Kāhuipani
Based on a true story. Kāhuipani details the journey of two children to the Tuakau bridge to find Te Puea.
About this resource
Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2018
Reading year level: 7
Category: Fiction
Topics: change, courage, influenza epidemic, Mangatāwhiri, Māori, New Zealand history, Ngāruawāhia, orphans, siblings, survival, Te Puea Hērangi, te reo Māori, whānau
Kāhuipani
Words by Anahera Gildea
A young woman who cared for more than 100 orphans during the influenza epidemic of 1918.