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Māori tales of long ago / by A.W. Reed ; illustrated by A.S. Paterson ; foreword by David Simmons.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland, 2010.Description: 127 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781869664237
  • 9781869662608
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.20993 22
Contents:
Foreword -- How Maui went fishing -- The birth of Maui -- Maui in the underworld -- How light came into the world -- The battle of the birds -- How Uenuku became a rainbow -- Maui looks for fire -- How eels were made -- How Tawhaki climbed up to the skyland -- How Maui caught the sun -- How Rata made a great canoe -- How Kae stole the whale -- How Kahukura found the magic net -- How kumaras came to Māoriland -- The story of Hatupatu and the ogress of the birds -- Tutanekai who played the flute -- Endnote.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Junior Māoritanga Manaia LibraryPlus Children's Māoritanga 398.209 REED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available I2086907
Junior Māoritanga Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's Māoritanga 398 MYTHS & LEGENDS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 19/04/2023 i2177054
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Collates all the stories originally published in Wonder tales of Māoriland (1948, 1964) and Māori tales of long ago (1957), by A.W. Reed, with the original illustrations by A.S. Paterson.

Foreword -- How Maui went fishing -- The birth of Maui -- Maui in the underworld -- How light came into the world -- The battle of the birds -- How Uenuku became a rainbow -- Maui looks for fire -- How eels were made -- How Tawhaki climbed up to the skyland -- How Maui caught the sun -- How Rata made a great canoe -- How Kae stole the whale -- How Kahukura found the magic net -- How kumaras came to Māoriland -- The story of Hatupatu and the ogress of the birds -- Tutanekai who played the flute -- Endnote.

Primary, intermediate.

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