Navigating the Stars - Maori Creation Myths by Witi Ihimaera
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama ...Show more
The Legend of the Seven Whales / Te Pakiwaitara ō Ngā Tāhora Tokowhitu by Mere Whaanga; Epanaia Whaanga
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
An ancient legend of Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti, hapu of Ngati Kahungunu, this is the tale of how the islands east of Wairoa came to be. Originally published by Mahia Publishers in 1988 and then by Scholastic NZ Ltd in 1990. Mere made the commitment to her father Te Hore (Horace) Epanaia Whaanga that this st ...Show more
The Waka by Jean Prior; Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Based on the traditional counting rhyme of the animals boarding Noah's ark, this version offers a New Zealand perspective, with some of the native animals of Aotearoa being called aboard the waka, a large Maori canoe.
Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Adult Fiction
Kurangaituku is the story of Hatupatu told from the perspective of the traditional ‘monster’, Kurangaituku, the bird woman. In the traditional story, told from the view of Hatupatu, he is out hunting and is captured by a creature that is part bird and part woman. The bird woman imprisons him in her cav ...Show more
Te Pakanga a nga Maunga / Battle of the Mountains by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage's retelling of a legend about the mountains of New Zealand's central North Island is now available as a bilingual Maori-English story, translated by Heni Jacob. Gossage's classic retelling of the Maori myth of Mt Taranaki, Mt Tauhara and Mt Putauaki is now ava ...Show more
Tuna raua ko Hiriwa (Tuna and Hiriwa) by Ripeka Takotowai Goddard
20.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
This picture book, in te reo Maori , tells the story of how the tuna got its silver belly but forever had to live in the dark depths of the river. Tuna is in awe of a nymph, Hiriwa, that glows and dances along the river bank in the moonlight. Night after night he meets the nymph and basks in the moonlig ...Show more
How Maui Slowed the Sun (Board Book) by Peter Gossage
16.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. Faced with very short days and very long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun's passage through the sky. Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth has captivated you ...Show more
Kawariki and Tutira (Story World) by Jephson Gibbs; Fraser Williamson
14.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends | Series: Story World
Kawariki and Tutira is a 24-page retelling of a traditional tale from New Zealand. The "flip" side of the book is Sea and Shore Sea and Shore contains 8 pages of information on New Zealand as an island nation. Contents: Lapped by the Sea, Shark Snacks, The Changing Tide, In the Rock Pool, A Shark Is a P ...Show more
Ko Mauao te Maunga: Legend of Mauao by Debbie McCauley
44.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
The history of Mauao, along with the legend, is one of heartbreak and struggle, but also one of endurance, strength and unity. Mauao stands guard at the entrance to Te Awanui, the Tauranga Harbour. At over two million years old, he is a tipuna and sacred taonga, manifesting both the past and the present ...Show more
Nga Taniwha i te Whanga-nui-a-tara (The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour) by Moira Wairama
20.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Moira Wairama's stunning Maori-language retelling of the legend about two taniwha and Wellington Harbour, with illustrations by Bruce Potter.E noha ana e rua nga taniwha i tetahi roto kanapanapa. Kei te pirangi a Ngake kia haere ki Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa engari kei te pirangi tona hoa, a Whataitai, ki te n ...Show more
Maori Tales of Long Ago by A. W. Reed
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Maori Tales of Long Ago is a fresh facsimile edition of a classic collection of sixteen stories adapted from Maori mythology for a young readership. The tales were originally published by A.W. & A.H. Reed during the late 1940s in two hardback volumes, Maori Tales of Long Ago and Wonder Tales of Maor ...Show more
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at children 3- ...Show more