Whanau is the word for ÔfamilyÕ in Maori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa/New Zealand. [Pronounced Thar-now] This is a collection of fourteen short stories about family, friends, fears and faith by a master story teller from Aotearoa. Lovers, mothers, grandparents and friends all trying to build that single most important aspect of humanity - love and the bonds of connection that make a family. They struggle against the odds, against the attempts of others to stop them, and against their own frailties and inabilities. You cannot fail to be moved by these gritty, authentic stories.