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In this updated edition of the Reed Book of Maori Mythology, esteemed editor Ross Calman comprehensively revises the core stories of gods (atua) and people (tangata) and the many other beings that sit on the continuum between the two. Divided into themes, this elegantly produced volume starts with...

A comprehensive collection of Maori myth, legend and history has been combined in the one book by Tepora Kameta. Written partly in English and partly in Maori, Kameta covers everything from the creation of Maori to the present day. Classic myths such as the taming of the sun, the fish of Maui and...

Here fourteen Maori stories from different tribes and regions are retold. Among them are the legends of Maui, Kupe, the Arawa canoe, the walking mountains and Rona and the moon. In particular the South Island is represented by the legend of the flight of the greenstone people.

A collection of Maori myths and legends of the land, particularly those of famous places and landmarks, mountains, wild lands and sea coasts.

Maori Tales of Love War and Mana has been written after more than 60 years of research and field work with the author talking with local elders as well as working from the Otago Museum and Auckland War Memorial Museum (of which he was for a time Assistant Director) where he collected local...

Storyteller Annie Rae Te Ake Ake has collected 15 Maori legends from throughout Aotearoa. Illustrated by selected High School art students.

From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines...

"A traditional story told in te reo Mori from the perspective of the Khui Maunga people about Ngake and Whtaitai. These two taniwha inhabited Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington Harbour, long before the ancestral migrations. The story tells how the shape and landscape of Wellington, its harbour and the...

Do myths and legends have anything to teach us about understanding Maori values and society? Are they still relevant today? John Patterson encourages a more sensitive and sympathetic attitude among Pakeha people by showing how traditional Maori narratives -- what we still tend to call their myths...

A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of purakau - Maori myths - by contemporary Maori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . . Ancient Maori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages....

Ruahine is a collection of traditional Maori stories retold from a contemporary feminist perspective. Ngahuia Te Awekotuku uses her extensive and expert knowledge of Maori culture to add quiet authority to her radical re-interpretations. A straight, authorised version of the story is briefly given,...