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.
The Stone Implements of the Maori by Elsdon Best
$120.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Second hand.
Nga Perehitini : Presidents of the Maori Women's Welfare League by Isolde Byron
$32.50 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
As per title.The Maori Womens Welfare League as it exists today arose out of a desire on the part of Maori women throughout New Zealand for an organisation that would essentially be theirs and yet not exclusively Maori in its membership - a potent force which could play an integral part in the solution ...Show more
Waka Taua: The Maori War Canoe by Jeff Evans
$37.99 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Waka Taua gives a concise introduction to all aspects of the war canoe: its history, recent revival, types and variants, phase of building, parts of the waka, crew responsibilities and paddling techniques. With numerous historical and contemporary photographs and drawings, this easy-to-read book is the ...Show more
Te Hokowhitu A Tu - The Maori Pioneer Battalion In The First World War by Christopher Pugsley
$50.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Maori soldiers signing up for the First World War representing a formidable fighting force - Te Hokowhitu a Tu, or the Seventy twice-told warriors of the war god, Tumatauenga. Some 2,227 Maori and 458 Pacific Islanders enlisted with the Maori Pioneer Battalion, providing an essential element in the New ...Show more
Pakeha Slaves, Maori Masters by Trevor Bentley
$35.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
2019 first edition, soft-cover. Near fine. Second hand. Slavery in the popular imagination has always been associated with the enslavement of Africans, and with good reason. Slavery however, is universal and not something that only white people did to black people. Throughout history, slavery has been ...Show more
Greenstone Trails - The Maori Search for Pounamu by Barry Brailsford
$145.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
I Shall Not Die: Titokowaru's War, New Zealand 1868-1869 by James Belich
$26.50 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Reprint 1993. "Belich tells a truly terrible, truly epic story. Titokowaru strides through his pages like a tragic figure from Greek drama." - Maurice Shadbolt Straddling the Maori and European worlds of the 1860s, Titokowaruwas one of New Zealand's greatest leaders. A brilliant strategist ...Show more
An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi by Claudia Orange
$65.00 NZD
Category: Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi | Reading Level: very good
This account begins before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and tells the story to the present day. This edition covers the challenges and settlements of the last decade of the 20th century, and includes photographs, paintings and drawings. Copies of the Treaty are included.
Nga Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945 by Monty Soutar
$65.00 NZD
Category: General NZ Military History
Second hand. The fascinating story of C Company, Maori Battalion told through personal recollections, eyewitness accounts, numerous anecdotes and amazing photographs. At times heart-rending, at times heart-warming, this impressive book captures the special 'spirit' of the Maori Battalion - an amazing b ...Show more
Maori Tribes of New Zealand by Te Ara
$35.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
A guide to the main Maori tribes written especially for visitors and students, combining great photos of scenic New Zealand with maps, Maori art and history. Written by New Zealand's top Maori historians, this is a perfect compact guidebook to the tribes of New Zealand.
Te Whatu Taniko: Taniko Weaving: Technique and Tradition by Moko Mead Hirini
$45.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Maori History, Society & Culture
Hirini Mead is a renowned Maori writer and commentator. This contains easy-to-follow patterns and line-drawing instructions for technique The book Taniko Weaving is a taonga handed down by the ancestors to us of today. As a taonga it will always remain a treasure of great value which will be there waiti ...Show more
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
A guide - complete with glossary - to customs, protocol and etiquette for visitors to New Zealand marae.Hiwi and Pat Tauroa outline the sequence of events that begins when visitors arrive at the gates of a marae and ends with their departure. Appropriate behaviour is described at each stage; the spiritu ...Show more