Utu Pihikete

Through a young orphan girl, a dispassionate and parochial couple learn the true meaning of family and belonging. Written by award winning international writer April Phillips, 'Utu Pihikete'... Read allThrough a young orphan girl, a dispassionate and parochial couple learn the true meaning of family and belonging. Written by award winning international writer April Phillips, 'Utu Pihikete' was a derogatory Maori expression for half caste children meaning 'paid for in biscuits'.... Read allThrough a young orphan girl, a dispassionate and parochial couple learn the true meaning of family and belonging. Written by award winning international writer April Phillips, 'Utu Pihikete' was a derogatory Maori expression for half caste children meaning 'paid for in biscuits'. Colonial New Zealand, 1841. Penniless Beth answers the advert of stoic Tom Brown, who see... Read all