Welcome to the Aotearoa Literary Hub

Each month we feature the work of a NZ or Pasifika writer through the lens of shared reading.

Airana Ngarewa

Born and raised in Pātea, Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine) is the author of the bestselling novel The Bone Tree. He won the

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Dominic Hoey 1985

Dominic Hoey is a poet, author, youth worker, and small dog owner from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. He’s released two best selling novels and written a

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Megan Dunn

Megan Dunn is the author of three irreverent works of non-fiction Tinderbox (Galley Beggar Press, 2017) her memoir in essays Things I Learned at Art School (Penguin Random House

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Shared Reading in Translation!

We had some beautiful Chinese & te reo Maori poems this year! We loved it! Visit our Facebook page to see videos : https://www.facebook.com/reel/538844605572706 https://fb.watch/wwmqiOkIXO

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Juliet Batten

Juliet Batten has a PhD in English and taught English, Women’s Studies, and Environmental Studies at the University of Auckland, before working for twenty-six years

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Readathon is here!

Join us at Rānui library September 29th 10am – 4pm to read Shilo Kino’s book All That We Know aloud in a day! This book

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Isla Huia

Isla Huia (Te Āti Haunui a-Pāpārangi, Uenuku) is a te reo Māori teacher and kaituhi from Ōtautahi. Her work has been published in journals such

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Amanda Maxwell

Amanda Maxwell is a New Zealander who lives and writes on the south coast of Australia.  She has had two collections of short stories published

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Tulia Nacola

Adi Tulia Nacola is a woodworker and author who has been publishing books since 2018. From Soa, Nakorotubu in the province of Ra. She writes

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Murray Edmond

Murray Edmond: b. Kirikiriroa 1949, lives in Glen Eden, Tāmaki-makau-rau, Aotearoa. Associate Professor of Drama (retired) University of Auckland, 1991-2014.  16 books of poetry (most

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