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Contents: Ko Tāne me ngā kete o te wānanga = Tāne and the kete of knowledge -- Ko te kaitaka whakaora o Ruhia = Ruhia's life-saving cloak -- Te tūtakinga kino o te tau 1769 = The deadly encounter of 1769 -- Ko te pakanga ngā Manu = Battle of the birds -- Ko te whakatau nui a Willie Apiata = Willie Apiata and the tough decision -- Ko Hēni me te Pakanga ki Pukehinahina = Hēni and the battle of Gate Pā -- Ko Rata me ngā tamariki a Tāne = Rata and the children of Tane -- Te whawhai i te repo = The battle in the swamp -- Kau mai i te hau tonga = Seized by the cold south wind -- Ko Tarakiuta rāua ko Tarakitai = The tale of Tarakiuta and Tarakitai -- Ko Hinemoa rāua ko Tūtānekai = Hinemoa and Tūtānekai -- Ko te Kaipuke Karihi-Kore = The Rainbow Warrior -- Ko Māui me te ika nunui = Maui and the big catch -- Ko Huria me to kaipuke = Huria and the shipwreck -- Te Paea me te waka wairua = Te Paea and the ghost waka -- Te kauranga nui a Kahe = Kahe's epic swim -- Te ngarohanga o ngā parirau o te kiwi = How the kiwi lost its wings -- Ko Kupe me te wheke nunui = Kupe and the giant wheke.
Summary: Māui, the great Pacific hero and trickster tells stories from both long ago and recent times, the tales of some of the taonga held at Aotearoa New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa.