Kia Ora!

Kia ora tamariki,

Kei te aha koutou i ngā rā hararei? What are you doing in the holidays?

How about exploring your local whare pukapuka? We have heaps of cool books, dvds, cds and magazines to keep you entertained.

Some great new books include:

Counting the stars by Gavin Bishop – four Māori myths (in English)

Te taniwha i warewaretia / The forgotten taniwha by Robin Kahukiwa ( in English and te reo Māori) – a picture book about the taniwha Ngākau Pono who has been looking after the people who live in the pā below his cave for hundreds of years. When the Pākehā arrive in Aotearoa the people start to leave – has Ngākau Pono been forgotten forever?

Rangitoto : te toka tu moana : the rock standing by Maria Gill – tells the story of Rangitoto island, it’s history and how it is being looked after today.

Ngā mihi o te Tau Hau ki a koutou katoa!