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9781877372612

Rauru : Tene Waitere, Maori Carving, Colonial History

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NZ$ 120.00 each

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Author: Nicholas Thomas (ed) (photography Mark Adams; interviews James Schuster & Lyonel Grant)

Published by: Otago University Press

In Stock: 4

Tene Waitere of Ngati Tarawhai (1854-1931) was the most innovative Maori carver of his time; his works reached global audiences decades before the globalisation of culture became a fashionable topic.
Rauru is the highlight of a famous anthropological museum in Germany. Hinemihi, the carved house featured in one section of this book, sheltered survivors of the Tarawera eruption in 1886 before being removed to the park of an English country house. His carved Ta Moko panel is one of Te Papa the Museum of New Zealand's icons. Three out of four historic Maori meeting-houses located outside New Zealand were carved or partly carved by Waitere. The travels of his work tell us something about the interplay between empire and art, about what is made of history now. The combined perspectives of his descendants, of a leading contemporary carver, of a master photographer and a distinguished anthropologist and historian of Pacific art ... more

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9781869535933

Nga Tama Toa : The Price of Citizenship - C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945

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NZ$ 69.99 each

Hardback

Author: Monty Soutar

Published by: David Bateman Ltd

In Stock: 9

Breaks new ground in telling the fascinating story of the Maori Battalion's war, with the focus firmly on C Company whose members were drawn from Tairawhiti, a region on the east coast of the North Island. Personal recollections and eyewitness accounts, many anecdotes and hundreds of photographs are woven through this history, from the inception of C Company in 1939 to the return of it's last members in 1946.

First published October 2008.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143010067

Tohunga Whakairo : Paki Harrison - The Story of a Master Carver

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NZ$ 40.00 each

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Author: Ranginui Walker

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 1

Paki Harrison is widely regarded as New Zealand's greatest living master carver, a man with a huge reputation as a leading tohunga of the art form. He possesses immense knowledge about the traditional arts of the carver, extending way beyond the actual physical arts to include its most ancient aspects - the symbolism contained in Maori art, to its role in transmitting old tribal history. Few know more about the symbolism of the waka taua (war canoe), whare whakairo (carved meeting houses) and kowhaiwhai patterns. This major biography by Ranginui Walker, himself a well-known public figure, traces Paki Harrison's life and work, from his privileged upbringing in the Ngati Porou household of his grandmother, where he was singled out for special training. The carving and building of several big meeting houses is described in detail, from the inside.

First published November 2008.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869693053

Beneath the Maori Moon : Maori Rugby - An Illustrated History

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NZ$ 65.00 each

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Author: Malcolm Mulholland

Published by: Huia Publishers

In Stock: 1

This is the complete story of the New Zealand Maori rugby team, including analysis of the politics behind the side. With unique photographs, memorabilia, cartoons, statistics and player interviews, this book offers something for everyone. This is a must-have for all rugby fans.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869403904

Hostile Shores : Catastrophic events in prehistoric New Zealand and their impact on Maori coastal communities

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NZ$ 49.99 each

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Author: Bruce McFadgen

Published by: Auckland University Press

In Stock: 4

This is a groundbreaking book which explores the incidence and effects of catastrophic events - tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions - on Maori coastal communities in the pre- European period. It focuses in particular on a cluster of tsunamis in the late 1400s which had devastating effects from Northland to Otago on population and cultural practices. Nga Ngaru Kaiwaka is the product of meticulous and rigorous research, drawing on archaeology, geology, demography and, most importantly, oral tradition; but it will be of considerable interest to the many readers who are fascinated by New Zealand's prehistory.

First published September 2007.

The cover blurb reads "Essential reading for anybody living within 300 metres of the New Zealand shoreline." Right on! – Bob Brockie, Dominion Post

· Dr McFadgen is already renowned worldwide for his recalibration of the carbon-dating technique, but Hostile Shores . . . ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869693312

100 Years of Maori Rugby League, 1908-2008

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NZ$ 60.00 each

Hardback

Author: John Coffey & Bernie Wood

Published by: Huia Publishers

In Stock: 1

DoP Sept. 2008,Auckland
Tells the story of the New Zealand Maori Rugby League team from its origins in 1908 to the present day. The book covers major matches, along with biographies of prominent players and administrators. A rich collection of stories and interviews with former players tells the reader what really happened off and on the field. The book has been thoroughly researched with information coming from England, France, Australia and throughout New Zealand, and it is illustrated with over 200 images.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780790001906

Ask That Mountain : The story of Parihaka - out of print

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NZ$ 39.99 each

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Author: Dick Scott

Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd

In Stock: -1

Journalist and historian Dick Scott broke new ground with Ask That Mountain. The book draws on official papers, settler manuscripts and oral histories to give the first complete account of what took place at Parihaka, the small settlement at the foot of Mount Taranaki where the chiefs Te Whiti and Tohu opposed the colonial government in the latter half of the nineteenth century - making one of the world's first recorded campaigns of passive resistance.
First published 1975.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869693077

The Beating Heart : A political and socio-economic history of Te Arawa

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NZ$ 60.00 each

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Author: Vincent O'Malley & David Armstrong

Published by: Huia Publishers

In Stock: 3

The Beating Heart details the determined efforts since the 1830s of Te Arawa tribes to work with the Crown and settlers to pursue a mutually advantageous relationship under the Treaty while at the same time maintaining their autonomy, culture, and control over their land and resources. While the ultimate outcomes were often calamitous for Te Arawa, the underlying theme of this book is highly positive. The tribes never ceased to struggle for a genuinely bicultural future. The book tells the story of the survival and resurgence of a dynamic people under circumstances that were often extreme and, as such, reflects the experiences of many other iwi in New Zealand today.

First Published December 2008.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780790003207

Landmarks of Te Arawa (Volume 1: Rotorua)

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NZ$ 75.00 each

Hardback

Author: D. M. Stafford

Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd

In Stock: 1

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143009726

Maori Life and Custom (revised edition 2008)

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NZ$ 45.00 each

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Author: WJ Phillips (revised by John Huria)

Published by: Raupo Pub. NZ (ex-Reed)

In Stock: 1

This encyclopaedia is the fruit of a lifetime's study into pre-Pakeha Maori society, and is a full and authoritative guide to old Maori customs. Drawing on a range of ethnographic research and intimate professional knowledge, Phillipps gathers together in one comprehensive volume an array of subjects including food gathering and preservation, agriculture, buildings, canoe-building and navigation, garment-making, basket and mat-making, plaiting, games and toys, music, carving, weaponry, tattooing and the social rituals of birth, marriage and burial. Sensitively revised and updated for modern readers, and illustrated with almost 200 original line drawings, this is a truly indispensable reference work.

First published in 1966; this Revised & Updated edition July 2008.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9789080728516

Dedicated by Blood: Renaissance of Ta Moko

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NZ$ 34.99 each

Hardback

Author: Gordon Toi Hatfield

Published by: Hunter Media

In Stock: 15

Dedicated By Blood is the result of four years of intensive collaboration between Steur and Hatfield. Their shared passion for the Maori culture resulted in beautiful photographs that not only uncover the soul of Ta Moko, but also the pride of a clan intimately revealing the artistry and essence of Gordon’s designs. The body became the ‘wood’ for the artist and a symbol of the history of the clan and culture. This book reflects the renaissance of the Maori culture through the meaning of Ta Moko.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780730562061

Taonga Maori

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NZ$ 9.99 each

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Author: Wiremu Cooper

Published by: Te Papa Press

In Stock: 23

One thousand years of Maori art, artifacts, and culture from an exhibit at the National Museum of New Zealand
The Te Maori exhibition of 1983-87 explored the art and artistry of Maori and offered their secrets to a then naive New Zealand. This catalogue is a superb reminder of the treasures that were shown to great acclaim both in New Zealand and overseas. Maori write about their myths, culture, and society, and about the meaning of the taonga (treasures) in the exhibition. The essays are fully illustrated. More than a hundred photographs take you back in time - photographs of carvings, exquisite tiki, and even a koauau (flute) made of human bone - and they all tell a story. If you missed the Te Maori exhibition, are interested in Maori history, or just delight in a story, this beautiful catalogue will capture all who read it. It is still one of the best primers about Maori culture available.

ISBN / ISSN:

9780143010821

Introducing Maori Culture

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NZ$ 16.99 each

Published by: Raupo Pub. NZ (ex-Reed)

In Stock: 8

ISBN / ISSN:

9780473038717

Te Kono Naku Raranga Harakeke

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NZ$ 12.99 each

Author: Klundert Jan

Published by: Jan Klundert

In Stock: 8

ISBN / ISSN:

9780854670390

Maori Games

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NZ$ 9.99 each

Paperback

Author: Colin Deed

Published by: Viking Sevenseas NZ Ltd

In Stock: 6

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877242441

Encircled Lands : Te Urewera, 1820-1921

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NZ$ 89.99 each

Hardback

Author: Judith Binney

Published by: Bridget Williams Books

In Stock: 5

During the nineteenth century the Urewera was a remote but enticing wilderness except for the Maori who lived there, for them it was a sheltering homeland.
In 1866-67 large areas were taken by confiscation or forced cession.At the end of the fighting in 1872 the Urewera became an autonomous district,governed by its own leaders.
In 1921-22 the Urewera Native Reserve was abolished in law.
This book provides the historical context for Tuhoe's quest for the restoration of their 'nationhood'.

First published November 2009.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780864733993

Nga Pepeha a Nga Tupuna : The sayings of the Ancestors

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NZ$ 50.00 each

Hardback

Author: Hirini Moko Mead & Neil Grove

Published by: Victoria University Press

In Stock: 5

This unique collection of more than 2,500 pepeha, "sayings of the ancestors, " were gathered and compiled from all over New Zealand over a 20-year period. More than just proverbs, pepeha include charms, witticisms, figures of speech, and boasts, and they are featured in the formal speeches heard every day on the marae and in the oral literature handed down from past generations. The pepeha also provide a rich source of language, using metaphor and an economy of words to show language that enriches the textbook Maori of today.

Prizes: Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Reference & Anthology Category 2002.

Written in Maori

++ Finalist for the Montana Medal for non-fiction (Reference & Anthology) 2002 ++

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780958225502

Symbols of the Maori World : Handcrafted bone and jade carvings

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NZ$ 19.99 each

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Author: Matthew Eru Wepa

Published by: Bonecraft Ltd

In Stock: 5

History and meaning of Maori carvings. Explained through words and photos.
Special limited edition 2005.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143009344

Te Kahui O Matariki : Contemporary Maori Art of Matariki

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NZ$ 16.99 each

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Author: Libby Hakaraia & Colleen Waata Urlich (eds)

Published by: Raupo Pub. NZ (ex-Reed)

In Stock: 5

A large scale book containing contemporary artwork, photography, poetry and short writings including personal experiences of Matariki - the Maori New Year. Beginning with an introduction and background to Matariki the book features full-page reproductions of 41 contemporary Maori artworks, and is a rich resource of Matariki proverbs, stories and knowledge.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877378201

The Tohunga Journal

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NZ$ 29.99 each

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Author: Paul Moon

Published by: David Ling Publishing Limited

In Stock: 5

This is the final work in the trilogy dealing with the great Tuhoe tohunga Hohepa Kereopa. After spending more than five years working with Hohepa, Paul Moon’s extraordinary concluding volume is a powerful, moving work, evoking the majesty of the Ureweras, delving into the metaphysical realm of one of Maoridom’s most renowned tohunga, and traversing a remarkable period of New Zealand history.

Professor Moon crafts an innovative blend of personal narrative, allegory, history, and theology, built around various motifs – particularly those of truth, culture, death, and redemption. The result is a hugely engaging book that manages to penetrate a part of the nation’s culture and history that has never previously been exposed. In addition, his close observation of his surrounds, and his portrayal of the ideas that he is exposed to, enables the reader to share in these absorbing experiences.

The Tohunga Journal completes a unique ... more

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