Whakatau-pōtiki: Te Tūpuhi Nui app for iPhone and iPad

On May 7th and 8th, 2015, Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei collaborated with KIWA and Selwyn College to create a trilogy of interactive digital books over a two day period.

The Ngāti Whātua students listened to an oral retelling of one of their ancestral stories, then reinterpreted the story using text, illustrations, voice recording and sound effects to produce this book.

Part three of the trilogy is Whakatau-pōtiki - Te Tūpuhi Nui, the story of how Whakatau-pōtikis son Rongomai became an influential leader and feared warrior among the Ngāti Kui people, but soon became the target of assassination. When Whakatau-pōtiki learned of the plot, he planned to exact his own revenge with Te Tūpuhi Nui or The Great Wave...

FEATURES:

• Swipe-to-Read™ to hear the words and playback the story at your own pace.
• Auto Play to enjoy the narration.
• Touch pictures to hear different sound effects.
• See special animation effects bringing the picture to life.
• Read-to-me and read-it-myself options
• Record your narration
• Colour in the illustrations
• A child-friendly user interface

This KIWA™Book includes the narration, text, and user interface in these languages:

English

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