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Creating useful and decorative pieces with natural materials is extremely enjoyable and satisfying. Many of the projects in this book can be achieved by those with little or no weaving experience, and there are projects that require some previous weaving knowledge for those who w...ant to extend their weaving repertoire or who like a challenge.
From delicate cords for jewellery to rugged hefty thick ropes used in outdoor art, from useful bottle carriers and decorative flask holders to toys for children and pets, window blinds and table runners, mobiles and fiery dragons, or Taniwha, this book shows how basic weaving, knotting and plaiting techniques can be used for the creation of any number of useful, fun, and beautiful items with wide appeal.
With its strength, durability, flexibility while green and hardness when dry, New Zealand flax is an ideal material for weavers to create practical items as well as decorative pieces. As a sustainable and biodegradable resource, it is a perfect weaving material for a world with too much plastic.
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Teine Samoa means Samoan girl. It's a label that carries with it an unspoken duty to obey, serve and respect your family and Samoan culture. But who can be teine Samoa? When should you be teine Samoa? And how can you be teine Samoa outside of Samoa?
Lani is an afakasi, and is ...unsure of her Samoan heritage and what being Samoan even means. But one thing she knows for sure is that she's afraid of Vai and the 'Real Samoans'. Masina, the free-spirited daughter of a Church Minister, is bound by parental expectations and struggling to fulfill the destiny set by her parents. Teuila is the good Islander girl and proud teine Samoa who realises she doesn't want to be a 'switcher' anymore.
How will these junior high school students learn to be, understand and fulfill their obligations as Teine Samoa, living in New Zealand?
Teine Samoa is a journey of cultural identity and discovery for four junior high school students, their families, their teachers and, most importantly, anyone who has ever faced the challenges of being a teine Samoa.
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Step into a farrier's boots and experience funny, thrilling, sad and unusual stories featuring a host of lively characters, both equine and human. There's always something interesting happening in the life of a farrier.
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Simmy is sent to live with his father on the West Coast of the South Island. He finds himself in a quiet rural place, devoid of technology. There is no internet and no mobile phone coverage! How will he survive away from his mum, his friends and the city life he is accustomed to?... It takes a while to get used to living in such a
remote and isolated place. He is forced to pick up a pen and write letters home to his mum to communicate his frustration and loneliness. When he realises she is ill
and cannot respond, he knows he has to be brave. It is the korora, little blue penguins who capture his attention and change the way he sees the world.
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But Jack wanted more, so he set out one day.
"The giant has gold! I need beans right away."
Jack escapes the giant's castle, leaving a trail of chaos behind him. Desperate for more, his thirst for treasure can only be satisfied if he grows a second beanstalk.
A fun retel...ling of Jack and the Beanstalk with 'Behind the Scenes' material the encourages children to think about others.
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A book to inspire starting a garden to feed your soul - indoors and out!
Petal Power is written in reflection of Julia Atkinson-Dunn's own adventure as a beginner gardener, sharing a fun selection of flowering plants that can be grown in her homeland of New Zealand. It's the ...friendly volume she wished she could have got her hands on while still sussing out her perennials from her annuals. In addition to 12 plant profiles tested and photographed in her own garden, the book helpfully demystifies garden lingo and offers ideas for homegrown seasonal arrangements. The result is an invaluable guide, encouraging new gardeners to experiment further with confidence.
Written with a casual, relatable tone, Petal Power provides a friendly partner in your flower gardening experience, effectively demonstrating the benefits of reconnecting with the seasons regardless of the size of your garden.
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The incredible story of how a woman and her family survived poverty and injustices, and yet received
miraculous provision. How did a woman who suffered such trauma go on to change the face of the
justice system in New Zealand and the world?
Verna's and her children's lives c...hanged forever when police knocked on her door one evening and
her husband was arrested for a kidnapping then tried and sentenced to eleven years in jail. While visiting various prisons over the next few years, Verna realised that the families of prisoners were also serving their own invisible sentences outside the prison wire.
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Learn phrases in "Nga Reo E Toru - Our Three Languages" through this lovely story of Hope's First Day - Te Ra Tuatahi O Hope.
Learn 23 useful phrases in Te Reo Maori, NZSL and English!
Written by educator, Jenny Chapman and illustrated by Deaf artist Kerry Edwards. Te Reo Maor...i edited by Anaha Hiini of Kotihi Reo Consultants, and Kataraina Smith of Rotorua Intermediate School. NZSL images used with permission from NZSL Online Dictionary. NZSL support by Pixie Neame and editing and advice from First Signs - Deaf Aotearoa. This collaboration is a fantastic celebration of our languages.
Language featured includes;
Greetings
Introductions
Finger spelling names
Instructions
Feelings
A fantastic next step on your language learning journey!
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Learning Samoan through bathtime' follows the routine of a mother bathing her two children following some fun in the mud. The book uses simple, repetitive sentences in both Samoan and English and identifies the body parts.
This book is designed to help support learning the basic...s of the Samoan language at a level appropriate for the early learner.
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Pete dreams of being an All Black but life isn't easy - other boys in the rugby team are bigger and stronger, the new principal is trying to take Maori culture away from school, and his annoying daughter wants to be Pete's friend. Stuff that. She's a straight up weirdo! The schoo...l bully wants to smash his face in every chance he gets, and on top of that, his best mate isn't being himself lately. What's going on with him?
A book where young characters begin to question their world in Aotearoa. Was land stolen off Maori years ago? If so, what does that mean now? Why was there a war between Maori and Europeans on the banks of the Waikato river? How different are New Zealand Maori from New Zealand Europeans today, and how different did their cultures used to be?
When it seems like everything is against Pete, he has to stand up and fight for what he believes in, and he learns that help can come from the most surprising places.
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