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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 6:56 AM

Julian Wilcox interviews Hona Black about his latest book
He Kete Kīwaha
A Practical Guide to Māori Idioms

Listen on Māpuna, RNZ:
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

#oratiabooks #pukapuka #reomāori #TeWikioTeReoMāori #MāoriLanguageWeek @etangata.bsky.social

@sisyphusreturns.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 8:10 PM

#booksky #pukapuka 💙📚🇳🇿 because you can never go wrong with @chucktingle.bsky.social and because MT @christchurchlib.bsky.social told me to (never upset a librarian), this is my next read. It was sitting on the Staff Picks shelf at the library so it found me.

@christchurchlib.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 10:37 PM

Love this poster with phrases to use when engaging in some kōrero pukapuka!
Download this and other reo posters: www.reomaori.co.nz/tewiki26-taite ^MT #pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori

Poster with heading "Te reo ki te karapu pukapuka (te reo at book club).
Includes the phrases "He aha te āhuatanga pai katoa o te pūrākau (what did you enjoy most about the story?", "Kāore te pukapuka i puta i ōku ringa (I couldn't put it down), "I maroke te timatanga, engari, nāwai, nāwai, ka pārekareka ake (It took me a while to get into it)", "Pēhea ō whakaaro mō te tāera tuhi? (What did you think of the writing style?)", "Nā te mutunga i huri ai oku whakaaro mō te pūrākau (The ending changed how I felt about the whole story)", "I ohorere au i te huringa o te tāhu (The plot twist was so unexpected)", "Kā tūtohu rānei koe i te pukapuka nei ki tāngata kē (Would you recommend this book to others?)", and "He aha he pānui mā tāua/tātou ā tērā marama? (What should we read next month?)".
Also includes logos for Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori, Te Mātawai, Ake ake ake a forever language, and Tāone reo Māori.

@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 5:48 AM

Nanny Mihi returns to Te Ara Pukapuka at ki Paekākā, the children's book walk at Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā, with Nanny Mihi's Harvest | Te Hauhake a Nanny Mihi.
Read more:
www.wcl.govt.nz/news/nanny-m...

#pukapuka #reomāori #oratiabooks #ReoRua @nzsauthorswgtn.bsky.social

@thesaplingnz.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 4:07 AM

Writer Fiona Farrell and artist David Elliot have teamed up to produce a stunning new children's book. Here they are in conversation about ONCE UPON A HARBOUR:
www.thesapling.co.nz/once-upon-a-...
#pukapuka #booksky #illustration #childrenspoetry

@sisyphusreturns.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 2:07 AM

#Booksky #pukapuka 💙📚🇳🇿 The Expanse series are some of my fav books! This is part of that series but sets outside of it. Finally getting around to reading it.

@thesaplingnz.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 4:45 AM

It's Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori!
Kimberley Ngareta Kearney has put together a list of recommended books to karawhiua (have a go) with:
www.thesapling.co.nz/book-list-te...
#pukapuka #reoMāori #booksky

@sisyphusreturns.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 8:34 PM

#booksky #pukapuka 💙📚🇳🇿 book #4 in the series. Apparently made not a t.v show?

@sisyphusreturns.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 3:50 AM

#booksky #pukapuka 💙📚🇳🇿 picked this up on a whim, glad I did 🥰

@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 6:21 PM

Pukapuka 📚
reo Māori and reorua (bilingual)

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#aotearoa
#pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori #oratiabooks #māorilanguageweek #māori #tereomāori #reorua
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@christchurchlib.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 10:54 PM

What you waiting for? My October list of "Books I really want to read" includes all-time faves @stephengrahamjones.com, @xtotl.bsky.social, @chrisjtse.bsky.social, @jonronson.bsky.social plus books on birds, blood, & art hotties. ^DR christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
#pukapuka #booksky

@thesaplingnz.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 12:56 AM

'Now is the time to strengthen literacy support infrastructure, not strip it away.'
SLANZA's Rochelle Turnbull and Lauryn Urquhart on the proposed cuts at the National Library:
www.thesapling.co.nz/the-reckonin...
#NZpol #pukapuka #literacy #libraries #booksky

@sisyphusreturns.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 8:23 PM

#booksky #pukapuka 💙📚🇳🇿 a kids book that I couldn’t resist wanting to get my hands on - Miffy and the Impressionists

On the right a painting of a boat by Paul Signac, left side miffy in a boat. Some dialogue about the painting

Left, painting of a girl with skipping rope , right, miffy character with skipping rope

@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 8:04 AM

He Pukapuka Hou!

He Kete Kīwaha: A Practical Guide to Māori Idioms
Hona Black
oratia.co.nz/product/he-k...

@etangata.bsky.social #aotearoa
#pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori #oratiabooks #māorilanguageweek #māori #tereomāori
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@lianza.bsky.social
@kimtairi.bsky.social

@sisyphusreturns.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 4:44 AM

#booksky #pukapuka 💙📚🇳🇿 year of the chonk continues with this doorstop! over 760 pages @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social The Hive is one I’ve been eyeing and waiting for the right time to read.

@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 8:56 PM

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He Kete Kīwaha: A Practical Guide to Māori Idioms
Hona Black
Also te reo Māori editions of two of Hona's popular earlier books: He Iti te Kupu and Ngā Hapa Reo
Read more on our website: oratia.co.nz/maori/biling...

#oratiabooks #reomāori #TeWikioTeReoMāori #pukapuka

@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 10:14 AM

He Kete Kīwaha: A Practical Guide to Māori Idioms
by Hona Black
Publishing: 10 September 2026
oratia.co.nz/product/he-k...

@etangata.bsky.social #pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori #oratiabooks #māorilanguageweek #māori #tereomāori @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social @kimtairi.bsky.social

dioms — the everyday turns of phrase that give a language its character — are a key part of speaking fluently, and te reo Māori is rich in them. The title of this work translates into English as ‘a basket of idioms’.

Drawing on extensive research and consultation with some of Aotearoa’s leading reo experts, including Sir Tīmoti Kāretu and Te Haumihiata Mason, teacher and language advocate Hona Black offers a comprehensive guide to more than 180 common kīwaha (idioms).

Each entry is graded for difficulty and supported with clear explanations, along with examples from written sources and examples created by the author.

As with his previous works, He Kete Kīwaha is fully bilingual, with Māori and English presented side by side. With additional space for readers to collect their own idioms, this can become a personal guidebook to enhancing your te reo.