@harriete.bsky.social
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Buy REAL books by REAL authors and illustrators. Here's a couple of mine
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
December 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Buy REAL books by REAL authors and illustrators. Here's a couple of mine
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
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I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
December 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
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We've solved Christmas for you!
We asked the children's bookstores around the country what books you need this Christmas, and here's what they said:
www.thesapling.co.nz/from-the-sho...
We asked the children's bookstores around the country what books you need this Christmas, and here's what they said:
www.thesapling.co.nz/from-the-sho...
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We've solved Christmas for you!
We asked the children's bookstores around the country what books you need this Christmas, and here's what they said:
www.thesapling.co.nz/from-the-sho...
We asked the children's bookstores around the country what books you need this Christmas, and here's what they said:
www.thesapling.co.nz/from-the-sho...
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'… what is becoming an adult if it isn’t working out to use your little piece of power, for the good of others, or yourself'
@forster81.bsky.social reviews the new YA novel from @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social:
www.thesapling.co.nz/review-kings...
@forster81.bsky.social reviews the new YA novel from @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social:
www.thesapling.co.nz/review-kings...
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
'… what is becoming an adult if it isn’t working out to use your little piece of power, for the good of others, or yourself'
@forster81.bsky.social reviews the new YA novel from @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social:
www.thesapling.co.nz/review-kings...
@forster81.bsky.social reviews the new YA novel from @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social:
www.thesapling.co.nz/review-kings...
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The Govt's stated reason for restricting voter enrolment in the last two weeks of the election has been speeding up the final count.
But the Electoral Commission just told the Justice Select Committee that wouldn't happen - with or without the law change it would take 20 days.
t.co/N0vRXHMbMt
But the Electoral Commission just told the Justice Select Committee that wouldn't happen - with or without the law change it would take 20 days.
t.co/N0vRXHMbMt
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360835185/controversial-changes-voter-enrolment-wont-speed-final-count-electoral-commission
t.co
September 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The Govt's stated reason for restricting voter enrolment in the last two weeks of the election has been speeding up the final count.
But the Electoral Commission just told the Justice Select Committee that wouldn't happen - with or without the law change it would take 20 days.
t.co/N0vRXHMbMt
But the Electoral Commission just told the Justice Select Committee that wouldn't happen - with or without the law change it would take 20 days.
t.co/N0vRXHMbMt
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Ruby Jones on her collaboration with @jacindaardern.bsky.social:
www.thesapling.co.nz/comic-ruby-j...
www.thesapling.co.nz/comic-ruby-j...
September 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Ruby Jones on her collaboration with @jacindaardern.bsky.social:
www.thesapling.co.nz/comic-ruby-j...
www.thesapling.co.nz/comic-ruby-j...
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The PANZ Book Design Awards are announced tonight!
We asked the finalists for the children's category to quiz each other on their work
shorturl.at/l6iGo
We asked the finalists for the children's category to quiz each other on their work
shorturl.at/l6iGo
September 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The PANZ Book Design Awards are announced tonight!
We asked the finalists for the children's category to quiz each other on their work
shorturl.at/l6iGo
We asked the finalists for the children's category to quiz each other on their work
shorturl.at/l6iGo
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Ko He Taonga Te Toka te pukapuka mō te Rāapa o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Nā Sacha Cotter rāua ko Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) tēnei taonga i hanga—koinei tētahi kōrero ātaahua e tūhura ana i te mahamaha, i te mōhio.
shorturl.at/xSYjh
shorturl.at/xSYjh
September 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Ko He Taonga Te Toka te pukapuka mō te Rāapa o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Nā Sacha Cotter rāua ko Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) tēnei taonga i hanga—koinei tētahi kōrero ātaahua e tūhura ana i te mahamaha, i te mōhio.
shorturl.at/xSYjh
shorturl.at/xSYjh
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He aha te pukapuka mō te Rātū o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori? How Many Times?/Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā?, nā Tim Tīpene rāua ko Nicoletta Benella! Ko pukapuka reorua tēnei, heoi anō, e whai take ana tēnei mō ngā ākonga reo. He ngahau te karere o te pukapuka mō ngā mātua–(whakarongo ki tō māmā!)
shorturl.at/pOhYE
shorturl.at/pOhYE
shorturl.at
September 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
He aha te pukapuka mō te Rātū o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori? How Many Times?/Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā?, nā Tim Tīpene rāua ko Nicoletta Benella! Ko pukapuka reorua tēnei, heoi anō, e whai take ana tēnei mō ngā ākonga reo. He ngahau te karere o te pukapuka mō ngā mātua–(whakarongo ki tō māmā!)
shorturl.at/pOhYE
shorturl.at/pOhYE
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Nā Kimberley Ngareta Kearney (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tuhoe) rāua ko Taylor Terewai Tiave (Ngāpuhi) The Lost Words, te pukapuka tuatahi. E whakamihatia ana ngā kupu o te kaikōrero e mātou: ‘These words are our words. And they will never be lost again':
shorturl.at/ccjvF
shorturl.at/ccjvF
September 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Nā Kimberley Ngareta Kearney (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tuhoe) rāua ko Taylor Terewai Tiave (Ngāpuhi) The Lost Words, te pukapuka tuatahi. E whakamihatia ana ngā kupu o te kaikōrero e mātou: ‘These words are our words. And they will never be lost again':
shorturl.at/ccjvF
shorturl.at/ccjvF
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Hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, ka tukua e rima ngā Whakatauira nā ētahi pukapuka pikitia mīharo.
September 15, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, ka tukua e rima ngā Whakatauira nā ētahi pukapuka pikitia mīharo.
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So much of "the economy" is fake, propped up by lies and bad behaviour, hoovering up money and pumping out shit.
For ffs, it’s way past time for companies and their directors to stop making us (taxpayers) pay for cleaning up their messes while the pocket the gains from their dirty businesses. From dairying, mining through to forestry and all other polluters and environmental vandals - clean up & pay up. #nzpol
Forestry directors say court-ordered clean-up will make them bankrupt
Three directors say they’ll probably go bankrupt if they have to pay for the clean-up
www.stuff.co.nz
September 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
So much of "the economy" is fake, propped up by lies and bad behaviour, hoovering up money and pumping out shit.
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'When you step into a New Zealand forest, the world changes. The light shifts, the air is damp with earth ... You feel small, but also connected to something that has been here far longer than you.'
Ned Barraud on his stunning new book:
shorturl.at/Fih5H
Ned Barraud on his stunning new book:
shorturl.at/Fih5H
September 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
'When you step into a New Zealand forest, the world changes. The light shifts, the air is damp with earth ... You feel small, but also connected to something that has been here far longer than you.'
Ned Barraud on his stunning new book:
shorturl.at/Fih5H
Ned Barraud on his stunning new book:
shorturl.at/Fih5H
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Context: this knocks back Marsden funding levels next year a whole two decades to (inflation adjusted) the same level funding as the 2005 Budget.
More cuts to the Marsden Fund. This time $20 million from the annual budget cut starting next year. This is on top of previous cuts by this government. They are trying to skip the 'priming the pump' step of public research as a driver of the economy. How well that is going to work?
#NZPOL
#NZPOL
Fewer Marsden Fund grants after government cuts
A major research fund has been forced to slash its grant allocation by more than $20 million next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Context: this knocks back Marsden funding levels next year a whole two decades to (inflation adjusted) the same level funding as the 2005 Budget.
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Kelly Ana Morey, remembered by Catherine Chidgey
Kelly Ana Morey, remembered by Catherine Chidgey
'KAM was kind and wicked, classy and irreverent, fiercely loyal, whip-smart, hilariously funny.'...
thespinoff.co.nz
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Kelly Ana Morey, remembered by Catherine Chidgey
plummeting literacy rates shadow our long white cloud. It would seem our meadow has not been cultivated to allow the seeds of literacy to thrive. Promises of a structured literacy reading framework are being hailed as the answer … literary-rich landscapes are not grown from a reading programme alone
'… there is a stripping away of the support systems that build blossoming literacy landscapes which form the backbone of any good education'
Samantha Mongtomerie examines NZ's literacy crisis:
www.thesapling.co.nz/keeping-the-...
Samantha Mongtomerie examines NZ's literacy crisis:
www.thesapling.co.nz/keeping-the-...
September 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
plummeting literacy rates shadow our long white cloud. It would seem our meadow has not been cultivated to allow the seeds of literacy to thrive. Promises of a structured literacy reading framework are being hailed as the answer … literary-rich landscapes are not grown from a reading programme alone
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I ain't doing your so called "strategic voting". I am voting as progressive as possible so that Te Pāti Māori and Pati Kākariki can drag Labour and have bargaining power.
September 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I ain't doing your so called "strategic voting". I am voting as progressive as possible so that Te Pāti Māori and Pati Kākariki can drag Labour and have bargaining power.
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David Hill on writing about Whina Cooper, te reo Māori and the vision and endurance of the eminent New Zealanders he has written about:
www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-da...
www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-da...
August 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
David Hill on writing about Whina Cooper, te reo Māori and the vision and endurance of the eminent New Zealanders he has written about:
www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-da...
www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-da...
This is a very charming interview with Josh Morgan!
'... the words and the pictures and the joy of reading them out loud'
Briar Lawry spoke with Josh Morgan about picture books, his work and the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award:
www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-jo...
Briar Lawry spoke with Josh Morgan about picture books, his work and the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award:
www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-jo...
August 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is a very charming interview with Josh Morgan!
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We're running a competition!
To enter the draw to win a complete set of all the NZCYA winning books and a rare-as-hen's-teeth 2025 NZCYA tote bag please subscribe to our newsletter by the end of Thursday 28 August, by entering your details at this link:
eepurl.com/ibMEE9
To enter the draw to win a complete set of all the NZCYA winning books and a rare-as-hen's-teeth 2025 NZCYA tote bag please subscribe to our newsletter by the end of Thursday 28 August, by entering your details at this link:
eepurl.com/ibMEE9
August 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
We're running a competition!
To enter the draw to win a complete set of all the NZCYA winning books and a rare-as-hen's-teeth 2025 NZCYA tote bag please subscribe to our newsletter by the end of Thursday 28 August, by entering your details at this link:
eepurl.com/ibMEE9
To enter the draw to win a complete set of all the NZCYA winning books and a rare-as-hen's-teeth 2025 NZCYA tote bag please subscribe to our newsletter by the end of Thursday 28 August, by entering your details at this link:
eepurl.com/ibMEE9
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In a just world she would have to resign over this
August 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
In a just world she would have to resign over this
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@babybookdel.bsky.social tells us about the path to publication for her brand new picture book, Turkey Hurly-Burly:
www.thesapling.co.nz
www.thesapling.co.nz
August 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@babybookdel.bsky.social tells us about the path to publication for her brand new picture book, Turkey Hurly-Burly:
www.thesapling.co.nz
www.thesapling.co.nz
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I'm sounding the "Cool new addition to the #WORDChch programme" klaxon!. A book launch for @rachaelking70.bsky.social - part two of the awesome Violet and the Velvets series. wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/bo...
It's on Thursday 28 August at Scorpio Books - get your free tix ASAP. ^DR
It's on Thursday 28 August at Scorpio Books - get your free tix ASAP. ^DR
BOOK LAUNCH: VIOLET & THE VELVETS: THE CASE OF THE ANGRY GHOST BY RACHAEL KING
wordchristchurch.co.nz
August 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm sounding the "Cool new addition to the #WORDChch programme" klaxon!. A book launch for @rachaelking70.bsky.social - part two of the awesome Violet and the Velvets series. wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/bo...
It's on Thursday 28 August at Scorpio Books - get your free tix ASAP. ^DR
It's on Thursday 28 August at Scorpio Books - get your free tix ASAP. ^DR
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The children's literature community are normally a polite bunch, so heckling the Hon. Paul Goldsmith was out of character.
Here's a blow-by-blow account of all the winners & vibes from last night's NZCYA awards:
shorturl.at/jFR5s
Here's a blow-by-blow account of all the winners & vibes from last night's NZCYA awards:
shorturl.at/jFR5s
August 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The children's literature community are normally a polite bunch, so heckling the Hon. Paul Goldsmith was out of character.
Here's a blow-by-blow account of all the winners & vibes from last night's NZCYA awards:
shorturl.at/jFR5s
Here's a blow-by-blow account of all the winners & vibes from last night's NZCYA awards:
shorturl.at/jFR5s