Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

Lorsque le prédicateur laïc Thomas Munro arrive dans une colonie britannique de la Nouvelle-Zélande des années 1830, son passé violent est rapidement remis en question et sa foi mise à l'épreuve, car il se retrouve pris au milieu d'une guerre sanglante entre tribus Māori.

In a sweeping tale that spans 1000 years and multiple generations – from the distant past to the 19th century, the present day and a strange, dystopian future – this landmark collection traces the collective histories of Indigenous peoples across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Diverse in perspective, content and form, traversing the terrain of grief, love and dispossession, they each bear witness to these cultures’ ongoing struggles against patriarchy, colonialism and racism.

Élevé dans une famille d'accueil un enfant difficile de la ville va vivre un nouveau départ dans la campagne néo-zélandaise. Il se retrouve chez une famille d'accueil aimante, quand une tragédie survient le jeune garçon et Hec, l'oncle de sa nouvelle famille, s'enfuient dans le Bush. Ces nouveaux hors-la-loi vont devoir faire équipe...

The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.

Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other.

In the midst of inter-tribal warfare in the early 1800s, a young Māori girl is separated from her mother. In her journey to safety, she befriends a young man who has also been separated from his family, his whānau.