Te Kai a te Rangatira - Leadership from the Maori World by Rawiri Tapiata (ed.); Renee Smith (ed.); Marcus Akuhata-Brown (ed.)
79.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
‘Awe-inspiring collective wisdom and a snapshot into the current state of Maori leadership’ – this extraordinary book of interviews and photographs enriches our understanding of what it means to be a leader. In 2017 a group of rangatahi came together with the kaupapa of making a contribution to their co ...Show more
Te Whatu Taniko: Taniko Weaving: Technique and Tradition by Moko Mead Hirini
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Hirini Mead is a renowned Maori writer and commentator. This contains easy-to-follow patterns and line-drawing instructions for technique The book Taniko Weaving is a taonga handed down by the ancestors to us of today. As a taonga it will always remain a treasure of great value which will be there waiti ...Show more
Treasures of Tane: Plants of Ngāi Tahu by Rob Tipa
50.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
This book discusses traditional Maori uses of native plants of the South Island of New Zealand and traditions around them. The text describes the features and uses of each plant, listed alphabetically for quick reference. These stories of native plants of the South Island describe how Maori and European ...Show more
Maori Healing Remedies: Rongoā Māori by Murdoch Riley
29.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
A useful book of timetested Maori herbal therapies. By quoting the words of many skilled practitioners of the art of herbal medicine, and by describing some of the spiritual practices and karakia associated, the book becomes a useful compendium of proven therapies, whether for arthritis, headaches, inse ...Show more
Work of the Gods: Tatai Arorangi - Maori Astronomy by Kay Leather and Richard Hall
21.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Work of the Gods is the first in a series of books by Kay Leather and Richard Hall that explores Taatai Arorangi - Maori astronomy and star lore. First published 2004.
Maori Oral Tradition by Mcrae Jane
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
Maori Oral Tradition: He Korero no Te Ao Tawhito is useful to teachers and students of Maori language and the oral literature - offering an accessible introduction to the oral compositions, and of interest to students of comparative literature and translation studies. * Unlike other publications which r ...Show more
The Value of the Maori Language: Te Hua o te Reo Maori by Rawinia Higgins; Poia Rewi; Vincent Olsen-Reeder; Delyn Day
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
This collection looks at the state of the language since the Act, how the language is faring in education, media, texts and communities and what the future aspirations for the language are.
Maranga Mai! Te Reo and Marae in Crisis? by Merata Kawharu (Editor)
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: Very Good
From the time of the Maori renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s, Maori made huge efforts to reinvigorate te reo and the marae as twin cornerstones of identity. Television and radio stations were set up, the Maori Language Commission established and kohanga reo, kura kaupapa and wananga emerged. Old marae ...Show more
Say it in Maori - Maori Phrasebook by Alan Armstrong
12.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Series: New Zealand pocket guides | Reading Level: good-very good
Maori Sayings and Proverbs by Murdoch Riley (ed.)
17.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
By Murdoch Riley. Over 500 sayings encapsulating the customs and traditions of race. A treasure stroe of accumulated wisdom handed down from the ancestors - Te oha o nga tangata matua (proverb 1-3). A list of Maori sayings, translation and explanations in English. Arranged under broad subject headings ...Show more
Mauri Ora: Wisdom from the Maori World by Peter Alsop & Te Rau Kupenga
39.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | 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
Marae: The Heart of Maori Culture by Brian James Bargh and Malcolm Mulholland
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
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.