Good reads - Māori
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Wayfinding leadership: Groundbreaking wisdom for developing leaders Spiller, C., Barclay-Kerr, H., & Panoho, J. (2015) Huia Publishing. This book presents a new way of leading by looking to traditional waka navigators or wayfinders for the skills and behaviours needed in modern leaders. |
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A Māori Phrase a Day: 365 phrases to kickstart your reo Kelly, H. (2020). N.Z.: Penguin Random House|Raupo. This pukapuka/book makes it all the more possible for all New Zealanders to learn te reo Māori.
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He Tai Pari/The rising tide
Dickson, S. (2016). Kōtuku Creative. This book appeals to any child with worries, and includes excellent strategies to help. |
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Pūrākau: Māori myths retold by Māori writers Witi, I., & Hereaka, W. (2019). Auckland: Random House. This book delves into the mystery of Māori stories from ancient times, from the unseen world of the gods; to ancestral feats and trickeries.
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Collaborative and indigenous mental health therapy: Tātaihono – Stories of Māori healing and psychiatry NiaNia,W., Bush, A. & Epston, D. (2017). Routledge. A about understanding the paradigm of traditional Māori mental health practices and how they can work in line with Western models of medicine. |
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Māia rāua ko te Ngārara Pāwera/Maia and the Worry Bug
Burgess-Manning, J. (2015). Kōtuku Creative Beneficial to any whānau that is experiencing any kind of difficulties that come with change. Download and print |
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Pūru kororā pōuri | Blue little penguin Wilson, Norah. (2019). Blue Goat Books. This is a story about friendship and feelings. It features two New Zealand native birds as best friends: Blue is a Little Blue Penguin and Ruru a Morepork.
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He kanehe, he manatunatu / Wishes and worries Sarina Dickson, illustrated by Jenny Cooper. (2015). Kotuku Creative. The book provides readers with valuable skills and normalises kids’ concerns, but also has a dash of magic, fun and hope. |
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Te Manu Kai i Te Mātauranga: Indigenous Psychology in Aotearoa/New Zealand Waitoki, W (Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Hako) & Levy, M (Ngāti Mahuta). (eds.). (2016). New Zealand Psychological Society. Māori psychologists explain how their cultural worldviews, whakapapa and experiences as Māori benefit whānau Māori therapeutic relationships. |
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Maea Te Toi Ora – Māori health transformations Maori health transformations Kingi, T.K., Durie, M., & Elder, H., et al. (2018). HUIA. Māori clinicians and researchers explore the relationship between Māori culture and Māori mental health. |
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Whakarongo ki ō Tūpuna | Listen to your Ancestors Joseph, D., & Te Whata, M. (2019). New Zealand: Oratia Books. This picture book centres around how a teacher guides her granddaughter and her pupils to walk the path of their ancestors/tūpuna. |