Pounamu Pounamu - Te reo Māori edition by Witi Ihimaera
$30.00 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
Witi Ihimaera's first published book - Pounamu Pounamu - translated into te reo Maori. Published in collaboration with Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. E rima tekau tau ki muri, ka puta mai a 'Pounamu Pounamu' hei kai ma te ao panui reo Pakeha. Ko te whakataunga o nga mana matauranga o Aotearoa o taua wa, he pukapu ...Show more
Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
$37.00 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Māori writers. From over 60 Māori writers, Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative nonfiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from cr ...Show more
The Eight Gifts of Te Wheke (Ngā Taonga e Waru Mā Wheke Te Reo Pākehā Edition) by Steph Matuku; Laya Mutton-Rogers
$20.00 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
Tamati and his little sister, Aria, are playing on the beach when Aria hurts herself and can't stop crying. Te Wheke, an octopus, hears her and says he can help. But he tricks Tamati by throwing him a gold coin and a shiny pearl, and while both Tamati's hands are full, he snatches Aria. To save his sis ...Show more
Moko: Maori Tattooing in the 20th Century by Michael King
$39.99 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
Moko is written by Michael King, one of New Zealand's most celebrated historians, and photographed by Marti Friedlander, one of the country's most eminent photographers. One of New Zealand's iconic books, originally published in 1972, it was a milestone in New Zealand publishing. Maori subject matter w ...Show more
Maori Art: History, Architecture, Landscape & Theory by Dr Rangihiroa Panoho
$99.99 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo | Reading Level: very good
Up until now books on Maori art have described the work as either traditional (carving, weaving, painting) or contemporary, work produced post-1950s. This book presents a unique focus on Maori art by exploring the connection between the traditional and contemporary, and the place of Maori art within an ...Show more
Marae: The Heart of Maori Culture by Brian James Bargh and Malcolm Mulholland
$20.00 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
This book is a comprehensive, concise guide to the marae, including the space and how it is arranged, the buildings on a marae, the functions of and gatherings held at marae, and the cultural understandings and values underpinning marae custom and protocol.
Maori Carving - The Art of Recording Maori History by Malcolm Mulholland; Robyn Bargh
$20.00 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo | Reading Level: very good
This photograph-rich book shows and describes the process of carving, covering the types of materials and tools used, the carving strokes and surface patterns and different regional styles. It shows the range of items carved from meeting houses to musical instruments, waka or canoes, storehouses, weapon ...Show more
The Great War For New Zealand - Waikato 1800-2000 by Vincent O'Malley
$79.99 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo | Reading Level: near fine
A monumental new account of the defining conflict in New Zealand history. It was war in the Waikato in 1863-64 that shaped the nation in all kinds of ways: setting back Maori and Pakeha relations by several generations and allowing the government to begin to assert the kind of real control over the coun ...Show more
Maori Weaving: The Art of Creating Maori Textiles by Brian James Bargh, Cherie Taylor and Vanessa Bidois
$20.00 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
Since the ancestors arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand and discovered the useful properties of harakeke (New Zealand flax), Māori have used flax leaves to create baskets, mats, housing materials, clothing, ropes and fishing nets. In weaving and the patterns used, Māori record histories and stories, passin ...Show more
The Maori Meeting House: Introducing the Whare Whakairo by Damian Skinner
$49.99 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
This all-new introductory guide to the whare whakairo, or Maori meeting house, covers every aspect of these magnificent taonga (treasures) - their history and evolution, structure and art forms, symbolism and cultural power. Generously illustrated with over a hundred intriguing historical and contempor ...Show more
Waka Taua: The Maori War Canoe by Jeff Evans
$34.99 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo
A Maori war canoe being paddled at full speed is an awesome sight. Thanks to the renaissance in canoe building, more and more traditional waka taua are on the waterways, and feature in major events like the Queen's Jubilee. Waka Taua gives a concise introduction to all aspects of the war canoe: its hist ...Show more
Maori Peoples of New Zealand by Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
$49.99 NZD
Category: Maori & Te Reo | Reading Level: very good
The first publication to come out of the online Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand project tells the story of the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa, from their journeys across the vast Pacific Ocean to the histories of all the major iwi, including the contemporary issues they face today. No other book brings t ...Show more