Share a New Zealand book for children or teens that is historical – either fiction or non-fiction
Kupe and the great octopus of Muturangi.
Retold and illustrated by Mat Tait.
Allen & Unwin, 2026.
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.
Whether you consider this retelling fiction or nonfiction
depends on your world view and inculturation.
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