How author Tania Roxborogh is luring kids into Māori mythology

Tania is an award-winning author whose latest work draws young readers into the world of MÄori mythology - through a rollicking tale of adventure. Tania Roxborogh has written more than thirty published works, including the Banquo's Son Trilogy and Bastion Point, 507 days on Takaparawha which netted her the 2017 Esther Glen Award for children's literature. She balances her writing career with her day job as a high school English teacher, and her studies toward a Masters in Te Reo Maori. She's of Ngati Porou descent and her latest work, Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature of the Sea is set in that iwi's rohe at Tolaga Bay. One-legged 13-year-old Charlie is about to learn that his grandfather's tales of warring gods and mythical sea creatures might not be so crazy after all. She tells Kathryn about where she found inspiration for Charlie.