Māori : a visitor's guide /

Walker, Pāora, 1949-

Māori : a visitor's guide / by Pāora Walker ; photographs by James Heremaia. - Auckland, N.Z. : Reed, 2007. - 84 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.

Includes bibliography (p. 84).

Introduction -- Myth -- Religion -- Māui -- Migration -- Waka/Iwi -- Ngā ingoa wahi/Placenames -- Ngā kōrero tuku iho/Māori oral tradition -- Te reo/Māori language -- Pākehā and the Treaty of Waitangi -- Te Kīngitanga/Maori royalty -- Marae -- Hāngi -- Māori arts -- Pounamu/greenstone -- Poi -- Whawhai/hunting -- Pākanga and patu/Battles and weapons -- Rongoā Māori/healing, plants -- Tourist activities websites.

Māori: A visitor's guide is an easy, informative guide to Māori culture and way of life. Written for tourists and locals alike, it introduces the reader to haka, hongi and hāngi, waka and weapons, the Māori queen, the Treaty, te reo, tangi... This is a light hearted guide, illustrated throughout with colour photos by James Heremaia.

9780790011011 0790011018


Māori (New Zealand people)--Material culture.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.
Tāngata whenua
Tikanga
Pōwhiri
Manuhiri

+

©South Taranaki District Council

Contact us