Successful both in New Zealand and internationally, the stories traverse the creation story, the discovery of Aetearoa, people, gods, ghosts, animals a, thend plants and most importantly, the relationships between them. We are told how land birds and seabirds resolved their rightful place in the world following a mighty contest; storms are the manifestation of the ceaseless “war” between Tangaroa, the god of the sea, and his brother upon it; while the raging winds that accompany storms are brought by Tawhirimatea the god who harnesses qinds to his purposes and is in ceaseless conflict with his brother gods.