Huia Publishers

Book publisher

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

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

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

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