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Kupe & the Great Octopus of Muturangi

Name: Kupe &amp; the Great Octopus of Muturangi
SKU: 12933
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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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Categories: Wairuatanga me te Taiao (Connection to the wider world, the environment, Māori culture and spiritual wellbeing), Taha Wairua - Spiritual Wellbeing, Pūrākau me te reo - Māori Mythology & Storytelling, Whānaungatanga (Connection to each other the Māori language Family, Community & Social wellbeing), Tamariki reo - Children, All children's books Tags: #Aotearoa (New Zealand), #Mat Tait, #pukapuka tamariki (children's book), #Pūrākau (Māori myths and legends)

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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:

The adventures of Tupaia

Te Rā: The Māori sail