How Maui Slowed the Sun

A beloved Maori myth about how Maui outwitted Te Ra, as told by the iconic author and illustrator Peter Gossage.

Faced with too short days and long nights Maui comes up with a plan to slow the sun’s passage through the sky. With the help of his brothers, Maui sets out for the home of the sun to catch it and make it move more slowly.

Winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book

Also available as a Maori-English text, Te Hopu a Maui i a te Ra/How Maui Slowed the Sun

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