Geothermal Treasures: Maori Living with Heat and Steam by Huia Publishers
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
"Natural geothermal phenomena - geysers, hot springs and mud pools - have drawn people to the thermal region of New Zealand for years. Locals and tourists are captivated by the beauty and magic of bubbling mud, steam and hot water gushing from the earth. New Zealand's world-class geothermal resource is ...Show more
Maori Made Easy for everyday learners of the Maori Language by Scotty Morrison
40.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | 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
Hui: A Study of Maori Ceremonial Gatherings by Anne Salmond
41.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
When Maori people gather for a Hui, they have immediate access to an ancestral world which remains a living reality for as long as the hui lasts. Hui incorporate all Maori ceremonial gatherings- openings of new marae, tangihanga (funerals), hurahanga kohatu (unveilings), birthdays and anniversaries, and ...Show more
Waiata: Maori Songs in History by Margaret Orbell
31.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: Very Good
In waiata our forebears spoke their hearts - in grief and celebration. For many hundreds of years this great oral tradition of song flourished in Aotearoa. During the second half of the nineteenth century, in time of rapid change, Maori scholars recorded for the future the words of thousands of waiata. ...Show more
Tiakina Te Pa Harakeke: Ancestral Knowledge and Tamariki Wellbeing by Leonie Pihama, Jenny Lee-Morgan
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Tiakina Te Pā Harakeke: Ancestral Knowledge and Tamariki Wellbeing discusses the values and successful practices of Māori childrearing that have been maintained and encouraged within many whānau, hapū and iwi for generations. This book is a collaboration of knowledge and insight from a wide range of Māo ...Show more
Ora: Healing Ourselves - Indigenous knowledge, Healing and Wellbeing by Leonie Pihama, Linda Tuhiwai Smith
65.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
This collection brings together indigenous thinkers and practitioners from Aotearoa and internationally to discuss the effects of trauma on indigenous peoples across social, economic, political and cultural environments. The authors explore understandings and practices of indigenous people, grounded in ...Show more
Taonga Tuku Iho: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Maori Life - Revised edition by A. W. Reed (Author) , Buddy Mikaere (Revised by)
49.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
his revised edition of the classic A.W. Reed title remains true to the original vision - to create a highly readable and accessible introduction to the traditional life and customs of Maori. The text is arranged alphabetically and includes: . Entries covering agriculture, fishing, gardening, hunting, ga ...Show more
Greenstone Carving: Techniques and Concepts in Pounamu by Len Gale
39.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
This concise guide to the art of greenstone carving, out of print for the past 20 years, returns in a smartly designed, fully illustrated new edition. Greenstone Carving takes readers from the origins of pounamu/greenstone through the basics of the artform - design, tools and techniques, different stone ...Show more
Niho Taniwha: Improving Teaching and Learning for Ākonga Māori by Melanie Riwai-Couch
70.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Niho Taniwha equips educators with culturally responsive practices to better serve and empower Māori students and their whānau. The book is centred around the Niho Taniwha model in which both the learner and the teacher move through three phases in the teaching and learning process: Whai, Ako and Mau. E ...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