Te Whenua Kauruki Mokena Potae Reedy

3. Te Whenua Kauruki Mokena Potae REEDY, illustrated by Samuel SAKARIA, Huia Press, Wellington NZ, 2001, 167 pages.ISBN 1-877266-93-0

This adventure novel, written in the Maori language, is a sequel to Te Mere (1999) and Te Mura a Tangaroa (2000). The three young time-travelling cousins, Hana, Te Ra and Morehu (with their dog) find themselves battling against the odds to keep hold of the vitally important mere (club), both in the present and in the past. Will the children survive their adventures this time? Who has the mere? And who is this strangely familiar woman?
Te Whenua Kauruki (The People of the Smoke) was published by Huia for the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Its suggested reading level is primary and intermediate. reading age: 8-12 years.
In Maori:“Ka haere tonu nga mahi miharo a nga tamariki e toru nei. Kei nehe ra ratou inaianei. Heoi ano, kei a wai te mere? Ko wai te kuia nei e tutakana ana e ratou? Ka ora tonu ratou, ka mate ranei? Ka nui nga patai ka pupu ake i te korero nei.”

Trevor Agnew

Te Mura a Tangaroa Mokena Potae Reedy

2. Te Mura a Tangaroa Mokena potae REEDY, illustrated by Samuel SAKARIA, Huia Press, Wellington NZ, 2000, 180 pages.ISBN 1-877241-89-X

This novel, written in the Maori language, is a sequel to Te Mere (1999). It was followed by Te Whenua Kauruki (2001).The three cousins Hana, Te Ra and Morehu (and the dog) who first appeared in Te Mere now find themselves washed up on an island, far from help and threatened by a dangerous enemy.
Te Mura a Tangaroa (The Flame of the Sea God) was published by Huia for the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Its suggested reading level is primary and intermediate. The reading age: 8 to 12.
In Maori:"Kare ano kia awatea, engari kua uhia te moana ki te kohu. Whakauaua ana te kite o nga tamariki. Kua kopipiri ratou ki roto o tetahi waka. Tata ana ki te totohu i to ratou taumaha! Ka piki, ka heke te waka ki te amai o te moana, penei i te tawhaowhao nei.'"
""...kua uhia te moana ki te kohu e whakauaua ana i te kitenga o nga tamariki. Kua kopipiri ratou ki roto o tetahi waka, e tata ana ki te totohu i a ratou taumahatanga! Ka piki, ka heke te waka ki te amai o te moana ...”
“Ka rerere nga tamariki kiri maia o Te Mere ki tetahi haerenga miharo ano. Te pukapuka tuarua mo tamariki me a ratou mahi whakahirahira. akuanei ka whai te pukapuka tuatoru, te whakamutunga o tenei korero na Mokena Reedy.”

Trevor Agnew

Te Mere Mokena Potae Reedy

1. Te Mere Mokena Potae REEDY, illustrated by Samuel SAKARIA, Huia Press, Wellington NZ, 1999, 144 pages.
ISBN 1-877241-50-4

This novel, written in the Maori language, is the first volume of a trilogy, completed by Te Mura a Tangaroa (2000) and Te Whenua Kauruki (2001).
Three young cousins Hana, Te Ra and Morehu (and their dog) find themselves battling against the odds to keep hold of a vitally important greenstone mere (ceremonial club), which proves to have special powers. The children soon find themselves propelled through time and facing challenges in both past and present. Can they use their knowledge to save their friend and their iwi (tribe)?
Te Mere (The Club) was published by Huia for the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Its suggested reading level is primary and intermediate.

In Maori:
"Ka mumura te mere,
ka hikohiko te uira,
ka haruru te whaititiri,
ka pahu nga takirirangi mumura!
Aue hoki e!
Ka rerere nga tamariki kiri maia
nei ki tetehi haerenga miharo hoki,
tua atu i ta ratou moemoea"

Trevor Agnew