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Myths and Legends of Aotearoa

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NZ$ 30.00 each

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Author: Annie Rae Te Ake Ake

Shortlisted for the 2000 NZ Post Children's Book Awards, non-fiction section.

For the first time, fifteen ancient Maori stories are retold by gifted storyteller Annie Rae Te Ake Ake and illustrated by nineteen artists from New Zealand secondary schools.

Myths and Legends of Aotearoa aims to strengthen the awareness of the indigenous wisdom and spirit of New Zealand. It also heralds the creative work of Aotearoa's new generation of young artists and acknowledges the many cultures that are modern New Zealand.
Myths and Legends of Aotearoa is Annie Rae Te Ake Ake's first book and it came about through her love of storytelling. On request from her mokopuna, Annie made a home recording of some favourite legends on tape. Three volumes were later recorded in a studio, entitled The Boat Shed, and these were marketed to schools in New Zealand. School teachers then asked Annie for written copies of these ... more

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Maori Myths & Legendary Tales

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NZ$ 25.00 each

Paperback

Author: A.W. Reed (illus Dennis Turner)

Drama, tragedy and humour relating to Maori Mythology.

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Earth, Ocean, Sky : Te Ao Turoa (Traditional Maori Stories Volume 2)

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NZ$ 23.00 each

Paperback

Author: A W Reed (Edited & revised by Ross Calman)

For centuries Maori were isolated from the rest of the Polynesian world and subsequently developed a remarkably rich and unique mythology. These stories are not just entertaining; they are a part of every New Zealander's cultural heritage.

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How Maui Found His Mother

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NZ$ 20.00 each

Paperback

Author: Peter Gossage

Peter Gossage’s Maui Series is well-known and loved. How Maui Found his Mother is the story of how Maui’s mother relinquishs her baby to the sea, thinking he has died. As a young man he seeks her out and is reunited with her.
Redesigned and republished in a Puffin edition with the same vivid artwork.

How Maui Found the Secret of Fire

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NZ$ 20.00 each

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Author: Peter Gossage

Peter Gossage’s Maui series is well-known and loved. The six titles in the series have been repackaged and redesigned for a new generation of readers, without losing the integrity of the initial artwork. The books follow Maui’s birth, his abandonment by his mother and his search for her, his search for his father and discovery and eventual owners of his grandfather’s magic jawbone, and his fishing up of Te Ika a Maui (the North Island).

How Maui found the Secret of Fire is the story of how, on a mission to discover how fire is made, Maui visits his Aunty Mahuika. Each time he is given a flame he tells her he has lost it, until he eventually has lost all but one of her flames. In a rage she flings her last flame into a kaikomako tree. Maui takes a piece of hard mahoe wood and rubs it against a branch of the tree, bringing fire for eternity to his people.

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How Maui Slowed the Sun

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NZ$ 20.00 each

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Author: Peter Gossage

Now reprinted for a new generation, Peter Gossage's books bring these ancient maori stories to life. In this tale Maui wants to slow down the sun, who moves too quickly through the sky. With the help of his brothers he implements a plan to catch the sun with ropes and tie it to the earth.

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Myth and Legend ( SOFTCOVER)

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NZ$ 40.00 each

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Author: Margaret Orbell

This beautiful and bestselling title is now available in the softcover format. A welcome addition to any library, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Myth & Legend is an all-embracing and highly readable work of reference.
Drawing upon the nineteenth century writings of Maori authorities who left a vast heritage of myths and legends, that speak of a thousand years' experience in Aotearoa, Margaret Orbell tells in more than 380 entries these stories.

Featuring a comprehensive introduction that places the traditions in their religious, social and political contexts, and over 240 illustrations (many of them are in colour), introduce the authors, the landscapes and living creatures to which their writings relate, and works of art that interpret and present them. A comprehensive index completes this essential reference work.

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Legends of Aotearoa

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NZ$ 60.00 each

Hardback

Author: Chris Winitana (photography Andy Reisinger)

In this breathtaking book, Chris Winitana re-tells fourteen of the favourite stories of the Maori people, accompanied by over one hundred colour photographs by Andy Reisinger that show the paradise that was - and is - New Zealand.

The book includes many of the best-known stories - the legends of Maui, Kupe, the Arawa canoe, Rona and the moon - and some less known, such as the legend of the walking mountains, the fires of the earth, the flight of the greenstone people and the story of Wakatipu.

The legends cover tribal areas from all around New Zealand, reflecting the breadth of the photography, from isolated Northland beaches to lofty alpine heights.

Legends of Aotearoa is a truely magnificent book that will impress and enchant visitors and New Zealanders alike.

++ Finalist for the Montana Medal for non-fiction (Environment) 2002 ++

First published 2001.

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Maori Legends of the Land

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NZ$ 19.00 each

Paperback

Author: Graham Pita

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Maori Myth and Legend

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NZ$ 20.00 each

Paperback

Author: A.W. Reed

The Maori have a rich and colourful tradition of myth and legend. Some of their most important and popular tales are retold in this classic book. The stories range from the creation of the world and the coming of life, death and knowledge, to supernatural tales of love, terror and adventure. Read about the great god Tane, about Maui who tamed the sun, about the woman on the moon, about monsters, fairies, fabulous birds and moving mountains.

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