Te Kokorangi 3: A Aria Me Te Motu Pouakai
Author: Ihimaera, Witi
ISBN: 9781776953486
Publisher: Penguin NZ
Year first published: 28 Apr 2026
Pages: 64
Format: Hardback
Enter the realm of Te Kokorangi...
In this award-winning illustrated series, Maori myths and monsters come to life!
Will the Astromancer's tribe survive its final battle?
Join Te Kokorangi and her apprentices on a time travel adventure to Hawaiki and meet Ruapakanga and his tohora warriors!
'Katahi na te rapunga.' - Magpies
'Chock full of danger, heroes, old wisdom and new blood' - NZ Herald
Nau mai, hoki mai ki te ao o Te Kokorangi, ki te kainga tuturu o te purakau me ona hanga whakawehi . . .
Noho morearea ana te iwi o Te Kokorangi. Taihoa ratou ka urutomokia e te manomano kiore, a, kei te whakangarahu ano a Ruatapu te Pukurua. Ka hoki a Te Kokorangi raua ko te tore kai huruhuru nei, ko Iwihoia, ki Hawaiki, ki te tono awhina i tetahi tohunga o reira. Nawai i morearea te haere, ka tata mai ko Mate, i to raua kapohanga ake e te pouakai weriweri.
Riro ana ma te tino pia a Te Kokorangi, ma Aria e kimi ara ke atu hei whakatutuki i ta Te Kokorangi raua ko Iwihoia i timata ai. Waihoki, ki te tau wawe atu ia ki te motu o te pouakai, tera pea raua e taea e ia te whakaora . . .
A thrilling, large-scale Maori-language illustrated picture book in chapters, exploring legends of Polynesia. This is the third fantasy quest set in the realm of Te Kokorangi, lore-master of the stars, bringing the award-winning trilogy to a thrilling conclusion.
Read them all!
#1 Te Kokorangi - A Storylines Notable Te Reo Maori Book 2022
#2 A Aria me te Atua o te Kumara - Winner of Te Kura Pounamu Award 2025
Also available in an English-language edition, Aria and the Monster Island
ISBN: 9781776953486
Publisher: Penguin NZ
Year first published: 28 Apr 2026
Pages: 64
Format: Hardback
Enter the realm of Te Kokorangi...
In this award-winning illustrated series, Maori myths and monsters come to life!
Will the Astromancer's tribe survive its final battle?
Join Te Kokorangi and her apprentices on a time travel adventure to Hawaiki and meet Ruapakanga and his tohora warriors!
'Katahi na te rapunga.' - Magpies
'Chock full of danger, heroes, old wisdom and new blood' - NZ Herald
Nau mai, hoki mai ki te ao o Te Kokorangi, ki te kainga tuturu o te purakau me ona hanga whakawehi . . .
Noho morearea ana te iwi o Te Kokorangi. Taihoa ratou ka urutomokia e te manomano kiore, a, kei te whakangarahu ano a Ruatapu te Pukurua. Ka hoki a Te Kokorangi raua ko te tore kai huruhuru nei, ko Iwihoia, ki Hawaiki, ki te tono awhina i tetahi tohunga o reira. Nawai i morearea te haere, ka tata mai ko Mate, i to raua kapohanga ake e te pouakai weriweri.
Riro ana ma te tino pia a Te Kokorangi, ma Aria e kimi ara ke atu hei whakatutuki i ta Te Kokorangi raua ko Iwihoia i timata ai. Waihoki, ki te tau wawe atu ia ki te motu o te pouakai, tera pea raua e taea e ia te whakaora . . .
A thrilling, large-scale Maori-language illustrated picture book in chapters, exploring legends of Polynesia. This is the third fantasy quest set in the realm of Te Kokorangi, lore-master of the stars, bringing the award-winning trilogy to a thrilling conclusion.
Read them all!
#1 Te Kokorangi - A Storylines Notable Te Reo Maori Book 2022
#2 A Aria me te Atua o te Kumara - Winner of Te Kura Pounamu Award 2025
Also available in an English-language edition, Aria and the Monster Island
