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Baskets of Fire

Baskets on fire.
Two students holding plastic.

by Whiti Hereaka

“Baskets of Fire” is a pakiwaitara – a traditional Māori story that explains natural phenomena or why something is the way it is. This pakiwaitara tells how the Ngāti Tūwharetoa explorer Ngātoro-i-rangi discovers Mount Tongariro and wants to claim it for his people.

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Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2018

Learning area: English, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 2

Reading year level: 4

Category: Fiction

Related titles: Listed in TSM

Topics: atua, explorers, fire, gods, Hawaiki, Lake Taupō, legends, magical powers, Māori, mountains, Ngāuruhoe, Ngātoro-i-rangi, Rūaumoko, Te Arawa, Te Hoata, Te Pupū, tikanga Māori, Tongariro, traditional stories, volcanic activity, volcanoes

In: School Journal Level 2 November 2018

Publication date: November 2018

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