Banning I Need a New Butt!? Let’s be real… this hilarious, silly read by Dawn McMillan gets kids laughing and loving books. Humor is a powerful literacy tool, especially for reluctant readers. Let’s embrace books that spark joy and giggles, not censor them. #FreedomToRead #LetKidsLaugh #BookJoy

This is a favorite in my household.

1 October: Happy World Vegetarian Day! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/savour-ale... #WorldVegetarianDay @barnesandnoble.com #ebooks #vegetarian @vegsoc.bsky.social #vegetariancookbook #vegetarianrecipes #plantbased #eatlessmeat #meatless #savour @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social #cookbooks #ItalianVegetarian

And now... 🏅A few words from our winner🏅 #BOTY2025 #BirdoftheYear2025 #BirdoftheYear #NZBirdoftheYear @thomassainsbury

He kaupapa nui tā te kaituhi Ngāi Tahu a Ross Calman—kei te whakapau kaha ia kia mārama tonutia e te katoa te Tiriti o Waitangi. Reposting from Tahu News #pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori #tetiritiowaitangi #thetreatyofwaitangi #māorilanguageweek #bilingualbooks #oratiabooks #reomāori

Aotearoa, meet your 2025 Bird of the Year 👑🦅 The kārearea or New Zealand falcon is our only species of falcon, and has reclaimed the top spot once again after its last victory in 2012 🏆 Learn more about this endemic bird of prey ⬇️ w.wiki/FUGN 📷: Tony Wills, CC BY-SA 3.0 #BirdOfTheYear

A beautiful kārearea on the BBC homepage even 😎

He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, by Hona Black, is available in print, ebook and audiobook oratia.co.nz/product/he-i... #Māori #tereomāori #reomāori #honablack #tereo #heititekupu #pukapuka #polynesianlanguages #languagebook #Aotearoa #NewZealand #oratiabooks #nzbooks #māoriauthors

Come to Unity Books Wellington to hear Matthew Wright talk about his new book Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics Sunday Session at Unity Books Wellington Sunday 5 October 2025, 4 pm 57 Willis Street, Wellington #oratiabooks #ErnestRutherford #physics @nzsauthorswgtn.bsky.social

Books by Tim Tipene with Oratia oratia.co.nz/product-tag/... #oratiabooks #reomāori #pukapuka #bilingualbooks #nzbooks #childrenbooks @abluebox.bsky.social @christchurchlib.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social @thesaplingnz.bsky.social @kimtairi.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social @takahemagazine.bsky.social

Schrödinger's Books host an evening with Matthew Wright to talk about his new book, Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics. Book your ticket for the evening here ($5, redeemable with a purchase of the book): schrodingersbooks.co.nz/p/matthew-wr... #oratiabooks #ErnestRutherford

'A perfect mix of giggles and icky, Koro Wētā is a whimsical way for young readers to gain insight about the fascinating wētā.' Koro Wētā by Heather Haylock, illustrated by Sarah Trolle, Māori translation by Ngairo Eruera, in Tomorrow's Schools Today NZ: www.tstnz.com/book-reviews... #oratiabooks

Seven years ago today the Scottish Granny went viral on FB reading I Need a New Bum! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQoY... #ineedanewbum #ineedanewbutt @abluebox.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social @doverpublications.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social #humor #laugh

'The beautifully rendered patterns gain new life in a generous layout that will be of value to students and experts alike.' Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs by W.J. Phillipps in Tomorrow's Schools Today NZ: www.tstnz.com/book-reviews... #tāniko #māori #oratiabooks #māoridesign #weaving #patterns

Te Reo Kapekape: Māori Wit and Humour, by Hona Black is now available as an audiobook! Available on Apple Books books.apple.com/.../te-reo-k... LibroFM libro.fm/audiobooks/9... and coming soon to other platforms #oratiabooks #audiobooks @audioculturenz.bsky.social #reomāori #tereokapekape

He kaupapa nui tā te kaituhi Ngāi Tahu a Ross Calman—kei te whakapau kaha ia kia mārama tonutia e te katoa te Tiriti o Waitangi. Reposting from Tahu News #pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori #tetiritiowaitangi #thetreatyofwaitangi #māorilanguageweek #bilingualbooks #oratiabooks #reomāori

Treaty of Waitangi non-fiction wins at children's book awards Māori writer and historian Ross Calman unpacks the complexities of Aotearoa / New Zealand's founding document in an accessible way for younger readers, judges say. www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/t...

Ngā arotake a ngā kaipānui tamariki. 'He pai tēnei pukapuka ki a mātou nā te mea he pukukata, he momo pukapuka ki te ako mō te tiaki ngāngara...' #KeteBooks #pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori #māorilanguageweek #bilingualbooks #oratiabooks #reomāori www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/reviews/k...

Kia Hou Taku Tou! Nā Dawn McMillan Nā Ross Kinnaird ngā whakaahua Nā Stephanie Huriana Fong i whakamāori Reposting from Hutt City Libraries 🙌 #tewikiotereomāori2025 #tewikiotereomāori #MāoriLanguageWeek #pukapuka #oratiabooks #reomāori @christchurchlib.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social

E-books available on Apple Books, Google Play, Amazon and Kobo Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes Māori Place Names Te Reo Kapekape: Māori Wit and Humour #ebooks #oratiabooks #reomāori #tewikiotereomāori #māorilanguageweek #tewikiotereomāori2025

Some of our te reo Māori and bilingual (te reo/English) pukapuka for the tamariki! Find them on our website (link in bio) ➡️ Pukapuka/Books ➡️ Tamariki/Children’s #pukapuka #panui #tamariki #oratiabooks #tewikiotereomāori #tewikiotereomāori2025 #māorilanguageweek #māorilanguageweek2025 #reomāori

He aha te pukapuka mō te Rātū o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori? How Many Times?/Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā?, nā Tim Tīpene rāua ko Nicoletta Benella! Ko pukapuka reorua tēnei, heoi anō, e whai take ana tēnei mō ngā ākonga reo. He ngahau te karere o te pukapuka mō ngā mātua–(whakarongo ki tō māmā!) shorturl.at/pOhYE

Adele Broadbent reviews Koro Wētā whatbooknext.com/koro-weta-bo... #TeWikioTeReoMāori #MāoriLanguageWeek #reomāori #oratiabooks @christchurchlib.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social @nzsauthorswgtn.bsky.social @forestandbird.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social #reomāori #wētā #reorua

Book review of How Many Times? Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā by Tim Tipene, illustrated by Nicoletta Benella, translated in te reo Māori by Kanapu Rangitauira whatbooknext.com/how-many-tim... #oratiabooks #bilingualbooks #reomāori #pukapuka #tewikiotereomāori #māorilanguageweek @christchurchlib.bsky.social

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Match the kupu/words. For the answers go to the Teacher Resource of our latest bilingual book How Many Times? Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā? oratia.co.nz/product/howm... #tewikiotereomāori #BilingualBooks #reomāori #MāoriLanguageWeek #pulapula #ReoRua #oratiabooks #teacherresources

Celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori at Te Ao Marama - Tauranga Library with the bilingual reading of Koro Wētā Sat, 20 Sep, 2pm - 3pm Te Ao Marama - Tauranga Library, He Puna Manawa 21 Devonport Road, Tauranga events.humanitix.com/koro-weta-bo... #TeWikioTeReoMāori #MāoriLanguageWeek #oratiabooks

Ross Calman’s new book Te Tiriti o Waitangi is short, sharp, and essential. In this kōrero we dive into the rushed translation, the debates at Waitangi, and why the Treaty still matters for all New Zealanders. Listen here:

#Tauranga #Library invites you to the bilingual reading of Koro Wētā with author Heather Haylock and translator Ngairo Eruera Sat, 20 Sep, 2pm - 3pm Tauranga Library, 21 Devonport Road, Tauranga #TeWikioTeReoMāori #MāoriLanguageWeek #reomāori #oratiabooks @lianza.bsky.social #Aotearoa #wētā

Tauranga Library invites you to the bilingual reading of Koro Wētā with author Heather Haylock and translator Ngairo Eruera Sat, 20 Sep, 2pm - 3pm Tauranga Library, 21 Devonport Road, Tauranga events.humanitix.com/koro-weta-bo... @waikatouniversity.bsky.social #tewikiotereomāori #oratiabooks

FREE Teacher Resource (7 pages, PDF) available for How Many Times? Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā? Click on the link to view and/or download: oratia.co.nz/wp-content/u... @christchurchlib.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social @eccentriccatlady.bsky.social

First review of How Many Times? Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā? by Tim Tipene · illustrated by Nicoletta Benella · translated by Kanapu Rangitauira kidsbooksnz.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-bi... #oratiabooks #bilingualbooks #reomāori @abluebox.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social @christchurchlib.bsky.social

Bilingual picture books offers new answer for that familiar question: How Many Times? Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā? Tim Tipene Illustrated by Nicoletta Benella Translated by Kanapu Rangitauira Read more here: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo... #oratiabooks #reomāori @christchurchlib.bsky.social ‪#TeWikioTeReoMāori

Mein Eindruck zum Kinderbuch 'Rona Moon: Ko Rona Māhina' von Tim Tipene minorherba.wordpress.com/2024/10/31/r... via @herbaminor.bsky.social #buch #lesen #Neuseeland

business.scoop.co.nz/2025/09/01/o... #oratiabooks #publishingnews @buchmesse.de @publisherswkly.bsky.social @doverpublications.bsky.social @thespinoff.bsky.social @thesaplingnz.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @publishingwhiti.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social

#OratiaMedia marks #25years with launch of #FiveOceans imprint Founded 31/8/2000 by Peter Dowling and Alessandra Zecchini as a publishing services business, it later focused on #OratiaBooks and is now launching an international books series oratia.co.nz/general/orat... @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Photos from this morning at Papatoetoe Library. Author Heather Haylock read two of her two books, Koro Wētā and Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm. Thank you Papatoetoe Library for hosting the event, and to everyone who attended. #oratiabooks @lianza.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social #library

Interview with Stephen Myhre #oratiabooks #artsandcrafts #stephenmyhre #woodcarving #nzwoodcarving www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/intervi...

Ross Calman’s The Treaty of Waitangi has taken top honours at the 2025 #NZCYA awards winning both the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction. He talks with Dale Husband on #Waatea News: waateanews.com/2025/08/14/r... #oratiabooks @etangata.bsky.social #TeTiriti

We're running a competition! To enter the draw to win a complete set of all the NZCYA winning books and a rare-as-hen's-teeth 2025 NZCYA tote bag please subscribe to our newsletter by the end of Thursday 28 August, by entering your details at this link: eepurl.com/ibMEE9

Photos from last Monday in Suva, Fiji, at the launch of the Moana Oceania Book: Fiji – Viti by Dr. Tarisi Vunidilo, and the digital animation Na Vo Mai Namosi. oratia.co.nz/product/fiji/ #oratiabooks #moanaoceania #fiji @colourmefiji.bsky.social @etangata.bsky.social @pasifikauprising.bsky.social

Historian Ross Calman takes out the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year for his children’s book on the Treaty of Waitangi Listen to the interview on Waatea NEWS waateanews.com/2025/08/14/r... #NZCYA #booksalive #TheTreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritioWaitangi #RossCalman #oratiabooks @etangata.bsky.social

Review of Wood Carving: Tools, Techniques & Concepts by Stephen Myhre in NZ Booklovers: www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/wood-ca... #oratiabooks #artsandcrafts #stephenmyhre #woodcarving #nzwoodcarving @lianza.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social @goodbookshopnz.bsky.social

You can pop a hold on this new book at christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3... ^DR

Snapshots from last Saturday, at the book launch of Wood Carving: Tools, Techniques & Concepts by Stephen Myhre, Pātaka, Wellington. For more info about the book, and to see sample pages, go to oratia.co.nz/product/wood... #oratiabooks #woodcarving #pukapuka @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social

New Zealanders want more books set in New Zealand, on te ao Māori and on te reo Māori, a leading historian and this year’s winner of the Margaret Mahy book of the year award says. www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3607... #oratiabooks #māori #NZCYA #Booksalive #RossCalman @takahemagazine.bsky.social

Stephen Myrhe, author of Wood Carving: Tools, Techniques & Concepts, speaks with Perlina Lau on RNZ www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #oratiabooks #woodcarving #stephenmyrhe #woodwork #nzcraft #artandcraft #nzcarvers #radioNZ @christchurchlib.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social

Young people are our rangatira mo apōpō, our leaders of the future, says Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Kāi Tahu), the author of this year's winning book for children and young adults. www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/c... #oratiabooks #māori #NZCYA @etangata.bsky.social @takahemagazine.bsky.social

Out now in all good bookstores: Wood Carving Tools, Techniques & Concepts by Stephen Myhre. Read more and see sample pages here: librointernational.blogspot.com/2025/08/an-e... #oratiabooks #woodcarving #OutNow #nzbooks @goodbookshopnz.bsky.social

The 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have given their top award to a book that helps young readers understand the complexities of the Treaty of Waitangi.

From Books+Publishing, Australia. #oratiabooks #NZCYA #TheTreatyOfWaitangi #TeTiritioWaitangi @etangata.bsky.social @takahemagazine.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social @buchmesse.de @booksinhomesaus.bsky.social @kiwikidsbookstore.bsky.social #NZSeries www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...