The Seven Stars of Matariki

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Huia Publishers, 2008 - Juvenile Fiction - 28 pages
When Mitai's seven handsome brothers are bewitched by seven beautiful wahine, Mitai seeks advice and learns that the women are patupaiarehe and must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, who places them in the far away heavens. Yet once a year, at winter solstice, he allows them to shine in the Eastern sky.

About the author (2008)

Nikki Slade Robinson is an award-winning illustrator who lives in Ōpotiki. Ngaere Roberts is a teacher and translator of te Reo Māori.

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