12 August 2015
Three HUIA titles in 2015 Nga Kupu Ora Award finalists
The shortlist of New Zealand’s top Māori books for 2014 has been
announced ahead of this year’s Massey University Ngā Kupu Ora Aotearoa Māori
Book Awards and HUIA Publishers have three titles in the running.
The three finalists are:
- Ahuwhenua: A History of Māori
Farming
by Danny Keenan - one of three finalists in the Te Kōrero Pono -
Non-Fiction category.
- Parekura Horomia: Kia Ora
Chief
by Wira Gardiner - one of two finalists in the Te Haurongo - Biography
category.
- The Value of the Māori Language: Te Hua o te Reo Māori by Rawinia Higgins, Poia Rewi
and Vincent Olsen-Reeder - one of three finalists in the Te Reo Māori
category.
Assistant Vice Chancellor Dr Selwyn Katene
says Massey University’s commitment to Ngā Kupu Ora Aotearoa Māori Book Awards
is an indication of the importance of Māori literature.
“When you look at the
depth of this year’s entries and the important issues they discuss, you can see
why we need to nurture Māori writers”, he says.
Winners of the six
categories will be announced at an Awards ceremony at Te Papa in Wellington on
September 10 2015.
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