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.
The Enchanted Mist by Xoë Hall
22.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Uenuku stumbles across the love of his life in an otherworldly mist. Can and human and a supernatural beauty keep their love a moonlight secret? Or do they both belong in their own realms?
Ko Mauao te Maunga: Legend of Mauao (Big Book) by Debbie McCauley
60.00 NZD
Category: Big Books
This bilingual children's picture book in English and Te Reo Maori retells the traditional Legend of Mauao in big book format.
Rata and the Waka/ Aotearoa: A Story World Collection by Jephson Gibbs
14.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends | Series: Story World
Rata and the Waka is a 16 page retelling of a traditional tale from New Zealand. Aotearoa contains 8 pages of information about New Zealand and Maori Culture. Contents: Land of the Long White Cloud, The Word on Waka, Building a Waka, Tane-Mahuta, Tane's Children: The Tuatara. Supported by FREE Inquiry L ...Show more
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
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
Te Whakatautōnga a Māui i Te Rā (#2 Pūrākau o Aotearoa PB) by Donovan Bixley; Darren Joseph; Keri Opai
20.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language | Series: Pūrākau o Aotearoa
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of HOW Māui slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day! The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and c ...Show more
Hinepau by Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Hinepau looks different and is banished as a witch. But when her people are punished for neglecting traditional customs it is Hinepau's wisdom that brings forgiveness to them.
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
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
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