Bringing together the magic of six te reo Maori champions, Leon Heketu Blake alongside Hona Black, Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham, Paiheretia Aperahama, Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell and Helen Parker breathe new life into Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for a generation of new te reo Maori readers. Rooted in heritage, shaped by scholarship and ignited by creativity, they have carried the Maori language into stories that span from the stirring poetry of Maya Angelou to the heart of the classroom. Now, with Hare Pota me te Pakohu Kura Huna, they continue to carve vibrant pathways, weaving language and culture into the rich tapestry of world literature. *** J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone, was published in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity, Quidditch Through the Agesand Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. She also collaborated on the writing of a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which was published as a script book. Her other books for children include the fairy tale The Ickabogand The Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author of books for adults, including a bestselling crime fiction series under the pen name Robert Galbraith. J.K.
Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing. She also supports a number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the children''s charity Lumos. To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit jkrowlingstories.com. E mohio nuitia ana a J.K.
Rowlinghei kaituhi mo nga pukapuka e whitu o Hare Pota, i whakaputaina ra i te tau 1997 ki te tau 2007. Kua neke atu i te 500 miriona nga tanga o nga haerenga matatoa o Hare ratou ko Rana, ko Heremaiani, e matatu nei te rongonuitanga, kua neke atu i te waru tekau nga reo i whakawhitingia ai nga korero, a, e waru nga hurihanga hei kiriata ina ke te nui o te matakihia. I te taha o te terenga o nga pukapuka o Hare Pota, i tuhi hoki ia i etahi pukapuka poto e toru hei tapirihanga ki era atu: Te Kuitiki i Roto i nga Taume Nga Katuarehe me nga Wahi e Kitea ai, hei tautoko i a Comic Relief me Lumos, tae atu ki Nga Paki mo Pitara te Kaititohei tautoko i a Lumos. I mahi tahi a J.K. Rowling ratou ko te kaihanga whakaari, ko Jack Thorne, ko te ringatohu, ko John Tiffany, kia haere tonu nga korero mo Hare ma roto i te whakaari i runga atamira, ko Hare Pota me te Tamaiti kua Kangaia, i timata i Ranana i te tau 2016, a, inaianei kei te ao whanui e whakaaturia ana. I taua tau ano, katahi ia ka timata hei kaituhi kiriata i a Nga Katuarehe me nga Wahi e Kitea ai, koia nei te tuatahi o tetahi terenga e kitea ai te kaimatai kararehe-tumatarau, a Nui Karamena, i puta ai na te pukapuka tapiri tuatahi. Kua tuhi hoki a J.
K. Rowling i tetahi pakimaero takitahi, i a The Casual Vacancy, a, ko ia te kaituhi o te terenga puka-taihara, o Strike, i raro i tona ingoa huna, i a Robert Galbraith. Kua hurihia aua pukapuka e rua hei hotaka pouaka whakaata. E hia nei nga tohu me nga whakahonoretanga kua whiwhi ia, tae atu ki tetahi OBE me tetahi Companion of Honour mo ana mahi ki te ao tuhituhi me te ohaoha. Kei Koterangi ratou ko tana whanau e noho ana. *** No nga iwi o Tuhoe, o Tuhourangi, o Ngati Wahiao, o Ngati Kahungunu, o Te Whanau a Apanui a Leon Heketu Blake, a, kua roa ia e whakaako ana i te reo Maori ki nga tamariki, ki nga matua, ki nga kaiako ano hoki o te motu. He Ika a Whiro a Leon no Te Panekiretanga o te Reo. He kaiako hoki ia i reira, a, ko ia tetahi o te hunga nana i waihanga te tohu paetahi o Te Paritutanga o te Reo me te tohu paerua o Te Reo Kairangi i raro i te maru o Te Wananga o Aotearoa.
I te tekau tau kua hipa ake nei, ma tana pakihi o Kounga Ltd, kua tukuna e ia nga ratonga e pa ana ki te reo Maori. Tuku ratonga whakawhiti reo ai ia ki nga pokapu o te kawanatanga, ki etahi hotaka pouaka whakaata hoki, a, i te tau 2017, ka whakamaoritia e ia te pukapuka a Rangi Matamua e kiia nei ko Matariki: Te Whetu Tapu o te Tau. I puta tana whakamaoritanga o Hare Pota me te Whatu Manapouhei pukapuka tuarua ma Kotahi Rau Pukapuka i te tau 2020, a, i te tau 2025 ka puta tana whakamaoritanga o Matariki ki te Ao i tuhi ngatahihia ai e Rangi Matamua raua ko Miriama Kamo hei pukapuka tuangahuru ma wha ma Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. Leon Heketu Blake(Tuhoe, Tuhourangi, Ngati Wahiao, Ngati Whawhakia, Ngati Porou, Taranaki, Ngati Kahungunu, Te Whanau a Apanui) is a long-time teacher of te reo Maori and a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, where he also became a tutor. He has developed Maori language degrees for Te Wananga o Aotearoa and has over a decade of experience running his own consultancy firm, Kounga Ltd. He has provided services to the government and acted as the cultural lead for many television programmes. In 2017 he translated Matariki: The Star of the Yearby Professor Rangi Matamua. His translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stonewas the second in the Kotahi Rau Pukapuka series in 2020, followed by a co-translation of Matariki Around the Worldco-authored by Rangi Matamua and Miriama Kamo in 2025, as number 14 in the Kotahi Rau Pukapuka series.
*** He uri a Hona Blackno nga iwi o Ngai Tuhoe, o Te Whanau a Apanui, o Ngati Tuwharetoa me Te Whakatohea. He mea whakatipu ia i te reo Maori, a, ko te reo Maori te mea e aroha nuitia nei e ia. He pouako reo Maori, he kaituhi, he kaiwhakamaori hoki ia, a, kei Te Putahi a Toi kei Te Kunenga ki Purehuroa, ia e whakaako ana. Ko te reo Maori te manawa o ana mahi, o ana rangahau, kia whakakohuratia ano, kia rangona, kia whakamahia i nga wahi katoa, i nga reo katoa o te ao hurihuri. Ko etahi o ana pukapuka o na tata nei ko He Iti te Kupu: Maori Metaphors and Similes, me te pukapuka,Te Reo Kapekape: Maori Wit and Humour. Hona Black(Ngai Tuhoe, Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Whakatohea) grew up speaking te reo Maori and is passionate about the language. He is a teacher of te reo Maori, an author and a translator, currently working at Te Putahi a Toi at Massey University. His work and research focus primarily on te reo Maori and reawakening its use in multiple domains and modes.
His recent books include He Iti te Kupu: Maori Metaphors and Similes andTe Reo Kapekape: Maori Wit and Humour. *** He uri a Donovan Te Ahunui Farnhamno Ngati Awa, no Tuhoe hoki. He ihuputa ia no te Kohanga Reo, no nga Rumaki Reo o te pokapu o Tamaki Makaurau, no Waipapa Taumata Rau hoki. He Ika a Whiro no Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, he ihuputa hoki no Te Toi Reo Maori hei kaiwhakamaori, hei kaiwhakapakeha, hei kaiwhakawhiti reo ano hoki. Kua puta hoki tana ihu i Te Tohu Paerua o te Reo Kairangi i raro i te maru o Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Kua tekau tau a Te Ahunui e mahi ana hei kaiako i roto i te kura kaupapa me nga akomanga rumaki. I tangia tana pukapuka ake, a Whanau, i te tau 2025 - he kohinga kianga hei whakato i nga kakano o te reo Maori ki roto i te kainga. Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham(Ngati Awa, Ngai Tuhoe) is a child of the Kohanga Reo movement, raised in the total immersion schools of central Tamaki Makaurau, and further shaped by his time at the University of Auckland.
He is a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo and recently completed his master''s degree, Te Tohu Paerua o te Reo Kairangi, at Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Over the past decade he has taught in Kura Kaupapa Maori and rumaki settings. Currently, he works as a translator, an interpreter and language practitioner, expertly navigating and bridging the nuances of te reo Maori and English. In 2025, he authored the book Whanau: Reo Maori Phrases to Share With the People You Love, a collection of phrases to sow the seeds of Maori language in the home. *** No Tapuika, no Tuhourangi, no Te Rarawa, no Ngati Kahu, no Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau, no Tuhoe hoki a Helen Parker. E tino ngakaunui ana ki te whakaako i te reo Maori ki te hunga e pikoko ana. I whakawhiwhia ia ki te tohu paerua i te Matauranga Maori, a, i raro i te korowai o Te Atawhai o Te Ao, i tuhuratia nga mamaetanga ka pa ki nga rangatahi na te whakahua hetanga o o ratou ingoa i te kura. He pouako a Helen i te kura tuarua, he kaiwhaka.