Te Hopu a Maui i a te Ra (How Maui Slowed the Sun) – Peter Gossage

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The iconic Māori myth is now available as a bilingual Māori-English story, with Merimeri Penfold’s beautiful translation of Peter Gossage’s much-loved text.

Peter Gossage’s award-winning Māori myth is now available in a bilingual Māori-English edition, featuring Merimeri Penfold’s translation.

He poto rawa ngā rā, he roa rawa ngā pō. Oti ana i a Māui he whakaaro e āta rere ai te rā i te rangi.
He putanga reo Māori–reo Pākehā o tēnei tino pakiwaitara o Aotearoa.

Faced with very short days and very long nights, Māui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun’s passage through the sky.
Peter Gossage’s much-loved retelling of this famous Māori myth has captivated young children for generations.

Other bilingual editions available:
Te Pakanga a ngā Maunga/Battle of the Mountains
Te-Ika-a-Māui/The Fish of Māui

Read all the Māori myths by Peter Gossage!