King Potatau An Account Of The Life Of Potatau Te Wherowhero The First Maori King

Author: Pei Te Harinui Jones

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  • : 550.00 NZD
  • : 9781869694234
  • : Huia Publishers
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  • : 01 August 2010
  • : 234mm X 144mm
  • : New Zealand
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  • : 2nd Revised edition
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Description

This book details the background to the Kingitanga and also tells the story of the first king, Potatau Te Wherowhero.

Author description

Pei Te Hurinui (1898-1976), Ngati Maniapoto leader, interpreter, land officer, writer, translator, genealogist, was bilingual and published extensively in both English and Maori. He translated several of Shakespeare's plays and Fitzgerald's Omar Khayyam into Maori and collaborated with Sir Apirana Ngata, on the first three volumes of Nga Moteatea. His first and main interest was in recording and compiling the Tainui traditions published in Nga Iwi o Tainui.