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Podcast: Paki Kēhua
Episode: Pukapuka o te Mate
Description: Episode 4 - Pukapuka o te Mate (Based on a True Story)
In my family, we have an old book written in Māori. Because I was considered the Māori one in the family, I was invited to look at the book, but I declined..
The only thing I know about the book is that it is as thick as the Bible and was hand-written by my great-grandfather in the old cursive style of the time.
Growing up, I heard stories that anyone who touched the book died, so it was kept locked away...