Debbie McCauley

Sarah Hart was pregnant with her second child when her husband, bricklayer Edward Hart, stole food to feed his hungry family. On the run for 17 months, when captured he served six years on board prison hulks. After his release, the family searched for a better life and found it offered by the New Zealand Company, arriving in 1841, the...

This bilingual children's picture book tells the story of a little blue penguin who was rescued and treated at the Te Maunga Oiled Wildlife Response Centre before being released back into the wild.

This bilingual children’s picture book in te reo Māori and English was written by Debbie McCauley and illustrated by Debbie Tipuna. It retells the traditional story of Te Kuia rāua ko Kurī: Legend of Te Kuia and Kurī. Tangaroa, ruler of the ocean, was so touched by the love of Kurī for Te Kuia, that he turned their bodies into...

The history of Mauao, along with the legend, is one of heartbreak and struggle, but also one of endurance, strength and unity. Mauao stands guard at the entrance to Te Awanui, the Tauranga Harbour. At over two million years old, he is a tipuna and sacred taonga, manifesting both the past and the present, as well as giving us hope...