by: Huia Publishers
The Kai Stars of Matariki, Tupuānuku and Tupuārangi
nā Miriama Kamo (Kai Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Mutunga ki Wharekauri)
Available in te reo Māori and English
Published by: Scholastic
Whakarongo ki ō Tūpuna Listen to your Ancestors
nā Darryn Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto)
Written in both te reo Māori and English
Published by: Oratia
Fiction
nā Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto)
Written in English
Published by: Hachette Aotearoa
nā Patricia Grace (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Āti Awa)
Written in English
Published by: Penguin
nā Jade Kake (Ngāpuhi; Ngāti Hau me Te Parawhau, Te Whakatōhea, Te Arawa)
Written in English
Published by: Huia Publishers
nā Kay McKenzie Cooke (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe)
Written in English
Published by: Kindle Direct Publishing
nā Becky Manawatu (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha)
Written in English
Published by: Makaro Press
nā Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Nga Rauru, Ngāruahine)
Written in both English and te reo Māori
Published by: Hachette Aotearoa
nā Stacy Gregg (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pukeko, Ngāti Maru)
Written in English
Published by: Penguin
nā Michelle Rahurahu (Ngaati Rahurahu, Ngaati Tahu-Ngaati Whaoa)
Written in English
Published by: Te Herenga Waka University Press
nā Michael Te Arawa Bennett (Te Arawa, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue)
Written in English
Published by: Simon & Schuster
nā Lauren Keenan (Te Āti Awa ki Taranaki)
Written in English
Published by: Penguin
Non-Fiction
Atua Wahine: The Ancient Wisdom of Maori Goddesses
nā Hana Tapiata (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Tarāwhai)
Bilingual
Published by: HarperCollins
nā Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi, Waikato)
Written in English
Published by: Harper Collins
nā Jane Rangiwahia rāua ko Paul Rangiwahia (Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui)
Written in English
Published by: Huia Publishers
Kia Hiwa Rā!: Māori Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand
nā Dr Atakohu Middleton (Waikato)
Written in both te reo Māori and English
Published by: Huia Publishers
nā Scotty Morrison (Ngāti Whakaue)
Bilingual
Published by: Penguin
Ngaa Mahi Whakaari A Tiitokowaru (New Edition)
nā Ruka Broughton (Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui)
Written in te reo Māori
Published by: Te Herenga Waka Press
Ngā Hapa Reo – Common Māori Language Errors
nā Hona Black (Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) rāua ko Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Kai Tahu, Ngāti Apa)
Bilingual
Published by: Oratia
Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning
nā Dr Hinemoa Elder (Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi)
Written in English
Published by: Penguin
nā Talia Marshall (Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Takihiku)
Written in English
Published by: Te Herenga Waka University Press
Illustrated Non-Fiction
Ki Mua, Ki Muri: 25 Years of Toioho ki Āpiti
nā Cassandra Barnett (Raukawa) & Kura Te Waru-Rewiri (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Kauwhata)
Written in English
Published by: Massey University Press
nā Ariana Tikao (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu) rāua ko Mat Tait (Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Kuia)
Written in both te reo Māori and English
Published by: Christchurch Public Art Gallery
Poetry
nā Rangimarie Sophie Jolley (Waikato-Tainui)
Bilingual
Published by: Self Published
Hopurangi—Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka
nā Robert Sullivan (Kāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi)
Written in English
Published by: Auckland University Press
nā Josiah Morgan (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Maniapoto)
Written in English
Published by: Dead Bird Books
nā Nicola Andrews (Ngāti Paoa)
Written in English
Published by: Tram Editions
nā Stacey Teague (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi)
Written in English
Published by: Te Herenga Waka University Press
nā Kiri Piahana-Wong (Ngāti Ranginui)
Written in English
Published by: Anahera Press
