He Paki Taonga i a Maui

(Hardback)

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Join Mui as he shares stories for tamariki based on taonga from the Te Papa collection. Fully and exclusively written in te reo Maori and aimed at Maori and non-Maori children aged seven to eleven, this book's lively stories tell the tales of some of the taonga Maori held at Aotearoa New Zealand's famous national museum, Te Papa, through appealing text and fantastic illustrations.The book's pukorero, or story teller, is Maui, the great Pacific hero and trickster. The stories are from both long ago and recent times and have been chosen in consultation with Te Papa's matauranga Maori curators and the relevant iwi. They range from how Ruhia's kaitaka, or cloak, saved the life of a young boy and why the band Herbs wrote a song about nuclear testing in the Pacific to Huria Matenga and the Shipwreck, Rata and the Children of Tane, Willie Apiata and the Tough Decision, Hinemoa and Tutanekai, Te Paea and the Ghost Waka, Kahe's Epic Swim, Heni and the Battle of Gate Pa, Kupe and the Giant Wheke and Tane and the Kete of Knowledge. Each story is told via illustrations created by young Maori artists, some have illustrated stories from their own iwi. The book is linked to the TV series He Paki Taonga i a Maui, funded by Te Mangai Paho.

Reviews

'...a fresh approach to aspects of Aotearoa history...' - Scoop Culture; 'Fully and exclusively written in te reo Maori and aimed at children aged seven to eleven, this book's lively stories tell the tales of some of the taonga held at Aotearoa New Zealand's famous national museum, Te Papa, through appealing text and fantastic illustrations' - Tomorrow's Schools Today; 'A Treasury of Stories from Aotearoa and the Pacific...These tales of great bravery, compassion, sacrifice, and love ... told through a Maori lens are ones for all of us to share and enhance our knowledge about New Zealand's past which has shaped us as a nation...Maui's Taonga Tales: A Treasury of Stories from Aotearoa and the Pacific is beautifully illustrated by eight young Maori artists...it is a very special book for children 7 years up and well worth adding to the family bookshelf' - Grownups; 'This work is for everybody. A powerful piece of publication. Don't miss it.' - Bobs Book Blog; 'Every so often, far less frequently than you would hope, a book is released that immediately makes your heart sing. A book that upon just seeing the cover makes it clear it's important and precious. A taonga. Maui's Taonga Tales, and its te reo Maori companion He Paki Taonga i a Maui, is one such book.' - NZ Booklovers.

Author Bio

Reweti Arapere (Ngti Raukawa, Ngti Porou Ngti Twharetoa) Kua whakawhiwhia a Reweti ki te Tohu Paerua i Ng Toi Ataata Mori ki Toioho ki Apiti, i Te Kunenga ki Prehuroa. Ka whia k na whakaaturanga puta noa i Aotearoa, ki rwhi an hoki. He ringa t pikitia ia. Ko tna he whakaatu atu i ng krero tuku iho m te toi hou. Ariki Brightwell (Te Whnau-a-Ruataupere, Rongowhakaata, Ngti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngti Mutunga, Rangitne, Ngti Raukawa, Te Arawa ki Twharetoa, Tahiti, Ra'itea, Rarotonga) I whnau mai a Ariki i te tau 1989 ki Tranga-nui-a-Kiwa, inianei kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara ia e noho ana. I whai tohu ia ki Te Kunenga ki Prehuroa i te tau 2013, he Tohu Paetahi (Bachelor of Video Communications Design). Kei te mahi ia ki Te Wharewaka o Pneke, , he ringatoi an hoki. Hei tna: He ringatoi taketake ahau n ng kwai Mori o Aotearoa me Tahiti. Mai i taku tamarikitanga, ko te mahi toi tku kaingkau; he tikanga tuku iho. Ko Mtahi Brightwell tku matua, he tohunga whakairo, he ringatoi rongonui puta noa i Aotearoa. Ko ia taku pou whakaawe. Tr ttahi atu kaupapa whakaawe i taku tikanga toi, ko ng pakiwaituhi o hia/Amerika/ropi me te toi arotini n taku tamarikitanga, i ng ngahuru tau o te tau 1990 ki te tau 2000. Ko te aronga o aku toi, he takitaki i ng krero tuku iho, i ng whakapapa, pr ki ng mtua tpuna, m te matarahi, m te peita, m te matihiko, , ka tuia ng taera o nehe ki ng taera hou. Kua ea ttahi moemoe i tnei kaupapa. Nku te hnore, i whai whi mai au ki tnei kaupapa, hei t i ttou htori me ng paki a ng tpuna. Te Hana Goodyer (Ngti Raukawa ki te Tonga) I whai tohu a Te Hana ki TePunenga ki Prehuroa i te tau 2016. Kei te noho ia ki Rnana, kei reira e mahi ana hei kaihoahoa huanga m ttahi kamupene-I tautaiao hangarau. He kaihoahoa, he kait pikitia matihiko, he kaitpakiwaituhi toreore an hoki. Kei te aronui a Te Hana ki ng kaupapa Mori, ki te hipi hopi me te anime. Koia taku puna auaha, taku puna whakaawe, whakakipakipa i a au i te ao, i te p. Miriama Grace-Smith (Ngti Hau, Ngti Maniapoto, Ngti Toa, Ngti Porou) Mai i te w i a ia e nohinohi ana, he toi te mahi a Miriama. Ko ana taera toi, ko te peita, ko te waihanga mttuhi, ko te t moko, ko te t pikitia me te hoahoa peru. I whai tohu Tiwhikete i ng Toi Ataata ki Whitireia, ktahi ka whai Tohu Paetahi Toi ki Te Kunenga ki Prehuroa. Koinei te tpapa o na akoranga, ktahi ka whai ia i tna i ngkaunui ai, ko te mahi toi. He nui na mahi toi e whakaatu ana i te noho a ng tpuna ki rtau papa kinga, e thura ana i te taiao, e toro atu ana ki ng krero prkau. He mema a Miriama n Hine Pae Kura, he khui toi whine Mori. Nna an te whata peru tiriti o Foresight Clothing. Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (Ngti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Rongomaiwahine, Ngi Tahu, Ngti Irakehu) He kaihoahoa whakairoiro a Izzy Joy. He tohu Toi Ataata (mai i UCOL) tna. He Tohu Paetahi i te Hoahoa (whai Hnore) mai i Te Kunenga ki Prehuroa, ko te t pikitia te aronga nui. I whnau mai a Izzy i te tau 1988, i tipu ake ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara me Te Wairarapa. I reira ka mau i a ia te aronga nui o na mtua ki te taiao, ki ng manu me ng tipu mori. Ka aronui na mahi toi ki ng kaupapa pnei i te mana wahine, i te kaitiakitanga, i te taiao me te p. I ahu mai ana whakaawenga toi i ng ringatoi, i ng ringat pikitia maha, pakeke mai, tamariki mai hoki. Kei Pneke a Izzy e mahi ana hei kaitpikitia i ng taera maha, matihiko mai, -tuhi mai rnei. Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho (Ngi Thoe, Rongowhakaata, Te ti Haunui-a-Pprangi, Ngi Tahu, Ngti Kahungunu, Hmoa, Tahiti, Airangi, Koterangi me Tenemka) Kei Tmaki Makaurau a Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho e mahi ana hei ringatoi. Nna an ia i ako ki te mahi toi. Kua mahi ia i te taha o Te Whare Wnanga o Waikato, Auckland Pride, o The Wireless, o Ara Taiohi, o Pantograph Punch, o Gender Minorities Aotearoa me tahi atu. Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Mhaki, Rongowhaakata) He kait pukapuka pikitia a Josh. Kei te noho rtou ko tna whnau ki Pneke me te putunga pukapuka pikitia. He mea hanga na waituhi matihiko hei whakaoho i te wairua ngahau o ng pukapuka pikitia me ng pakiwaituhi toreore i ngkaunuitia e Josh i tana ohinga. Ka ngkau aroha ia ki na mahi. Kua whakanuia tahi, pnei ki ng pukapuka pikitia i hangaia e rua ko Sarah Cotter. Kua ahu mai aua pukapuka i te tirohanga Mori. Nna te waimarie ki te whai whi mai ki tnei kaupapa, n te rohe o na tpuna te paki nna i whakarkei. Munro Te Whata (Ng Puhi, Ngti Porou) He Mori, he Niu a Munro n te tonga o Tmaki Makaurau. I a rtou ko na karangamaha e tamariki ana ka tmata mai na mahi t pikitia. I whakarrea te haikura (he t pikitia tana mahi, ka mutu) m te kura pakiwaituhi toreore. I whakangungua hei kaipakiwaituhi toreore -pepa, n muri mai, ka mahi hei kaipakiwaituhi toreore m Brotown. I mahi hoki ia ki Whakaata Mori, nwai, ka mutu tana mahi pakiwaituhi toreore. Kotahi tau e tpoi ana, ka kuhu ki ttahi tohu paetahi m te tuhi auaha, ktahi ka whai mahi hoki hei kait pikitia, koia tonu tana mahi i tnei w.