The aute made by Nikau Hindin for this book’s cover is named Kuaka, after the godwit, whose annual 11,000 kilometre migration mirrors the epic voyages of Māori from Hawaiki to Aotearoa. Māori sailed using the star compass, and this painting, which is a star map, is a tool to help learn the declinations of the stars. (Nikau Hindin, Kuaka, 2019.)