Favourite Māori legends
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Favourite Māori legends – by A.W Reed, revised by Ross Calman, Illustrated by Roger Hart
Māori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns – reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Māori society.
Favourite Māori Legends is an invitation to enjoy over 30 of the most memorable legends, grouped into themes of the spirit world, patupaiarehe (ghosts), taniwha, supernatural creatures, heroes and deeds of daring. Concise yet complete, these gripping stories are enlivened by the timeless illustrations of Roger Hart.
Book Contents:
THE LAND OF THE SPIRITS
Hutu and Pare
Putawai
Tamanui-a-rangi and Rukutia
Hinemārama
PATUPAIAREHE
Īhenga and Patupaiarehe
Ruru
The Patupaiarehe and the Tākitimu mountains
Kaumariki
TANIWHA
Hotupuku
The talking Taniwha of Kaipara
Te Kaiwhakaruaki
SUPERNATURAL CREATURES, GIANTS AND FLYING MEN
Kōpūwai of the Matau
Houmea and Uta
Te Ngārarahuarau
Te Ruahine-mata-māori
The wives of Kametara
Toaangina
Rongokako
Tamarau
HEROES AND DEEDS OF DARING
The mana of Kahurangi
Taukata and Hoaki
The finding of Tau-tini-awhitia
Tamarereti
Tautoru the Hunter
The abduction of Rona
The Mauri of Pukekohe
Te Hononga
Format: This book is a paperback.
Language: This book is written in English.
Published: June 2013.
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Description
bout the Authors:
Alexander Wyclif (A.W.) Reed 1908-1979 was one of New Zealand’s most influential writers and publishers. He helped build A.H. & A.W. Reed into the country’s leading book publisher by the mid-twentieth century, and authored more than 200 books on a wide range of topics. His books of Māori, Pacific and Aboriginal language, mythology and place names remain standard reference works to this day.
All titles by A.W Reed available through Poi Princess include:
Taonga tuku iho: An illustrated encyclopedia of traditional Māori life
Māori myths and legendary tales
Legends of Rotorua and the hot lakes
Māori place names their meanings and origins (4th edition)
Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-tonga, Kāi Tahu) is a freelance writer, editor and licensed translator. Ross is the author and/or translator of a number of works on aspects of Māori history and culture.
All titles at Poi Princess featuring Ross include:
A record of the life of the Great Te Rauparaha – He pukapuka Tātaku i ngā mahi a Te Rauparaha nui
Mokorua: Ngā kōrero mō tōku moko kauae – My story of Moko kauae (with Ariana Tikao & Matt Calman)
He Atua, He Tangata: The world of Māori mythology (with A. W. Reed)
The Māori Picture Dictionary – Te papakupu whakaahua (with Margaret Sinclair, Josh Morgan & Isobel Te aho-White)
Te Tiriti o Waitangi – The Treaty of Waitangi (with Mark Derby and Toby Morris)
Favourite Māori legends (with A. W. Reed & Roger Hart)
The New Zealand series: The treaty of Waitangi – Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Ross also translated some children’s books with Donovan Bixley:
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