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The Fish of Māui, also known as Te-Ika-a-Māui, is a 1981 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book is retelling of the traditional Māori legend of how Māui fished up the North Island (Te Ika a Maui) of New Zealand when he sneaks onto his brothers' canoe after they have refused to take him fishing.
In the Beginning is a 2001 New Zealand children's book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book is a retelling of the Māori creation story and is sculpted around Māori mythology . Gossage writes about the struggle of Ranginui and Papatūānuku's children who are tired of living in the dark and trying to part their parents to allow ...
How Māui Slowed the Sun is a 1982 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. [1] The book is a retelling one of the many stories about the mythical culture hero, Māui . The book follows Māui as he proposes the idea to catch the sun and slow it down because daylight time is not long enough causing working and eating ...
How Māui Found the Secret of Fire is a 1984 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book follows Māui, who wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pā. A few new editions of this book were published and popularised in 2009 and 2012 by Penguin Books New Zealand. [1]
In Māori mythology, Rūaumoko (also known as Rūamoko) is the god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons. [1] [2] He is the youngest son of Ranginui (the Sky father) and Papatūānuku (the Earth mother) (commonly called Rangi and Papa).
Peter Gossage (22 October 1946 – 30 July 2016) was a New Zealand author and illustrator. Known for his children's picture books based on Māori mythology, Gossage published over 20 books with deceptively simple storytelling popular inside and outside of classrooms.
In one story, Tāne Mahuta abandoned his wife Rangahore, for only giving birth to a stone. One such legend of humanity's origins is which Tāne Mahuta created the first woman, Hineahuone, from soil and with her became the father of Hinetītama. [15] Tāne Mahuta concealed Hinetītama's parentage to her, and together they had children.
The story of Kurangaituku is told in the oral traditions of the people of Te Arawa and Raukawa. [4] [5] Her name is sometimes translated as "Kura of the claws".[6] [7] [8] In the telling by Te Arawa people, Kurangaituku is the antagonist to Hatupatu, the Te Arawa man who betrays and defeats her.