Temporarily out of stock

Iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage’s retelling of a legend about the mountains of New Zealand’s central North Island is now available as a bilingual Maori-English story, translated by Heni Jacob.

Gossage’s classic retelling of the Maori myth of Mt Taranaki, Mt Tauhara and Mt Putauaki is now available in a bilingual Maori-English edition, translated by Heni Jacob.

Me pakanga a Tongariro ki etahi atu maunga kaha e toru, ki a Taranaki, ki a Tauhara, ki a Putauaki, mo tana wahine mo Pihanga te take. Koia nei te paki o tana pana i a ratou tokotoru ki nga wahi e tu nei ratou i enei ra.
He tauira kei muri o te pukapuka e hanga ai koe i au ake maunga. Mau ano e whakahaere tau ake pakanga a nga maunga!
He putanga reo Maori–reo Pakeha o tenei tino pakiwaitara o Aotearoa.

Tongariro is forced to battle three strong mountains, Taranaki, Tauhara and Putauaki, to keep his wife, Pihanga, safe from them. This is the story of how he successfully banishes them to the positions where they stand today.

ISBN: 9780143778493
Author: GOSSAGE PETER
Temporarily out of stock
Price: $19.99
Title: Te Pakanga A Nga Maunga Battle of the Mountains