Huia Short Stories 10: Contemporary Maori Fiction (2013)

(the book)

Huia Short Stories 10 is the collection of finalists in 'Best Short Story written in te reo Maori', 'Best Short Story written in English' and 'Best Novel Extract written in English' for 2013 Pikihuia Award. Pikihuia means the feather of the sacred bird huia. The collection is always launched in the biennial Pikihuia Award, sponsored by HUIA Publishers. 

Syaman Rapongan (Tao): Part I

The latest novel (August 2012) by 'the one and only ocean literature writer among the 1.3 billion Mandarin speakers', so Syaman Rapongan always described himself when we traveled in New Zealand. At that time, I sensed his strong belief in that statement, and now after reading this latest work of his, I believe that is actually an understatement.