Author(s): Palmer S & Mercier OR; Kerrison L. (illustrator)
Anuhe, tawatawa e! (Anuhe, mottled like the skin of a mackerel) – he pukapuka tēnei e whakamānawa ana i ngā mahi a Symon (Ngāi Te Rangi) rāua ko Ocean (Ngāti Porou) – he kairangahau kaupapa taiao ki Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho. Kua tuhi i ngā kōrero o te pukapuka nei i te mita o Ngāti Porou nā runga i ngā runga i ngā hononga whakapapa o Ocean ki ngā moka whenua me ngā tai moana o Te Tairāwhiti.
Anuhe, tawatawa e! (Caterpillar, mottled like the skin of a mackerel!) – a book inspired by the work of Symon (Ngāi Te Rangi) and Ocean (Ngāti Porou) – environmental researchers at Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho. The story in this book uses the mita (pronunciation/dialect) of Ngāti Porou in recognition of the relationship that Ocean has with the land and seas of Te Tairāwhiti.
This is one of six books, written in te reo Māori, in a series about nature and conservation efforts around New Zealand produced through the NZ Biological Heritage National Science Challenge.