Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
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
Maui and Other Maori Legends: 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa by Peter Gossage
$40.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume. Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations. Their dramatic and distinctive illustrations with minimal yet evocative language form a powe ...Show more
How Maui Fished up the North Island (#1 Tales of Aotearoa) by Donovan Bixley; Darryn Joseph
$19.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends | Series: Tales of Aotearoa
In this fresh retelling of How Māui Fished Up the North Island, Donovan Bixley applies his unique twists and trademark humour to this much-treasured story. Māui is reimagined as a cheeky younger brother, on the type of hilarious fishing trip with the whanau that will be familiar to many Kiwi youngsters. ...Show more
Nga Atua [Ngā Atua]: Māori Gods (PB) (Bilingual) by Robyn Kahukiwa; Kiwa Hammond
$22.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
A book to treasure for young and old, Robyn Kahukiwa's Nga Atua - Maori Gods takes the reader on a stunning visual journey while imparting simple and effective explanations of the major Maori gods. Robyn introduces the pantheon of Maori deities and explains the arena of life for which each one is respon ...Show more
Te Hīnga Ake a Māui i te Ika Whenua (#1 Pūrākau o Aotearoa) by Donovan Bixley; Darryn Joseph
$19.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends | Series: Pūrākau o Aotearoa
Te Reo edition. Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of Māui fishing up North Island! The traditional tale but with Donovan’s unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures will be bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph will ensure that the story is accurate and culturally a ...Show more
Te Wehenga: The separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait
$36.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
Stunning retelling of the Māori creation story about the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother. Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother.Award-winning illustrator Mat Tait has written and illustrated this stunning retelling of the ...Show more
Maui - Sun Catcher by Tim Tipene; Zak Waipara
$25.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
The modern Maui is an intermediate-school boy who lives with his Mum and three older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done. Maui 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, the brothers drive to ...Show more
Navigating the Stars - Maori Creation Myths by Witi Ihimaera
$44.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & 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
Tawhaki: The Deeds of a Demigod (Tāwhaki) by Hirini Moko Mead
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Tāwhaki: The Deeds of a Demigod 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 wife Hine-piripiri and revived. This near-death experience revealed Tāwhaki’s status as ...Show more
Te Haka a Tanerore (Reorua / Bilingual Edition) by Reina Kahukiwa
$40.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
Long ago, a boy named Tanerore loved to dance every day. See what happens when Tanerore dances his special dance for his mother. Both te reo Maori and English are presented in one redesigned edition. Short listed for the te reo Maori award in the 2019 book awards, Te Haka a Tanerore tells the legend of ...Show more
The Kuia & the Spider by Patricia Grace
$21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
Absorbing New Zealand tale of the Kuia (a grandmother) and the spider. Ideal for reading aloud.
Traditional Maori Legends: Ngā Tai Kōrero by Warren Pohatu
$20.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
Tai Korero means 'the currents of speech', a reference to the Maori tradition of oral storytelling. This colourful book retells in simple form Maori stories and myths that have been passed down over centuries. Among the fourteen stories from around New Zealand are old favourites like 'Maui and the Fish ...Show more