New zealands export economy was founded on maori enterprise, which. I dont think there has been another book for children about our history and culture that is as important as this book, and every home, school and library in new zealand needs to have a copy. Aotearoa was used for the name of new zealand in the 1878 translation of god defend new zealand, by judge thomas henry smith of the native land court this translation is widely used today when the anthem is sung in maori. New zealand simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to maori, the first explorer to reach new zealand was kupe. New zealand is called aotearoa in the maori language. Many meanings have been given for the name but with maori names the true meaning can often be found only in a mythological story or in historical fiction illustrating either how the name was given or something of the ideas which prompted it. Aaron smale, senior journalist and books editor for the same.
The 10 best new zealand childrens books of 2019 the spinoff. Welcome to aotearoa reads, your az of lively written, audio and video content on aotearoa books and writers. They make slick professional comics and homemade crafty ones. Aotearoa is a maori word loosely translated as land of the long white cloud. Old new zealand stories tell tells that voyagers of. Active aotearoa explore new zealand your way with active aotearoa adventure travel awesome nz hiking, biking and kayaking trips. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. They love stories that are about new zealand and that are about important themes. After a miraculous birth and upbringing maui won the affection of his supernatural parents, taught useful. However, this was a transitional arrangement and on 1 july 1841 new zealand became a colony in its own right. The first europeans known to reach new zealand were the crew of dutch explorer abel tasman who arrived in his ships heemskerck and zeehaen. The authors have open sourced the code and data that went into making the book. Christchurch writer and illustrator gavin bishops aotearoa. There are various explanations for why it was given this name.
Maui is the gifted, clever demigod of polynesian mythology responsible for fishing up the north island of aotearoa, new zealand. Aotearoa is the maori name for new zealand, though it seems at first to have been used for the north island only. A checklist of american and english periodicals boston. Elizabeth knox lives in wellington and is an officer of the new zealand order of merit, the author of novels and three novellas, in genres from autobiographical fiction to fantasy. An anthology of aotearoa nz womens comics edited by rae joyce, sarah laing, indira neville beatnik publishing, march 2016 women in aoteroa new zealand make comics. Maori name for new zealand meaning land of the long white cloud hiking holidays biking adventures kayaking trips adventure activities. In precolonial times, maori did not have a commonlyused name for the whole new zealand archipelago. Kupe called the land aotearoa, meaning the land of the long white cloud. This is the second volume in saunders history of new zealand, which covers. The bone tiki and its sequel the taniwhas tear are fantasy novels set in new zealand. Lonely planet new zealand aotearoa 2019 country guide. The new zealand story penguin has won the margaret mahy book of the year and the elsie locke award for nonfiction at this years new zealand book awards for children and young adults. Lonely planet is a leading travel media company and the worlds number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller.
In this book, he captures the simplicity of new zealand s natural beauty in a classy coffee table type book, with large, sharp and colourful pictures which offer a true representation of new zealand s landscape. The aotearoa series it switches between modern new zealand, and a magical parallel world named aotearoa, where mythic beings and the ghosts of dead new zealanders and people from our past reside. One of those cakes was left to be sent to relatives in each part of the north and south islands. The new zealand story, written and illustrated by gavin bishop penguin random house.
The first recorded mention of aotearoa as a name for new zealand as a whole was in 1898 in the long white cloud aotearoa by william pember reeves. Subscribe by email to get the latest aotearoa reads articles straight to your inbox. Celebrating the latest books from aotearoa and the south pacific. The new zealand story, has blown all of these out of the water. The islandnation consists of some smaller islands and two main islands, the north island teikaamaui. The lonely planet new zealand book is also a very helpful and popular travel. Books about the discovery and settlement of new zealand from early maori. Aotearoa by gavin bishop penguin books new zealand. New sea land is appropriate in so many respectsit is not just a comment on the weather. Tasman anchored at the northern end of the south islandin golden bay he named it. Refer to new zealand history online for more details about the history of aotearoa new zealand. The new zealand story won the supreme margaret mahy book of the year award and the elsie locke award for nonfiction at the new zealand book awards for children and young adults.
When it published its list of 100 greatest new zealand works of non. Aotearoa is an adjective as is new zealand no more soul in one than the other butmore people have lived under the new zealand name than the other one and therefore is the elected name in use. There is some evidence of aboriginal peoples already living there upon kupes landing and this supports birdsells egyptafrican migration ideas. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Before the time of birdsell, a polynesian from hawaiki, named kupe, found new zealand in 950 ad. New zealand aotearoa country profile nations online. At first ne w zeal and was administered from australia as part of the colony of new south wales, and from 16 june 18 40 new south wales laws were deemed to ope rat e in ne w zealand.
Check out lonely planets new zealand s north island or new zealand s south island for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the pacific on his waka hourua voyaging canoe from his ancestral polynesian homeland of hawaiki. Aotearoa is the maori name for the country of new zealand. The original name known by the indigenous polynesian population was te ika nui a maui or te ikaamaui the great fish of maui. Originally was in reference to the north island only. Here is a novel that is both raw and sublime, a compelling new voice in new zealand fiction. Legend has it that new zealand was fished from the sea by the daring demigod maui. New zealand nz is an island country in the south pacific ocean located about 2,000 km 1,300 mi southeast of australia.
It was described by the judges as a landmark title which will stand the test of time. The new icon artists were chosen by a panel that included roger hall, elizabeth knox and briar gracesmith. The use of aotearoa to refer to the whole of new zealand is a postcolonial usage. This time we will talk about what europeans thought about moko, given it was something entirely different to what they had ever expereinced before, as well generally the sort of things they recorded about moko and how it was captured visually. Discover the story of new zealand through this multipleawardwinning, richly illustrated visual history by gavin bishop. Craig potton is a renowned environmentalist, so you know his work accurately represents the pureness of new zealand. The name new zealand comes from zeeland which translates to sealand in dutch, after it was sighted by dutch explorer abel tasman. He translated it into english, and in 1855 published a book called polynesian mythology and ancient traditional history of the new zealand race. Gavin was made an officer of the new zealand order of merit in 20, and president of honour of the nz society of authors. The most common maori name for new zealand is aotearoa, which is translated as the land of the long white cloud. Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as aotearoa, the land of the long white cl. South pacificthe maori people of new zealand owlcation. In early december we were extremely proud to read that the new zealand herald had selected guardians of aotearoa. The history of the people of our islands, but finally not pkeh centric.
Until the 20th century, aotearoa was used to refer to the north island only. Greenweek, by green party of aotearoa new zealand partial serial archives items below if any are from related and broader terms. Info 2123 enterprise street birkenhead auckland new zealand call us at 0800 333 016. Destination new zealand, a nations online project country profile of the land of the long white cloud or aotearoa. Craig potton a photographic testimony to new zealand s natural landscapes and cultural hallmarks, this collection is the culmination of 20 years of exploration of new zealand. Swirling cloud captured above new zealand the land of. An atlas of aotearoa massey university press, a visual atlas of new zealand by geographer chris mcdowall and designer tim denee. New zealand, also known as aotearoa its maori name meaning the land of the long white cloud or the green island on the other side of the earth, boasts jawdropping landscapes, fabulous festivals and superb food and wines. History of aotearoa new zealand podcast the sweet as. Paying attention to pakeha, maori, and island nations of the wider moana, and old and new migrant makers and their works, this book is a history of craft. David hair is the author of the bone tiki, winner of best first novel young adult fiction section at the 2010 nz post childrens book awards.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The scheme, designed to acknowledge the mana of those who are leaders in their field, will see new artist icons named every two years, until there is a living circle of 25 at any time. We are aotearoa new zealand is in favour of our history aotearoa new zealand history being told, taught and acknowledged, all our history, the good, the bad and the ugly so that it can help heal the wounds of the past and forge better relationships with each other, growing our nation of aotearoa new zealand. It was longlisted for the dublin literary award and won the 2014 nga kupu ora aotearoa maori book award for fiction, also won by her short story collection, once upon a time in aotearoa huia, 2011. The greatest new zealand works of nonfiction ever the team. Sonny ngatai went on a tiki tour of aotearoa for his new kids tv show and learned some interesting facts about how our towns were named. Guardians of aotearoa named nz herald book of the year. Assuming this is probably a reference to the appearance of mountainous land when seen on the horizon from a canoe after an ocean voyage. More than onethird of the country is designated protected parkland and marine reserves. The new zealand story wins childrens book award rnz. You talk to any of the kids in our school and they live in the library really. Ko tetehi o aua keke i waiho hei tukutuku ki nga whanaunga, i ia wahi, i ia wahi o aotearoa, o te waipounamu tw 2121876. Protecting new zealands legacies by johanna knox and photographer jess charlton as their book of the year for 2018. Margaret mahy book of the year, new zealand book awards for children and young adults 2018 elsie locke award for nonfiction, new zealand book awards for children and young adults 2018 storylines notable nonfiction award 2018 best childrens book, panz book design awards 2018 nz listener 50 best books for kids 2017 the sapling best books list 2017.
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