Legends of Ngātoro-i-rangi / Karen Taiaroa-Smithies & Mervyn Taiaroa.
Momo rauemi: TextReo: English, Maori Kaiwhakaputa:Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 2006.Whakaahuatanga: 72 p. : col. ill., maps ; 30 cmISBN:- 9781869484316
- 1869484312
- Legends of Ngātoroirangi
- 398.20993 22
Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tau tārua | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
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Children's Māoritanga | Pātea LibraryPlus Children's | Māoritanga | 398.209 TAIA (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | 1 | Wātea | I2090770 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 72).
Who was Ngātoro-i-rangi? -- Ngātoro-i-rangi's journey to Aotearoa -- Ngātoro-i-rangi celebrates his arrival in Aotearoa -- Ngātoro-i-rangi's battle with Tama-o-hoi -- Ngātoro-i-rangi's journey to Taupo -- Ngātoro-i-rangi's battle with Hape-ki-tua-rangi -- Ngātoro-i-rangi's climb to claim the mountain -- Ngātoro-i-rangi answers Tamatea's cry for help -- Ngātoro-i-rangi and the curse of Manaia -- Ngātoro-i-rangi and Tuwharetoa.
Ngātoro-i-rangi of Te Awara canoe was a respected and much loved revered tohunga (priest). His skills included legendary navigational knowledge, which greatly assisted his journey to Aotearoa. The stories of Ngātoro-i-rangi are stories of courage and bravery during times of danger, stories of lore and symbols handed down over generations; and they are stories of whanau, connections to the gods and amazing feats. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
In English, with some Māori text.
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