• Papa Tim's Books

    Papa Tim is an award-winning author who was first published in 1996. Check out his books.

    Available wherever good books are sold.

    The Ever-Standing Tree

    The Ever-Standing Tree

    - New -

    'I'm gonna bring this rākau down,' says Dad. 'We'll have a better view ...' Pani and Waima can't understand why Dad wants to cut down the tree in their back yard.

    Pipi and Pou and the Firewoman

    Pipi and Pou

    and the Firewoman

    - Award Winner -

    'Can't be playing with matches. You could set the whole world ablaze.' 'That's what she said,' Rāwiri mumbled with a mouth full of food. A crease formed in Nana's brow. 'Who said?'

    Pipi and Pou and the Waves of Destruction

    Pipi and Pou

    and the

    Waves of Destruction

    Nana reached out and grabbed Pipi and Pou. 'Don't move,' she muttered. The large pincer belonged to a giant pāpaka, which rose up from the water revealing ...

  • Warrior Kids Warrior Training for Children

    Warrior Kids - Warrior Training for Children

    Manual for anyone wanting to run the Warrior Kids Programme in their school or community.

    The book that wouldn't read

    The Book

    That Wouldn't Read

    - Finalist -

    Some people find it hard to read - the boy in this book does. But there are books that make you read them and they open up fantastic worlds ...

    Pipi and Pou and the 100 Legs of Terror

    Pipi and Pou

    and the

    100 Legs of Terror

    'Āe tika, it's been in the news,' Minister Reihana continued. 'All of our kauri have been under threat of disease, yet there is something else going on with...

    Pipi and Pou and the Tentacles of the Deep

    Pipi and Pou

    and the

    Tentacles of the Deep

    - Award Winner -

    Opening her throat, Nana gave an almighty karanga, calling to the moana. She told the sea who she was, and where she had come from. The tohunga...

    Pipi and Pou and the River Monster

    Pipi and Pou

    and the

    River Monster

    Pipi and Pou want to spend the day reading but Nana says they have to go up north - someone needs their help. Yet when they get there....

    Pipi and Pou and the Raging Mountain

    Pipi and Pou

    and the

    Raging Mountain

    - Finalist -

    Pipi and Pou are looking forward to a weekend of screen time but Nana has other ideas. The earth is shaking down south and Nana wants to find out why.

    Rona Moon

    Rona Moon

    - Award Winner -

    Rona Moon gets angry with everyone - her brother, her Nana and Papa. Then one night, she calls the moon stupid!

    White Moko

    White Moko

    (White Grandchild )

    Raised in violence, the product of rape, Tim Tipene not only survived, he found how to accept and then overcome the hurt ... to achieve the ultimate revenge - a successful life.

    Mrs Battleship

    Mrs Battleship

    Tim Tipene tells tales from his childhood, sometimes humorous, often horrifying, but the real story, and the lesson it brings, comes from the reasons for his actions and the kindness he found along the way.

    Māui - Sun Catcher

    Māui - Sun Catcher

    - Award Winner -

    Māui is a boy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done. Māui decides this has to change.

    Bullies and Warriors

    Bullies and Warriors

    The Warrior Kids Novel

    Going to school is a misery for Sean. Whatever he does to avoid the school bully, Mark Thomas and his mates always catch up with him. Then the students join Warrior Kids. A programme that...

    Kura Toa Warrior School

    Kura Toa

    Warrior School

    Haki feels the road under his head. He isn't sure if he has survived the car crash, he isn't even sure if he cares. Then an old man appears.

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    Patu

    Jahnine tried to shake the patu from her grasp, but the weapon held fast. It was a part of her. Life is challenging for 16-year-old Jahine Bryne.

    Hinemoa te toa

    Hinemoa te toa

    (Hinemoa the Warrior)

    - Award Winner -

    Hinemoa was tough.

    'I am a warrior,' she'd say, 'Hinemoa te toa - just like my ancestors.'

    Is there anything Hinemoa is afraid of?

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    Rewa finds his Wings

    Rewa works at a job he doesn't enjoy; he often imagines being a bird and flying away. His worried mother sends him to a tohunga, a wise man.

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    Haere

    Farewll, Jack, farewell

    - Award Winner -

    A death is mourned, a birth celebrated, and a little girl sees that life comes full circle. A poetic and moving tale.

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    Taming the Taniwha

    - Award Winner -

    Tama needs to find out just how to tame the meanest, greenest taniwha he's ever met.

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    The Wooden Fish

    - Award Winner -

    Hanseni wants to help his mother and father but he is too little. Then one day the fishermen of the village return with no fish and the villagers have to go hungry.

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    Ngāti Kurī Proud

    - Journal Story -

    How did the iwi, (tribe), Ngāti Kurī get their name. This is a pakiwaitara – a traditional Māori story that explains natural phenomena or why something is the way it is.

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    I Dream Morning

    - Anthology Story -

    I dream. I dream morning, when it is still dark and Te Marama, the moon, a luminous orb, is shining in the sky like pāua.

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