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Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi
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Kupe's voyage to Aotearoa! Kupe found that a huge, fearsome wheke (octopus) was taking all the fish in the ocean and the people of Hawaiki had nothing to eat.So Kupe chased that wheke across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean). Finally Hine-te-Aparangi, Kupe's wife, saw land and...
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See moreKupe's voyage to Aotearoa, told and illustrated by award-winning author Mat Tait.
Description
Kupe's voyage to Aotearoa!
Kupe found that a huge, fearsome wheke (octopus) was taking all the fish in the ocean and the people of Hawaiki had nothing to eat.
So Kupe chased that wheke across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean).
Finally Hine-te-Aparangi, Kupe's wife, saw land and a long white cloud: Aotearoa!
Find out what happened when the wheke and Kupe had a massive battle . . .
Kupe found that a huge, fearsome wheke (octopus) was taking all the fish in the ocean and the people of Hawaiki had nothing to eat.
So Kupe chased that wheke across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean).
Finally Hine-te-Aparangi, Kupe's wife, saw land and a long white cloud: Aotearoa!
Find out what happened when the wheke and Kupe had a massive battle . . .
Product Details
INFORMATION
Barcode: 9781991142450
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 March 2026
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: A&U Children's NZ
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 235.0mm
Height: 300.0mm
Weight: 456g
Pages: 36
About the Author
Mat Tait is a South Island-based illustrator of European and Māori descent. He gained a BFA in painting from Ilam School of Arts and now lives and works in the Motueka area.
He's the author of Te Wehenga, which won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the 2023 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. He illustrated The Adventures of Tupaia, written by Courtney Sina Meredith, for which he was the recipient of the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the 2020 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
His comics work has been published widely both locally and internationally, including The Heading Dog Who Split In Half with writer Dr Michael Brown.
Mat is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori. He tutors under the kaupapa of Te Ataarangi, and continues to learn.
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