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Te Rōpū Whakahau awards
The first award, Te Tohu Hoani Te Whatuhoro Jury is being awarded for te wahanga pukapuka pono, the non – fiction section. This year it goes to the series of four books published by HANA, written by Hana Pomare and translated by Heni Jacob : Kapa, Te Nui, Te Mata o Tuna and a Hina rāua ko Mo’o Kuna.
The last two titles were illustrated by Ellie May Logan.
‘Te Mata o Tuna, and a Hina rāua ko Mo’o Kuna are superbly illustrated by Ellie may Logan a mixed media artist using intricate clay art which add an almost three dimensional effect to the illustrations. Every time you “read “the illustrations you notice another detail.
The online books also add a further dimension to the reading experience of these books as well as providing valuable teaching and learning resources.
This series of four non-fiction books take us into the Pacific. The first two retell legends about Hina or Sina from the Pacific. A Hina rāua ko Mo’o Kuna is a legend about Hina from Hilo, an island in Hawai’i and Te Mata o Tuna a legend about Hina from Manihiki in the Cooks.
Excerpts from Te Kura Pounamu Speech 2011
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