Best of Storytime

For kids and little kids - Sometimes, when we really can't see them properly, things seem very scary. Once we know what they are they are much less scary. Told by Amanda Noblett.

For kids - Sometimes Aroha doesn't feel too good about herself or just feels a bit uncomfortable. So what does she do to feel better? Told by Shania Bailey-Edmonds.

He pai mō ngā tamariki - He pai ki ngā tuākana te pāengaenga i a Māui, tae noa ki te rā i hī ika rātou Ko Hone Hurihanganui te kaitaki kōrero. He mea whakamāori e Darren Joseph rāua ko Keri Opai

For kids and little kids - Sophie, and everyone in her village, finds out that when you start laughing, sometimes you just can't stop! Told by Apirana Taylor.

For little kids - Vanshoo, vanshoo - the Jumbaroo is feeling blue - oh, what to do? Told by Jean Sergent

For kids and little kids - This cat loves to steal food from Mum's shopping basket - until one day! Told by Gavin Rutherford

Māui's brothers like to make fun of him - that is until the day they all go fishing together. Taupō writer and illustrator Donovan Bixley adds his trademark humour to a retelling of this traditional Māori tale. Told by Hone Hurihanganui.

For kids and little kids - Māui the trickster and his brothers go on a very special adventure. Told by Hone Hurihanganui.

He pai mō ngā tamariki me ngā kōhungahunga - I ētahi wā, he pai noa iho ngā mea e whakamataku ana i a tātou - ki te mōhio tātou he aha ngā mea nei. Ko Amanda Noblett te kaitaki kōrero Nā Ngaere Roberts ngā kōrero i whakamāori

He pai mō ngā tamariki - He haerenga roa, he haerenga motuhake tā Māui tinihanga me wōna tuākana Ko Hone Hurihanganui te kaitaki kōrero Nā Rob Ruha i whakamāori

For little kids - Wesley likes turning into different creatures to scare his family - but what scares them the most? Told by Lance Aionofo.

For kids and little kids - Tilly isn't sure about her brand-new shoes, until she discovers they are really, really special. Told by Jean Sergent.

For kids and little kids - Tiki and his family hear some of the everyday sounds around them... in a very unusual way! Told by Apirana Taylor.

For kids and little kids - Hiria loves her Gran so much. When Gran dies, Hiria celebrates her life in a beautiful song Told by Tioreore Ngātai Melbourne.

He pai mō ngā tamariki me ngā kōhungahunga - E kore te kāpōtanga o Aria e ārai i āia mai i te aō whakahirahira o te rongo, me te puoro Ko Amanda Noblett te kaitaki kōrero. Nā Ngaere Roberts i whakamāori.