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Books on Maori History, Culture, Arts, Warfare, Language, Religion

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FROM THE BEGINNING The Archaeology of the Maori
John Wilson, editor
ISBN9780140102338
$32.50

Describes the origins, physical type, technology, economy, warfare and art of the early Maori as interpreted from the archaeological record. Illustrated.

Penguin Books NZ, Auckland, 1987. Softback. 175 pages. SECONDHAND


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SHADOWS ON THE LAND Signs of the Maori Past
Gordon Ell
ISBN090860825X
$27.50

The author explores and explains ancient Maori sites using his own photographs to reveal the outlines of Maori pa, beach camps, hunting sites, places where stone tools were quarried, Maori landmarks and sacred places. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Some fxing.

Bush Press, Auckland, 1989. Softback, 111 pages. SECONDHAND


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HOSTILE SHORES, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN PREHISTORIC NEW ZEALAND
Bruce McFadgen
ISBN 9781869403904
$49.99

Combines Maori oral tradition with geological, archaeological and anthropological evidence to describe the impact tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes had on Maori from prehistoric times to the 18th century. ‘Essential reading for anyone living within 300 metres of the shoreline’.

Auckland University Press, 2007. Softback. 298 pages. NEW


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THE COMING OF THE MAORI
Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck)
0087
$80.00

The Coming of the Maori by Te Rangi Hiroa Sir Peter Buck. Maori history from the discovery of New Zealand, includes Maori speech, food, houses, mats, weaving, clothing, tools, canoes, fishing, games, music, weapons, decoration, art, family, religion and warfare. 

Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Christchurch, 1952. Hardback with dust jacket.  551 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE MAORI PAST AND PRESENT
T.E. Donne
21023081
$175.00

An anthropological memoir of Maori life and custom by an author who was director of the colonial museum and promotor of Maori culture at exhibitions, most notably at the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-07. Scarce with such a fine dustjacket.

Seeley Service and Co., Ltd., London, 1927. Hardback with dust jacket. 287 pages. SECONDHAND

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T. E. Donne
ISBN9781869640209
$60.00

"An account of a highly attractive, intelligent people, their doubtful origin, their customs & ways of living, art, methods of warfare, hunting & other characteristics mental & physical." First published in 1927 this is a facsimile reprint.

Kiwi Reprints, Christchurch. Hardback, no dust jacket as issued. 287 pages. NEW


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THE MAORI YESTERDAY AND TODAY
James Cowan
110290623
$75.00

One of the classic 19C works on Maori life and culture by one of the leading NZ scholars of his day. Cowan covers origins, tapu, maketu, poetry, whakatauki, moko, cultivation of kumara, the tangi etc.

Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Christchurch, 1930. Hardback, no dust jacket. 266 pages. SECONDHAND


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MAORI LORE. The Traditions of the Maori People
James Izett
11028031
$225.00

The Wharekura and the Gods of Hawaiki, Legends of Hawaiki, Canoes of the Migration, Legends of Aotearoa. Illustrations from photographs by Arthur Isles of Rotorua. General wear.

Government Printer, Wellington, 1904. Hardback. 451 pages. SECONDHAND


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MAORI SUPERSTITIONS
John White
ISBN97818773460905
$30.00

Text of a lecture delivered by White to the Young Men's Christian Association at the Odfellows Hall, Auckland, 20th June, 1856. First published then, this is a facsimile reprint with a new index.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2004. Softback. 33page, with new index. NEW


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MAORI LIFE IN AO-TEA
Johannes Andersen
801
$125.00

Maori Life in Ao-Tea by Johannes C. Andersen. A comprehensive survey of Maori history, foods, fowling, tattoing, waeving, mythology, building, warfare and ceremonies. Illustrated, contains a genealogy of Maori gods.

Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch. Hardback. 675 pages, illustrated. SECONDHAND.


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MAORI LIFE IN AOTEA
Johannes C. Andersen
ISBN9781877151484
$90.00

A scholarly attempt to describe the ancient Maori people in their every day life and customs, sayings, mana, legends and folk lore. First published in 1907 this is a facsimile reprint.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2000. Softback. 675 pages. NEW


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THE MAORI
Elsdon Best
833
$220.00

Surveys Maori as seafarers, colonisers, tradional learning, whare wananga, cosmology, anthropogeny, myths, religion, magic, social customs, sickness, death, burial, arts, games, music, science, agriculture, architecture, fishing, woodcraft, textile arts, adornment. First published in 1924. Two volume set.

Polynesian Society, Wellington, 1942. Hardbacks with dust-jackets. Vol. I, 528 pages, Vol. II, 636 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE MAORI Two Volumes
Elsdon Best
ISBN9781877346354 ISBN9781877346392
$120.00

Surveys Maori as seafarers, colonisers, traditional learning, whare wananga, cosmology, anthropogeny, myths, religion, magic, social customs, sickness, death, burial, arts, games, music, science, agriculture, architecture, fishing, woodcraft, textile arts, adornment. First published in 1924, this is a facsimile reprint of that edition. Two volume set.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2011. Softbacks. Vol. I, 528 pages, Vol. II, 637 pages. NEW


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LEGENDS OF THE MAORI
James Cowan
110280311
$295.00

"Mythology, Traditional History, Folk-Lore, Poetry, Maori-Polynesian Historical Traditions and Stories of Old New Zealand." Illustrations by Stuart Peterson. FIRST EDITION. Fine condition.

Harry H. Tombs Ltd., Wellington, 1930. 2 Volumes. Hardback, no dust jackets as issued.  320 & 285 pages. SECONDHAND


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LEGENDS OF THE MAORI Volume I Mythology, Folklore, Tradition and Poetry
Maui Pomare and James Cowan
ISBN9781877346422
$90.00

A comprehensive and authorititive collection of Maori tradition and folklore with artistic illustrations by Stuart Peterson. First published in 1930, with an index for the first time.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 1913. Softback. 446 pages, with index. NEW


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THE MAORI RACE
Edward Tregear
210240401
$120.00

A concise and comprehensive account of Maori life, lore, religion and culture as it appeared to a knowledgable European New Zealand author at the beginning of the twentieth century. 16 interesting photograph plates. Bagnall T705.

A. D. Willis, Wanganui, 1904. Hardback, no dust jacket. 592 pages. SECONDHAND


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TREASURY OF MAORI FOLKLORE
A.W. Reed
130
$100.00

Treasury of Maori Folklore by A.W. Reed. A comprehensive and authoratitve survey of Maori myths, legends, folklore and religious beliefs. 1974 reprint of 1963 first edition.

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1974. Hardback with dust jacket. 491 pages. SECONDHAND 


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FOLK-TALES OF THE MAORI
A.A. Grace
ISBN9781877346194
$70.00

An interesting collection of Maori folk tales handed down in the oral tradition and collected by Grace, with the help of Karepa te Whetu, around 1900. First published in 1907 this is a facsimile reprint.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2008. Softback. 257 pages. NEW


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MAORI LORE OF LAKE, ALP AND FIORD
Herries Beattie
110280612
$225.00

Folk-lore, fairy tales, traditions and place names of the scenic wonderland of the South Island. The text is divided into three parts, the lakes, the alps and the fiords.

Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, 1945. Hardback, no dust jacket as issued. 150 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE MAORI POLYNESIAN COMPARATIVE DICTIONARY
Edward Tregear
0007
$175.00

A dictionary of Maori with Polynesian comparisons including Samoan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, Tongan, Rarotongan, Marquesan, Mangarevan, Paumotan and Moriori equivalents. Includes days of the moon, genealogies, plus a geographical and dialect index. Bagnall T703. Some splits to spine.  

                                                                                                                   

Lyon and Blair, Wellington, 1891. Hardback. 675 pages. SECONDHAND  


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THE MAORI TOHUNGA
Johannes C. Andersen
ISBN9781877346064
$60.00

"A fragment intended to increase the sympathetic interest in the belief and the philosophy of the Polynesians, an interest that has for some time been active." First published in 1948 this is a facsimile reprint.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2005. Softback. 135 pages. NEW

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MAU MOKO. THE WORLD OF MAORI TATTOO
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
ISBN9780670045617
$75.00

This well illustrated book is the closest there has ever been to a complete book on Maori tattoo or moko. It provides a history of the practice, explores some contemporary cultural and spiritual issues, and relates dozens of stories from wearers and artists. First edition. Fine condition.

Penguin NZ, Auckland, 2007. Hardback with dust jacket. 259 pages. AS NEW


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MAU MOKO. THE WORLD OF MAORI TATTOO
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
ISBN9780670045617
$50.00

This well illustrated book is the closest there has ever been to a complete book on Maori tattoo or moko. It provides a history of the practice, explores some contemporary cultural and spiritual issues, and relates dozens of stories from wearers and artists. First published in 2007 this is the softback edition.

Penguin NZ, Auckland, 2011. Softback. 240 pages. NEW


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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAORI MYTH AND LEGEND
Margaret Orbell
ISBN9780908812455HBK
$60.00

A detailed guide to Maori myths and legends, religious beliefs, folk lore and history. More than 380 entries, arranged alphabetically, reveal the subtlety of the traditional Maori view of the world. Includes more than 240 illustrations and a comprehensive index. First edition, signed by the author.

Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 1995. Hardback with dust jacket. 274 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAORI MYTH AND LEGEND.
Margaret Orbell.
ISBN9780908812479
$39.95

Provides a detailed guide to Maori myths and legends, religious beliefs, folklore and history. More than 380 entries, arranged alphabetically, reveal the subtlety and complexity of the traditional Maori view of the world. Includes more than 240 illustrations and a comprehensive index.

Canterbury University Press, Canterbury. Softback. 274 pages. NEW. 


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MAORI TREASURES OF NEW ZEALAND
Paul Tapsell
ISBN9781869535896
$49.95

This book honours both the man who once carried the name Ko Tawa, Captain Gilbert Mair, and the many significant Maori ancestors, taonga, that entered his remarkable life. Mair's feats of oratory, with weapon and with pen remain a core foundation to New Zealand life and history.

David Bateman Ltd., Auckland, 2006. Softback. 192 pages. NEW. 


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THE MAORI AS HE WAS
Elsdon Best
0091
$70.00

A brief account of Maori life as it was in pre-European days. A Lindauer portrait of Wiremu Tako Ngatata appears on the dust jacket. Third edition. 

Government Printer, Wellington, 1952. Hardback with dust jacket, illustrated, 22 cm, 296 pages. SECONDHAND


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WHAOWHIA MAORI ART AND ITS ARTISTS
Sir Gilbert Archey
ISBN000216910X
$75.00

The author's last book on the subject that was his life's work. Comprehensive coverage includes meeting houses, war canoes, personal adornment, weapons, musical instruments and textiles. Folding plate to rear. Fine condition.

Collins NZ Ltd., Auckland, 1977. Hardback with dust jacket. 136 pages. SECONDHAND


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JOHN RUTHERFORD THE WHITE CHIEF
James Drummond, editor
210240803
$65.00

The adventures of runaway sailor Rutherford who lived amoung the Maori of the Poverty Bay region in the turbulent times of the 1820s before returning to England where he became a figure of great curiosity. Slght staining to bottom of boards.

Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd., Christchurch, 1908. Hardback, no dust jacket. 234 pages. SECONDHAND


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LETTERS AND JOURNALS OF SAMUEL MARSDEN
J.R. Elder
310230521
$125.00

The letters of Marsden (1765-1838) who was senior Chaplin in the colony of New South Wales and Superintendent of the mission of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand. No. 29 of the first edition of 1000 copies. Signed by the author.

Otago University Council, Dunedin, 1932. Hardback. 580 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE MEDIATOR A Life of Richard Taylor 1805-1873
J.M.R. Owens
ISBN9780864734648
$30.00

Based on Taylor's diaries and letters this is an account of a complex man, missionary, land speculator, trader, ethnographer, scientist and writer. Taylor was present at the Treaty of Waitangi discussions and made the final copy on parchment.

Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2004. Softback. 352 pages. SECONDHAND


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BIBLE & TREATY Missionaries Among The Maori-A New Perspective
Keith Newman
ISBN9780143204084
$52.00

Fresh perspectives on the missionary story, from the lead-up to Samuel Marsden's first sermon; the struggle for survival and understanding, to the dramatic events that unfolded around the Treaty of Waitangi and the disillusionment that led to the land wars.

Penguin NZ, Auckland, 2010. Softback. 367 pages. NEW


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HARIRU WIKITORIA! An illustrated history of the Maori tour of England, 1863
Brian Mackrell
ISBN0195580729
$42.50

The detailed story of this extraordinay tour organised by William Jenkins that included an audience with the Queen and visits to London, Bristol , Bath and Birmingham in 1863.

Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1985. Softback. 128 pages. SECONDHAND


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LIKE THEM THAT DREAM, THE MAORI AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
Bronwyn Elsmore
ISBN 0908705042
$45.00

The background to the Christian Mission in New Zealand, the cultural reasons why Maori chose to identify with the Israelites of ancient times and the religious aspects of the Maori movements in the colonial period.

 

Tauranga Moana Press, 1985. Softback. 189 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE RINGATU MOVEMENT
Irvine Roxburgh
ISBN9781877151163
$45.00

A study of the Ringatu faith that arose as a concequence of Maori contact and conflict with expansionist Europeans in colonial New Zealand. First published in 1998.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2010. Softback. 126 pages. NEW  


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THE PA MAORI
Elsdon Best
0001
$55.00

An account of the fortified villages of the Maori in pre-European and modern times, illustrating methods of defence by means of ramparts, fosses, scarps and stockades. Bulletin No 6, Dominion Museum (N.Z.).  (Bagnall B747). Wellington, Board of Maori Ethnological Research for the Dominion Museum, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1927. This is the reprint edition.

Government Printer, Wellington, 1975. Hardback with dust jacket, illustrated, maps. 459 pages. SECONDHAND


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MAORI STRING FIGURES
Johannes C. Andersen
0202
$110.00

Maori String Figures by Johannes Anderson. A comprehensive record  of traditional Maori string figures, Maori string designs and Maori string tricks. Wellington, Vol 2 of the Memoirs of the Board of Maori Ethnological Research, 1927.

Hardback, decorated with Maori motif, illustrated, 173 pages. SECONDHAND 


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MAORI MUSIC
Johannes Andersen, F.R.S. N.Z.
110221111
$265.00

Maori Music with it's Polynesian background. Memoirs of the Polynesian Society, Volume 10. A substantial work from one of the great early pakeha scholars of Maori culture.

Thomas Avery & Sons, New Plymouth, 1934. Hardback, no dust jacket. 483 pages. SECONDHAND


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MAORI MUSIC
Johannes C. Andersen
ISBN9781877151804
$100.00

The history of Maori music based on research dating from the time of Cook's voyages. Also includes Maori dance and Polynesian instruments. Originally published as Vol 10 of the Memoirs of the Polynesian Society, 1934.

Catsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2002. Softcovers, illustrated, 483 pages. NEW


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MAORI MUSIC
Mervyn McLean
ISBN9781869401443
$75.00

This book is in two parts. The first concerns traditional music and dance, instruments, styles and performance, contexts and teaching and learning. The second part concerns European influences, especially hymnody, and records the development of modern genres, concert parties, etc.

Auckland University Press, 1996. Hardback with dust jacket. 418 pages. AS NEW


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CARVED MAORI HOUSES of Western and Northern Areas of New Zealand
W.J. Phillips
110280802
$325.00

Records years of research. Famous and little-known houses are dealt with individually and interesting data of origins, designers, carvers is set down in detail. It is a carefully documented collection of illustrations and fragments of associated history and traditions gathered by the author as opportunity offered. Dominion Museum Monograph No. 9.

Dominion Museum, Wellington, 1955. Hardback with dust jacket. 290 pages. SECONDHAND


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CARVED HISTORIES
Roger Neich
ISBN9781869404260
$59.99

An account and an analysis of the major traditions of Maori wood carving as exemplified by the Ngati Tarawhai carvers of the Rotorua district in the central north island. An important, impressive and scholarly work. First published in hardback, 2001.

Auckland University Press, 2008. Softback. 424 pages. NEW


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MAORI MYTH AND RELIGION
Elsdon Best
110270821
$25.00

Origional work by noted scholar Elsdon Best who spent years in close contact with Maori of the Urewera. 

Dominion Museum Monograph, No. 1. Wellington, 1954. 42 pages. Softback. SECONDHAND


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THE ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAORI
Elsdon Best
110270823
$25.00

Original work by noted scholar Elsdon Best who spent years in close contact with Maori in the Urewera.

Dominion Museum Monograph, No. 3, Wellington, 1954. Softback. 80 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE MAORI DIVISION OF TIME
Elsdon Best
110270824
$25.00

Original work by noted scholar Elsdon Best who spent years in close contact with Maori in the Urewera.

Dominion Museum Monograph, No. 4, Wellington, 1959. Softback. 51 pages. SECONDHAND


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POLYNESIAN VOYAGERS
Elsdon Best
110270825
$25.00

Monograph by noted scholar Elsdon Best who spent years in close contact with Maori in the Urewera.

Dominion Museum Monograph, No.5, Wellington, 1954. Softback. 67 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE MAORI PEOPLE AND US
Norman Smith
310240802
$32.50

The author was an experienced official in Maori affairs and he traces the problems and difficulties that have beset Maori since the arrival of Europeans. Forward by Sir Apirana Ngata. Very fine copy.

Maori Purposes Fund Board, A.H. and A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1948. Hardback with dust jacket. 232 pages. SECONDHAND


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TE RAUPARAHA A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
Patricia Burns
ISBN9780589013092
$135.00

Te Rauparaha A New Perspective by Patricia Burns. A very fine condition copy of what is still the best and most comprehensive biography of one of the most well known figures in New Zealand history.

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1980. Hardback with dust jacket. 346pp. AS NEW.


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KA MATE KA ORA THE SPIRIT OF TE RAUPARAHA
Heni Collins
ISBN978177448362
$39.99

Describes Te Rauparaha's life from the time of his birth being foretold, threough inter tribal conflict, migration, settlement on Kapati and into the period of colonisation.

Steele Roberts Ltd., Wellington, 2010. Softback, illustrated, 303 pages. NEW

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John F. Ward
$35.00

Wanderings with the Maori Prophets Te Whiti and Tohu by John F. Ward. "Being reminiscences of a twelve months' companionship with them, from their arrival in Christchurch in April 1882, untill their return to Parihaka in March, 1888."

First published in 1888. Kiwi Facsimile Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 136 pages. NEW


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RIEMENSCHNEIDER OF WAREA
W. Greenwood
210230315
$45.00

From 1844 German missionany priest Riemenschneider worked amoung the Maori at Warea, Taranaki for 14 years, before moving to Otago where he died in 1866. This the first account of his work at an interesting period of Maori-Pakeha relations.

A.H. and A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1967. Hardback with dust jacket. 152 pages. SEDCONDHAND


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RATANA, THE MAN, THE CHURCH, THE POLITICAL MOVEMENT
J. Henderson
0090
$120.00

The story of Wiremu Ratana, The founder of the Ratana Movement, his growth as a faith healer and prophet, the rise of the Ratana church and later, the association with the NZ Labour Party.

The Polynesian Society Inc., Wellington, 1963. Hardback with dust jacket. 128 pages. SECONDHAND


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RATANA THE PROPHET
Keith Newman
ISBN9780143010975
$39.95

After a profound vision Ratana became a healer and a lifter of ancient curses. He founded the Ratana Church and movement and led his followers to unite and to restore the Treaty of Waitangi as the founding document. This fine new biography is based on 20 years of research.

Raupo Penguin, Auckland, 2009. Softback. 263 pages. NEW


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TE RANGI HIROA THE LIFE OF SIR PETER BUCK
J.B. Condliffe
ISBN 0723303169
$60.00

Buck trained as a doctor before becoming an anthropologist who specialised in Polynesian culture and finnished his career at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu.

Wellington, Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Christchurch, 1971.Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated. 314 pages. SECONDHAND


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NA TO HOA AROHA FROM YOUR DEAR FRIEND The Correspondence between Sir Apirana Ngata
M.P.K. Sorrenson, editor
ISBN0196480353
$75.00

The Correspondence between Sir Apirana Ngata and Sir Peter Buck 1925-50, Volume One. Ngata was a Member of Parliament and cabinet minister while Buck was a doctor who became an anthropologist and went on to become Director of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Their letters provide insight into Maori and Pacific affairs and anthropology. 1st edition. Decorative endpapers and cover, slight foxing to fore-edges and bumped spine and corners.

Auckland University Press, 1986. Hardback. 269 pages, illustrated. SECONDHAND


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WIREMU PERE The Life and Times of a Maori Leader, 1837-1915
Joseph Pere
ISBN9781877514098
$90.00

Pere (1837-1915) was a leader at a time of great challeng and change who entered Parliament in 1884. This is an account of his life and contribution to the Maori people. Includes a detailed whakapapa.

Libro International, Auckland, 2010. Hardback with dust jacket. 440 pages, reproduction deeds in pocket to rear. NEW


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TAMIHANA The Kingmaker
L.S. Ricard
ISBN9780958339070
$60.00

A biography of the great Maori leader and statesman Wiremu Tamihana who played a crucial role in North Island politics during the period of turmoil in the 1850s and 1860s. First published in 1963, this is a facimile reprint.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 1996. Softback. 200 pages. NEW


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TAINUI
Leslie G. Kelly
ISBN9781877151811
$95.00

'Preserves the essential wisdom of an ancient culture and the identity of a modern people.' The traditions and history of the people of the Waikato from the Tainui canoe to the King Movement. Contains many genealogicall tables. First published bt the Polynesian Society in 1949, this is a facsimle reprint of the 1949 first edition.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2002. Softback.. 479 pages. NEW


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NGA IWI O TAINUI The Traditional History of the Tainui People
Pei Te Hurinui Jones edited by Bruce Biggs
ISBN1869401190
$95.00

This is the bilingual collection of the histories, genealogies, songs and chants of the Tainui people decended from the occupants of the Tainui canoe, who arrived at and settled the area around the Kaawhia Harbour about 1300AD. First edition.

Auckland University Press, 1995. Hardback with dust jacket. 402 pages. SECONDHAND


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TAMIHANA THE KING MAKER
L.S. Rickard
210220613
$160.00

Tamihana was the dynamic force behind the King movement, was a statesman of rare quality and vision, Selwyn and Grey found their intellectual equal. This is the biography of a remarkable man.

A.H. amd A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1963. Hardback with dust jacket. 200 pages. SECONDHAND.


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THE MAORI KING
John Gorst
110290312
$85.00

Gorst tells from first-hand knowledge, the story of the King Movement and the background of events which led up to the Waikato War. An important document of New Zealand history. First published in 1864, this edition includes additional material.

Paul's Book Arcade, Hamilton, 1959. Hardback with dust jacket. 284 pages, folding map to rear. SECONDHAND


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KING POTATAU
Pei Te Hurinui
ISBN9781869694234
$50.00

An account of the life of Potato Te Wherowhero 1775-1860, the first Maori King and leader of the King Movement. First published by the Polynesian Society in 1959.

Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2010. Softback. 303 pages. NEW


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NEW ZEALAND RACISM IN THE MAKING The Life and Times of Walter Mantell
Harry Evison
ISBN9780473175771
$39.95

Mantell was among the first English colonists to arrive in New Zealand, landing in Welligton in 1840. By the time of his death in 1895, he had become well known as a Maori claims commissioner, as a scientist and as a politician.

Panuitia Press, Lower Hutt, 2010. Softback. 447 pages. NEW


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MAN OF TWO WORLDS A Biography of Sir Maui Pomare
J.F. Cody
ISBN210230921
$80.00

Pomare was a descendant of Hoturoa of the Tainui canoe and his grandmother was one of few women to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. He had a distinguished political career and was Minister of Health from 1923-25.

A.H. and A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1953. Hardback with dust jacket. 161 pages. SECONDHAND


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ENCIRCLED LANDS TE UREWERA 1820-1921
Judith Binney
ISBN9781877242441
$79.99

Encircled Lands Te Urewera 1820-1921 by Judith Binney. Describes the history of the Tuhoe from the time of first European contact in the 19th century until 1921. 

Bridget Williams, Wellington, 2009. Hardback with dust-jacket, 670 pages. NEW


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REDEMPTION SONGS A Life of Te Kooti
Judith Binney
ISBN9781927131480
$89.99

"Traces the songs, the narratives and the pathways by which the nineteenth century Maori leader Te Kooti sought to give the land and his people new life". An important historical biography of a most significant figure in New Zealand history. First published in 1995.

Bridget Williams Books Ltd., Wellington, 2012. Hardback with dust jacket. 666 pages. NEW


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MAN OF THE MIST A Biography of Elsdon Best
E.W.G. Craig
210230602
$85.00

Elsdon Best is remembered today for his study of Maori language, lore and culture and for his many publications on Maori. This book describes the traveller, adventurere, bushman and devoted ethnologist.

A.H. and A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1964. Hardback with dust jacket. 247 pages. SECONDHAND


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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS The Story of Elsdon Best and Tutakangahau
Jeffrey Paparoa Holman
ISBN9780143008422
$40.00

Explores the relationship between pakeha anthropologist Elsdon Best and Tuhoe chief Tutakangahau who gave Best the stories which he eventually published and which are so pervasive today in our understanding of 'the old time Maori'.

Penguin NZ, Auckland, 2010. Softback. 344 pages. NEW


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TE ARAWA A History of the Arawa People
D.M. Stafford
110250601
$275.00

This history of Te Arawa, who today occupy the Rotorua lakes district and part of the central Bay of Plenty coastline, is notable for its readable scholarship. The author has included genealogies, as well as chants and prayers (with translations where possible). Published 1967. FIRST EDITION.

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington. Hardback with worn dust jacket. 573 pages. SECONDHAND


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MAKERETI
Paul Diamond
ISBN9781869419004
$35.00

A biography of one of New Zealand's first international media celebrities. Initially known as the Whakarewarewa guide Maggie Papakura she pioneered the Maori concert party and toured in Australia and England. She then married into Oxfordshire landed gentry and became a student at Oxford University. A remarkable woman. Published 2007. FIRST EDITION.

Random House, Auckland. Softback. 216 pages. NEW.


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THE STORY OF AOTEA
Rev T G Hammond
210220901
$57.50

A history of the Taranaki Maori iwi traditionally decended from the Aotea canoe. Includes histories of Hawaiki, Turi and the journey to New Zealand, and exploring and naming the west coast.

Lyttelton Times Print, Christchurch, 1924. Hardback, no dust jacket as issued. 242 pages. SECONDHAND


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RANGITANE A Tribal History
J.M. McEwen
ISBN0474000303
$145.00

Traces the history and traditions of the central North Island/Manawatu Rangitani tribe and records important whakapapa, legends, proverbs and waiata. A work of detailed painstaking research and great scolarship.

Reed Methuen Publishers Ltd., Auckland, 1986. Hardback with dust jacket. 292 pages. SECONDHAND


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TAKITIMU
Tiki Hikawera Mitira (J. H. Mitchell)
ISBN9781877346361
$90.00

Takitumu by Tiki Hikawera Mitira (J. H. Mitchell). The migration of the Ngati Kahungunu people from Hawaiki to Aotearoa with a history of the New Zealand born ancestors. Includes genealogy tables. First published in 1943. This is a new facsimile edition, and for the first time there is a full index.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2011. Softback. 400 pages with index. NEW. 


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THE MAORI HISTORY and PLACE NAMES OF HAWKE’S BAY
J. Buchanan, edited by D. Simmons
1SBN 0589007343
$130.00

The Maori History and Place Names of Hawke’s Bay by J. Buchanan. Wellington, A.H. & A. W. Reed, 1973.

Hardback with marked dust-jacket, illustrated, 25 cm, some foxing, 215 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE LONG DISPUTE
Harry C. Evison
ISBN 0908812574
$45.00

A history of the Maori of southern New Zealand caught up in the tide of European expansion and colonisation. Drawn from a wide variety of sources both Maori and European. 

Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 1997. Paperback, illustrated. 399 pages. SECONDHAND


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POLITICS OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI Protest and Cooperation 1891-1909
John A. Williams
110290612
$75.00

Analyzes Maori protest movements from 1891-1909 and how Maori society adapted to the challenges by combining European political techniques and new economic enterprise with traditional leadership and social values. A ground breaking study.

Oxford University Press, 1969. Hardback with dust jacket. 204 pages. SECONDHAND


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THE SILENT MIGRATION Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club 1937-1948
Patricia Grace, Irihapeti Ramsden & Jonathan Dennis
ISBN9781877266102
$32.50

The remarkable stories of fifteen members of the Ngati Poneke Club, founded in the 1930s as the Maori move to the cities began. Real oral history.

Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2001. Softback. 248 pages. SECONDHAND


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WHEN THE WAVES ROLLED IN UPON US
Michael Reilly and Jane Thomson, editors
ISBN9781877133206
$30.00

A collection of essays focusing on the nineteenth century history of Maori in the South Island, Te Wai Pounamu and on Maori/Pakeha relations at this crucial time.

Otago University Press, Dunedin, 1999. Softback. 223 pages. SECONDHAND


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EXHIBITING MAORI A History of Colonial Cultures of Display
Conal McCarthy
ISBN9781877385339
$45.00

A comprehensive history of the display of Maori culture and artifacts from the nineteenth century to today and active Maori engagement with the colonial culture of display.

Te Papa Press, Wellington, 2007. Softback. 241 pages. NEW


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MAORI IN FOCUS A selection of photographs of Maori from 1850-1914
William Main
11024042
$75.00

This book provides an interesting social history of Maori through photography. An unrivalled means of documenting change and development during the nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout with unique New Zealand photographs.

Millwood Press, Wellington. Hardback with good dust-jacket. 121 pages. SECONDHAND 


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MAORI A PHOTOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY
Michael King
ISBN0790000946
$25.00

Historian Michael King documents the history of the Maori using rarely seen photographs from 1852 to the more common images of Waitangi Day protestors in 1982.  Comprehensive text and outstanding images make this a much sought after social history.

Heinemann. Softcovers. Illustrated. 287 Pages. SECONDHAND


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SONG OF WAITAHA The Histories of a Nation
Barry Brailsford
ISBN0958337802
$325.00

The elders of Waitaha share their ancient and sacred lore for the first time. Bound in secrecy for centuries, protected through the ages by those who gave their lives to keep it safe, this knowledge travels out of the past to be revealed in Song of Waitaha. First edition 1989.

Ngatapuwae Trust, Christchurch. Hardback with dust jacket. 311 pages. SECONDHAND.


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IN SEARCH OF THE SOUTHERN SERPENT
Hamish Miller and Barry Brailsford
ISBN958243409
$75.00

This book is the result of five years research on Maori sacred sites. Miller, a dowser and Barry, a guardian of the scared lore of these sites, share knowledge of “trails long closed open again  we need to honour the wisdom of the ancestors that it might be shaped anew for this age”.  No. 160 of a limited edition of 1300, signed by the authors.

Penwith Press and Stoneprint Press, Hamilton, 2006. Hardback with dust jacket. 232 pages, illustrated. SECONDHAND


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SONG OF THE STONE
Barry Brailsford
ISBN958350205
$45.00

Archaeologist and historian Barry Brailsford describes five ancient Maori and North American Indian trails, sacred knowledge shared with the author by tribal elders. Includes a bookmark signed by the author and decorated with a piece of pounamu (greenstone) from a Westland riverbed.

Stoneprint Press, Hamilton, 1995. Hardback, no dust jacket as issued. 192 pages. SECONDHAND


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POUNAMU Notes on New Zealand Greenstone
Major-General H.G. Robley
21023031
$40.00

One of the first books published on Pounamu or Greenstone and its use by the Maori. Illustrated with drawings by the author and with a glossary. First published in London in 1915 and now very scarce.

Southern Reprints, Auckland, 1997. Hardback, no dust jacket as issued. 83 pages. NEW


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NGA WAKA O NEHERA
Jeff Evans
ISBN0790005573
$27.50

Nga Waka O Nehera, the first voyaging canoes. Brings together all the written traditions about early Polynesian voyages to New Zealand. Contains an alphabetical list of 200 waka, including waka related to the Chatham Islands, lists of crew members associated with waka and maps of landing sites. Cover marked, original owner's name on front endpaper, text crisp.

Reed Books, Auckland, 1997. Softback, illustrated, 223 pages. SECONDHAND