Matihe! Achoo!

What happens when a grumpy tupua has to sneeze?
A bilingual story about the tupua Mataoho, and his connection to the volcanoes of Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, which comes with an action song!

He purakau e pa ana ki a Mataoho me nga puia o Takamaki Makaurau.

He tupua pukukino a Mataoho e noho ana i raro i te korowai poho o Papatuanuku. Na tana kaha pirori, hurihuri hoki, ka tokenekene a Papatuanuku i tona ihu ki tana oneone. Aiii.

Ma - ma - MATIHE!

Mataoho is a grumpy tupua who dwells under the blanket of the Earth. He tosses and turns so much that Papatuanuku, the Earth Mother, tickles his nose with her soil. Uh-oh . . .

Ah - ah - ACHOO!

From the author of Nanny Rina's Amazing Nets comes this delightful purakau about the maunga and craters of Tamaki Makaurau. Use the QR code at the end of the story to sing along to an extremely cute action song, all about Mataoho and his many volcanos!