The fairies of down under : and other Pākehā fairy tales / Geoff Allen.

The fairies of Down Under -- Never pooka an Irishman -- Biddy's kauri gum soup -- Thumb your nose and one-shot Robinson -- The taiaha and the sabre -- The moving headland -- The do right coat -- King of the fog lands and the book daughter -- Machine gun devils -- The fish who didn't want to be thrown back into the sea -- Captain Juan Fernandez's secret island -- The best black pudding recipe -- Between the Heemskerck and the Zeehaen -- The dwarf, the damsel and the unluckiest handsome -- The eagle of of Joten -- The anywhere breath -- The stories behind the stories.

When European settlers sailed to the bottom of the world, to Down Under, they took with them: tools, seed, livestock and their hope. They did not take monsters. Those crept aboard … all by themselves.