This bright and entertaining book is a stimulating and lively word finder for beginner learners of Maori. Wonderfully detailed miniature model characters and objects provide interest in this picture word book. It's designed for Maori-speaking children and those studying Maori as a second language to provide a quick and enjoyable way to enrich learners' vocabulary. There are a number of hidden objects to find in every big scene. Also included is a pronunciation guide and an alphabetical Maori/English list of all the words in the... read more

Tired of boring and drab Maori language learning books? THIS book is bursting with vivid, entertaining illustrations by Stephen Cartwright that will attract even beginner adult learners.
The book includes verbs, adjectives, opposites, numbers, colours, shapes, and many, many other vocabulary themes. A complete bilingual index of the vocabulary, with a pronunciation guide, is included in the last pages. 'Learn Maori with Huia' is an on-going series of books and resources to inspire and help anyone who is interested in learnin... read more

Reprint under consideration 2009. Tired of boring and drab Maori language learning books? This book is bursting with vivid, whimsical illustrations that will attract even beginning adult learners. The book includes verbs, adjectives, opposites, numbers, colours, shapes, and many, many other vocabulary themes. A complete bilingual index of the vocabulary, with a pronunciation guide, is included in the last pages. You can also go to the Huia website to find out more about how you can 'Learn Maori with Huia'. First published October 2006.

These 50 interesting and entertaining projects are designed to teach beginners the basic skills of the Maori craft of plaiting. Fun with Flax shows how to make items ranging from a simple windmill, a dart and a whistle to more complex puzzles, balls, birds, fish and even a caterpillar. Each project is described one step at a time with easy-to-follow line drawings and instructions. All are fun and will delight children and adults with their ingenuity, their beauty and the amusement they provide. This book is ideal for kohanga reo, p... read more

Twelve Popular Maori Songs and Music including: God Defend New Zealand

Based on the author's previous major book, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Myth and Legend, this is a concise guide to Maori myths, and legends, religious beliefs, folklore and history. More than 300 entries, arranged alphabetically, reveal the subtlety and complexity of the traditional Maori view of the world. First published 1998.

Two of Maui's legendary exploits - Maui Slows the Sun and Maui Battles Tuna Roa the Giant Eel - are re-told by author/illustrator Jason te Puia in the style of comicbook superheroes such as Superman and Batman. Stunning black and white illustrations and sharp story telling set the scene and give pace to each tale, re-told for a modern audience. Especially suited to early teen readers, the innovative treatment given to these traditional stories and the accompanying trading cards will make them a favourite among all. This is the firs... read more

This book draws on the rich resource of tikanga Maori to develop a procedure for managing group discussion in settings where Maori and non-Maori from different ethnic backgrounds meet to talk about common concerns. Korero Tahi -- talking together -- is the opposite of talking past each other (which was the focus of an earlier book, Talking Past Each Other).

The Korero tahi procedure aims to create an environment which is comfortable and empowering to all participants in a discussion, an environment where non feel disa... read more

Pocket mini-book ideal for travelers.

Pocket mini-book - ideal for travelers.

Pukeko is worried about her friend Gecko who seems to be suffering in the cold of winter. So she asks Wise Old Tree for some advice. “Make him a cloak of 55 feathers,” she is told, so Pukeko sets out to help her friends

Maori Edition of The Whale Rider

'Nau mai haere mai ki te marae - Welcome to our marae, welcome to our culture'. Visiting a marae is an experience that will never be forgotten. However, the protocol and the physical aspects of a marae can sometimes be overwhelming or a little confusing. This book explains the many functions of the people, the land, the processes, and the parts of the marae buildings, in an easy-to-understand manner.

The influence of Te Reo Maori makes a significant contribution to the lexical vitality and vibrancy of New Zealand English. This handy dictionary brings together many hundreds of the Maori words that have entered the language, and presents a comprehensive picture of the history and current usage of NZ English.

First published in 1990, and reprinted steadily ever since, the first edition of the Collins Maori Phrasebook and Dictionary was an inaugural Silver Premier New Zealand Bestseller, and has sold over 30,000 copies. This revised edition includes an update of the original book to incorporate modern terms and useage, as well as providing a comprehensive and authoritative range of simple phrases for use in a variety of social and formal occasions. Many New Zealanders have a smattering of Te Reo, but are shy of using it in case th... read more

This English-Maori and Maori-English dictionary has over 4000 entries in each section. It provides information on parts of speech; practical help with pronunciation of Maori words; and it relates to contemporary life by including words from English commonly used by today's Maori speakers.

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The first dictionary to offer an extensive selection of English to Māori headwords, the Ngata dictionary illustrates their use in sentences and phrases drawn from a wide range of contemporary and traditional contexts. It is a concise English-Māori dictionary, which is explicitly, but not exclusively, based on Ngāti Porou and East Coast dialect and idiom. An important aim of the dictionary is to assist learners of the Māori language, and particularly to encourage students in the c... read more

This completely revised and updated edition of the previously titled Revised Dictionary of Modern Maori contains over 15,000 concise entries divided into Maori-to-English and English-to-Maori sections and includes all the words most commonly used by fluent Maori speakers. Incorporated is an easy-to-use guide to the pronunciation of Maori and a section on Maori grammar. First published 1974; this 4th edition 1994.

This dictionary has been revised and updated numerous times since its inaugural print run in 1948, giving testimony to its reliability as a reference guide to Maori words in use every daythe pronounciation. It includes a guide to the pronounciation of Maori and lists of useful vocabulary.