Nga Iwi O Tainui
Nga Iwi O Tainui

Author: Bruce Biggs

Publisher: Auckland University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781869401191

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The Maori language biographies of Maori who appear in The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Vol 1.

Tainui
Tainui

Author: John White

Publisher:

Published: 1888

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13:

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"... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.

From Tamaki-Makaurau-Rau to Auckland
From Tamaki-Makaurau-Rau to Auckland

Author: Russell Stone

Publisher: Auckland University Press

Published: 2002-04-01

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1775580725

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Drawing on oral histories of the indigenous Maori peoples of the area, archaeological evidence, and early missionaries’ diaries and histories, this model of local history provides a comprehensive contextual history of the city of Auckland from first settlement of the area about 800 years ago up to 1840.

Nga Pepeha a Nga Tipuna
Nga Pepeha a Nga Tipuna

Author: Hirini Moko Mead

Publisher: Victoria University Press

Published: 2004-04

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780864734624

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Collection of Maori proverbs with translations and explanations.

Ngāti Ruanui
Ngāti Ruanui

Author: Tony Sole

Publisher: Huia Publishers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9781869691806

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This eloquent and detailed Taranki history has grown out of research for the Ngati Ruanui tribal treaty claim against the New Zealand Crown. From pre-Hawaiki times it follows the Aotea canoe from Ranigatea in the Pacific to New Zealand Aotearoa and the settlement of Turi and his people at Patea. The battles and alliances over the centuries and the rich and varied Ngati Ruanui history form the narrative background for the arrival of Pakeha from Europe and the devastation and land confiscations that followed. The story of the successful negotiation of the Ngati Ruanui treaty settlement and the creation of Te Rananga o Ngati Ruanui is told here for the first time. The central theme of this important book is the unwavering determination of the Ngati Ruanui tribe to hold on to their land and their autonomy.

The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades
The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades

Author: Munya Andrews

Publisher: Spinifex Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781876756451

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The seven sisters of the Pleiades are known throughout the world and appear again and again in stories from many cultures. Beginning with her grandmother's tale, Munya Andrews takes the reader to the stars, around and across the planet through Indigenous North America, Australia, Japan and the Pacific, and back through time to Ancient Egypt, India, Greece and South America. She explores the commonalities of legends to discover our common human origins. The Subaru from Japan share much with the young women depicted as birds in the stories from Greece and Indigenous Australia. The Pleiades have been the source of much mythology, wisdom and science over many millennia. The book is also an examination of culture and how culture is expressed through symbols and stories related to stars and other astronomical phenomena. Her work is distinguished from other studies in the field because she brings to it an Indigenous perspective which enriches its interpretative power. No other writer has captured the richness of this mysterious constellation.