Ka wehi au ki ngā Wenerei

He mihi nui ki te kaituhi Linda Tuhiwai Smith mo tēnei taonga.

Āe, ko tēnei pukapuka he taonga mō ngā koreroreo uaua. E ārahi ana tēnei pukapuka i a mātou e tautoko tika ana i ō mātou whānau whānui i te wā pōuri o te whakamomori.

Kei te rongo mātou i te kōrero a te tamaiti. E tohu ana tēnei pūrākau e kite ana ā mātou whakautu, ō mātou mamae i te ao Māori, i ngā tikanga Māori, i ngā mātauranga Māori hoki. E whakamahi ana tēnei pukapuka i ngā ingoa, i ngā kupu tika mō tēnei kaupapa nui: "Whakamomori", "patu ngākau", "oranga ngākau".

Kei te whakamārama ngā pikitia i te wairua o te wheako o te whānau i te pukapuka. He tino ātaahua rawa atu ngā pikitia hoki me tūturu ki te Ao Māori tika. He pai te rahinga o te pukapuka.

Ko tēnei pukapuka tētahi wāhanga nō te punipuni puka nā Linda Tuhiwai Smith. Kua whakaritea te pitopito kōrero e te kaituhi hei hoa haere mō te pukapuka. He kanohi kitea te kaituhi me nga kaitohatoha o tēnei pukapuka. He nui te pono mō ēnei tāngata Māori, nō reira he nui te pono i te mauri o tēnei pūrākau, pitopito kōrero hoki.

Ka pai tēnei pukapuka ki ngā kaipānui mēnā i mōhio rātou ki ngā tū āhuatanga o te whakamomori, ki ngā pātai rānei i whakamomori ai rātou.

Note from Read NZ Te Pou Muramura: This series features trauma and difficult experiences, including violence and suicide. There is a very good interview with the author on The Sapling, which discusses these books further. You can find this here: https://www.thesapling.co.nz/qa-linda-tuhiwai-smith-on-the-whatumanawa-collection/