Book of the Week: TE WEHENGA by Mat Tait

Our Book of the Week has just been named the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Mat Tait’s dark and beautiful Te Wehenga: The separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku is a stunningly illustrated bilingual telling of the Māori creation story, memorably bringing it to life as a new generation struggles into the light.

• Look inside the book!

• A living story with its own mauri.

• “An absolute treasure.”

• Visit Mat Mait’s website.

• The award goes to a bilingual book for the first time.

• The category winners at the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

• The Adventures of Tupaia.

• Te Rā.

• Your copy of Te Wehenga.