![]() ![]() Unfortunately, his son has a daughter who is then named after the male founder of their tribe, Kahutia Te Rangi. The Whale Rider focuses on a tribe of Maori people in Whangara where the patriarch, Koro Apirana, is searching for a successor. What I found was a beautiful, mesmerizing tale of family, heritage, and culture. In the midst of missing the beauty of Auckland, I picked it up and decided it was time to read it. To be honest, it wasn’t high on my to-be-read list and sat on my bookshelves for the last three years. I remember watching the movie when I was twelve, but couldn’t recall much other than the longing for fatherly approval. My dad bought me a copy of The Whale Rider on my first trip to New Zealand, my fatherland, and said that it was one of those Kiwi books you just had to read. ![]()
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