Hard by the Cloud House by Peter Walker
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
A massive, predatory bird and its place in history and myth. The legend of Pouakai, aka the extinct Haast's Eagle, takes Peter Walker on a journey from an 1860s Canterbury sheep run to a deep cave near Karamea as he learns the story of the mighty hunter that inhabited a peak in the foothills of the Sout ...Show more
Voices from the New Zealand Wars | He Reo nō ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
'Welcome to our story, this history. Wherever in the world the bones of your ancestors lie, wherever their ashes may have been dispersed, here you will find traces of them, and of yourself... It is, of course, a story of colonisation and resistance - and a history that has never stopped repeating.' The ...Show more
Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop
40.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference | Series: 1st
A large-format, stunning visual history of the New Zealand Wars of the 1800s, suitable for children and adults, by the multiple-award-winning Gavin BishopDiscover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in this powerfully told and richly illustrated visual history by Gavin Bisho ...Show more
Those Magnificent Voyagers of the Pacific by Andrew Crowe
35.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
This epic story begins 5000 years ago, when the ancestors of Polynesians discovered ways to ‘see’ over the horizon to find and settle new islands. As their landfinding skills grew, these people took ever bigger strides across the vast Pacific until they reached South America. It was not until almost eve ...Show more
Wawata - Moon Dreaming by Hinemoa Elder
30.00 NZD
Category: Māori
Hina, the Maori moon goddess, has 30 different faces to help illuminate life's lessons - a different face and a different energy for each day of the month. And with her changing light, new insights are revealed. This book gives us the chance to connect to the ancient wisdom of the old people, who reach ...Show more
Te Reo Kapekape: Māori Wit and Humour by Hona Black
40.00 NZD
Category: Māori - Language
Following on from the successful He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, Hona Black’s new book explores the rich vein of humour in Māori life. Want to know how to call a silly person a ‘roro hipi / sheep’s brain’, or tell someone to get stuffed in te reo Māori? The answers are all in Te Reo Kapeka ...Show more
Pakeha Ta Moko by Trevor Bentley
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
Views on Pakeha receiving Moko have changed over the centuries. While today it is generally considered to be taboo, through the 19th century, Moko were often given to "Pakeha-Maori" - Pakeha men and women who lived within Maori tribes. A Moko on a Pakeha could be a sign of allegiance and belonging. Base ...Show more
The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary by Ross Calman; Margaret Sinclair
30.00 NZD
Category: Māori - Language
The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori.It features-clear, easy-to-follow Maori-English and English-Maori sections, with the Maori and English alphabets at the top of each page, all the wordsa learner is likely to encounter, including co ...Show more
Matariki: The Star of the Year by Rangi Matamua
35.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
In mid-winter, Matariki rises in the pre-dawn sky, and its observation is celebrated with incantations on hilltops at dawn, balls, exhibitions, dinners and a vast number of events. The Matariki tradition has been re-established, and its regeneration coincides with a growing interest in Māori astronomy. ...Show more
Kia Kaha: A Storybook of Maori Who Changed the World by Stacey Morrison, Jeremy Sherlock
45.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
A powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Maoritanga! KIA KAHA is a collection of true stories about amazing Maori who have achieved incredible things. Each of them blazed a trail in their own way, and this pukapuka was written to show that with ...Show more
Maori Made Easy for everyday learners of the Maori Language by Scotty Morrison
40.00 NZD
Category: Māori - Language | Reading Level: very good
The complete and accessible guide to learning the Māori language, no matter your knowledge level. Fun, user-friendly and relevant to modern readers, Scotty Morrison's Māori Made Easy is the one-stop resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Māori language. While dictionaries list words and ...Show more
Mauri Ora: Wisdom from the Maori World by Peter Alsop & Te Rau Kupenga
40.00 NZD
Category: Māori - Language | Reading Level: near fine
Pearls of wisdom – whakataukī – have been gifted from generation to generation as an intrinsic part of the Māori world. As powerful metaphors, they combine analogy and cultural history in the most economical of words. Short and insightful, they take you by surprise, engendering reflection, learning and ...Show more