Huia short stories. 8, Contemporary Māori fiction.

Contributors: Whai Conroy ... [et al.].

"Thirty-two best short stories and novel extracts from the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers 2009"--Back cover.

School bells / Whai Conroy -- Late antiquity / Piripi Evans -- Stones / Anne French -- The fire eater / Anne French -- Every minute counts / Wendy French -- House of mirrors / Paul Gilbert -- Bad Habits / K-T Harrison -- Lace / K-T Harrison -- A song for Jimmy / K-T Harrison -- My fair lady / Puna Heremaia -- Sugar-coated / Charlie Holland -- East end beach / Kelly Joseph -- Time zone / Kelly Joseph -- The winter show / Kelly Joseph -- Boil-up and the dandelion / Robert Madden -- Lights, camera, action / Robert Madden -- Skin and bones / Tina Makereti -- Dream weaver / Jacquie McRae -- Ruffled / Justine Murray -- He Reta mā taku huia kaimanawa / Mōrehu Nikora -- Hiahia atu, heahea mai : te ngau a te manako! / Mōrehu Nikora -- Pai kare e kui, kino kē koe! / Mōrehu Nikora -- Memoirs of the abandoned / Rawinia Parata -- Taking it on the chin / Glenis Philip-Barabara -- He kai mārō / Charisma Rangipunga -- Save Marley / Raschel-Miette -- Nōne te Ao / Michael Ross -- A ihu i te pekanga-- / Ruihapounamu Ruwhiu -- Seed of Rangiatea / Marama Salsano -- Knots / Kim Torrez -- Aboriginal dreamtime is reality / Rob Tuwhare -- Never ride the walrus train / Peter Waaka -- The authors

26 stories in English; 6 stories in Maori.