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Table of contents: Out of the deep / David Hill -- Blackcurrant jam / Sarona Aiono-Iosefa -- Never to fly again / Katerina Mataira -- The ghost tree / Anthony Holcroft -- A perfect picnic / Tessa Duder -- The one that got away / Kingi McKinnon -- The white horse / Joy Cowley -- One and the blackbirders / Dan Taulapapa McMullin -- Mindy / William Taylor -- I dream morning / Tim Tipene -- Crosses / Lorraine Orman -- The brotherhood of stars / Carmen Scanlan-Toti -- Is the water closer? / Ken Catran -- A test in time / Tanya Batt -- Gold medal winners / Sereima Lumelume -- The world's highest tray cloth / Margaret Mahy Summary: "Stories about children living in New Zealand and the Pacific islands, combined with some of the great traditional tales from the region"--Back cover New Zealand author