Tikanga - An introduction to te Ao Maori by Keri Opai
39.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
An introduction to te ao Māori. The guide to understanding the Māori world from a 21st century point of view. The book we’ve all been needing for decades – a unique explanation of the world of Māoridom for Pakehā, and all others disconnected from the Māori world. Told with simple lucidity and great expe ...Show more
He Atua, He Tangata: The World of Maori Mythology by A.W. Reed
59.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
In this updated edition of the Reed Book of Māori Mythology, esteemed editor Ross Calman comprehensively revises the core stories of gods (atua) and people (tangata) and the many other beings that sit on the continuum between the two. Divided into themes, this elegantly produced volume starts with tradi ...Show more
Nga Kete Matauranga - Maori Scholars At The Research Interface: 2021 by Jacinta Ruru; Linda Waimarie Nikora
60.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
In this beautiful and transformative book, 24 Māori academics share their personal journeys, revealing what being Māori has meant for them in their work. Their perspectives provide insight for all New Zealanders into how mātauranga is positively influencing the Western-dominated disciplines of knowledge ...Show more
Maori and the Environment Kaitiaki by Rachel Selby
40.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
This collection of 19 articles discusses the impact of changes in Aotearoa New Zealand's natural environment due to factors such as climate change, pollution and degredation of waterways and land, pest control and environmental management policy. It highlights Maori perspectives on these issues and acti ...Show more
Aroha - Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet by Hinemoa Elder
30.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati - When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable See the world differently, through some of the wisest of human eyes. Discover traditional Māori philosophy through 52 whakataukī - simple, powerful life lessons, one for ...Show more
Te Kuia Moko: The Last Tattooed Maori Women by Harry Sangl
65.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Te Kuia Moko is a taonga recording 34 Maori women, all bearing moko kauae (chin tattoos). First published in 1980 as The Blue Privilege , this new printing evidences the book's ongoing importance as a record of moko art. Biographies of the women are printed substantially as they spoke them, supplemented ...Show more
Whatu Kākahu - Māori Cloaks by Awhina Tamarapa
75.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
The revised edition of this award-winning book opens the storeroom doors of the Te Papa Tongarewa Maori collections once again, illuminating the magnificent kakahu and the art and tradition of weaving itself. More than 50 rare and precious kakahu are specially featured, with glossy colour detail illustr ...Show more
Whakarongo ki ō Tupuna: Listen to your Ancestors by Darryn Joseph
25.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
One night in June 2016, Massey University language lecturer Darryn Joseph sat in a hospital room minding a teacher who had become a dear friend and mentor to him. Darryn wrote her a poem of appreciation, kissed her hand and said goodbye; the next day she passed away. That poem is contained in Whakarongo ...Show more
Te Hei Tiki - An Enduring Treasure in a Cultural Continuum by Dougal Austin
65.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
Of all Maori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most highly prized and culturally iconic. This book showcases photographs of a large selection of hei tiki, most from the taonga Māori collection at Te Papa. The collection of over 270 hei tiki is the largest in New Ze ...Show more
Maori Songbook by Sam Freedman
12.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Well ilustrated and pocket size.
Living by the Moon: Te Maramataka a Te Whānau-ā-Apanui by Wiremu Tāwhai
25.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Living by the Moon sets out and discusses the maramataka or lunar month and the way the days and nights were understood according to Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribal knowledge. Te Whānau-ā-Apanui ancestors were dependent on the environment, and this led them to closely study the changes and cycles in nature so ...Show more
Showband!: Mahora and the Maori Volcanics by Mahora Peters
49.99 NZD
59.99 (16% off)
Category: Maori Tikanga
The incredible international success story of Mâori showbands comes to life here through the experiences of Mahora Peters and the Mâori Volcanics. This engaging recollection of the glitz and glamour of life on the road in the 60s and 70s captures the heyday of the showband phenomenon. Add to the story a ...Show more