Katahi ano te pakanga nui whakaharahara a nga tuahangata nei ka whakamaoringia hei whakaputanga ki te ao marama. Ngati Ranaki me Te Ranga-Tipua mai ano i te wehenga o Rangi raua ko Papa ko raua tonu nga taua tuahangata rongonui katoa ka wera te umu pokapoka o te ao tukupu i tenei pakanga turaki aorangi. Katahi nei te pukapuka ko tenei he kohinga no nga pakiwaituhi hirahira katoa i tenei tekau tau kua hori e huihui mai ai a Tua Rino, a Kapene Amerika, a Toa, a Kaiora, a Katipo, a Tama-Werewere, a Matihao, a Whatupihi, a Rangipo, a Te Auto me te huhua noa atu i tenei purakau e rereke katoa nei o ratau ahua a muri ake nei. Kati, i tenei whakamaoritanga ka rangona e nga kaipanui nga tukinga me nga patunga katoa a nga ira tipua me nga tuahangata e hihiko ai te ngakau tangata ki nga pakanga me nga tutunga puehu kare e taea ki te puka pakiwaituhi kotahi. The ultimate superhero showdown now available for the first time in te reo Maori. The Avengers and the X-Men the two most popular superhero teams in history go to war in a space-faring, world-changing epic. This landmark book the culmination of a decade's worth of incredible storytelling brings together Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Magneto and more in the story that changes them forever. Now with every smack and crunch, every mutant and every hero, translated into te reo Maori, readers will get to experience the larger-than-life battles too big for any other comic to contain.
Author Biography:
He uri a Te Korou Whangataua no Kahungunu, no Rangitane, no Ngapuhi, no Ngati Porou, me Ngai Tahu. He mea whakapakeke ia ki te reo Maori e ona matua i Te Wairarapa, a, ka 11 tau, ka hunuku ia ki Tamaki Makaurau. He raukura ia no te Kohanga Reo, no te Kura Kaupapa Maori me te Wharekura.
Ka whaia e ia a Te Pinakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi me Te Panekiretanga o te Reo i tana wehenga i te kura. I puta hoki tona ihu i te tohu whakaako pakeke, i te tohu o Nga Mana Whakairo a Toi, me te Te Aho Paerewa.
He toa mo te reo, he kaihaka, he kaiako hihiri hoki ia e whakaako ana i nga kura reo o te motu. Kua roa ia e tuhi kupu hauraro ana, a, nana hoki te waiata a Kings i te kopae o Waiata Anthems i whakamaori. He kaiako a Te Korou i TKKM o Hoani Waititi Marae me Te Wananga o Aotearoa, a, e ngakaunui ana ia ki te whakamaori i nga kianga hou. 'Ko te reo kia murere, kia taiea, kia rangatahi.'
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Te Korou Whangataua is of Kahungunu, Rangitane, Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou and Ngai Tahu descent. He was born and raised in the Maori language by his parents in the Wairarapa before moving to Auckland at 11 years old. He is a graduate of Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa Maori and Wharekura.
Upon leaving high school, Te Korou pursued learning te reo Maori at tertiary level through Te Pinakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi and Te Panekiretanga o te Reo and went on to complete a Diploma in Adult Education, a Bachelor of Maori Performing Arts and a Post-Graduate Diploma Teaching and Learning in Maori Medium.
A Maori language enthusiast, experienced subtitler, kapa haka exponent and dynamic language teacher at various kura reo throughout Aotearoa, Te Korou also translated the Kings song 'Kei Aro Atu Koe / Don't Worry Bout' It', which featured in the 2019 Waiata Anthems. Te Korou now teaches at TKKM o Hoani Waititi Marae and Te Wananga o Aotearoa and has a passion for translating and creating new phrases and sayings - keeping te reo fresh, cool and youthful.
