The Aotearoa Series is a teen fantasy series set in New Zealand. It switches between modern New Zealand, and a magical parallel world named ‘Aotearoa’, where mythic beings and the ghosts of dead New Zealanders and people from our past reside. Aotearoa is beautiful and scary, a place of unspoiled natural beauty, but also of dark shadows and creatures from our worst fears. A place where dragon-like taniwha swim the lakes and rivers, extinct creatures like the moa roam the forests, and long-dead Maori tribes still dwell in hill-forts. A place where settlers from our early history still grapple with a new and untamed land.

The series follows the exploits of young Matiu Douglas, a part-Maori boy from Napier, whose life becomes entangled with the secret conflicts of Aotearoa. When he suddenly finds himself the target of an age-old evil magician, he must flee or die. His journey from fugitive to hero will change Aotearoa and our own world.

	The Bone Tiki - Winner: ‘Best New Book’ at the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, 2010 - Notable Book (honorary): Storylines YA fiction list 2010 - Published April 2009, through HarperCollins New Zealand  Read More
	The Taniwha's Tears - Notable Book (honorary): Storylines YA fiction list 2011 - Published April 2010, through HarperCollins New Zealand  Read More
	The Lost Tohunga - Published April 2011, through HarperCollins New Zealand  Read More
	Justice and Utu  - Published April 2012, through HarperCollins New Zealand READ MORE
	Ghosts of Parihaka  - Published March 2013,  through HarperCollins New Zealand Read More
	Magic and Makutu  - Published March 2014,  through HarperCollins New Zealand Read More

• The Bone Tiki
• The Taniwha’s Tear
• The Lost Tohunga
• Justice and Utu
• Ghosts of Parihaka
• Magic and Makutu

Here's a link to the Kiwi Families website, who review the entire series!