Hona Black

Aug 31, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Mark Broatch |Megan Dunn |Elsa C. Richardson |Hona Black

The Mermaid Chronicles, by Megan Dunn, Rumbles, by Elsa Richardson and Ngā Hapa Reo by Hona Black and Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell. Photo / SuppliedThe Mermaid ChroniclesBy Megan Dunn “I’d never imagined myself as a mother. A mermaid: hell yes.” The Mermaid Chronicles (Penguin), arts writer Megan Dunn’s third book after Tinderbox and Things I Learnt At Art School, is a “midlife mer-moir”.

Nov 14, 2023 | kiwireviews.nz | Hona Black |Cassandra Webb

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Nov 7, 2023 | bookhub.co.nz | Hona Black

Author(s): Hona Black New Zealand Non-fiction Following on from the successful He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, Hona Black’s new book explores the rich vein of humour in Māori life. Want to know how to call a silly person a ‘roro hipi / sheep’s brain’, or tell someone to get stuffed in te reo Māori?

Sep 9, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Hona Black

A new bilingual book, Te Reo Kapekape, by scholar Hona Black (Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) literally translates to “the language of poking fun”. Humour also has the power to diffuse conflict, whether personal or political, writes Black, ahead of Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori. In a world where divisions seem to grow wider by the day, humour has the remarkable ability to bridge these divides. One of its greatest abilities is to break the ice in even the frostiest of situations.