Bone Carving: A Skillbase of Techniques and Concepts by Stephen Myhre
$35.00 NZD
Category: General
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
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at children 3- ...Show more
Dancing With the King - The rise and fall of the King Country 1864-1885 by Belgrave Michael
$65.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
After the battle of Orakau in 1864 and the end of the war in the Waikato, Tawhiao, the second Maori King, and his supporters were forced into an armed isolation in the Rohe Potae, the King Country. For the next twenty years, the King Country operated as an independent state - a land governed by the Maor ...Show more
He Pukapuka Tataku I Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui: A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana Te Rauparaha
$60.00 NZD
Category: Maori culture and history
A biography of Te Rauparaha by his son Tamihana, published for the first time in a bilingual Māori/English edition. Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite ma Te Rauparaha te mahio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms o ...Show more
He Puna Kupu, He Manawa Aa-Whenua by Waikato-Tainui
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
To know one's own language is to know oneself. So knowing your dialect is about knowing yourself, where you come from, how you are related to others and where you fit in the world.He Puna Kupu, He Manawa aa-Whenuais the first stop for lovers and learners of Maaori language, particularly those interested ...Show more
He Reo Wahine: Māori Women's Voices from the Nineteeth Century by Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla
$50.00 NZD
Category: History
During the nineteenth century, Maori women produced letters and memoirs, wrote off to newspapers and commissioners, appeared before commissions of enquiry, gave evidence in court cases, and went to the Native Land Court to assert their rights. He Reo Wahine is a bold new introduction to the experience o ...Show more
He Whakaputanga: The Declaration Independence 1835 by Vincent O'Malley
$29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
How Maui Fished up the North Island (#1 Tales of Aotearoa) by Donovan Bixley; Darryn Joseph
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Tales of Aotearoa
In this fresh retelling of How Māui Fished Up the North Island, Donovan Bixley applies his unique twists and trademark humour to this much-treasured story. Māui is reimagined as a cheeky younger brother, on the type of hilarious fishing trip with the whanau that will be familiar to many Kiwi youngsters. ...Show more
How Maui Slowed the Sun (#2 Tales of Aotearoa) by Donovan Bixley
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Tales of Aotearoa
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of HOW Maui slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day! The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and c ...Show more
Ko Taranaki Te Maunga (BWB Texts) by Rachel Buchanan
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
In 1881, colonial troops invaded the village of Parihaka on the Taranaki coast. In an attempt to quell the non-violent direct action taken by the community against land confiscations, the government sent over 1500 troops into the village. Many people were expelled, buildings destroyed, and chiefs Te Whi ...Show more
Maori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins by A. W. Reed; Peter Dowling
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | 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
Maori Tales of Long Ago by A. W. Reed
$34.99 NZD
Category: Maori culture and history
Maori Tales of Long Ago is a fresh facsimile edition of a classic collection of sixteen stories adapted from Maori mythology for a young readership. The tales were originally published by A.W. & A.H. Reed during the late 1940s in two hardback volumes, Maori Tales of Long Ago and Wonder Tales of Maor ...Show more