Unlike the fire-breathing reptiles of Christendom, not all dragons of the Middle Kingdom were evil.  They were guardians of the rulers and took on the spirit of the age. Some ages were benevolent. Education and culture for all who desired, marvellous scientific discoveries, and rice in every bowl.  Others were harsh.  Little girls’ feet bashed… Read more Cheating the dragon

Not long after Tahi’s birth he was infected with one of the diseases the Pākehā had brought upon them. His mother nursed him for several months until the creeping yellow retreated from his face, his hacking cough disappeared, and he regained appetite for kai. The Rangatira grunted when his wife Hine brought him the news.… Read more Rivals for love

Nobody knows how the Navigators found their way to the island of Toroa; not even them. It is said that the Navigators could cross from one end of the world to the other. They could find land by reading the currents, wind and waves, birds and fish, as well as the sun and the stars.… Read more The Navigators of Toroa