Contents

Contents : heaven and earth -- the battle of the fishes -- Mataora and Niwareka in the underworld -- Maui the half-god -- Tawhaki the Bold -- Rupe the Kind Brother -- Rata the Wanderer -- Uenuku and the Mist Girl -- Tinirau and the Whale -- The coming of the Maori -- wooden head -- Ponga and Puhihuia -- Young Hatupatu -- Whakatau-Potiki -- Hinemoa and Tutanekai -- Tura and Whiro -- The fairy people -- Kahukura and the fairy fishermen -- whispering ghosts of the west -- peha and the goblins -- stories of taniwha -- stories of the moon and stars -- stories of birds -- stories of insects and lizards -- stories of giants, flying men and walking mountains -- stories of plants and trees -- stories of greenstone -- stories of fish -- bibliography -- glossary.