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At the launch of Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.

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November 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"A brilliant book for name nerds: full of quirks and facts."

New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.

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November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
On Waatea News: Dr Rāpata Wiri talks about Tuhoe: Children of the Mist. Dr Wiri has written the preface for this new edition of the Elsdon Best classic. Listen to the interview here: waateanews.com/tag/tuhoe-ch...

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November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"New Zealand Place Names is a treasure trove of names"

Andrea Molloy reviews New Zealand Place Names:
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown

www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/new-zea...

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New Zealand Place Names: Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
From Aotearoa to Zalatown, Whanganui to Whangārei, Cape Reinga Te Rerenga Wairua to Bluff, New Zealand Place Names is a treasure trove of names. It details the name, feature type, region, history, ori...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
‘As a tribal historian and a Tūhoe descendant, I believe we are fortunate that this book was published; otherwise our tribal histories and our whakapapa may have been lost forever.’ - Rāpata Wiri, from the book’s preface

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU25...

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New Zealand’s Greatest Tribal History Returns To Print A Century After Its First Publication
This celebrated two-volume work comes back into print with the guidance of scholar Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), whose doctoral thesis provided a re-evaluation of Best’s work.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The work that has been called 'New Zealand’s greatest tribal history' returns to print a century after its first publication, in quality hardback volumes.
Tuhoe
The Children of the Mist
Elsdon Best
Preface to the fifth edition by Rāpata Wiri
Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/maori/new-ze...
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Photos from Unity Books Wellington yesterday evening at the launch of New Zealand Place Names:
From left: Wendy Shaw (NZGB), Heather Lane (Reed estate), Anselm Haanen, Christopher Stephens, Peter Dowling (Author), Joanna Barnes-Wylie (Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand)

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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Congratulations to Ross Calman, recipient of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement for non-fiction.
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
From the forests of Finland, a thank you to nature for young readers in Oceania:

Thank you, Forest

Johanna Venho
Illustrated by Sanna Pelliccioni
Translated by Jennifer Pulju Porter

Read the full article here: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...

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November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Congratulations to our author Ross Calman 🙌
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Peter Dowling talks with Kathryn Ryan about the new book
New Zealand Place Names: Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Listen to the interview on RNZ:
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

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Curious and contested Kiwi placenames
A new book unpacks how 850 of our placenames came about.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
Peter Dowling & A.W. Reed
Produced with the help of Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board
oratia.co.nz/product/newz...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
November 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Oratia Books
The NZ Series
A non-fiction resource for general readers and schools, introducing complex subjects in concise terms
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October 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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"The ants in the story may seem small, but the questions they raise about freedom, justice, and cooperation are as big as humanity itself."

Toprak Işık, author of The Ant Rebellion
"Themes of partnership, working together, and rising up against injustice to achieve better lives for everyone, shine in this junior novel."

Adele Broadbent reviews The Ant Rebellion by Toprak Isik: whatbooknext.com/the-ant-rebe...

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October 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In The Fiji Times today:
Niuean educator Mele Fakatali Nemaia talks about her latest book, Niue, part of Oratia Books' Moana Oceania Series.
www.fijitimes.com.fj/people-a-lif...

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PEOPLE | A lifelong mission: Keeping her language alive
Distinguished Niuean educator Mele Fakatali Nemaia is "retired" and back in Niue after decades of service to Niue language and culture in Aotearoa.
www.fijitimes.com.fj
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The Ant Rebellion www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/book/9781... #juniornovel #juniorfiction

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October 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM