Ngai Tahu A Migration History. The Carrington Text edited by Te Maire Tau and Atholl Anderson. This magnificent narrative tells of Ngai Tahu's migration from the Wellington area into the South Island. Making their way by sea and land as far as Raikiura (Stewart Island) and Fiordland, the people settled, fought and intermarried-establishing their genealogical right to the land, as Te Huataki acknowledges in the words 'by way of my backbone.'
Beautifully Illustrated. Hardback. 272 pages. NEW.
This Horrid Practice. The myth and reality of traditional Maori cannibalism. Paul Moon deals with one of the great taboos of New Zealand history-the practice of cannibalism in traditional Maori society. Carefully assessing the evidence of cannibalism amoung pre-European Maori, Professor Paul Moon concludes that it was widespread. Why was cannibalism so prevalent, he asks, and why did it come to a halt just a few decades after the arrival of Europeans? His conclusions are provocative and frequently contentious, but they are always backed by an impressive array of scholarly sources.
Paperback. 304 pages. NEW.
Out of Time Maori and the Photographer 1860-1940 by Michael Graham Stewart and John Gow. These are photographs of the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand in which the humanity of the subjects transends the stereotype, opening windows into how it was then, both in front of and behind, the lens. Excellent quality reproductions of 19C photographs make this the finest book on the subject yet published.
Hardback. 144 pages. NEW.
Mau Moko The World of Maori Tattoo by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku. 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.
Hardback. 240 pages. NEW.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Myth and Legend. Margaret Orbell 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.
Softback. 274 pages. NEW.
Maori Treasures of New Zealand by Paul Tapsell. 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.
Softback. 192 pages. NEW.
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.
Kiwi Facsimile Reprint Edition. Hardback. 314 pages. NEW.
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregar. A Maori dictionary with Polynesian comparisons including Samoan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, Tongan, Rarotongan, Marquesan, Mangarevan, Paumotan and Moriori equivalents. (Bagnall T703). Includes days of the moon, genealogies, plus a geographical and dialect index. Wellington, Lyon and Blair, 1891.
Hardback, Some wear, splits to spine, 25 cm, 675 pages. SECONDHAND.
The Ancient History of the Maori His Mythology and Religions by John White. This bilingual classic of New Zealand literature about the Maori is a faithfull facsimile Kiwi reprint of the original published by the Government printer in 1887 and long unobtainable.
Kiwi Facsimile Reprint. Hardback. Six volumes, 300+ pages each. NEW Reprint.
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. Published in 1980.
Hardback. 346pp. Condition: Fine with dust jacket. AS NEW.
The Maori Past and Present by T.E. Donne. "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. Kiwi Facsimile Reprint Edition. Hardback. 287 pages. NEW
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
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. Published Wellington, Maori Purposes Fund Board and Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, 1952.
Hardback with decorative dust-jacket, illustrated, 551 pages text plus 24 pages black and white photographs. SECONDHAND
The Long Dispute, Maori Land Rights and European Colonisation in Southern New Zealand by Harry C Evinson. Christchurch, Canterbury University Press, 1997.
Paperback, illustrated, 21.5 cm, 399 pages. SECONDHAND
Ratana, The Man, The Church, The Political Movement by J. Henderson. Wellington, The Polynesian Society Inc, 1963. Polynesian Society Memoir Vol 36.
Hardback with marked dust-jacket, illustrated, 25 cm approx, 128 pages. SECONDHAND
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
Te Rangi Hiroa The Life of Sir Peter Buck by J.B. Condliffe. Buck trained as a doctor before becoming an anthropologist who specialised in Polynesian culture. Wellington, Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd, 1971.
Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 25 cm, 314 pages. SECONDHAND
The Maori As He Was, A brief account of Maori life as it was in pre-European days by Elsdon Best. Wellington, Government Printer, 1952. (third impression).
Hardback with marked and worn dust-jacket, illustrated, 22 cm, 296 pages. SECONDHAND
Like Them That Dream, The Maori and the Old Testament by Bronwyn Elsmere. Tauranga, the Tauranga Moana Press, 1985.
Soft covers, illustrated, 21 cm, 189 pages. SECONDHAND
Maori Houses and Food Stores by W. J. Phillipps. Wellington, Dominion Museum Monograph No. 8, Government Printer, 1952.
Hardback with damaged dust jacket, endpapers decorated with Maori design, illustrated, 24.5 cm, 212 pages. SECONDHAND
Treasury of Maori Folklore by A.W. Reed. A comprehensive survey of Maori myths, legends, folklore and religious beliefs. Wellington, Auckland, A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1974 reprint of 1963 first edition.
Hardback, edges foxed text clean, worn dust-jacket, 491 pages. SECONDHAND
The Maori Mantle by Ling Roth together with a review by Sir Peter Buck, Te Rangihiroa. A reprint of Roth’s 1923 classic work on Maori textiles, weaving and clothing. Describes the cultivation, preparation and dying of fibres, creation of Maori cloaks, taniko, feather mantles, feather and skin garments, rain cloaks, capes, kilts, dog skin garments, karowais and colour worsted ornamentation. Originally published in 1923 by the Bankfield Museum, Halifax, England, this reprint was published by Ruth Bean, Carlton, Bedford in 1979.
Softcovers, illustrated, photographs, diagrams, 77 pages. NEW
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. Wellington, Bridget Williams Books, 2009.
Hardback with dust-jacket, 670 pages. NEW
In Search of the Southern Serpent A journey into the power of place by Hamish Miller and Barry Brailsford. 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”. Penwith Press and StonePrint Press, 2006Signed limited edition. Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 232 pages. SECONDHAND
Song of the Stone by Barry Brailsford. 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. Hamilton (N.Z.), StonePrint Press, 1995. Hardback, slightly worn, illustrated, 192 pages. SECONDHAND
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
Maori Music with its Polynesian Background by Johannes Andersen. Charts the history of Maori music based on research dating fromthe time of Cook's voyages. Also includes Maori dance and Polynesian instruments. Christchurch, Cadsonbury Publications, 2002 (originally published as Vol 10 of the Memoirs of the Polynesian Society, 1934).
Softcovers, illustrated, 483 pages. NEW
Na To Aroha From Your Dear Friend. 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. Auckland, Auckland University Press in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library and the Maori Purposes Fund Board, 1986. 1st edition. Text fine, decorative endpapers and cover, slight foxing to fore-edges and bumped spine and corners. Hardback, illustrated, 269 pages. SECONDHAND
