Huia Publishers

07/10/2025

❗Tikanga Māori and Mātauranga Māori by Hirini Moko Mead are both back in stock!

Available from all the best bookstores and online at huia.co.nz ☀️ follow the link to go straight to our website 👉🏾https://bit.ly/4dDDKXb
̄orileadership

06/10/2025

🌿Have you written a story in te reo Māori?
The Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award could see your mahi published with us here at HUIA.

Open to all NZ writers — first-time or experienced — with a manuscript originally in te reo Māori
📅 Entries close 31 October
🌟Head to storylines.org.nz to find out more 📚http://bit.ly/48L50Ta

😍Past winners have included Amiria Stirling, Jane Cooper and Brianne Te Paa along with Hana Tapiata whose book is currently in production.

04/10/2025

📚📚Have you pre-ordered any of our 'coming soon' titles? Most of these will be released in the next few weeks.

🔴50 Years of The Waitangi Tribunal – Whakamana i te Tiriti edited by Carwyn Jones and Maria Bargh

🔴Te Onehaumako by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin

🔴HUIA Short Stories 16 by the finalists of the Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers 2025

🔴Ngā Oro me Ngā Iere a Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti – Sweet Harmonies in Song by Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti by Dr Te Kauhautu Maxwell

Explore upcoming releases at huia.co.nz 👉🏽https://bit.ly/4mSxzl3
̄orileadership

02/10/2025

🎧 New Audiobook Release 🎧

Checkerboard Hill is now available to listen to and perfectly narrated by the author Jade Kake (Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Whakaue)

A story of family, identity, and the ties that both connect and divide us, this moving novel follows Ria as she returns to Australia after decades away, bringing past and present colliding.

✈Listen now on all your favourite audiobook platforms and at huia.co.nz ✈https://bit.ly/4nGIYph

Narrated by the author
Length: 8h 48m 18s
Produced by Te Reo Irirangi o Ngāti Hine with the support of Publishers Association of New Zealand | Te Rau o Tākupu.


Ngati Hine FM
Publishers Association of New Zealand

30/09/2025

🔥🔥For our teachers, schools and kura🔥🔥
At HUIA, we acknowledge the important and inspiring roles our teachers and support staff play in the lives of our tamariki, which is why we have put together a special SALE just for you starting Monday, 6 October 2025.

1⃣ Head to our website 👉🏼huia.co.nz 👈🏼and subscribe to our epānui using your school email address
2⃣ Keep an eye on your email for the special SALE discount code and all the books included in the offer.
3⃣ Plan your next year with the help of our books and resources
4⃣ Purchase online to get your new books straight away or contact [email protected] to organise an invoice

Mātauranga is strongest when shared, valued and lived. We hope this sale helps to guide discussions in and out of the classroom.

😃Tag your teacher friends in the comments so they don't miss out😃

29/09/2025

🏡Written in te reo Māori, this new story by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin is packed with adventure, surprises, and time travel!

🏡Pre-order now for an October release 👉🏽 follow the link https://bit.ly/4msIIsr or head to huia.co.nz
Te reo Māori, sci-fi, young adults, time travelling, history, mahinga kai, ceremony

25/09/2025

💥💥Adventure, surprises, and deep connections await in this new story by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin about discovering the past and finding your place today. Written entirely in te reo Māori for rangatahi and anyone keen for the ride.

Pre-order now for an October release 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/4msIIsr
Te reo Māori, sci-fi, young adults, time travelling, history, mahinga kai, ceremony
Wiremu Buurman

24/09/2025

Congratulations!

2025 PIKIHUIA AWARDS FINALISTS ✨

Tēnā rā koutou e te iwi, meet your finalists for the 2025 Keri Hulme Award!

Thank you once again to the Hulme whānau for supporting mid-career kaituhi Māori. This year, the award focuses on those who have exemplified a spirit of perseverance and experimentation through their body of work.

All winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in Rotorua on 19 October as a part of KUPU Māori Writers Festival. Tickets for the 2025 Pikihuia Awards are limited and are available for purchase from the link in our bio.

The Pikihuia Awards are made possible through the generous support of our partners and sponsors: Creative New Zealand, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, KUPU Māori Writers Festival, Huia Publishers and the Keri Hulme whānau.

Congratulations to Steph, Tina and Becky; we are thrilled to recognise your longstanding contributions to Māori literature and the wider Indigenous literary landscape.

18/09/2025

E poho kereru ana!
Last night in Tāmaki Makaurau at the PANZ Design Awards 2025, designers Sophie Hooper and Te Kani Price won the award for Best Children’s Book for The Dream Factory by Steph Matuku illustrated by Zak Ātea.

The judges commented, 'The colour palette, illustrations, and text makes the book feel whimsical and unfamiliar like the dreams coming from the dream factory. There is stunning detail in the end pages with illustrations of dreamers. Their brief that “the dream machine and overall aesthetic should feel foreign and familiar at the same time – similar to a dream, things you know but can’t quite place,” has been translated perfectly.'

18/09/2025

Hurō!
We are so proud to announce that Sarah-Louise Crawford (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) has won the Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award at the PANZ Design Awards 2025, last night at the award ceremony in Tāmaki Makaurau.

The judges commented ' Sarah-Louise Crawford’s practice draws deeply on kaupapa Māori values and shows how cultural meaning and typographic clarity can work together. In Te Huarahi Māori, she brings structure and pattern into play with sensitivity, giving the book depth and presence while ensuring it remains highly readable. In Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War, she adapts her approach for younger readers, with a dynamic and engaging cover that echos the narrative’s energy while balancing it with accessibility. Across both projects, Sarah demonstrates care, precision, and a growing confidence in balancing cultural richness with wide appeal. With strong foundations already in place, we look forward to seeing how she continues to extend her visual language and refine her already thoughtful practice.'