🖤Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2026 Book List🖤

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week has been celebrated in New Zealand since 1975. It acknowledges and celebrates the Māori language as a unique cultural treasure for all New Zealanders. The 2026 Theme builds on "Ake, Ake, Ake" with "Te Reo Towns. A celebration of the communities who have kept te reo Māori alive, and an invitation for all of Aotearoa to help it flourish into the future." The week commences 14th September NZT.

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created by Avalon

last updated June, 2026

14 books

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Whaea Blue

Talia Marshall

Katuivei: Contemporary Pasifika poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand

Vaughan Rapatahana

Mana

Tāme Iti

Mana Whakatipu Ngai Tahu Leader Mark Solomon on Leadership and Life

Mark Solomon

Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Maori, Honouring the Treaty

Avril Bell

Māori Carving: The Art of Recording Māori History

Huia Publishers

Fungi of Aotearoa: A Curious Forager's Field Guide

Liv Sisson

A Māori Phrase a Day

Hēmi Kelly

Niho Taniwha: Improving Teaching and Learning for Ākonga Māori

Melanie Riwai-Couch

Polynesia, 900–1600 (Past Imperfect)

Madi Williams

Te Mahi Māra Hua Parakore: A Māori Food Sovereignty Handbook

Jessica Hutchings

Sleeps Standing: A Story of the Battle of Orakau

Witi Ihimaera

Kāwai For Such A Time As This

Monty Soutar

Falling into Rarohenga

Steph Matuku

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AvalonOP

There are a number of books I have still to add but they do not exist in PB just yet so going to do my due diligence confirming details and searching before submitting a request to add!

Doddyaboutbooks

What a fantastic list! Thank you for putting it together!

AvalonOP

kia ora rawa atu e hoa! Thanks so much friend, no problem at all. I like doing this a lot 😊