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Keys - a childhood dream realised

Friday, 12 December 2014, 12:54 pm | Huia Publishers

New author Sacha Cotter has had a dream come true. Her first book Keys, along with the te reo Māori version Ngā Kī, was launched at the Wellington City Library last Thursday, to an enthusiastic audience of children from local Kōhanga Reo and Kindergarten. More >>

Large crowd launch Parekura Horomia book at the Beehive

Thursday, 11 December 2014, 10:13 am | Huia Publishers

Over 200 people attended a stirring parliamentary launch for the biography 'Parekura Horomia - Kia Ora Chief' by Wira Gardiner. More >>

HUIA Publishers partnering with Archetype in 2015

Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 5:20 pm | Huia Publishers

HUIA Publishers will be moving its sales agency from Penguin Random House to Archetype Book Agents from January 2015. More >>

Te Papa Tupu 2014 Winners Announced

Friday, 8 August 2014, 4:49 pm | Huia Publishers

The Māori Literature Trust is excited to announce the winners of the 2014 Te Papa Tupu Writers’ Contest. More >>

Robert Mac Donald Wins National Writers Competion

Monday, 4 August 2014, 12:16 pm | Huia Publishers

Robert Mac Donald, Owner/Director of Waimarama Maori Tours, is one of six in New Zealand selected for the Huia Publishers Te Papa Tupu Programme - an incubator programme that accepts six writers every two years to work on their manuscript for six months ... More >>

Bugs receives special Honour Award at NZ Post CYA Awards

Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 12:20 pm | Huia Publishers

The novel Bugs by Whiti Hereaka received a special mention last night at the NZ Post Children's and Young Adults Awards. More >>

From Te Papa Tupu to NZ Post Awards

Monday, 9 June 2014, 1:43 pm | Huia Publishers

The Te Papa Tupu Writing Programme for 2014 opens on Monday 9 June with a call for applications from Māori writers to join the six-month writing incubator programme. Writers can go on to have their books published and become finalists in New Zealand ... More >>

BUGS finalist in 2014 NZ Post CYA Book Awards

Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 4:16 pm | Huia Publishers

Bugs, the second novel by Whiti Hereaka, has been nominated as a finalist in the Young Adult Fiction category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2014. More >>

2013 Pikihuia Awards

Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 3:56 pm | Huia Publishers

The long wait for the Pikihuia Awards finalists is almost over. On Saturday 14th September, the winners for the five categories of the Pikihuia Awards for Maori writers will be announced and the finalists from all over Aotearoa New Zealand have been ... More >>

Writer Albert Wendt earns New Zealand's Highest Award

Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 4:32 pm | Huia Publishers

Acclaimed Samoan-born writer Albert Wendt has been awarded New Zealand's highest honour, Member of the Order of New Zealand for services to New Zealand, in the 2013 Queens Birthday Honours. More >>

Rugby League author leaves significant legacy

Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 5:29 pm | Huia Publishers

Bernie Wood died on Sunday 28 April 2013 and leaves behind a significant contribution to the history of Rugby League in New Zealand. More >>

2013 Pikihuia Awards Judges Confirmed

Thursday, 14 February 2013, 12:15 pm | Huia Publishers

The 2013 Pikihuia Awards are now in their 10th year promoting Māori stories and writers and the judges for this year’s Awards have now been confirmed. More >>

Quit - Say Goodbye to Smoking!

Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 4:48 pm | Huia Publishers

The new book and CD 'Quit - Say Goodbye to Smoking' by Wellington-based doctor Pat McCarthy will be a welcome boost to all those smokers daunted by recent tax increases and with flagging New Year's resolutions. More >>

Albert Wendt earns New Zealand's Highest Literary Award

Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 1:36 pm | Huia Publishers

Acclaimed Samoan-born novelist Albert Wendt (pictured with Prime Minister John Key) was last night awarded New Zealand's highest literary award - the 2012 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement for Fiction at Premier House in Wellington. Albert ... More >>

Going on a 'Māori' Bear Hunt

Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 1:52 pm | Huia Publishers

The classic children's picture books 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen and 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'by Eric Carle have now both been released in te reo Māori by Huia Publishers. More >>

Going on a 'Māori' Bear Hunt

Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 1:18 pm | Huia Publishers

The classic children's picture books 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen and 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'by Eric Carle have now both been released in te reo Māori by Huia Publishers. More >>

New Flags Flying in Suva

Thursday, 4 October 2012, 6:19 pm | Huia Publishers

Forty-two years after achieving independence on 10th October 1970, Fiji will see the launch of a new book looking at Pacific independence - 'New Flags Flying: Pacific Leadership' - edited by Ian Johnstone and Michael Powles. More >>

Rāhui Wins Two at LIANZA Awards

Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 12:36 pm | Huia Publishers

8 August 2012 Rāhui Wins Two at LIANZA Awards 'Rāhui' by Chris Szekely and Malcolm Ross continued with two more award wins at the LIANZA awards Monday night. More >>

Young Maori Designer wins PANZ Award

Friday, 6 July 2012, 6:55 pm | Huia Publishers

Sam Bunny, a young Māori designer working at HUIA Publishers, has won the Best Educational Book Design award at the Publishers Association of NZ 2012 Book Design Awards for the book 'He Kōrero - Words Between Us' by Alison Jones and Kuni Jenkins. More >>

Huia Publishers – Celebrating 21 years in Publishing

Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 1:41 pm | Huia Publishers

New business failure rates in New Zealand over the first five years regularly range up to 75% or more. Add to this the recession throwing its long shadow over the New Zealand economy and still being in business after 21 years demands special recognition. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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