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One of Patricia Grace's most popular novels, this is the unforgettable story of three women's intersecting lives.Makareta is the chosen one — carrying her family's hopes.Missy is the observer —...

A Te Herenga Waka Classic They have left me. The door is locked. The room is entirely bare. . . . Lost Possessions, a novella, was published in 1985, shortly...

Winner of the 1985 Booker PrizeThe Bone People is a love story. It begins when a mute six-year-old, full of blasting hurt and strange charm, wanders off the beach and...

Te Kaihau | The Windeater was launched at the inaugural New Zealand Arts Festival Writers and Readers Week in March 1986, four months after The Bone People won the 1985...

The separation of Ranginui & PapatūānukuStunning retelling of the Māori creation story about the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother.​Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku,...

Over 50 years in print! Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera and also classic New Zealand literature. First published in 1972, it was Witi's first book, which as he says in...

A New Zealand classic, this novel is a raw and powerful portrayal of Maori in New Zealand society. Alan Duff's groundbreaking first novel is one of the most talked-about books...

A prize-winning classic novel, as relevant today as when it was first written. Potiki is a work of spellbinding power in which the myths of older times are inextricably woven...

The 50th anniversary edition of this award-winning debut novel.First released 50 years ago, Tangi was Witi Ihimaera's debut novel and the first to be published by a Maori author. A...