Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
This category deals with the Maori as they have written about themselves, or as they have been written about by scholars and storytellers. The latter is more numerous.
Heke Tangata: Maori in Markets and Cities by Easton Brian
$29.99 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Heke Tangata can broadly be translated as `migration of the people', and in this book economist Brian Easton tracks the major relocations Maori have made into the cities and market economy since 1945. The book's first part provides a narrative of the post-war Maori experience while the second part gives ...Show more
Tangata Ngai Tahu: People of Ngai Tahu, Vol 1 by Takerei Norton
$50.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture | Series: Tāngata Ngāi | Reading Level: very good
Tangata Ngai Tahu remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of Ngai Tahu. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, some fifty biographies bring Ngai Tahu history into the present. The people in the book have contributed to their iwi, hapu and whanau in myriad ways: here are rangatir ...Show more
New Zealand and its Aborigines by William Brown
$245.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Kura Kaumatua He Hokika Mahara: Recalling the Memories by Hana O'Regan and Charisma Rangipunga, comps.
$95.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Kura Kamatua - He Hokika Mahara, Recalling the Memories, is an new exciting book that captures the lives of 13 remarkable Canterbury kaumatua who came together for ‘kaumatua class’ at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. As you travel through the pages of Kura Kaumatua you will experien ...Show more
An Unsettled History: Treaty Claims in New Zealand Today by Alan Ward
$30.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: good
This title confronts the issues arising from the Treaty of Waitangi. It includes an account of the Treaty claims process, about settlements made, and those to come. It also argues that the Treaty has been repeatedly breached.
Te Marae - A Guide to Customs and Protocol by Hiwi Tauroa; Pat Tauroa
$25.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
Do women have the right to speak on a marae? How should one respond to the wero? Who speaks first and last during whai korero? When do the manuhiri present their koha to the tangata whenua? These and many other questions are answered in this invaluable introduction to Maori protocol for Pakehas. The Tau ...Show more
Maori Myths and Tribal Legends by Antony Alpers
$22.50 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
Navigating the Stars: Maori Creation Myths by Witi Ihimaera
$45.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama ...Show more
He Pukapuka Tataku I Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui: A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana Te Rauparaha
$70.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
A biography of Te Rauparaha by his son Tamihana, published for the first time in a bilingual Māori/English edition. Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite ma Te Rauparaha te mahio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms o ...Show more
Favourite Maori Legends by A.W. Reed; Ross Calman
$29.99 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Maori ...Show more