- Published: 29 April 2025
- ISBN: 9781776957378
- Imprint: Picture Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 32
- RRP: $21.00
Anahera
The Mighty Kiwi Mama











- Published: 29 April 2025
- ISBN: 9781776957378
- Imprint: Picture Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 32
- RRP: $21.00
When Ngāti Hinewai and the Ōtorohanga Kiwi House staff took Anahera and others of her brood to Mākara in support of the Capital Kiwi Project, Anahera was introduced to the children of Mākara School and I will never forget the awe and delight on their faces. Ruth Paul's wordsmithing coupled with her expert illustrations resonate with my recollections of the impact of involving the schoolchildren of Mākara in The Capital Kiwi project. The principles of kaitiakitanga, of manaaki whenua, of tiaki taiao which the mana whenua of Mākara – Taranaki Whānui, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Raukawa, and Ngāti Toa – have guarded through the ages, are safe in the hands of Capital Kiwi and the children and staff of Mākara Primary School, resounding further afield through Te Ūpoko-o-Te-Ika, the Wellington Region and beyond. This book offers a bird’s-eye view of conservation coupled with a child’s voice. I will enjoy sharing it with my grandchildren and exhort others to partake of its joy.
Professor Tom Roa, Tārewanga Marae, Ōtorohanga