Family (Speak to Me Korero Mai) by Jenny Chapman
$18.99 NZD
Category: Maori | Series: Speak to Me Korero Mai
Babies and children understand much more than they can say. It's never too early to start using Te Reo Maori or sign language of Aotearoa. Speaking Te Reo Maori and using sign language alongside English is a beautiful way to not only acknowledge the official languages of New Zealand, but also boost brai ...Show more
Favourite Maori Legends by A.W. Reed; Ross Calman
$29.99 NZD
Category: Maori
Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Maori ...Show more
Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru by Melinda Webber and Te Kapua O’Connor
$59.99 NZD
Category: Maori
Remarkable stories of twenty-four inspirational tūpuna of Te Tai Tokerau. ‘E kore e mōnehunehu te pūmahara ki ngā momo rangatira o neherā nā rātou nei i toro te nukuroa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa me Papa Tū a Nuku. Ko ngā tohu o ō rātou tapuwae i kākahutia ki runga i te mata o te whenua – he taonga, he tapu. ...Show more
First Words in Maori/Nga Kupu Tuatahi Ki Te Reo Maori by Paul Tilling
$22.00 NZD
Category: Maori
Children can easily learn everyday words in te reo Maori with this essential picture book for whanau, preschools, schools and libraries. Lively and colourful, My First Words in Maoriis a welcome and friendly introduction to a fascinating language. Designed to appeal to a wide age range, this book contai ...Show more
Galleries of Maoriland: Artists, Collectors and the Māori world, 1880-1910 by Blackley Roger
$75.00 NZD
Category: Maori | Reading Level: near fine
Galleries of Maoriland introduces us to the many ways in which European colonists to New Zealand (called Pakeha by the indigenous Maori) discovered, created, propagated and romanticised the Maori world at the turn of the century summed up in a popular nickname describing New Zealand; Maoriland. It could ...Show more
Haka by Wira Gardiner
$15.99 NZD
Category: Maori | Series: Unique New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Most visitors to New Zealand identify New Zealand with the haka, but few know the meaning or history of this powerful challenge. This little book is a beginner's guide to haka, covering the various types of haka and their use including the famous Ka Mate haka and the new Kapa O Pango. Both black and whi ...Show more
He Atua, He Tangata: The World of Maori Mythology by A.W. Reed
$59.99 NZD
Category: Maori
In this updated edition of the Reed Book of Māori Mythology, esteemed editor Ross Calman comprehensively revises the core stories of gods (atua) and people (tangata) and the many other beings that sit on the continuum between the two. Divided into themes, this elegantly produced volume starts with tradi ...Show more
He Iti te Kupu: Maori Metaphors and Similes by Hona Black
$40.00 NZD
Category: Maori
He Iti te Kupu contains nearly 500 sayings that draw a comparison between something (often the natural world) and people, events or contexts. Written in Māori and English, this accessible guide explains the use, meaning and context of a host of the principal figures of speech in te reo. Divided into the ...Show more
He Kupu Taurangi: Treaty Settlements and the Future of Aotearoa New Zealand by Christopher Finlayson
$60.00 NZD
Category: Maori
As Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations from 2008 to 2017, Christopher Finlayson completed an unprecedented number of settlements with iwi. In 2012 alone, Parliament passed more Treaty legislation than it had over the previous twenty years. Christopher Finlayson gained unique insight into the el ...Show more
He Kupu Tuku Iho - Ko te Reo Maori te Tatau ki te Ao by Timoti Karetu; Wharehuia Milroy
$59.99 NZD
Category: Maori
Sir Timoti Karetu and Dr Wharehuia Milroy are widely recognised as two of New Zealand's leading teachers and scholars of Maori language and culture. They both taught at The University of Waikato from the 1970s and pursued an innovative approach by teaching language courses in te reo Maori, with tikanga ...Show more
He Paki Taonga i a Maui (Maui's Taonga Tales te reo edition) by David Brechin-Smith; Stephanie Tibble
$29.99 NZD
Category: Maori | Series: Maui's Taonga Tales
Fully written in te reo Māori and aimed at children aged seven to eleven, this book’s lively stories tell the tales of some of the taonga held at Aotearoa New Zealand’s famous national museum, Te Papa, through appealing text and fantastic illustrations. The book’s pūkōrero, or story teller, is Māui, the ...Show more