Ngā mihi matakuikui ki a Ruawharo Taumoepeau mōna i toa i tā mātou Whakataetae Tuhinga mō Matariki!
Congratulations to Ruawharo Taumoepeau for winning our Matariki Writing Competition!
Nāku me ngā mihi o Matariki manako nui,
Nā Dr Darryn Joseph
Ētita Reo Māori, Ahonuku o Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University
Tom 'n Rick - The Lost Boy
Cobweb
The Delicious Smell of Dinner
The Great Shell Heist
West Coast
My Favourite Place
Little Lizards
This is the Property of Felicity English
Leaves
Kaikōura Adventure
The Meeting
Turbocharged!
Writer's Block
... and many more!
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We are thrilled to announce that the Elsie Locke Writing Prize is coming to Toitoi in Term 2, 2022.
The Writing Prize is offered by the Elsie Locke Memorial Trust. It provides a wonderful opportunity for young writers ages 5-13 to develop an original piece of writing for publication inspired by New Zealand history and Elsie's work for peace, the environment, women’s issues, and our community.
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This is an amazing chance for Toitoi writers to have a piece of work published in the world's longest-running serial publication for children, alongside established and celebrated writers from Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Nei te reo pōwhiri a Toitoi ki a koutou, e te mātātahi, ki ngā ringatuhi, ki ngā ringatoi atu i te 5-13 tau te pakeke. Haramai rā! He pākiki, he māia, he auaha? Ā tēnā, tukuna mai ā koutou mahi ki te reo Ingarihi, ki te reo Māori rānei e whakaata mai ana i ā koutou tikanga, i ō koutou wheako mō te noho ki Aotearoa.
Tukuna mai, imērahia mai tō tuhinga, (me) tō mahi toi rānei ki submit@toitoi.nz āpitingia tō ingoa, tō pakeke, tō kura me te ingoa o tō matua/kaitiaki, tō kaiako rānei me ngā kōrero whakapā atu ki a koe.
Hiamo katoa ana mātou kia whakapā mai koe.
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