How Maui Slowed the SunPeter Gossage's much loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. Peter Gossage's much loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. Faced with very short days and very long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun's passage through the sky. Peter Gossage's much loved retelling of this famous Maori myth has captivated young children for generations.