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He Korero: Words Between Us : First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper
  

He Korero: Words Between Us : First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper (Paperback)

By Jones, Alison; Jenkins, Kuni

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This book traces Maori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it describes the first encounters Maori had with paper and writing and the first relationshiops between Maori and Europeans in the earliest school.

ISBN 9781869694784
Published 2 December 2011 by Huia Publishers
Interest Age Young Adults
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Mana Tangata: Politics of Empowerment
 

Mana Tangata: Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)

Edited by Tomlins-Jahnke, Huia; Mullholland, Malcolm

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This is a collection of papers by senior Maori academics who are experts and have considerable mana in their chosen fields. The ten contributing authors, who are academics at Massey University, discuss the Maori language, marae, religion, the Treaty of Waitangi, the State and Mao ...

ISBN 9781869694807
Published 16 December 2011 by Huia Publishers
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Jewish Lives in New Zealand: A History
   

Jewish Lives in New Zealand: A History (Paperback)

By Bell, Leonard; Morrow, Diana

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The census tells us that 8000 New Zealanders actively identify as Jewish and it is estimated that the broader population is probably around 25,000. There has never been an authoritative history of this country's Jewish population and yet people of Jewish descent (both secular and ...

ISBN 9781869621735
Release Date 2 March 2012 by Random House
Interest Age Young Adults
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The First Maori Renaissance
  

The First Maori Renaissance (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Barcham, Manuhuia

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ISBN 9780143008651
Published 1 May 2011 by Penguin
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Untamed Coast: Auckland's Waitakere Ranges and West Coast Beaches
  

Untamed Coast: Auckland's Waitakere Ranges and West Coast Beaches (Paperback, 3rd New edition)

By Harvey, Bob; Photographs by Scott, Ted

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In Untamed Coast, Bob Harvey not only describes the natural beauty of the Waitakeres, but also outlines the ancient Maori history, the more recent pioneering past, and profiles some of the area's main characters - adding many fascinating anecdotes and stories not found elsewhere.

ISBN 9780908988679
Published 1 September 2010 by Exisle Publishing
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M?ori Warriors
 

M?ori Warriors (Library Binding)

By McClellan, Ray

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Maori warriors would unnerve the enemy with their dances called haka. The peruperu was a war haka performed before battle. In it, the warriors would wave their weapons and contort their faces to summon the god of war and warn the opposition of their fate. Find out how successful ...

ISBN 9781600147456
Published 1 January 2012 by Bellwether Media
Interest Age 0-12 years
Series History's Greatest Warriors
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Te Hao Nui: The Great Catch : Object Stories from Te Manawa Museum
  

Te Hao Nui: The Great Catch : Object Stories from Te Manawa Museum (Hardback)

Edited by McKergow, Fiona; Taylor, Kerry

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Museum collections are a treasure trove of objects, each with the capacity to tell a compelling story or stories. Many objects in Te Manawa's collection speak of a deep curiosity for the world 'out there and beyond', while others evoke an intense sense of belonging to the Manawat ...

ISBN 9781869797188
Published 2 December 2011 by Random House
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Ikawai: Freshwater Fishes in Maori Culture and Economy
  

Ikawai: Freshwater Fishes in Maori Culture and Economy (Hardback)

By McDowall, R. M.

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This landmark publication draws together all that has ever been written about the role of freshwater fishes in the lives of early Maori.

ISBN 9781877257865
Published 1 October 2011
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Mihaia: The Prophet Rua Kenana and His Community at Maungapohatu
  

Mihaia: The Prophet Rua Kenana and His Community at Maungapohatu (Paperback, 2nd edition)

By Binney, Judith; Chaplin, Gillian; Wallace, Craig

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Rua Kenana was an extraordinary prophetic leader from the Urewera. Resisting threats to expel the Tuhoe people from their ancestral lands, he established a remarkable community at Maungapohatu, identifying himself as the 'Mihaia' or 'Messiah' for Tuhoe. Judith Binney, Gillian Cha ...

ISBN 9781927131305
Published 2 December 2011 by Bridget Williams Books
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I Whanau Au Ki Kaiapoi: The Story of Natanahira Waruwarutu as Recorded by Thomas Green
 

I Whanau Au Ki Kaiapoi: The Story of Natanahira Waruwarutu as Recorded by Thomas Green (Paperback)

By Tau, Te Maire

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Natanahira Waruwarutu was a child at the time of the capture of Kaiapoi Pa by Te Rauparaha's Ngati Toa warriors in 1832. The early years of his life, recounted here in the original Maori text and a parallel translation, were a turbulent time for the Maori communities of Waitaha ( ...

ISBN 9781877578120
Published 1 January 2012 by Otago University Press
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