Te Huihui o Matariki Gifts for her

Te Huihui o Matariki Gifts for herAn adventurous young man called Mitai lives with his seven handsome brothers in the village of Maketu. He watches his brothers become bewitched by seven beautiful women, and under their spell, the brothers no longer eat, look after themselves, work in their gardens or hunt. Realising the women are patupaiarehe, fairy women, he knows they must be cast far away. They are given to Urutengangana, the god of the stars, and he places the patupaiarehe in the

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The project team

For each illustration he first produced a drawing for Buller’s inspection

reptiles and marine mammals from New Zealand and their sounds

By committing just 30 minutes a day for 30 weeks

on the world's most unpredictable and perilous mountain

The art he pioneered and promoted—Maori rock drawings

Each print is sampled and colour tested alongside the original

who was four years her junior

Large Limited Edition Print 420 x 594mm by Rochelle Andrews (unframed)

Colin McCahon is widely recognised as New Zealand’s foremost painter

The staff photographer for the New Zealand Listener for many years