He momo whakaputanga toi, he whakaputa i te pohewatanga o te kaituhi. Ka whai wāhi atu ki te tuhinga auaha, ko te paki, ko te tārai kiripuaki, ko te whakaahua takiwā, waihoki ko ngā momo nuka reo pērā i te huahuatau, i ngā momo kīpeha me te huarite. Ko te toikupu, te pakiwaitara me te paki pohewa pūtaiao ētahi kātū tuhinga auaha.
A form of artistic expression, an articulation of the writer's imagination. Creative writing involves the crafting of narrative, characterisation and describing setting, and uses literary devices such as metaphor, figures of speech and rhyme. Poetry, story and science fiction are examples of creative writing genre.
He nui ngā hua ka puta i ngā tuhinga auaha a te tamaiti, pērā i te whakapakari i tōna hinengaro, wairua anō hoki.
Ko te ao houkura te kaupapa o tēnei tuhinga auaha, he mea tuku e te kaituhi kia rere arorangi ōna whakaaro ki te āhua o te ao e mauritau ai ōna tāngata katoa.
Kua whakapukapukatia ngā tuhinga auaha a ngā tamariki - he toikupu, he pakipoto, he tauparapara, he karakia ētahi o ngā momo tuhinga kei roto.