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My Waitangi Day Read is Airana Ngawera’s The Last Living Cannibal
As soon as I heard Airana Ngawera was releasing another novel, I knew I had to get my hands on it. After several busy months of PhD work and an unfortunate bout of reader burnout, which resulted in me returning my library copy of The Last Living Cannibal unread, I managed to get my hands…
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Another Witi Ihimaera Classic with Pounamu Pounamu
His first official publication, Pounamu Pounamu by Witi Ihimaera is a colelction of short stories that serves as both the first glimpse of works to come and the established foundations of Witi’s work. Pounamu Pounamu marks the pledge of a young boy, who from a young age vowed to write stories about Māori that schoolchildren…
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Airana Ngawera’s Pātea Boys – One of the Best Maori Short Story Collections
A truly breathtaking collection of short stories, Pātea Boys by Airana Ngawera is an incredible glimpse into small-town Aotearoa New Zealand, sharing the essence of being an average kid in profound and heart-warming stories you can’t help but love. There is no dull moment, and the characters will keep you entertained from cover to cover.…
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