Te Reo Maori: The Basics Explained by David Karena-Holmes
34.99 NZD
Category: Learn Te Reo Māori / Te Reo Māori Language Resources
The use of te reo Maori in daily New Zealand life is snowballing, as is demand for resources to make learning the language efficient and enjoyable. This book helps answer that demand. Here in simple terms is a thorough guide to the building blocks of grammar in te reo, showing how to create phrases, sen ...Show more
Legends of Rotorua and the Hot Lakes by A. W. Reed
29.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
First published in 1958, this is the classic collection of myths relating to that cradle of Maori culture, Rotorua - with relevance across New Zealand Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most visited cities. It is impossible to avoid the area's Maori history and, in this book, it is easy to learn about the ...Show more
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions volume 6 by White, John
59.95 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
Maori Healing Remedies: Rongoā Māori by Murdoch Riley
32.99 NZD
Category: Rongoa / Plant Medicine
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
Wahiao by Marion Mare & Aloma Parker
119.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
This book traces the history of the Wahiao people, weaving oral and recorded history to illustrate their relationship with the thermal valley of Te Whakarewarewatanga-o-te-ope-taua-a-Whiao. Whakarewarewa is New Zealand's most famous thermal tourist resort and has been home to Ngti Whiao for more than 30 ...Show more
Maori Weapons in Pre-European New Zealand by Jeff Evans
37.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books
Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. Maori Weapons provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photos and line drawings. Fro ...Show more
Weaving Flowers from New Zealand Flax 4th ed by Ali Brown
86.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro
Maori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins by A. W. Reed; Peter Dowling
34.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: very good
Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to over 2300 of the most common and notable Maori names on our land. Why do W ...Show more
Te Arawa. A History of the Arawa People by Stafford, Don
97.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
Published in 1967, "Te Arawa" was the major work by distinguished Rotorua historian, the late Don Stafford. This sumptuous new edition reproduces the complete history of the Arawa people from the arrival of Te Arawa canoe until the late nineteenth century, and includes a new foreword by Professor Paul T ...Show more
Tikanga Māori - Living by Maori Values by Hirini Moko Mead
44.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: near fine
Tikanga Maori is the authoritative and accessible introduction to understanding the correct Maori ways of doing things as they were done in the past, as they are done in the present - and as they may yet be. In this revised edition, Hirini Mead has added an extensive new chapter on mana whenua, mana moa ...Show more
Vol 2: Legends of the Maori: Mythology, Folk-lore, Tradition and Poetry (1930) by Maui Pomare
78.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books
A comprehensive and authoritative collection of Maori folklore and tradition with artistic illustrations by Stuart Peterson. First published in 1930 without an index, this is a facsimile reprint of the original text with a substantial and completely new index. Includes folding genealogy chart of the pri ...Show more
Maori Carving - The Art of Recording Maori History by Malcolm Mulholland; Robyn Bargh
19.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro | Reading Level: very good
This photograph-rich book shows and describes the process of carving, covering the types of materials and tools used, the carving strokes and surface patterns and different regional styles. It shows the range of items carved from meeting houses to musical instruments, waka or canoes, storehouses, weapon ...Show more