"Find out who is playing on the slide, the swing, the climbing frame and more in a charming, educational boardbook about a visit to the playground. The simple question-and-answer format introduces new words and sentences in an engaging and interactive way. The photographs by renowned New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher provide opportunities for tamariki and their whānau to tell new stories and explore both languages. A te reo Māori edition is also available. Me kimi ko wai e tākaro ana ki runga i te retireti, i te tārere, i te pae piki i runga aha anō i tēnei pukupuku papa whakamīharo mō tētahi toronga ki te papatākaro. He pukapuka māmā, pātai atu, whakahoki mai tōna hanga hei hoatu i kupu hou me ngā rerenga kōrero hou mā tētahi tukanga pāhekoheko. Ko ngā whakaahua rerehua nā te kaitango whakaahua rongonui, nā Jane Ussher ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau hei kōrero paki me tūhura i te reo. E āhei hoki ana te tiki i tētahi pukapuka reo rua i te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā."
Te Ataakura Pewhairangi, Ngāti Porou, was brought up in te ao Māori, and her home language was and still is te reo Māori. A product of kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa Māori and wharekura, she not only loves her language but also understands the responsibility as a fluent native speaker and writer to further promote te reo Māori. She has worked extensively in television, and has MCd various regional and national events such as the secondary schools kapa haka competition, Hauora Unleashed and Manu Kōrero national speech competition. A former senior tutor teaching te reo Māori and cultural competency at Massey University, she is now the Māori Student Recruitment Advisor at the university.
