Book Reviews

A guide to building our own kind of resilience in the workplace.

Pūrākau’s plethora of authors have contemporised and rearranged traditional stories, reflecting their own creativity and ideas and making them relevant to today

Psychology for a Better World is for people who believe it is worth trying to make a world in which both ourselves and the ecological systems we are part of can flourish.

Brings together a comprehensive picture of health promotion in Aotearoa, with a particular focus on Māori health promotion.

Bonham reminds us that play is essential not just for children but also adults. It's how we relax and revitalise ourselves, build friendships, learn and innovate.

This collection brings together indigenous thinkers and practitioners from Aotearoa and internationally to discuss the effects of trauma on indigenous peoples a cross social, economic, political and cultural environments.

A book for parents and children (9-13 years) with strategies to help with worries and anxiety.

A different kind of autobiography that both inspires and activates the reader to be unapologetically you.

My First Words about Tikanga Māori is a guide to Māori customs, practices and ways of doing things, and to the special words we use when talking about tikanga.

This story is a great way to help children understand their emotions and talk about their feelings, or to understand how someone else may be feeling.

A bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative non-fiction by Māori writers on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today.

Author Jessica Urlichs teams up with illustrator and primary school teacher Rebecca Gibbs to create this picture book that demonstrates non-cognitive skills including persistence, focus, imagination, organisation and more.

A practical plan by Mary Ellen Copeland to assist youth in managing their wellness and their lives.

This interactive guide provides contextual background as well as a comprehensive 'how to' section of tangible actions individuals can take to create change in their workplace.

Through 52 whatatauki, Dr Hinemoa Elder shares the power of Aroha and explores how it could help us all every day.

Aroha and her friends experience our amazing world and how it can benefit our wellbeing.