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Publisher Peter Dowling of Oratia Books at the Aotearoa New Zealand collective stand for the Frankfurt Book Fair. We are in Hall 4.2 G29

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Publisher Peter Dowling of Oratia Books at the Aotearoa New Zealand collective stand for the Frankfurt Book Fair. We are in Hall 4.2 G29
October 7, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Oratia Stream. A kayak in the middle of a stream banked by trees
September 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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West Auckland, join us for kai and kōrero next Tuesday!
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Taxing the super-rich: kai and korero with Steve Abel, Tue 8 Sept 7pm, Oratia Bowling Club.
August 31, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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Watched Spider-Man 3 and my roommate told me to draw Oratia into this scene so I did no questions asked
August 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Free teacher resources and activity notes are available for many of Oratia Books’ children’s titles, as well as The NZ Series and Moana Oceania Series. Click on the link below to view and/or download
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Free teacher resources and activity notes are available for many of Oratia Books’ children’s titles, as well as The NZ Series and Moana Oceania Series resources
August 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Trevor Agnew reviews Dad needs a NEW BUM!

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Dad Needs a NEW BUM! Dawn McMillan Ill. Ross Kinnaird Oratia Books (2026) Picture book 32 pages, Paperback
August 14, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Father’s Day Fun Adds To The Incredible Run Of New Zealand’s New Bum! Series www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU26...

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Father’s Day Fun Adds To The Incredible Run Of New Zealand’s New Bum! Series
Dad needs a NEW BUM! is already out in the UK with a North American edition to follow, and the New Zealand and Australian releases published by Oratia Books are sure to create a stink.
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August 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Oratia Books is donating to the Charity Foundation of Ranok-Ukraine to assist in the recovery, and the message below outlines ways that others can’t assist in restoring this essential service for the culture of Ukraine.
August 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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Rere Atu Taku Poi!/Let My Poi Fly! and Tōku Whānau Rerehua/My Beautiful Family, both published by Oratia Books, were selected from a worldwide field of titles in indigenous languages:
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Two picture books written in te reo Māori have been honoured by inclusion in the IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages.
August 7, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Two picture books written in te reo Māori have been honoured by inclusion in the IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages.
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Rere Atu Taku Poi!/Let My Poi Fly! and Tōku Whānau Rerehua/My Beautiful Family, both published by Oratia Books, were selected from a worldwide field of titles in indigenous and endangered languages.
August 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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Auckland's overall median sale price hovering around $1 million. There are plenty of houses under $1,000,000.
Here's one you could buy and a house in Whanganui with the change.
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779 West Coast Road, Oratia, Waitakere City, Auckland
This character filled weatherboard bungalow offers a peaceful, private lifestyle with incredible potential to add value. Set on a generous 1,544sqm of park-l...
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July 25, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Cook Islands Māori Language Week is coming up soon:
Sunday 2 August – Saturday 8 August

Kūki ‘Airani

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Aimed at readers 8+ but valuable for anyone with an interest in our Pacific kopu tangata (family), this is one of two inaugural books in the Moana Oceania series created by Oratia Books’ Editorial Director, Carolyn Lagahetau. Cook Islands children in New Zealand can see themselves reflected in this book, and all readers can learn about life and nature in this part of the Pacific. Cook Islands – Kūki ‘Airani sets out the seven interconnected pillars that guide Cook Islands life, such as kauraro (respect and obedience to elders) and ‘aka’aka (humility and dignity). There are also sections on education, language, history, environment, art, sport and celebrations — and an exploration of how Cook Islanders in Aotearoa maintain and adapt their culture. Written in Cook Islands Māori and English by noted author Jean Tekura Mason, the book is illustrated with colour photographs throughout, and numerous pull-out boxes of information make the text easy to access.
July 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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As Matariki dawns, Oratia Books is proud to have in print these significant histories of iwi from different parts of the motu. Mānawatia a Matariki!

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Tribal histories from Oratia Books, Aotearoa, New Zealand
July 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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includes everything in Option 2 plus another new build (likely to be Hibiscus Coast after 2048), 1 more community access grant, and 8 additional facility improvements, 1 partnership pool (Waterhole in Oratia).

Option 4 is massive and would fully close the gaps - but needs 11 new builds eeeek.
July 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Oratia Books invites submissions from authors and illustrators until the end of July, for 2027 and 2028 publication.
We publish children’s and general non-fiction books — check out our website to see more.
Go to oratia.co.nz/submissions/ and follow the guidelines.

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Oratia Books invites submissions from authors and illustrators until the end of July, for 2027 and 2028 publication. We publish children’s and general non-fiction books — check out our website to see more. To submit a manuscript or proposal please go to https://lnkd.in/es9RZur7 and follow the guidelines.
July 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Meet Are Tjihkkom from Norway, the Lule Sámi translator of our trilingual book He Aha te Raru ki Tai?/What’s the Matter with the Sea/Mij le ábijn dáhpáduvvamin?
Here Are reads out the Lule Sámi title: Mij le ábijn dáhpáduvvamin?

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Oratia Books on Instagram: "Meet Are Tjihkkom from Norway, the Lule Sámi translator of our trilingual book He Aha te Raru ki Tai?/What’s the Matter with the Sea/Mij le ábijn dáhpáduvvamin? Here Are re...
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June 7, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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This book centres the connection between the #Sámi peoples of #Norway and #Māori, while telling a thoughtful story that highlights the need to care for our marine environment.
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World-First Trilingual Picture Book Foregrounds Māori Characters And Language Alongside Lule Sámi
On the heels of World Ocean Day this Monday, Oratia Books (Auckland) and Davvi Girji (Karasjok, Norway) are delighted to publish a children’s book that addresses the hot topic of plastic pollution in ...
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June 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Deepest condolences to the family and iwi of Sir Hirini Moko Mead, a great leader, scholar and author who passed away on Friday 31 May.
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Ngā mihi aroha ki te whānau a Tā Hirini Moko Mead. Kua hinga te tōtara nui o te wao nui a Tāne. Deepest condolences to the family and iwi of Sir Hirini Moko Mead, a great leader, scholar and author who passed away on Friday 31 May. At Oratia Books, and before that at Reed Publishing (NZ), we had the privilege of working with Tā Hirini on books that remain in print today, including Te Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving and Te Whatu Tāniko — Tāniko Weaving: Technique and Tradition. Hirini's devotion to enriching our understanding of te ao Māori, which he pursued brilliantly even as he approached his hundredth year, will long live on. Haere atu ki a rātou ērā momo ko Apirana, ko Ranginui, ko Kawharu mā. Haere atu rā, Hirini.
June 1, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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"Oratia have created a useful resource for every school and library, not to mention many homes."

Trevor Agnew reviews Sauniga O Le ‘Ava Samoa/The ‘Ava Ceremony of Samoa

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May 27, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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Poetry Box review: Wild Life by Philippa Werry
Wild Life: An Animal History of Aotearoa, Philippa WerrySeries: The NZ Series (Part 9)Oratia Books, 2026 Philippa Werry’s new book is a storehouse of fascinations. Wild Life: An Animal Histor…
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May 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Pīwakawaka bathing in the stream, Oratia, West Auckland #aotearoa #newzealand

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May 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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me on fb talking about trapping & baiting data & trends for pest populations

brooke from oratia: lol she's acting like she has studied nz ecology & biology

me: yes. I did

brooke: well I'd love to see those receipts

me: you want the biology degree or the english degree or the postgrad diploma?
May 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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The new Oratia Books Catalogue 2026 is out now in print and digital form
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April 30, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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I live in a suburb in Auckland called Oratia and if I put out an open letter and called it the Oratia Declaration I would also hate myself. I think it's the "declaration" part more than the name (although as you say the name is pretty wanky)
April 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Oh I forgot the Oratia apple tree! But it's so hard to get any of them because the rats and possums and birds are obsessed
April 18, 2026 at 1:52 AM