num_pages: 112
description: Kotiri was the Chief's son and naturally expected to succeed his father as leader of the tribe. Then in a rash attempt to catch a moa, the giant fightless bird which was the tribe's main source of food, he was lamed for life and became known as hapakoki, Hop-and-go-one. Disheartened and frustrated, Kotiri gradually came to learn that perhaps he could serve his people in other ways than being their chief.Eve Sutton has brought to life the society of the people known today as the Moa Hunters, who lived in New Zealand before the coming of the Maoris, and were probably the original inhabitants of the land.
language: English
title: Moa Hunter
titlecomplete: Moa Hunter
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Hamish Hamilton