Nga Puriri O Taiamai
by J. Sissons & Wiremu Wi Hongi & Patu Hohepa
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Pages:
176
Published:
2 Jun 2008
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited
Imprint
Raupo
ISBN:
9780143010241
Much sought after since its original publication, Nga Puriri o Taiamaifurnishes an essential history of New Zealand's most populous iwi.
Nga Puriri o Taiamaiwas first published by the Polynesian Society in 1987 as The Puriri Trees are Laughing. A record of the political history of Nga Puhi tribal groups in the Taiamai and Te Waimate regions of the inland Bay of Islands, this highly regarded work brings together Nga Puhi oral traditions and early European accounts of the region. All the narratives are given in Maori with English translations, and are supported by introductions and concluding discussions.
Along with the nine maps and thirty-three whakapapa charts of the original, this edition is also illustrated with historical drawings and photographs.
Nga Puriri o Taiamaiwas first published by the Polynesian Society in 1987 as The Puriri Trees are Laughing. A record of the political history of Nga Puhi tribal groups in the Taiamai and Te Waimate regions of the inland Bay of Islands, this highly regarded work brings together Nga Puhi oral traditions and early European accounts of the region. All the narratives are given in Maori with English translations, and are supported by introductions and concluding discussions.
Along with the nine maps and thirty-three whakapapa charts of the original, this edition is also illustrated with historical drawings and photographs.
$35.00
