The Archaeology of Pouerua
The Archaeology of Pouerua

Author: Doug G. Sutton

Publisher: Auckland University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781869402921

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The third book to emerge from the Pouerua Project focuses on the pa itself, and explores the innovative attempt to use archaeological techniques to explore and understand socio-political processes. This book should be of interest to scholars, students and amateur archaeologists and historians.

Carved Histories
Carved Histories

Author: Roger Neich

Publisher: Auckland University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 9781869402570

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This comprehensive guide examines the personal histories, roles, and personalities that played into the traditional cultural art of carving. It also traces the influence of European patronage and the ensuing tourist trade upon this art form, as many Maori carvers began styling and catering their product to meet their clients’ aesthetic desires. Included is a discussion of the establishment of the government-sponsored Rotorua School of Maori Art in 1928, which appointed as the main tutor Eramiha Kapua, a Ngati Tarawhai carver, thus helping his own traditional tribal art to make the transition into a modern “national” art.

Matiatia
Matiatia

Author: Paul Monin

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1927131456

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Matiatia Bay is the gateway to Waiheke Island. Lying beside the island's best natural harbour, it has been the landing place for Maori waka, settler barges, tourist yachts and commuter ferries today. This beautiful heritage site is threatened by development - a marina is proposed, and intensive parking. Establishing the significance of the past, historian Paul Monin tells Matiatia's story from early Maori occupation to the present day. Here in a fertile bay in the magnificent setting of the Hauraki Gulf is a microcosm of New Zealand's history. Charmingly written, MATIATIA: GATEWAY TO WAIHEKE includes a rich array of photographs and maps.