He rangatahi ngakau whiwhita ki nga waka tetere. He kairapuhara wahine Maori e mahitahi ana ki roto i te ao kikokiko me te ao atua. He kaihoahoa humarie ka tukirae atu ki tetehi manuwhiri i te rarangi hariru.
Na te kairipoata rongonui a Atakohu Middleton tenei kohikohinga tuatahitanga o nga pakipoto ka tuhia katoatia ki te reo Maori. He rereke nga wa. He matatini nga momo pakipoto. He tini nga reo. Ka kite nga kaipanui i nga korero pirihimana, nga paki a-whanau, nga korero pohewa me nga pakipoto e pa ana hoki ki te huringa taiohi hei pakeke. He mea tuhi ki te reo ngawari kia pai ai ma nga tauira wharekura me nga tauira kua eke ki te taumata waenga. He pakipoto whakaihiihi, he mea titi ki te ngakau hoki mo Aotearoa o naianei.
Ma te tuhinga a Atakohu Middleton ka ngahau nga tangata matatau ki te reo tae atu ki era ano tangata i runga i to ratou ara reo Maori.
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A car-crazy rangatahi with a need for speed. A tenacious wahine Maori detective whose work straddles the worlds of humans and gods. A mild-mannered architect who headbutts a manuwhiri in the hariru line.From well-known journalist Atakohu Middleton comes Aotearoa’s first collection of short stories written entirely in te reo Maori. The stories span time, genres and voices – readers will find police procedurals and family dramas, fantasy stories and coming-of-age yarns. Written in accessible reo Maori aimed at wharekura students and language learners from intermediate level up, this is gripping and exciting writing for contemporary Aotearoa.