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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
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
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
The Ant Rebellion www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/book/9781... #juniornovel #juniorfiction

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October 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week
Sample pages of Niue by Mele Nemaia, with text in English and Vagahau Niue
More sample pages here: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🌺 Celebrate Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week!

With text in English and Vagahau Niue, Niue, by Mele Nemaia, is the latest book in the Moana Oceania Series.

Read the article and see sample pages here: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...

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October 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"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 7:58 PM
Out today for
Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue – Niue Language Week
Niue, by Mele Nemaia

With text in English and Vagahau Niue (Niuean language), the book offers insights into society, geography, arts, history, sports and more: oratia.co.nz/product/moan...

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October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Interview with prolific Turkish author Toprak Işık
The first English edition of Toprak Işık's work is now out, with The Ant Rebellion published by Five Oceans, the international imprint of Oratia Books.
librointernational.blogspot.com/2025/10/inte...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Tomorrow marks publication of the first in a series of new books from Five Oceans.
In the first book, renowned Turkish author Toprak Işık makes his English debut with The Ant Rebellion.

Read more on our website: oratia.co.nz/five-oceans/...

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October 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Heartfelt congratulations to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Alessandra and Peter had the pleasure of meeting László at his home outside Budapest in 2004. More in first comment.
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October 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The NZ Series
A non-fiction resource for general readers and schools, introducing complex subjects in concise terms
oratia.co.nz/product-tag/...

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October 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Benjamin D. Dickson reviews Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics by Matthew Wright in New Zealand Science Review, issue 80.
PDF available on New Zealand Science Review's website: ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Nanny Mihi fosters patience, creativity, and a connection to nature within her mokopuna, and in the reader. Her key message is that sometimes the best things are those we cannot hold on to.”

Nanny Mihi and the Rainbow in Kindercare NZ article Read-Aloud Books
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October 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Author and historian Matthew Wright at Unity Books Wellington last Sunday. Matthew presented his new book Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics.

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October 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM