Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh
(ONZM, FRSNZ)
Inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate,
New Zealand Poet Laureate
Teaching Resources
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teller of tales · words worth teaching
Teaching resources for NZ English teachers — Māori and Pacific literature, Years 11–13.
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Reading Across Culture
Teaching Māori and Pacific Poetry with Curiosity, Courage and Care
A professional guide for NZ English teachers working with Māori and Pacific poetry at Years 11–13. Eight principles, a five-step reading protocol, and an NCEA-aligned assessment appendix — drawn from three decades of teaching practice.
About Tusitala
Tusitala is the publishing imprint of Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh — Professor of Pacific Literature at the University of Auckland, NZ Poet Laureate 2017–2019, and Inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate 2025–2027. Tusitala publishes teaching resources for NZ English teachers working with Māori and Pacific literature, drawn from three decades of scholarship, performance and classroom practice.
