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Peter Gossage
Peter Gossage (22 October 1946 – 30 July 2016) was a New Zealand author and illustrator. Known for his children's picture books based on Māori mythology, Gossage published over 20 books with deceptively simple storytelling popular inside and outside of classrooms. He is best known for his book '' How Māui Slowed the Sun''. He worked on travelling displays outside of his books and also worked in television as a graphic and scenic artist on the TV2 show ''Happen Inn''. RNZ called Gossage "An author and illustrator responsible for helping popularise Māori tales in schools and homes." Early childhood Peter Gossage was born in Remuera, Auckland, on 22 October 1946. As a child he was always interested in art, spent most of his leisure time building rafts down in Hobson Bay play fighting and mimicking military scenes. At school, Gossage despised maths. His nickname amongst his friends was Mekon, a reference from the ''Eagle'' comic of the 1950s and its antagonist, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remuera, Auckland
Remuera is an affluent inner city suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southeast of the city centre. Remuera is characterised by many large houses, often Edwardian or mid 20th century. A prime example of a "leafy" suburb, Remuera is noted for its quiet tree lined streets. The suburb has numerous green spaces, most obvious of which is Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson – a volcanic cone with views from the top overlooking Waitematā Harbour and Rangitoto. The suburb extends from Hobson Bay and the Ōrākei Basin on the Waitematā Harbour to the north and east, to the main thoroughfare of State Highway 1 in the southwest. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Ōrākei, Meadowbank, Saint Johns, Mount Wellington, Ellerslie, Greenlane, Epsom, Newmarket and Parnell. Remuera is home to many well-known New Zealanders, including the late Sir Edmund Hillary and the race car driver Bruce McLaren. Retrieved 15 October 2013. History Remuera has had a long history of hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selwyn Muru
Selwyn Frederick Muru (born 6 September 1937), also known as Herewini Murupaenga, is a New Zealand artist of Māori descent (Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī). His life's work includes, painting, sculpture, journalism, broadcasting, directing, acting, set design, theatre, poetry and whaikōrero. Muru was awarded the Te Tohu Aroha mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu , Exemplary/Supreme Award in 1990 at the Creative New Zealand Te Waka Awards. Biography Muru was born in Te Hāpua, Northland, in 1937. He is Māori and affiliated with the iwi, Te Aupōuri and Ngāti Kurī. He is a self-taught artist although he did receive some instruction from Kāterina Mataira while at Northland College. He went on attend Ardmore Teachers' College specialising in arts and crafts. He taught at Matakana District High School and Huiarau Primary in Ruatāhuna. He became a part-time art tutor at Mount Eden Prison in 1962. After a solo exhibition and a feature article in ''Te Ao Hou'', by 1964 Muru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Illustrators
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New Zealand Children's Writers
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefront Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Children's Book Illustrators
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefront Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Literature
New Zealand literature is literature, both oral and written, produced by the people of New Zealand. It often deals with New Zealand themes, people or places, is written predominantly in New Zealand English, and features Māori culture and the use of the Māori language. Before the arrival and settlement of Europeans in New Zealand in the 19th century, Māori culture had a strong oral tradition. Early European settlers wrote about their experiences travelling and exploring New Zealand. The concept of a "New Zealand literature", as distinct from English literature, did not originate until the 20th century, when authors began exploring themes of landscape, isolation, and the emerging New Zealand national identity.. Māori writers became more prominent in the latter half of the 20th century, and Māori language and culture have become an increasingly important part of New Zealand literature. New Zealand literature has developed into a major part of modern New Zealand culture through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Beginning (fiction Book)
''In the Beginning'' is a 2001 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book is a retelling of the Māori creation story and is sculpted around Māori mythology. Gossage writes about the struggle of Ranginui and Papatūānuku's children who are tired of living in the dark and trying to part their parents to allow light into Aotearoa. Plot summary The book opens with the introduction of Aotearoa's parents, Rangi, the father and Papa, the mother. Many children were born into the darkness between the two of them, as Rangi lay on top of Papa. These sons were Tū, Tāne, Tāwhirimātea, Haumia, Rongo and their only daughter, Tangaroa. Living in the darkness between their parents caused some of their sons to become resentful of their dark and cramped life. As a result, a plan was devised to escape. Tū suggested killing their parents but Tāwhirimātea disagreed. Haumia and Rongo believed things should remain the way there were. Finally, Tāne came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Māui Found The Secret Of Fire
''How Māui Found the Secret of Fire'' is a 1984 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book follows Māui, who wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pā. A few new editions of this book were published and popularised in 2009 and 2012 by Penguin Books New Zealand. Plot summary The fourth installation in the Māui universe follow the curious trickster in his mission to find out what happens if all the fires in the pā went out. When everyone was asleep, Māui took gourds of water and put out every fire in the pā. When they all woke, they were furious him and demanded he go retrieve more fire from the volcano. Since no one wanted to go along with him, Māui took the hihi, rupe, tūī, piwakawaka, huia, kiwi and pukeko with him. They journeyed for miles before finding the dry and bare volcano, where Māui ventured into alone. Māui comes across his aunty, Mahuika, the Goddess of Fire, and pleads for her to share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fish Of Māui
''The Fish of Māui'', also known as ''Te-Ika-a-Māui'', is a 1981 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book is retelling of the traditional Māori legend of how Māui fished up the North Island ''(Te Ika a Maui)'' of New Zealand when he sneaks onto his brothers' canoe after they have refused to take him fishing. Plot summary The book introduces Māui, who has magical powers and is much better at everything than his brothers. As a result, his four foster brothers were jealous of his skills and set out one day to go fishing, without telling him. However, early the next morning Māui would hide himself in the bottom of his brother's canoe. The brothers called him ''Nukurau'', the trickster, and had no clue he was in the canoe with them. The brothers travelled out into the water but before they could settle in an open space, Māui jumped up from his hiding space, telling them to go further. The brothers did as ''Atamai'', the quick-witted, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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