Written by: Pauline Cartwright
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Atapo: A Guiding StarWhen her tribe falls in battle, Atapo is seized and forced into slavery by her enemies. Escape seems an impossible dream, yet somehow, she finds her way to the Pakeha mission station in Paihia. There, she learns to read and write, and discovers the danger posed to Maori by settlers hungry for land. Set against the backdrop of the Treaty of Waitangi, Atapo realizes her education can save her tribal lands and help her reclaim her destiny as the guiding star of her people. |
Written by: Fleur Beale
Narrated by: Waimirirangi Lee-Reiri
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Written by: Bill O'Brien
Narrated by: Jesse Park
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My New Zealand Story is a series of vividly imagined accounts of life in the past ... making history come alive.
It is 1981 and Martin senses big trouble brewing at home.
The South African rugby team has been invited to tour New Zealand. Martin’s sister, Sarah, is out to stop the tour in protest against South Africa’s racist apartheid system. His rugby-mad dad is equally determined that the tour should go ahead. Martin wishes the whole thing would simply go away. “You just fence-sit like a dumb bunny,” Sarah tells him. But Martin would just rather not take sides. Then a new school leads to a new friendship, and Martin is faced with a choice. He can walk away, or he can become involved in something that will end up being bigger than anybody could have predicted. |
Written by: Bill Nagelkerke
Narrated by: Arlo Gibson
Produced by: Audiobooks New Zealand
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In 1838 when Mary Bumby's brother John decided to travel from England to be a missionary in New Zealand, she went with him. And she took two hives of live bees on their arduous six-month sea voyage. |
Written By: JM Laird
Narrated By: Romy Hooper
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Jason Mason is a pretty average kid. The kind of kid who doesn't get chosen for the rugby team. The kind of kid who gets his lunchbox picked over by the school bully every day. The kind of kid who finds it hard to concentrate in class. The kind of kid who is, actually, a secret agent. Wait . . . What? You won't believe the crazy, laugh-out-loud, risky, save-the-world type stuff this pretty average kid gets up to. This book is destined to leave you itching for more Jason Mason adventures. |
Written by: Jason and Andrew Gunn
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In collaboration with the LEGO Group, Sophie Beer presents
Santa’s Summer Sleigh.
It was Christmas Eve, and Santa was stuck! Arriving in New Zealand, his reindeer had quit. Rudolph couldn’t handle the heat and returned to the North Pole, sleigh in tow. So, Santa called on the children of Australia and New Zealand to help him rebuild his new sleigh. What follows is a magical story of Santa’s journey Down Under, made possible by the creative imaginations of kids.
This is audiobook has be released free as a podcast. Find it where ever you get your podcasts or you can listen below on SoundCloud
Written and Narrated by: Sophie Beer
Produced by: Theo Gibson
Sound Design: Reece Muir
Santa’s Summer Sleigh.
It was Christmas Eve, and Santa was stuck! Arriving in New Zealand, his reindeer had quit. Rudolph couldn’t handle the heat and returned to the North Pole, sleigh in tow. So, Santa called on the children of Australia and New Zealand to help him rebuild his new sleigh. What follows is a magical story of Santa’s journey Down Under, made possible by the creative imaginations of kids.
This is audiobook has be released free as a podcast. Find it where ever you get your podcasts or you can listen below on SoundCloud
Written and Narrated by: Sophie Beer
Produced by: Theo Gibson
Sound Design: Reece Muir
Te Reti Raumati o Hana Kōkō (Santa's Summer Sleigh)
Narrated by: Waimirirangi Lee-Reiri
Translated by: Tawheta Hautapu
Produced by: Theo Gibson
Sound Design: Reece Muir
Recorded at Crescendo Studio
Narrated by: Waimirirangi Lee-Reiri
Translated by: Tawheta Hautapu
Produced by: Theo Gibson
Sound Design: Reece Muir
Recorded at Crescendo Studio
Find out more at LEGO.com/Christmas
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The use of te reo Māori in daily New Zealand life is snowballing, as is demand for resources to make learning the language efficient and enjoyable.
This book helps answer that demand. Here in simple terms is a thorough guide to the building blocks of grammar in te reo, showing how to create phrases, sentences and paragraphs. After an introductory chapter on pronunciation and written forms of the language, 17 chapters introduce the main base words, particles and determiners that guide their use. The book employs real-life examples to illustrate how Māori grammar works day to day. Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained draws on David Kārena-Holmes’ decades of experience teaching and writing about Māori language. Building on his previous works, this updated and expanded approach will be an essential companion for speakers at any level. |
Written By: David Kārena-Holmes
Narrated By: Acushla-Tara Kupe
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Written By: Dr Te Hauāuru Tahi-RangihauNarrated By: Dr Te Hauāuru Tahi-Rangihau |
Ko te mapu roa mōteatea: Kai hea rā he whare mōteatea mō ngā mātauranga waiata Tūhoe? Ko te mahi a tēnei tutohinga whakapae he whakautu i te urupounamu e mapu roa mōteatea nei i tōku ngākau, ara kai hea rā he whare mōteatea mō ngā mātauranga waiata o tōku iwi? Inā hoki e whakapae ana ko tā te mōteatea he pupuri i te toi o te kupu, ko te tiketiketanga o te reo taketake Tūhoe. Kai te toi o te hiwi whakaaro ko te ahu pēhea o tō tātau reo, otirā o wā tātau taonga katoa, tē tāea e tātau te matakitehia, nō reira kai te kapu o wō tātau ringaringa te mahi nui ki te whakataka rautaki pae oranui mō tō tātau reo tuatahi, tuarua mō wā tātau mōteatea e ora ai tēnei whare kōrero nui o Tūhoe. Ka waihangatia he tauira o te whare mōteatea whare pupuri i ngā mātauranga waiata Tūhoe, he aha tēnei momo whare? He whare wānanga i a kura tawhito, he pakitara whakairinga kōrero mō kura hōu, he kura whare, he kura marae mō Ngāi Tūhoe tāukiuki. Kai ā kurumatarerehu mā, te tino tauira o te reo o te kaitito hai whakairi ki ngā pakitara o te whare hai kete mātauranga mā torekaihuruhuru mā kai te whatitoka o te whare. Ko rātau te hunga o te ao wairua kia rātau, hoki mai ana kia tātau e takatū nei, kia tūtaki atu ki ngā kura kaitito mōteatea o mohoa noa nei, ko te tira hou tēnei e takahi nei i ngā tapuwae o rātau mā, e titoa ana i ngā kōrero o te wā hai mōteatea mō te āpōpō. Ko au ko Te Urewera ko Te Urewera ko au: Kai ō tātau mōteatea e whakaata mai ana ko te wairua o te pepeha nei, ‘he wairua tipua a Te Urewera, nōna anō ia, ā, he uri atawhai ōna’. Mātua e noho pōhara tangata ana ō tātau mārua, whārua o Te Urewera, nō konei ka uaua ai te mahi a te kaitito mōteatea e whai ana i te tauira o uki, nā reira tukuna mā te tito mōteatea ōna uri e whakahoki mai ki tōna ūkaipō, ki ōna pae maunga kia purea ia e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea. Kai konei anō te urupounamu e rewa ake ana i te pae mō ngā huarahi e taea ai e Ngāi Tūhoe, karangahia he huihuinga nui, whakaminea mai te iwi: Ko te hui ahurei ā Tūhoe te hui whakahirahira katoa, kua tata eke ki te rima tekau tau a Tūhoe e ū ana ki tōna hui ā-iwi, ā, e kaha mau nei i tēnei wā, kō tā ngā rangahau nei he whakatuwhera i te whare ahurea o te iwi, ko tōna hītoria, ko ōna kura huna. Ka urupounamu anō he aha tā tēnei hui nui ki te whakatairanga i ngā āhuatanga hāpai i tōna reo, i ōna tikanga marae. He aha kai te pae tawhiti mō tēnei hui nui? He hanga whare te tangata, he hanga tangata te whare, ka tūhono atu te whare ahurea ki ngā whare hou kua hangaia hai whare kahikatoa mō Tūhoe inamata, Tūhoe anamata. Hai kōrero whakamutunga, e whakapono ana mā te whakatū whare mōteatea ka ora ai ngā mātauranga waiata Tūhoe. Rōpoipoihia te hunga kaitito e tipu ai, e whanake ai te reo o te kaitito e ora ai te whare, kia rongohia ai te tiketike mōteatea ki te wao nui o Te Urewera haere ake nei.
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Learn how to achieve peak performance without burning out in the process with the latest book.
We live in a constant state of overwhelm and exhaustion whilst simultaneously striving for high performance. It’s not sustainable and it’s why burnout has become so prevalent. That was before the global pandemic which exacerbates the level of change and uncertainty leaving peak performance even harder to achieve. Busyness is fashionable, we wear it like a badge of honour but it doesn’t lead to high performance. Quantity does not always mean quality and being busy does not mean we’re productive, in fact the opposite is often true. Understand the difference between busy and productive Work smarter not harder and master the habits of high performance Understand the neuroscience behind thinking patterns and how to access a flow state Learn strategies to cultivate a more focused, clear mind. Be your best without burning out in the process Overcome overwhelm, reenergise and build resilience Improve productivity and effectiveness. |
Written By: Jess Stuart
Narrated By: Jess Stuart
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