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First published by Heinemann Publishers, 1973
This 50th Anniversary edition published by Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2023
Text © Witi Ihimaera, 2023
The author gratefully acknowledges Rarawa Kerehoma for the use of excerpts from Waiata Tangi, translated by Barry Mitcalfe, and Vaughan Rapatahana for his te reo expertise. As is now standard practice, macrons have been added to the waiata.
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ISBN 978-1-77695-374-5