PuripÄha - Witi Ihimaera

Ko PuripÄha te tapanga ka tukuna ki Te Pane Kaewa, Ä, ki Te TairÄwhiti o Aotearoa e pakanga ana Ä“tahi kokoro tokorua kia whakawahia hai pane. Ko Tamihana te upoko o te whÄnau toa o Mahana, he whÄnau kuti hipi, he whÄnau hÄkinakina hoki. Ko Rupeni Poata tÅna ito. He rite tonu te tÅ«takitaki a ngÄ whÄnau nei i ngÄ mahi hÄkinakina, i ngÄ whakataetae Ä-ahurea me te whakataetae Piriho KÅura e kitea ai te mÄpu kuti hipi toa katoa o Aotearoa. I waenganui pÅ«, ko te taitama, ko Himiona, ko te mokopuna a te kokoro rÄua tahi ko tÅna kuia, ko Ramona, e pakanga ana i Åna ake kare Ä-roto, i Åna ake whakapono anÅ hoki i te riri e tutÅ« ana i ngÄ wÄhi katoa. Ko te toa o te 1995 Montana New Zealand Book Award, kua whakatinanatia hirahiratia ki te kiriata o Mahana, Ä, e aroha nuitia ana e ngÄ whakareanga kaipÄnui maha. MÄ tÄ“nei whakamÄoritanga e tÅ«taki ai tÄ“tahi minenga hou ki a PuripÄha, ki tÄ“tahi o ngÄ tino pukapuka o roto i tÅna momo. Bulibasha is the title given to the King of the Gypsies, and on the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed the king. Tamihana is the leader of the great Mahana family of shearers and sportsmen and women. Rupeni Poata is his arch enemy. The two families clash constantly, in sport, in cultural contests and, finally, in the Golden Fleece competition to find the greatest shearing gang in New Zealand. Caught in the middle of this struggle is the teenager Simeon, grandson of the patriarch and of his grandmother Ramona, struggling with his own feelings and loyalties as the battles rage on many levels. Winner of the 1995 Montana New Zealand Book Award, brilliantly realised in the film Mahana and loved by generations of readers, this powerful te reo MÄori translation of a New Zealand classic will introduce Bulibasha to a whole new audience.