{"product_id":"whiti-te-ra","title":"Whiti te Rā!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"557\" data-start=\"516\"\u003eThis book is written in Te Reo Māori.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER, Te Kura Pounamu Award, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, 2016\u003cbr\u003eIBBY Honour List, 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the Māori-language version of Haka , translated by Kawata Teepa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the great Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha and how he came to compose the haka 'Ka Mate, Ka Mate'. Te Rauparaha is pursued by his enemies, and he fears for his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Lake Rotoaira, he is hidden in a kūmara pit, and Te Rangikoaea, a woman of great power, sits in front of its entrance. As he hears his enemies approaching, Te Rauparaha whispers in the dark, ‘Will I die?’ Will I live?’. His enemies cannot find him, and he climbs back to the sunlight. As he recounts this adventure to his people, his words are repeated and the haka rings out, to be passed down from generation to generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis children's book tells the story behind the haka that is recognised the world over through New Zealand teams performing it at national and international sporting events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook Details\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.087%; height: 39.1876px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9781775502098\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublished: September 18, 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher: Huia Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Patricia Grace","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":51751702593818,"sku":"WHITITERA","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/tetiniroto.com\/products\/whiti-te-ra","provider":"Te Tini Roto","version":"1.0","type":"link"}