Huia Publishers

Huia Publishers (HUIA) is a book publishing company based in Wellington, New Zealand established in 1991.[1] HUIA publish material in Māori language and English for adults and children.[2]

Huia Publishers (HUIA)
Country of originNew Zealand
Headquarters locationWellington
Official websitehuia.co.nz

HUIA was founded by Robyn Rangihuia Bargh (CNZM) and her husband Brian Bargh.[2] Bargh won the inaugural Te Tohu Toi Ke a Te Waka Toi award from Creative New Zealand in 2006 for 'making a difference in the literary sector.'[3][4]

Along with the Māori Literature Trust, HUIA have run the Te Papa Tupu programme that supports Māori writers to develop their skills.[5]

In 2022 the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival programmed an event Thirty Years of HUIA with current directors of HUIA, Eboni Waitere (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) and Brian Morris (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata) and co-founder Robyn Bargh.[6]

References
  1. Keane, Basil (11 March 2010). "Huia Publishers". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. "Kōkiri 27 – Huia Publishers 21 Years in Flight". www.tpk.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. "Thirty Years of HUIA (Online)". Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. "PIKIHUIA AWARDS FOR MÂORI WRITERS CEREMONY". The Beehive. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. "A great opportunity for Māori writers". Māori Television. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. "Thirty Years of HUIA (Online)". Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Retrieved 14 May 2022.


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