Māori
a visitor's guide
Walker, Pāora
1949-
creator
author.
Heremaia, James
photographer.
text
nz
Auckland, N.Z
Reed
2007
monographic
eng
84 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
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.
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.
by Pāora Walker ; photographs by James Heremaia.
Includes bibliography (p. 84).
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Māori (New Zealand people)
Material culture
Māori (New Zealand people)
Social life and customs
Tāngata whenua
Tikanga
Pōwhiri
Manuhiri
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