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Marvel comic launched in te reo Maori
| Title: | Marvel comic launched in te reo Maori |
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| Source: | Dominion Post, The, 27/11/2021, pA2 |
| Abstract: | The adventures of the Marvel Universe are now accessible to te reo Maori readers in a newly released translation of the comic book Avengers vs X-Men. Two of the most popular superhero teams go to war in the first pop-culture comic to be translated into te reo Maori, Te Pakanga a Ngati Ranaki me te Ranga-Tipua, released by the Kotahi Rau Pukapuka Trust. Readers will follow Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Magneto and more in a story that changes them all forever. Trust chief executive Pania Papa (Tainui) said it was the fifth popular book the trust had translated into te reo Maori. Using the well-known comic was a strategy to appeal not only to the masses, but also to young people who were less likely to engage in books and reading, she said. Established in 2019, the trust's goal was to release 100 books in te reo Maori to build a library to reflect one of New Zealand's official languages and help Maori see themselves in modern-day literature. Other titles released by the trust include Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Oh, The Places You'll Go. |
| ISSN: | 11759488 |
| Database: | Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre |
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