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is the first monograph on the work of Aotearoa artist Raukura Turei (Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Taranaki, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki). Hard-cover; cloth-bound and embossed, this beautiful pukapuka is currently available in a special first edition run of only 500 copies.The book is composed of five ...

Fifty Years of the Waitangi Tribunal edited by Carwyn Jones and Maria Bargh, celebrates decisions, results and reports of the Waitangi Tribunal over half a century.This collection contains chapters on themes of land, water and the natural environment, the settlements process, the Kaupapa Inquiries, ...

An inspirational guided journal, based on mātauranga Māori, to establish simple daily habits and live a more balanced and intentional life.Mā te mātau ka ora te iwi. Through knowledge, the people will thriveEngage with key aspects of mātauranga (knowledge) - manaakitanga (hospitality and kindne...

The amazing Gavin Bishop brings us a monster-sized book about the mythical monsters of Aotearoa!Award-winning weaver of stories Gavin Bishop retells a variety of tales about the taniwha of Aotearoa, from the guardians who accompanied waka voyages to present-day inhabitants of the whenua and moana.ar...

‘A signally important text in the canon of Māori history.’ — Michael StevensThe dynamics of an evolving southern world are mapped by distinguished archaeologist Atholl Anderson in a new edition of his groundbreaking book from 1998. The Welcome of Strangers traces the early migrations of Waita...

In waiata our forebears spoke their hearts - in grief and celebration. For many hundreds of years this great oral tradition of song flourished in Aotearoa. During the second half of the nineteenth century, in times of rapid change, Maori scholars recorded for the future the words of thousands of wai...

He toi whakairo, he mana tangata.Through artistic excellence, there is human dignity.Toi Te Mana is a landmark account of Māori art from the time of the tūpuna (ancestors) to the present day.In 600 pages and over 500 extraordinary images, this volume invites readers to climb on to the waka for a r...

The illustrated account of how Māori society was transformed at home while the Māori Battalion were fighting overseas.Taking readers to the farms and factories, the marae and churches where Māori lived, worked and raised their families, Te Hau Kāinga tells the story of the profound transformatio...

Kua rongo pai te iwi mō ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna hōia, engari, he aha rā ngā kōrero mō te hunga i noho tonu ai ki te kāinga?Whakaheke toto tonu ana te iwi Māori ki te Pakanga Tuarua o te ao. I te tuwheratanga o te whawhai nui ka puta noa ngā taitama hei tūao ki te Taua Tuarua o Aotearoa. K...

": A Handbook of Basic Facts about Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Roimata Smail distills essential information for every individual in Aotearoa. Leveraging her two-decades of legal expertise in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Smail presents the facts in this short book in a way that is easy to digest. The handbook ...

For the first time, fifteen ancient Maori stories are retold by gifted storyteller Annie Rae Te Ake and illustrated by nineteen artists from New Zealand secondary schools.This book aims to strengthen the awareness of the indigenous wisdom and spirit of New Zealand. It also heralds the creative work ...

The Matariki constellation (or Pleiades) is known by many different names and is seen and celebrated by many cultures around the world. This beautifully illustrated book features 18 stories: 9 of which highlight the Maori Matariki stars, while the others reference the stories about this constellatio...

The remarkable story of Maori fishing – from Polynesian navigators to contemporary business.

An accessible guide to significant places and people of the New Zealand Wars from a Maori perspective.This comprehensive guidebook journeys through the pivotal sites of the New Zealand Wars, from the Far North to the top of the South Island, offering a unique perspective on events that shaped Aotear...

a powerful anthology of writing by Māori and Pacific women. It offers a fresh, raw, and deeply personal tribute to Papatūānuku, the Earth Mother. Through stories, poems, and reflections, the contributors explore the sacred connections between land, identity, and Atua Wāhine (Māori goddesses), b...

Mahi a Atua is a Māori wellbeing framework based around storytelling. Grounded in a Māori world view, this approach is designed to foster transformation and systemic change and indigenise practices, institutions and personal and professional spaces.The knowledge, messages and principles within pū...

'Hope is a shovel and will give you blisters'Overwhelmed and often unmoved by the scientific and political jargon of climate change, Nadine Hura sets out to find a language to connect more deeply to the environmental crisis. But what begins as a journalistic quest takes an abrupt and introspective t...

Starting with identifying the range of garments present during the Classical Period of Māori traditional clothing (1769–1800), their function and the ways they were made, this book then explores how clothing of Māori has changed in style, function and construction. Hirini Moko Mead makes a detai...

was first published in 2011 and brought together a Māori view ofevents and issues that occurred between 1994 and 2009 with a direct impact on Māori. Thisincludes the 1994 fiscal envelope policy debate, the 50,000-strong protest march against theforeshore and seabed legislation, the Waitangi Tribun...

Award-winning and best-sellling, Mau Moko is the closest there has ever been to a 'complete' book on moko.'Very likely to become the definitive work on the subject. a big, beautiful, important book.'Warwick Roger, North and SouthTaia o moko, hei hoa matenga mou.Take your moko, as a friend forever.In...

This epic story begins 5000 years ago, when the ancestors of Polynesians discovered ways to ‘see’ over the horizon to find and settle new islands. As their landfinding skills grew, these people took ever bigger strides across the vast Pacific until they reached South America. It was not until al...

This booklet contains karakia for each of the nine stars of Matariki to celebrate and educate readers about the traditions and cultural importance of Matariki.This resource was produced on behalf of Te Arawhiti.

Dr Hinemoa Elder's bestselling Aroha, translated into te reo Maori. Published in collaboration with Kotahi Rau Pukapuka.Kia ora. Nau mai ki Aroha.He matapono tēnei mea, te aroha, no te ao Maori, no mai ano. He taonga te aroha no te whatumanawa, e rongo ai te tangata i te hononga ki te ao wairua, ki...

In , Hirini Moko Mead explores the Maori knowledge system and explains what matauranga Maori is. He looks at how the knowledge system operates, the branches of knowledge, and the way knowledge is recorded and given expression in te reo Maori and through daily activities and formal ceremonies. Matuar...