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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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  June 14, 2025

  Classic Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, NZ Fiction

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• My May 2025 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: content – there has been a lot going on with my PhD research and working towards candidature this month, but I have been able to fit in a decent number of books to keep both mentally stimulated and relaxed. I think I have found a great balance between work and free time, and…

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  May 31, 2025

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