What happens when a grumpy tupua has to sneeze?

Matihe! Achoo! is a bilingual story about the tupua Mataoho and his connection to the volcanoes of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. It comes with an action song to engage young readers!

He pūrākau e pā ana ki a Mataoho me ngā puia o Takamaki Makaurau.

He tupua pukukino a Mataoho e noho ana i raro i te korowai poho o Papatūānuku. Nā tana kaha pīrori, huri huri hoki, ka tōkenekene a Papatūānuku i tōna 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 Papatūānuku, 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 pūrākau about the maunga and craters of Tāmaki 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 volcanoes!