To view prices and purchase online, please login, or register for an account.
Te Hiakai Tangata: The Taniwha of Tuar-Rangaia
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Te Hiakai Tangata: The Taniwha of Tuar-Rangaia
Contributors:
By (Author) Hirini Moko Mead
Publisher:
Huia Publishers
Imprint:
Huia Publishers
Publication Date:
23rd May 2022
Country:
New Zealand
Classifications
Readership:
Children
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
160
Dimensions:
Width 138mm, Height 210mm
Description
In the end, Pohutukawa, a chief's daughter, speaks to the taniwha. Through her words a spell is broken, and the taniwha transforms into a young warrior, Te Haeata, who had been cursed by a tohunga long ago. Pohutukawa and Te Haeata fall in love and live out their lives together. But Te Haeata never quite shakes off the spell, and in old age, he transforms into an eel and becomes a guardian in the Rangitaiki river.
