Author Talk: Witi Ihimaera on Navigating the Stars

Unity Books and Random House NZ/Vintage warmly invite you to a talk from the much-loved Witi Ihimeara on his latest book, Navigating the Stars. All welcome. Event pending a move to Alert Level 1.

Navigating the Stars: Maori Creation Myths

From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century.

In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama down into the land of the dead, Maui to the ends of the earth, and the giants and turehu who sailed across the ocean to our shores From Hawaiki to Aotearoa, the ancient navigators brought their myths, while looking to the stars — bright with gods, ancestors and stories — to guide the way.

"Step through the gateway now to stories that are as relevant today as they ever were."

"There is so much richness in this book I think I'll have to read it several times over. When you're reading this book you feel as though you are an active listener, you're sitting in the room and you hear all these voices inform the tale. I appreciate these interruptions because sometimes they're so funny, it's beautiful, the story is layered in so many different ways. I think that it's something that everyone should have in their library." - Michelle Rahurahu Scott, Radio NZ