Te Hopu a Maui i a te Ra/How Maui Slowed the Sun

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

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

He poto rawa nga ra, he roa rawa nga po. Oti ana i a Maui he whakaaro e ata rere ai te ra i te rangi. He putanga reo Maori-reo Pakeha o tenei tino pakiwaitara o Aotearoa.

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

Other bilingual editions available- Te Pakanga a nga Maunga/Battle of the Mountains Te-Ika-a-Maui/The Fish of Maui

Read all the Maori myths by Peter Gossage!