Te Pakanga a nga Maunga/Battle of the Mountains

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.

Other bilingual editions available- Te Hopu a Maui i a te Ra/How Maui Slowed the Sun Te-Ika-a-Maui/The Fish of Maui

Read all the Maori myths by Peter Gossage!