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Three HUIA titles in 2015 Nga Kupu Ora Award finalists
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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