Battle of the mountains – Te pakanga a ngā maunga

Battle of the mountains – Te pakanga a ngā maunga – written & illustrated by Peter Gossage, nā Hēni Jacob i whakamāori

Gossage’s classic retelling of the Māori myth of Mt Taranaki, Mt Tauhara and Mt Pūtauaki is now available in a bilingual Māori-English edition.

Me pakanga a Tongariro ki ētahi atu maunga kaha e toru, ki a Taranaki, ki a Tauhara, ki a Pūtauaki, mō tana wahine mō Pihanga te take. Koia nei te paki o tāna pana i a rātou tokotoru ki ngā wāhi e tū nei rātou i ēnei rā.
He tauira kei muri o te pukapuka e hanga ai koe i au ake maunga. Mau ano e whakahaere tau ake pakanga a ngā maunga!
He putanga reo Māori–reo Pākehā o tēnei tino pakiwaitara o Aotearoa.

Tongariro is forced to battle three strong mountains, Taranaki, Tauhara and Pūtauaki, to keep his wife, Pihanga, safe from them. This is the story of how he successfully banishes them to the positions where they stand today.

Format: This book is a Paper back.

Language: This book is written in both English and Te reo Māori (Bilingual).

The English only version is available here: Battle of the mountains