Ratana the Prophet by Keith Newman
45.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
The Ratana movement gains national coverage every February as politicians make the pilgrimage to its headquarters near Whanganui, yet the history and workings of the religion are less widely recognised. In this new edition of his standard biography, Keith Newman reveals the life and times of Tahupotiki ...Show more
Family of Forest and Fungi - He Tukutuku Toiora by Valetta Sowka; Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (Illustrator); Hana Natalija Park
24.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
How did our Maori ancestors use mushrooms? What are some of the astounding ways that fungi can help us? Why do mushrooms glow? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this book for tamariki about the magical world of fungi. Help your child build a natural connection to the taiao by journeyin ...Show more
Ahuwhenua - Celebrating 90 Years of Maori Farming [revised ed] by Danny Keenan
65.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
Vikings of the Sunrise by Te Rangi Hiroa; Paora Tapihana (Foreword by)
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ 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
Days of Darkness: Taranaki, 1878-1884 by Hazel Riseborough
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ 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
The Crewe Murders: Inside New Zealand’s Most Infamous Cold Case by Kirsty Johnston, James Hollings
45.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
The unsolved mystery of who killed Jeanette and Harvey Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 continues to fascinate. It remains one of the most controversial cases in New Zealand legal history. The murders spawned two trials, two appeals, several books, a royal commission, a film, and - eventually - ...Show more
Te Kooti's Last Foray by Ron Crosby
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
- Bold, brilliant interpretation of overlooked episode in New Zealand Wars - Crosby's hallmark clarity and detailed maps bring events to life - Teacher resource available. On 7 March 1870 the prophet and rebel Te Kooti swept out of Te Urewera to Opape, east of Opotiki, in what would be his last major ac ...Show more
Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
37.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Māori writers. From over 60 Māori writers, Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative nonfiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from cr ...Show more
Rewi - Ata Haere, Kia Tere by Jade Kake; Jeremy Hansen
75.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
THE POWER OF ARCHITECTURE TO EXPRESS TE AO MORI AND TRANSFORMA major tribute to the late architect Rewi Thompson (Ngti Porou, Ngti Raukawa) whose early death robbed Aotearoa New Zealand of one of its greatest thinkers about how our built landscape could best express te ao Maori and be transformative. Wr ...Show more
Ngatokimatawhaorua - The Biography of a Waka by Jeff Evans
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
Ngatokimatawhaorua, the longest waka taua to be built in modern times, is a national taonga and resides at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi. The inspiration for its construction came from Te Puea Harangi's dream to build seven waka for the 1940 centennial commemorations of the signing of the Treaty of Wai ...Show more
Waiwhero: Red Waters: A Celebration of Womanhood: He Whakahirahiratanga o te Ira Wahine by Ngahuia Murphy; Ngāhuia Murphy; Sean Ellison; Regan Balzer
25.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
Waiwhero: He Whakahirahiratanga o te Ira Wahine: A Celebration of Womanhood is based on Te Awa Atua but has been written specifically for whanau, rangatahi, the education and health sectors. Waiwhero is also bilingual, having been translated by the wonderful Sean Ellison, making it a great reo and kaupa ...Show more
Te Awa Atua: Menstruation in the Pre-Colonial Maori World by Ngahuia Murphy
35.00 NZD
Category: Māori Culture and NZ History
An Examination of Stories, Ceremonies and Practices Regarding Menstruation in the Pre-Colonial Maori World. Based on a Masters Thesis. Te Awa Atua is a ground-breaking study of menstruation in pre-colonial Māori society. Many early ethnographic accounts of menstrual rites were distorted beyond recognit ...Show more