Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.

RATA BOOKS: Connecting authors and illustrators with teachers and librarians - The Sapling A group of Aotearoa authors and illustrators have long felt a need to get more coverage for our locally produced children’s books that don’t have the same marketing reach as international titles. Auth...

Have you heard about RATA books (Rangatahi and Tamariki Aotearoa)? Maria Gills gives us the lowdown on who they are, what they do and why should join in!

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Reviews: Two Captivating STEM Books - The Sapling Linda Jane Keegan reviews two books that are rooted in nature connectivity. Ultrawild is a thought experiment encompassing environmental science, engineering, and outrageous ideas for how to save the ...

Linda Jane reviews two very different and totally awesome STEM books. Both relate to nature connectivity, and both are must-haves!

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Rachael King: turning children onto the joys of language and adventure Christchurch based author Rachael King has drawn on her love of Scottish folklore and the natural world in her new novel for young readers, The Grimmelings.

I really enjoyed talking with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ about language, landscape and stories… #pukapuka #kikorangi #middlegrade #kidkit www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Toitū Te Tiriti Honour the Treaty (Read Article One - Read Article Two - Read Article Three) Rangatiratanga (Māori never ceded their sovereignty) Partnership (Participation - Protection - Our Matapono - Principles)

Toitū Te Tiriti

The myth of the cession of Māori sovereignty Believing Māori ceded sovereignty in 1840 requires a suspension of disbelief and also a suspension of humanity

‘…to accept that Māori surrendered sovereignty when they signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840 required “a profound suspension of disbelief”’
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Book List: Inspiration for Bug of the Year - The Sapling This is the second year of New Zealand Bug of the Year. Step aside, Bird of the Year, the Entomological Society of New Zealand is keen to get our nation more interested in the lesser known heroes of o...

Voting time for NZ's Bug of the Year is open so check out this collection of buggy books! Scroll all the way down and you might find photographic evidence of Linda Jane licking a bug. Call it click beetle bait if you must.

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New children's book aims to help avoid mass whale strandings In February 2021 a human chain of 150 volunteers held hands and slowly waded into the sea. Their aim was to stop what remained of a pod of long-finned pilot whales from re-stranding at Farewell Spit.

ICYMI, I was interviewed with Isobel Joy Te Aho-White on Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan about our book, Stranded!

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The Reckoning: On Reviewing - The Sapling The Sapling loves Aotearoa’s thriving children’s book industry. We also believe that a robust reviewing culture can allow it to grow and blossom even further, by providing opportunity for reflecti...

@lindajane.bsky.social writes about The Sapling’s approach to book reviews, and why we feel it is important we do it that way.

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