The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour
Title | The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour PDF eBook |
Author | Moira Wairama |
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN | 9780143504498 |
Whataitai and Ngake are two taniwha who live in a beautiful lake. But one day Ngake breaks free to the ocean and leaves his friend behind. His actions have far-reaching consequences that shape the landscape of New Zealand's capital city. Discover the dramatic legend of how Wellington Harbour was created.
Nga Taniwha I Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara
Title | Nga Taniwha I Te Whanga-Nui-a-Tara PDF eBook |
Author | Moira Wairama |
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2011-01-04 |
Genre | Maori (New Zealand people) |
ISBN | 9780143504825 |
Enoha ana e rua nga taniwha i tetahi roto kanapanapa.Kei te pirangi a Ngake kia haere ki Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa engari kei te pirangi tona hoa, a Whataitai, ki te noho i te roto.Ma to raua tautohetohe ka whakarereke te roto mo ake tonu ra.He korero purakau tenei mo te hangatanga o Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara
Traditional Māori Legends
Title | Traditional Māori Legends PDF eBook |
Author | Warren Pohatu |
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN | 9780143503330 |
Nga Tai Korero means 'the currents of speech', a reference to the Maori tradition of oral storytelling. In this colourful book, Warren Pohatu retells in simple form fourteen Maori stories and myths that have been passed down over centuries - including old favourites like 'Maui and the Fish', 'Paikea and the Whale', 'Tutanekai and Hinemoa', 'Ngatoroirangi', 'Rona and the Moon', and 'Maui and the Sun'. All the stories are accompanied by Pohatu's vivid double-page illustrations.
Where We Swim
Title | Where We Swim PDF eBook |
Author | Ingrid Horrocks |
Publisher | Univ. of Queensland Press |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2021-07-02 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0702265357 |
The question didn't seem to be so much why we swim, as where and how we swim, and with whom. Also, where we fail to swim, water threatening to flood our lungs or the lungs of others, as well as where we rise and float. Ingrid Horrocks had few aspirations to swimming mastery, but she had always loved being in the water. She set out on a solo swimming journey, then abandoned it for a different kind of immersion altogether – one which led her to more deeply examine relationships, our ecological crisis, and responsibilities to those around us. Where We Swim ranges from solitary swims in polluted rivers in Aotearoa New Zealand, to dips in pools in Arizona and the Peruvian Amazon, and in the ocean off Western Australia and the south coast of England. Part memoir, part travel and nature writing, this generous and absorbing book is about being a daughter, sister, partner, mother, and above all a human being living among other animals on this watery planet.
Taniwha
Title | Taniwha PDF eBook |
Author | Robyn Kahukiwa |
Publisher | Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2022-08-30 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0143779478 |
"A little boy has made friends with the taniwha in his river, but no-one believes him. The taniwha takes the boy on a journey through time and myth where he meets some amazing characters, gathering the earth's treasures as he goes"--Publisher information.
Legends of the Maori
Title | Legends of the Maori PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Maui Pomare |
Publisher | |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN |
The origin of the Maori games in Chapter XII: p.69-71. Actually more about the derivation of games in Rarotonga as the fore runner to Maori games.
The Discovery & Re-discovery of Wellington Harbour with Remarks by Early Voyagers on the Local Natives, Etc
Title | The Discovery & Re-discovery of Wellington Harbour with Remarks by Early Voyagers on the Local Natives, Etc PDF eBook |
Author | Elsdon Best |
Publisher | |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Harbors |
ISBN |