Kupe & the Great Octopus of Muturangi
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Kupe & the Great Octopus of Muturangi – Mat Tait
Kupe’s voyage to Aotearoa!
Kupe found that a huge, fearsome wheke (octopus) was taking all the fish in the ocean and the people of Hawaiki had nothing to eat. So Kupe chased that wheke across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean). Finally Hine-te-Aparangi, Kupe’s wife, saw land and a long white cloud: Aotearoa!
Find out what happened when the wheke and Kupe had a massive battle . . .
Format: This book is a Hardcover.
Language: This book is written in English.
The reo Māori version is also available here: Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi
Published: March 2026.
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Description
About the Author & Illustrator:
Mat Tait (Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Kuia) is a comics artist, illustrator and writer. Mat is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori. He tutors under the kaupapa of Te Ataarangi, and continues to learn.
All books Mat wrote and illustrated available at Poi Princess:
Te wehenga: The separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku
Kupe & the Great Octopus of Muturangi also available in te reo Māori Kupe me te wheke nui a Muturangi
Other books Mat has illustrated include:
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