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Fiction Māori Short Stories Speculative Fiction

The Emotion Dealer
by Jack Remiel Cottrell

Reality-bending stories of wit, invention, horror and heart.

Angelique KasmaraDecember 19, 2025

Anthology Fiction Flash Literary Fiction Māori Short Stories

Short/Poto
edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong

A bilingual 'celebration of flash fiction' that offers brevity, wit and weight.

Di StarrenburgAugust 27, 2025

Fiction Historical Fiction Māori Novel

Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment
by Monty Soutar

The sequel to the best-selling For Such a Time As This explores the arrival of 'the three afflictions of muskets, disease and Christianity'.

Kelly Ana MoreyNovember 8, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Novel

Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu

Two young cousins take a road trip, escaping expectations and in search of whenua.

Paula MorrisNovember 6, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Novel Speculative Fiction

The Mires
by Tina Makereti

A novel about the might of Nature, and the power of neighbourhood.

Paula MorrisAugust 16, 2024

Fiction Māori Novel

All That We Know
by Shilo Kino

A young woman navigates the perils and promise of being her 'ancestors’ wildest dream'.

Rebecca HillJuly 24, 2024

Children’s Literature Fantasy Fiction Māori

Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie
by Shelley Burne-Field

A debut novel that offers 'a fresh, hawk-like dive into the fictional lives of our native manu'.

Sonya WilsonMay 3, 2024

Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Novel

The Space Between
by Lauren Keenan

A tale of two outsiders, Māori and Pākehā, in 1860, while Taranaki tumbles into war.

Kelly Ana MoreyApril 3, 2024

Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Short Stories

Bird Child & Other Stories
by Patricia Grace

A long-awaited collection from one of our greatest storytellers.

Paula MorrisFebruary 16, 2024

Anthology Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Pasifika Short Stories

The Penguin NZ Anthology: 50 stories for 50 years in Aotearoa

A ' long, loud song for a strong and evolving tradition' of story-writing.

Sally BlundellNovember 1, 2023

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