Māori Authors (YA)

If you’re looking for fiction written by Māori authors, for NCEA or just because they’re good, here are a few we recommend, along with one or two of their books (most have many more!). Note: we’d love to add to this – if you’ve got a favourite Māori author not here then email us their name and we’ll add them!

Updated June 19, 2024
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The windeater = te kaihan /
Hulme, Keri
Paper Book
The whale rider.
Ihimaera, Witi.
Paper Book
Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny. Her people claim descent from Kahutia Te Rangi, the legendary "whale rider." In every generation since Kahutia, a male heir has inherited the title of chief. But...
Tauhou : a novel /
Nuttall, Kotuku Titihuia
Paper Book
Finalist, 2024 Amazon Canada First Novel Award Dear grandmother, I am writing this song, over and over again, for you. I am a stranger in this place, he tauhou ahau, reintroducing myself to your land.  Tauhou is an inventive exploration of Indigenous families, womanhood, and...
Call me Evie.
Pomare, J. P.
Paper Book
Is he her protector...or her captor? Seventeen-year-old Evie and her uncle Jim have just moved to an isolated cabin in a remote beach town--a far cry from their hometown of Melbourne. But Evie isn't her real name. And Jim isn't really her uncle. Jim tells Evie she...
Greta and Valdin : A Novel
Paper Book
A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR * "A heartfelt portrait of a complex family." --People * "Very funny and moving...Precious and specific." --NPR * "Quintessential rom-com meets the...

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