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Huia Publishers

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Huia Publishers is a New Zealand publishing company based in Wellington, established in 1991.[1] Huia publishes material in Māori and English for adults and children, including graphic novels, picture books, chapter books, novels and resources for kura kaupapa Māori (Māori language schools).[2][3]

Background

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Huia was founded by Robyn Rangihuia Bargh and her husband Brian Bargh in 1991 in response to a lack of publishers focused on telling Māori stories with a Māori worldview.[2] Bargh won the inaugural Te Tohu Toi Kē a Te Waka Toi award from Creative New Zealand in 2006 for 'making a difference in the literary sector.'[4][5]

Along with the Māori Literature Trust, Huia have run the Te Papa Tupu programme that supports Māori writers to develop their skills.[6]

In 2022 the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival programmed an event Thirty Years of HUIA with the then-directors of Huia, Eboni Waitere (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) and Brian Morris (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata) and co-founder Robyn Bargh.[7]

Awards and recognition

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In 2022, Huia was a finalist for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year at the annual Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.[8] In 2024, Huia won the award.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Keane, Basil (11 March 2010). "Huia Publishers". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Kōkiri 27 – Huia Publishers 21 Years in Flight". www.tpk.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Huia Publishers' world-stage award drives motivation to keep amplifying reo Māori". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Thirty Years of HUIA (Online)". Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ^ "PIKIHUIA AWARDS FOR MÂORI WRITERS CEREMONY". The Beehive. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "A great opportunity for Māori writers". Māori Television. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Thirty Years of HUIA (Online)". Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Māori-owned book publishers win Bologna Prize: 'This is huge for us'". 1News. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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