Huia Come Home by J. Ruka

Using the story of the untimely extinction of the huia, Ruka offers a fresh perspective on the narrative of New Zealand; a tale of two cultures, warring worldviews, and the things we lost in translation. Huia Come Home offers a fresh perspective on the story of Aotearoa by revisiting the early missionaries, the transformative message of the gospel and the cultural missteps of the Treaty. In relearning the history that lies in the soil of Aotearoa, we might just find a shared hope for the future and a recovery of national treasures once thought to be extinct.