Maori Myths & Legendary Tales by A. W. Reed
29.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
This book was first published in 1946 as Myths and Legends of Maoriland, and subsequently reprinted four times before the second edition was published in 1958, followed by the third edition in 1961. It went on to become one of New Zealand's most recognised books of the genre, winning an Esther Glen meda ...Show more
Tikanga Maori - Living by Maori Values by Hirini Moko Mead
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: good-very good
Professor Hirini Moko Mead's comprehensive survey of tikanga Maori (Maori protocol) is the most substantial of its kind ever published. Areas discussed include: social structures and groupings, the tapu-noa principle, protocol of the marae, welcome ceremonies, mourning ceremonies, tikanga of settlement ...Show more
Ka Ngaro Te Reo: Maori Language Under Siege in the 19th Century by Paul Moon
39.95 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Secondhand. Ka ngaro te reo, ka ngaro taua, pera i te ngaro o te moa. If the language be lost, man will be lost, as dead as the moa. In 1800, te reo Māori was the only language spoken in New Zealand. By 1899, it was on the verge of disappearing altogether. In Ka Ngaro Te Reo, Paul Moon traces the spira ...Show more
A Dictionary of Māori Words In New Zealand English by John Macalister (ed)
34.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
The influence of Te Reo Māori makes a significant contribution to the lexical vitality and vibrancy of New Zealand English. This handy dictionary brings together many hundreds of the Māori words that have entered the language, and presents a comprehensive picture of the history and current usage of NZ E ...Show more
Te Hikuwai: Launch Yourself into Te Reo Maori by Ian Cormack
39.95 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Te Hikuwai is the first book in Te Rere o te Reo, a bilingual course in Te Reo Mäori for learners of all backgrounds. As notable Mäori language advocate Piripi Walker says in his foreword: Te Hikuwai provides all the steps you need for mastery of the first stages of speaking and writing idiomatic Mäori ...Show more
The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Māori by Scotty Morrison
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
The user-friendly guide for all New Zealanders.The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maoriis the most up-to-date, versatile and relevant resource for using Maori language in everyday life. Whether you're a novice or emergent speaker of te reo Maori, or a complete beginner, you'll learn useful phrases for- The ...Show more
Te Marae: A Guide to Customs and Protocol by Pat Tauroa; Hiwi Tauroa
25.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
A guide - complete with glossary - to customs, protocol and etiquette for visitors to New Zealand marae.Hiwi and Pat Tauroa outline the sequence of events that begins when visitors arrive at the gates of a marae and ends with their departure. Appropriate behaviour is described at each stage; the spiritu ...Show more
Hongi Hika - Warrior Chief by Dorothy Urlich Cloher
50.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
The foremost Maori leader during the years of early European settlement, Hongi Hika led Ngapuhi on their devastating raids durings the Musket Wars. Thousands of Maori were killed using the new weapons, and tribal power balances were radically altered. This striking book by a kinswoman of Hongi's is one ...Show more
The Raupo Concise Māori Dictionary by A. W. Reed; Timoti Karetu (Revised by); Ross Calman (Revised by)
25.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
The Raupo Concise Māori Dictionary is an invaluable reference work, providing an essential list of words and their equivalents in Māori and English. First published in 1948, the dictionary has been revised and updated numerous times since, giving testimony to its ongoing reliability as a reference guid ...Show more
The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary by Ross Calman; Margaret Sinclair
25.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
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