"When it's projected people are going to hear it in te reo Maori and that was the key thing," said Read. Narration in te reo tells the tale, and English subtitles help people read along if they don't speak the language. It will be projected onto the St James Theatre and other buildings next to the central library as part of the library's Turama Matariki Light Show, running for two nights on Thursday and Friday. By Tess NicholVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playA Matariki legend will come to life in Auckland tomorrow when a video about the world's creation is beamed onto buildings in the central city. She wanted it to be a contemporary take on the ancient Maori creation myth, told in an accessible way to people in a digital age.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 12, 2016 18:56 UTC