17/09/2026
🎉 Big congratulations to the winner! 🥁
Our friends over at Mauao Publishing, Est. 2012 have announced the winner of yesterday’s giveaway for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. A massive congratulations to:
✨ Keshia Hurn ✨Keshia won a copy of 'The Treaty of Waitangi in Tauranga: Te Tiriti o Waitangi ki Tauranga Moana' by correctly identifying Te Papa Mission Station (known today as The Elms Te Papa Tauranga) and sharing that her absolute favourite historical site in Tauranga Moana is Pukehinahina | Gate Pā!✨
This wonderful bilingual pukapuka was researched and written by Debbie McCauley, Author who helped out so much with the 2014 commemorations, illustrated by Whare Joseph Thompson and translated into te reo Māori by nā Tamati Waaka i whakamāori.
📖 About the Book & Our Shared History:
For those of us dedicated to preserving the legacy of Pukehinahina, this children’s picture book is a vital piece of storytelling. It does an incredible job of setting the stage for the conflicts of 1864, exploring the deep pre-battle history starting from the 1828 Ōtamataha Pā massacre and the arrival of the Treaty sheets in Tauranga in 1840.
It then guides readers through the post-battle legacy and impacts, tracing the local timeline all the way through the 1987 Tauranga Town Hall Occupation to the 2016 Crown apology. With an extensive Tauranga Moana timeline spanning c. 925 to 2017, it provides crucial context on how the events before and after the Battle of Gate Pā | Pukehinahina shaped the landscape we stand on today.
Kia kaha te reo Māori! Let's give it a go! 🖤❤️🤍
🎉 And the winner is... 🥁
A huge mihi to everyone who entered yesterday’s giveaway for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! We loved reading your wonderful comments and answers.
Our lovely judge Hilda Hewlett (aka Chicky) has done the honours - and although it was incredibly tough with three awesome answers that she loved, the lucky winner of 'The Treaty of Waitangi in Tauranga: Te Tiriti o Waitangi ki Tauranga Moana' for Tāite is:
✨ Keshia Hurn who answered Te Papa Mission Station (known today as The Elms Te Papa Tauranga) with her favourite historical site in Tauranga Moana being Pukehinahina | Gate Pā (Battle of Gate Pā - Pukehinahina 1864)✨
Congratulations! 🥳
📖 About the Book:
The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed in the Bay of Islands on 6 February 1840. Over the following months, a further eight Treaty sheets were signed in various locations around Aotearoa, including right here in Tauranga. This bilingual children’s picture book tells the entire story of the Treaty in Tauranga - from the 1828 Ōtamataha Pā massacre, through to the 1987 Tauranga Town Hall Occupation and the 2016 Crown apology. It also includes an extensive Tauranga Moana timeline spanning c. 925 to 2017. This bilingual pukapuka is illustrated by Whare Joseph Thompson and translated into te reo Māori by nā Tamati Waaka i whakamāori - two outstanding people on our team!
📍 Next Steps for Our Winner:
Please send a quick private message to Mauao Publishing to arrange your local pickup. Remember, books need to be collected within one week! We would absolutely love it if you shared a photo of you and your new pukapuka on our page once you pick it up!
👉 Missed out? Don't worry!
Today's giveaway post will be live as soon as Hilda has finished her third breakfast and complained a bit more about today's rain upsetting her feather arrangement 🌧
Kia kaha te reo Māori! Let's give it a go! 🖤❤️🤍
