Te Mahi Kete: Maori Flaxcraft for Beginners by Mick Pendergrast
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Māori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax an ...Show more
Willie Apiata VC pbk by Paul Little
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoir
'At 0900 on Sunday 01 July my CO handed me three letters to read. The first was from the Governor General, the second from the Prime Minister and the third was from the Minister of Defence. These letters informed me that I had been awarded the Victoria Cross for New Zealand (V.C.).' Cpl Bill (Willie) Ap ...Show more
Ask That Mountain: The Story of Parihaka by Dick Scott
45.00 NZD
Category: Maori History
Second hand. Parihaka has become a byword for Maori refusal to yield land, culture and dignity to New Zealand's colonial government. Well after the end of the New Zealand Wars, the people of this small settlement at the foot of Mt Taranaki held out against the encroachments of Pakeha settlers in a stru ...Show more
Introducing Maori Culture by Don Stafford
19.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
This book answers questions such as: When was Aotearoa discovered? How was Maori society organised in pre-European times? What is traditional Maori art? How does the Treaty of Waitangi affect us today? These are some of the questions commonly asked by New Zealanders and visitors about the Maori people a ...Show more
He Pataka Kupu: Te Kai a te rangatira (Maori Language Dictionary) by Maori Language Commission
52.00 NZD
55.00 (5% off)
Category: Maori Tikanga
He Pātaka Kupu- te kai a te rangatira is a taonga - a landmark Māori-only language resource, compiled out of seven years' research by the Māori Language Commission. Containing almost 24,000 entries, it is a comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of the Māori language, for proficient Māori speakers. ...Show more
Bone Carving: A Skillbase of Techniques and Concepts by Stephen Myhre
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Bone carving is as old as civilisation itself. Even some of the oldest bone artifacts have decorative features that are clearly not necessary for their functional nature, showing that there have been complex cultural aspects to the carving of bone since earliest times. The first settlers of Aotearoa bro ...Show more
He Kete he Korero: Every Kete Has a Story by Toi Te Rito Maihi
38.00 NZD
Category: Maori History
Every kete has a story. This collection is drawn from the rich store of information and memories associated with kete - these much loved but often overlooked 'baskets of knowledge'. Some stories are short, others grow with the telling. All are told with warmth, humour and humility, giving us insight int ...Show more
Fun with Flax: 50 Projects for Beginners by Mick Pendergrast
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
These 50 interesting and entertaining projects are designed to teach beginners the basic skills of the Maori craft of plaiting. Fun with Flax shows how to make items ranging from a simple windmill, a dart and a whistle to more complex puzzles, balls, birds, fish and even a caterpillar. Each project is d ...Show more
How to Make a Piupiu by Leilani Rickard
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
An illustrated book with step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt. Experienced Totorua weaver Leilani Rickard covers everything you need to know - from customary uses of harakeke or flax, to the simple tools you will need to finish the garment. The colou ...Show more
Seashells (A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...)New Zealand Seashells by Andrew Crowe
12.00 NZD
Category: NZ Nature | Series: Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...
Publication delated, now due January 2010. A handy guide to the identification of New Zealand seashells. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular bestseller Which Seashell? This little book has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick accurate identificat ...Show more
A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Insects by Andrew Crowe
12.00 NZD
Category: NZ Nature | Series: Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...
A handy, pocket-sized guide to the identification of New Zealand's insects.Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular best-seller Which New Zealand Insect?, this mini guide has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick and accurate identification of insects, ...Show more
Which Native Fern? (New Ecology Edition) by Andrew Crowe
26.00 NZD
Category: NZ Nature | Series: Which...?
This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Fern? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the fern and its environment. As well as the known uses of each fern, from food and medicine, to perfume, making tools, mattresses and track-markers, it also explains how to ...Show more