Author(s): Hirini Moko Mead

Maori Books

Publication abandoned, replaced by "Tikanga Maori" ISBN 1877283886, advised 9/12/2003.'Relationships between and among people need to be managed and guarded by some rules.' Professor Hirini Moko Mead's comprehensive survey of tikanga Maori (Maori protocol) is the most substantial of its kind ever published. Ranging over topics from the everyday to the esoteric, it provides a breadth of perspectives and authoritative commentary on the principles and practice of tikanga Maori. Professor Mead's Introduction to Tikanga Maori will be as informative to the lay reader as it will be thought-provoking to the respected kaumatua. Areas discussed include: social structures and groupings, the tapu-noa principle, protocol of the marae, welcome ceremonies, mourning ceremonies, tikanga of settlement and ritual confiscation, gift-giving etiquette, relationships between identity and land, tikanga of karakia, childbirth, guidelines for proper behaviour, knowledge acquisition and retention, wellbeing, creativity and performance, and protocol for places we live and work. The reading lists provide suggestions for further research. Hirini Moko Mead (Ngati Awa, TOwharetoa, Tuhourangi), prominent writer and commentator, is the author of over 70 books, papers and articles. He was foundation professor of Maori Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, and was closely involved in establishing the Maori university, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, in Whakatane.