During 2020 Māori Postal Aotearoa was offered a unique opportunity to work with Wandering Sheep Productions and Reach Beyond NZ in furthering its ministry to significantly impact the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa.

We began working on a project to provide the SuperBible in Te Reo Māori in both digital and print form with a view to making it available for use in NZ prisons, schools, libraries, homes, churches, etc. God brought us into contact with some very generous supporters and finally to a wonderful translator. It has been amazing how God brought all these various people and organisations together, in His time and for His glory.

On Thursday 14 April 2022 Malachi & Char Williams (National Directors MPA), Russell Hohneck (Chairman MPA), Bob Arend (CEO Wandering Sheep, pictured back right), Russell Grainger (CEO Reach Beyond), Ian McBride (Chairman Lichfield Lands, pictured centre second row), along with other staff and Board members travelled to Tauwhare to attend a dawn blessing of the new “ready to be released” TE TINO KŌRERO, translated by Dr. Tom Roa.

Te Tino Kōrero is the first in the SuperBible series, telling the story of the Bible. The SuperBible is a collection of Bible stories from Genesis through to Revelation, with twelve of them focusing on the life of Christ. The comics are presented with high quality graphics using some of the world’s most experienced animation artists. The quality of the artwork is astounding.

The Te Reo Māori Project involves translating over eighty high quality comic book Bible stories with characters from the Old and New Testaments. These are then printed in high quality and made available as a hard copy or digitally through a branded version of the SuperBible app.

The Māori Postal Aotearoa mobile app and website is currently in development for the distribution of these comics, along with our Bible lessons and studies to those who have access to mobile phones, tablets and computers. These will offer on-line viewing of the comics, children’s Bible lessons and adult Bible studies.

Working together with Kingstone Comics and Reach Beyond, Māori Postal Aotearoa now have these comics available to all New Zealanders in Te Reo.