Kupe and the Great Octopus of Muturangi

Available April 2026 – pre-order now!

The story of how Aotearoa was discovered by Kupe, told and illustrated by award-winning author Mat Tait.

Kupe's voyage to Aotearoa!

Kupe found that a huge, fearsome wheke (octopus) was taking all the fish in the ocean and the people of Hawaiki had nothing to eat.

So Kupe chased that wheke across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean).

Finally Hine-te-Aparangi, Kupe's wife, saw land and a long white cloud: Aotearoa!

Find out what happened when the wheke and Kupe had a massive battle...

ISBN 9781991142450

36 pages, 300 x 235 mm