Collins Maori Phrasebook and Dictionary (revised edition 2006) by Patricia Turoa
33.00 NZD
Category: Māori - Language
First published in 1990, and reprinted steadily ever since, the first edition of the Collins Māori Phrasebook and Dictionary was an inaugural Silver Premier New Zealand Bestseller, and has sold over 30,000 copies. This revised edition includes an update of the original book to incorporate modern terms a ...Show more
Days of Darkness: Taranaki, 1878-1884 by Hazel Riseborough
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History | Series: 1st
The narrative of the Parihaka community sheds light on a critical period in Aotearoa’s colonial past. As the government seized their land, Māori communities across the region engaged in non-violent resistance, with Parihaka emerging as a powerful symbol of defiance under the leadership of Te Whiti o Ron ...Show more
Te Ara: Maori Pathways: Past, Present, Future: 2016 by Paul Tapsell
22.00 NZD
Category: Māori
From one of the leading Maori scholars of his generation and one of New Zealand's leading photographers comes a beautifully illustrated work that serves as a concise, colourful overview of the past, present and future issues for Maori. After a general introduction to Maori history, Te Ara focuses on the ...Show more
The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Māori by Scotty Morrison
38.00 NZD
Category: Māori - Language
Aotearoa's most trusted guide to te reo Maori, revised and updated.The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is the most up-to-date, versatile and relevant resource for anyone wanting to use the Maori language in everyday life. Whether you're a complete beginner or emergent speaker of te reo Maori, you'll le ...Show more
Maori Tribes of New Zealand by Te Ara
30.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
A guide to the main Maori tribes written especially for visitors and students, combining great photos of scenic New Zealand with maps, Maori art and history. Written by New Zealand's top Maori historians, this is a perfect compact guidebook to the tribes of New Zealand.
Moko: Maori Tattooing in the 20th Century by Michael King
40.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
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
Marae: The Heart of Maori Culture by Brian James Bargh and Malcolm Mulholland
19.99 NZD
Category: Māori - History
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.
Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers by Edited by Whiti Hereaka and Witi Ihimaera
38.00 NZD
Category: Māori - Myths & Legends
A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths and legends - by contemporary Māori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . .Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, som ...Show more
Vikings of the Sunrise by Te Rangi Hiroa; Paora Tapihana (Foreword by)
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
One of the greatest books ever written about the peopling of the Pacific, Te Rangi Hiroa's masterpiece interweaves oral history, scholarship and personal reflections to recount the movements of seafarers from East Asia to the furthest corners of Polynesia. Out of print for many decades, Vikings of the S ...Show more
Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand by Buddy Mikaere
30.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
Buddy Mikaere provides a highly readable historical overview of early settlement in New Zealand, and examines the impact of colonisation and later a developing urban world on Maori and their traditional way of life.Today, the importance of marae and community remains strong, as do many time-honoured rit ...Show more
The Raupo Dictionary of Modern Maori - Maori-English English-Maori by P M Ryan
60.00 NZD
Category: Māori | Reading Level: very good
This dictionary by P.M. Ryan, one of New Zealand's leading Maori-language scholars, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date available.This dictionary by P.M. Ryan, one of New Zealand's leading Maori-language scholars, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date available. Contains over 50,000 concise entr ...Show more
Know Your Maori Weaving by Murdoch Riley
14.00 NZD
Category: Māori
Mini format. Weaving was born of necessity. To keep the body warm, to clothe it; just as potters of pre-history made pots for mankind to hold foods and liquids. Both processes also express the human need to make and create, using the hands and eyes. This book describes briefly the traditional materials ...Show more