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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:11 PM

Book extract from The Passing of the Forest: Cultural and art historian Richard Wolfe profiles the clearing of native forests in a striking visual history through art, from the 19th century to today. www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3610...

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:10 PM

Day two at Frankfurt Book Fair

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:53 PM

Frankfurt Book Fair

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:34 AM

Author Richard Wolfe on RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan talking about his latest book The Passing of the Forest.

Listen on:
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 6:24 AM

John Daly-Peoples reviews The Passing of the Forest
by Richard Wolfe for New Zealand Arts Review:
nzartsreview.org/2026/10/06/t...

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:14 PM

The team on the New Zealand collective stand at the Frankfurt Messe, Hall 4.2 G29

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 6:42 AM

"This is the kind of pukapuka that will become dog-eared, annotated and crowded with bookmarks."

Chris Reed reviews He Kete Kīwaha: A Practical Guide to Māori Idioms
by Hona Black for NZ Booklovers

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www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/he-kete...

@oratiabooks.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 7:17 PM

The Passing of the Forest by Richard Wolfe will be out in all good bookstores from 8 October.
Read more and see sample pages:

oratia.co.nz/general/the-...

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Cultural and art historian Richard Wolfe profiles the clearing of native forests in a striking visual history through art, from the nineteenth century to today.
The Passing of the Forest explores how large areas of forests were burned by Māori, and then European settlers — lured to New Zealand by the promise of an inexhaustible supply of timber. It draws parallels with colonisation in Australia, showing how deforestation has impacted on leading artists and thinkers, and explores ways forward to replace what has been lost. Featuring more than 50 works by New Zealand and Australian artists in vivid colour

@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 8:44 AM

From The Library 4 Multilinguals, interview with Dr Nayr Ibrahim and Charlotta Langejan about the trilingual book He Aha te Raru ki Tai? What’s the Matter with the Sea? Mij le ábijn dáhpáduvvamin?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=__BJ...

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 6:40 PM

Ka kōrero a Ahorangi Hona Black mō tana pukapuka hou, He Kete Kīwaha, he kohikohinga neke atu i te 180 ngā kīwaha. Ko te whāinga o te pukapuka, kia kaha ake te whakamahi i ngā kīwaha.

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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...

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 8:07 PM

Vaughan Rapatahana reviews He Kete Kīwaha: A Practical Guide To Māori Idioms by Hona Black

www.flaxroots.com/flaxflower/h...

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@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...

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

Pukapuka 📚
reo Māori and reorua (bilingual)

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 6:00 AM

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 1:32 PM

🗞️ For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 🗞️

Read the full press release for He Kete Kīwaha: A Practical Guide to Māori Idioms www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU26...

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@oratiabooks.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 6:44 AM

Well done Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird 🙌

Dad needs a NEW BUM! Children’s Number 1!

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@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...

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@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...

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@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...

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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.