Name: The Unknown Zone

Author: Phil Smith
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 Fifteen year old Hemi Ratana climbs a giant kauri on the Coromandel Peninsula and discovers a human skeleton high in its branches. The skeleton is wearing a chain with a key around its neck. What does the key unlock? And what is the connection with the capture of a group of sealers by Ngai Tahu warriors on the West Coast of the South Island one hundred and sixty years before? Suggested level: secondary.

The Unknown Zone is a novel written by New Zealand author Phil Smith. It has a factual setting in New Zealand, particularly the Kaimiro Valley of the Coromandel region, in both the 19th and 20th centuries. There is a particular focus on the issue of Maori land ownership in the plot.

The novel mentions several Maori iwi (tribes), including:

Ngai Tahu
Ngati Hei
Ngati Wairangi

Genre: Young Adult


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