PJ Akuhata's work Ngā Tinihanga a Māui was highly commended at the 2011 Pikihuia Awards under the Te Pakiwaitara i Te Reo Māori Award for Best Short Story Written in Māori category.
Fiction
- "Ngā Tinihanga a Māui." Huia Short Stories 9. Wellington, N.Z.:Huia publishers, 2011.