A new literature series for wharekura
Manukura includes contemporary and historical material in a variety of genres. Secondary students can read these books for pleasure. Teachers can use them to support language learning or literary studies.
Rēhua nā Katerina Mataira
Ko Te Ātea he pukapuka tino hirahira i tuhia i roto i te reo Māori i te tau 1975. He pakiwaitara, he mōteatea, he papa kupu. Mai i tēnei pukapuka ka puta hoki te kupu “rorohiko”. Kua tāpiritia te kōrero nei ki ngā mahi toi a Para Matchitt. Toru tekau tau i muri mai, kua whakarewatia e Katerina Mataira te wāhanga whai mai, a Rēhua. E tokowhā ngā hunga matua o tēnei pūrākau, anā, ka pakeke rātou ka whai kimihanga atu, nā tēnei ka tīni katoa ngā tikanga o tō ratou iwi o Rēhua.
Te Ātea was ground-breaking when it appeared in 1975 – sophisticated science fiction, written as an extended piece of poetry in te reo Māori and complemented by Para Matchitt’s artwork. This book coined the now classic word “rorohiko”. Thirty years later, Katerina Mataira has produced Rēhua, a sequel in which four young people grow into adulthood, embarking on a quest that will change forever the life of their iwi.
Item 11129H.
Pōtiki nā Patricia Grace, nā Oho Kaa i whakamāoritia
E rua tekau tau i muri, i whakaputahia te pūrākau a Patricia Grace, a Pōtiki. Kua tuhia ki ngā reo ā iwi kē, anā, kua whakamāoritia i nāianei e Oho Kaa. Ko te pūtake o te pūrākau nei e pā ana ki ngā piki me ngā heke a tētahi whānau e pēhia ana e ngā mahi raupatu, me tā rātou whawhai hoki kia kore anō ō rātou toenga whenua e ngaro.
Patricia Grace’s novel Pōtiki has been published in many languages since it first appeared in 1986. Now there is an edition in te reo Māori. The story follows a whānau torn apart by land confiscations and struggling to retain what remains of their tūrangawaewae.
Item 11130H.
Ngā Manu Tīoriori nā Wiremu Grace
He taiohi, he rōpū kapa haka, he taumāhekeheke kapa haka mō ngā kura tuarua huri noa i te motu, he whakaritenga, he whakaipotanga. Auē! Kia pēhea atu i tēnei. Ka kitea i roto i te mahi whakaari nei a Wiremu Grace ngā āhua momo take e pā ana ki ngā tokoono o te rōpū nei me tō rātou pouako. Ka tutuki pai, ka hinga rānei?
In this play, members of a school kapa haka group practising for a national competition struggle to overcome personal grievances and troubled relationships. When their teacher faces a personal crisis, the challenge will either make or break the team.
Item 11131H.
Distribution
In term 4, copies of these resources are being distributed to wharekura and schools with secondary immersion classes, with numbers based on the level of immersion. Schools wishing to receive additional copies free on request should contact Huia Te Manu Tuku Kōrero.