Ko Te Hiakai Tangata: Te Taniwha o Tuarā-Rangaia by Hirini Moko Mead
25.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
This is a story of a taniwha that lives beside a track between villages and menaces travellers and the surrounding iwi. When a chief’s son is taken by the taniwha, Te Hiakai, the people devise many plans to trap and kill the taniwha, but each time Te Hiakai outwits them. In the end, Pōhutukawa, a chief’ ...Show more
Matariki Around the World: A Cluster of Stars, A Cluster of Stories by Miriama Kamo, Dr Matamua
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
A fascinating look at Matariki in New Zealand and around the world. The Matariki constellation (or Pleiades) is known by many different names and is seen and celebrated by many cultures around the world. This beautifully illustrated book features 9 stories that explore the Māori Matariki stars, and 12 s ...Show more
Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Māori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large ...Show more
Ko Tāwhaki-Nui-a-Hema: Ana Mahi Whakahirahira by Hirini Moko Mead
25.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
This book is the te reo Māori editon of Tāwhaki: The Deeds of a Demigod Ko Tāwhaki Nui ā Hema: Āna Mahi Whakahirahira recalls the miraculous life of Tāwhaki. Similar to Māui, Tāwhaki was a demigod who possessed mighty powers. Tāwhaki almost died at the hands of his brothers-in-law but was found by his w ...Show more
The Astromancer: The Rising of Matariki (Te Kо̄kо̄rangi: Te Aranga o Matariki English Edition) by Witi Ihimaera; Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
25.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn't want to be told what to do. But these are d ...Show more
How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone by Peter Gossage
21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Maui wants to know two things- who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld.
The Battle of Kupe and Te Wheke by Leonie Agnew
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends | Series: Collins Big Cat
Find out all about how New Zealand was made in this traditional Mauri creation story. As the heroic Kupe and mythical octopus, Te Wheke, battle it out on the open seas, it’s impossible to tell who’ll be victorious. As the drama builds in this legend of good over evil, a new land is created, and the fasc ...Show more
Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro (How My Koro Became a Star Te Reo Māori edition) by Brianne Te Paa
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
A young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns about Te Waka o Rangi and the tradition of calling out the names of loved ones who have passed away so t ...Show more
The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour by Moira Wairama
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
In ancient times in Aotearoa, there was a beautiful lake in which there dwelt two monstrous taniwha. Their names were Whataitai and Ngake. Whataitai and Ngake are two taniwha living in a beautiful lake. But when Ngake gets bored and decides to break free to the ocean his actions have far reaching conseq ...Show more
How Maui Brought Fire to The World (magnetic story)
38.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Curious to know where fire comes from, Māui travels to the end of the earth to meet Mahuika, the Atua of Fire to find out. These things are never simple, but cheeky Māui has a few tricks up his sleeve! Each image is printed on card and laminated with a small magnet on the back. Each legend comes in a ...Show more
Maui Sun Catcher/Maui te Kaihao i te Ra (Bilingual) by Tim Tipene
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this modern retelling of the beloved myth, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done.Māui grasps the mantle:Mum, I’m gonna catch that Sun for you.That Sun who’s always on the run. With their woven flax net, t ...Show more
Te Hiakai Tangata: The Taniwha of Tuarā-Rangaia by Hirini Moko Mead
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
This is a story of a taniwha that lives beside a track between villages and menaces travellers and the surrounding iwi. When a chief’s son is taken by the taniwha, Te Hiakai, the people devise many plans to trap and kill the taniwha, but each time Te Hiakai outwits them. In the end, Pōhutukawa, a chief’ ...Show more