Te Orokotīmatanga o te Ao

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

Overview

Features:
  • Swipe-to-Read™
  • Touch-to-Hear™
  • Touch-to-Spell™
  • Record your narration
  • Multiple languages

Te Orokotīmatanga o te Ao is the first story in a series of graphic novellas that re-tell the traditional stories of Māori in a contemporary format.

Te Orokotīmatanga o te Ao is the first story in the Ngā Atua Māori series, four graphic novellas that re-tell the traditional stories of Māori in a contemporary format.

This story is about the creation of the universe. It begins with Io (The Acme or Supreme Being) and the infinite state of nothingness before you are transported through the ages and aeons to the time of Ranginui (Sky Father) and Papatūānuku (Earth Mother).

The graphic novella is entirely in te reo Māori and is able to be swapped out into English. It includes audio narration synchronised with text, traditional Māori instrumentation, and visual effects.

The language resource was produced with the support of Mā te Reo and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori to promote the use of te reo Māori in Aotearoa | New Zealand.

The full series of four interactive apps is now free to download by searching “Nga Atua Māori “on the App Store and Google Play. For video versions for use in classrooms you can download the complete playlist in te Reo Māori or in English by searching “Nga Atua Māori on YouTube.


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