He rangatahi ngÄ kau whiwhita ki ngÄ waka tetere. He kairapuhara wahine MÄ ori e mahitahi ana ki roto i te ao kikokiko me te ao atua. He kaihoahoa hÅ«mÄ rie ka tukirae atu ki tÄ tehi manuwhiri i te rÄ rangi harirÅ«.

NÄ te kairÄ«poata rongonui a Atakohu Middleton tÄ nei kohikohinga tuatahitanga o ngÄ pakipoto ka tuhia katoatia ki te reo MÄ ori. He rerekÄ ngÄ wÄ . He matatini ngÄ momo pakipoto. He tini ngÄ reo. Ka kite ngÄ kaipÄ nui i ngÄ kÅ rero pirihimana, ngÄ paki Ä -whÄ nau, ngÄ kÅ rero pohewa me ngÄ pakipoto e pÄ ana hoki ki te huringa taiohi hei pakeke. He mea tuhi ki te reo ngÄ wari kia pai ai mÄ ngÄ tauira wharekura me ngÄ tauira kua eke ki te taumata waenga. He pakipoto whakaihiihi, he mea titi ki te ngÄ kau hoki mÅ Aotearoa o nÄ ianei.

MÄ te tuhinga a Atakohu Middleton ka ngahau ngÄ tÄ ngata matatau ki te reo tae atu ki Ä rÄ anÅ tÄ ngata i runga i tÅ rÄ tou ara reo MÄ ori.

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A car-crazy rangatahi with a need for speed. A tenacious wahine MÄ ori detective whose work straddles the worlds of humans and gods. A mild-mannered architect who headbutts a manuwhiri in the harirÅ« line.

From well-known journalist Atakohu Middleton comes Aotearoaâ s first collection of short stories written entirely in te reo MÄ ori. The stories span time, genres and voices â readers will find police procedurals and family dramas, fantasy stories and coming-of-age yarns. Written in accessible reo MÄ ori aimed at wharekura students and language learners from intermediate level up, this is gripping and exciting writing for contemporary Aotearoa.