TY - BOOK AU - Brailsford,Barry AU - Te Meihana,Iharaira AU - Mitchell,Derek AU - Lardelli,Derek ED - Ngatapuwae Trust. TI - Song of Waitaha: the histories of a nation : being the teachings of Iharaira Te Meihana, Wiremu Ruka Te Korako, Taare Reweti Te Maiharoa, Perenara Hone Hare, Heremia Te Wake, Puao Rakiraki, Renata Kauere SN - 0958337802 (hardback) U1 - 398.20993 BRA PY - 1994///] CY - [Christchurch, N.Z.] PB - [Ngatapuwae Trust] KW - Māori (New Zealand people) KW - New Zealand KW - South Island KW - Folklore KW - Waitaha (New Zealand people) KW - History KW - Legends KW - Mythology, Māori KW - To 1840 KW - Legends, Māori KW - Songs, Māori KW - Texts KW - Wairoa District KW - Māori literature KW - Tūpuna KW - reo KW - Tikanga-ā-iwi KW - Kōrero nehe KW - Waiata KW - Iwi KW - Pūrākau KW - South Island (N.Z.) N1 - Page 295, 296 and 305, 306 inserted as folded sheet in some copies; In English, with some Maori; Each copy numbered; The trail of understanding -- Song of creation -- Song of the white whale -- Song of the star walkers -- Song of the peace child -- Song of the weeping waters -- Song of the sacred nest -- Song of the ice mountains -- Song of the god stone -- Song of the broken waka -- Song of the star fires -- Song of the last days -- Trail of the tall trees; The trail of understanding -- Song of creation -- Song of the dream makers -- Song of the white whale -- Song of the star walkers -- Song of the peace child -- Song of the weeping waters -- Song of the sacred nest -- Song of the ice mountains -- Song of the god stone -- Song of the broken waka -- Song of the star fires -- Song of the last days -- Trail of the tall trees -- Patriarchal blessing N2 - "These kete are the treasures of the peoples of the nation of Waitaha ... for they are the sacred songs of our ancestors"--Page [6] ER -