All about books in Aotearoa – all in te reo Māori.  Katoa mō ngā pukapuka i Aotearoa – katoa i te reo Māori.

From Saturday, throughout Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we're excited to welcome author, teacher, translator and EveryDay Māori creator Hēmi Kelly (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa) as Kete’s guest editor. Throughout the week all Kete reviews and articles will be published in te reo Māori. Keep an eye on Kete for Hēmi’s review selection and editorial. 

We’re also excited this year to work with Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School. Students in Te Uru Karaka Newton Central’s Māori Language Immersion Unit/Rumaki Reo have read some of the new and awesome books recently released for children in te reo Māori ... and given us their thoughts!

All week Kete will feature reviews of new and exciting books by Māori authors, reviewed in te reo Māori with links to English language versions or translations.

We’ll also be posting news and reviews on Kete’s social media pages, in te reo Māori, throughout the week.

Guest Editor – Hēmi Kelly

Hēmi Kelly is a Māori language teacher, translator, author, composer and resource creator. The Director of Māori language consultancy Tautika Ltd, Hēmi is also the creator of Everyday Māori which is all about bringing te reo Māori to the tip of your tongue, no matter where you are on your language learning journey or in the world. 

The author of A Māori Word a Day and A Māori Phrase a Day, Hēmi is also the translator of a number of books in te reo Māori including Ngā Whakamāoritanga by Brian Friel, Te Ruānuku (the Māori language translation of The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho, and Sleeps Standing: A Story of the Battle of Orakau by Witi Ihimaera. 

Hēmi co-hosts the popular Everyday Māori podcast and shares regular reo Māori content from the Everyday Māori Facebook, Instagram and TikTok channels.

With thanks to Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho  (Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Rongowhaata, Te āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Fale'ula) and Allen & Unwin New Zealand for illustrations adapted from Whakawhetai Gratitude by Hira Nathan.