TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pearse-Otene,Helen
AU  - Burdan,Andrew
AU  - Morrison,Scotty
ED  - New Zealand.
TI  - Meariki
SN  - 9781775501497
U1  - 741.5993 23
KW  - Pakiwaituhi
KW  - reo
KW  - Ao wairua
KW  - Matakite
KW  - Te Ao Tāwhito
KW  - Māori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - Māori language materials
KW  - Pakiwaitara
KW  - Graphic novels
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Young adult fiction, New Zealand
KW  - local
N1  - Graphic fantasy novel in Māori for young adults set in pre-European times; Intermediate, junior secondary
N2  - He pārau a Meariki mā te iwi o Ngāi Kūwai. Ko āna mahi, he mahi i ngā hiahia o te rangatira, a Te Mihiau me te tiaki hoki i te puhi o te iwi, a Hineamuru. Ka kahakingia a Hineamuru e tētahi ruānuku, ka riro mā Meariki te puhi e pur̄ere mai. Ma Meariki rāua ko Pehi, tō Hineamuru tau, te huarahi mōrearea e takahi. Ka tūtakina ētahi tāngata rerekē - ko ētahi he pai, ko ētahi atu kāore i te pai. Nā te mea riki te mahi nui e tūtuki, a, i te mutunga iho, ka rokohina e Meariki tōna kōhau ake; Meariki is a captive of Ngāi Kūwai. Her tasks are to serve the wishes of Te Mihiau, the rangatira, and to protect  Hinamuru, the puhi of the iwi. When Hineamuru is kidnapped by a wizard, it is up to Meariki to rescue her. Meariki and Pehi (Hineamuru's sweetheart) tread a dangerous path. On the way they meet strange beings, both good and evil. 'Although she is only small [as her name 'Meariki' meaning 'small things' suggests], she is capable of achieving greatness, and finally she meets her own destiny
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