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Moriori The Morioris Of The South Island by Beattie, Herries
$50.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury | Reading Level: Very Good
A history of the earliest inhabitants of the east and south of the South Island by one of the most interesting of historians. The title is somewhat dated, Moriori is the name now reserved for the original inhabitants of the Chatham Islands, but in Beattie's day it was commonly used as the name of the fi ...Show more
The First White Boy Born in Otago - The Story of T.B. Kennard by H. (Herries) Beattie; T. B. Kennard
$60.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
The story of Thomas Baker Kennard, born May 6 1841 at Tumai near Waikouaiti. Beattie writes of Kennard's memories of the early days with the Maori, and white settlement and the Gold Rushes. First published by Reed in 1939, this is a facsimile reprint.
Tikao Talks: Traditions and tales second edition by Herries Beattie
$42.50 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
Contains many traditions and beliefs never before recorded. As an old man Teone Taare Tikao passed on to the author, knowledge which he had gained as a young man from the old people. First published in 1939 and again in 1990, this is a facsimile of the first edition with an index added.
Traditional Lifeways of the Southern Maori by James Herries Beattie; Atholl Anderson (ed.)
$135.00 NZD
Category: Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
First published - 1920 Reprinting September 2009, DunedinA classic text, now back in print with new cover Journalist Herries Beattie recorded southern Maori history for over 50 years.This is his most important work. For twelve months in 1920 he interviewed people from Foveaux Strait to North Canterbury, ...Show more
Traditions and Legends of the South Island Maori Collected from the Natives of Murihiku (Southland, New Zealand) by Herries Beattie
$55.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
Originally published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society between 1915 and 1922, these stories were collected by the author crom Maori of Murihiku (Southland). Full index included.