Ross Calman joins us to talk about the comprehensive revision work he has done for the third edition of A.W Reed's definitive collection of Maori myths and traditional stories, originally published as A Treasury of Maori Folklore in 1963.
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Not only has Ross fully revised the many stories of gods and people for He Atua, He Tangata, he has also modernised the language and use of te reo to give a contemporary feel, making the timeless work fit for twenty-first century readers.
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