Ngā Whetū Matariki i Whānakotia

Written by Miriama Kamo | illustrated by Zak Waipara | translated into te reo Māori by Ngaere Roberts

This is the te reo Māori edition of The Stolen Stars of Matariki

Behind dusty orange hills, where the sky stretches down to the sea, there's a magical, wild, windy place called Te Mata Hapuku. Sam and Te Rerehua love to visit their Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuku (aka Birdlings Flat). They like to collect agate from the stories, with a backdrop of whipping wind, flashing torchlight, and the splash of Pouas gaff in the water.

But one night, Grandma notices something mysterious. Someone has stolen some stars from the sky. And then the patupaiarehe come out to play on the beach... Can Sam and Te Rerehua rescue the Matariki stars?