Calvin Tuteao

A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.

After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father's murder and bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones.

Entwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.

Comprises of eight stories by and about First Nations people.

Minka is a teenage Polynesian boy living in the heart of the city. With his P-addicted mother well on the way to going completely off the rails, three people enter his life - each with a promise - each with the power to destroy.

When an undercover cop is wrongly accused of murder, he enlists the help of friends from both sides of the law to prove his innocence and bring the culprits to justice.