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26 May 2012 - 3:03 am NZ time
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When Josefa is met by a giant mysterious warrior claiming to be an ancestral guardian spirit, everything gets chaotic. Meanwhile Jack Bucksworth, the school bully, has stolen his family's sacred tabua and to get it back, Josefa and his friend Ming must embark on a terrifying adventure involving dangerous cliffs, cheeky brothers and eerie laughter.
Josefa and the Vu by Tulia Thompson
- Josefa and the Vu part 1 (duration: 8′36″)
Josefa meets a guardian spirit called a Vu who says he's there to protect him. (8′36″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 2 (duration: 8′36″)
The school bully, Jack Bucksworth, and his father turn up at Josefa's house. (8′54″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 3 (duration: 8′36″)
Josefa tries to help Ming and comes up with a plan to get the whale's tooth back. (8′07″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 4 (duration: 8′36″)
Ming helps Josefa figure out what happened at Jack's place. (8′22″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 5 (duration: 8′36″)
Josefa and Ming's parents talk to them about running away. (8′48″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 6 (duration: 8′36″)
The Vu explains things to Josefa and this time, when Jack bullies Josefa, Josefa has some help. (8′23″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 7 (duration: 8′36″)
Bad news arrives for Josefa's brother and father. (8′56″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 8 (duration: 8′36″)
Josefa and Ming discover that Jack has more than just the whale's tooth in his bag. (9′26″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 9 (duration: 8′36″)
Cu Sith reveals himself to Josefa but Josefa trusts that the Vu will save him. (9′04″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 10 (duration: 8′36″)
Connor leaves Jack behind but Josefa goes back for him. (8′53″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 11 (duration: 8′36″)
Help arrives in a helicopter but Josefa still doesn't have the whale's tooth. (8′54″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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- Josefa and the Vu part 12 (duration: 8′36″)
In the hospital afterwards, Josefa gets a very special visitor. (9′38″)
- Originally broadcast 02 Nov, 2011
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Information
Published by Huia Books
ISBN: 978-186969-3008
Credits
Read by Madeleine Sami
Produced by Jason Te Kare
Engineered by Ian Gordon
Tulia Thompson is a New Zealand-born woman of Fijian, Tongan and Pakeha descent, currently working on her doctoral thesis. Tulia was taught by Albert Wendt and Witi Ihimaera in the 1998 Creative Writing course at Auckland University. In 2005 she was the winner of the Huia/Spasifik short story competition.
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