Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story

History

PUGSLEY, Christopher

Australia & Oceania

Oratia Books

Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed’s classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to the most common and notable Māori names on our land. Why do Whangarei, Tauranga, Motueka and Timaru have the names they do? Why all the fuss about the spelling of Whanganui and Rimutaka? What are the original names for Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin? Māori Place Names gives concise and clear answers, as well as taking in curiosities like one of the world’s longest place names―Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu. The new Māori Place Names includes maps on the inside covers showing principal names, and also reproduces the illustrations from the original 1950 edition by renowned artist James Berry. For bookshelf, glove box or backpack, this is a must.

Māori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins, Fourth Edition

REED, A.W.

From the Book: Is he a hippo that looks like a mouse? Or, is he a mouse too big for this house? Just who or what is Squeakopotamus? And how will the kids, Mum and Dad keep him fed? No one yet has ever had a pet like the astonishing, demolishing Squeakopotamus! A memorable tale for younger readers, Squeakopotamus crosses hippo-sized fun and zany illustrations with mouse-proud rhyme, rhythm and a happy ending.

Squeakopotamus

Children's Books

McMillan, Dawn

Humor

12 beautiful huia birds play and sing in the forest. But is that a canoe arriving?A rat sniffling? A ship on the horizon? One by one, as Maori and Europeans arrive with animals and tools, the pristine forest shrinks and the huia start to disappear--what will remain? 12 Huia Birds is a captivating and uplifting celebration of one of New Zealand's loveliest birds by an exciting author-illustrator team. Through gentle rhyme and colourful imagery it subtly conveys an environmental message--and includes links to a 12 Huia Birds app, educational resources and games.

12 Huia Birds

Stokoe, Julian

Animals

Te Toki me te Whao is the first book by one of New Zealand's most esteemed experts in wood carving - and the first dedicated to Maori tool technology since Elsdon Best's Stone Implements of the Maori (1912). Building on a lifetime of study and experience, Clive Fugill provides a complete historical record as well as a practical guide in the use of Maori tools and technology. The book traces the mythical origins of wood carving and stone implements in the Pacific, location and use of materials in New Zealand, the manufacture of tools, and how to use them in making works in wood, stone and bone. Illustrated with over 80 of Clive's drawings, the book also features colour photos by Chris Hoult.

Te Toki me te Whao: The Story and Use of Māori Tools

Arts & Photography

Fugill, Clive

History & Criticism

In this beautifully illustrated retelling of a key Polynesian myth, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done. Māui grasps the mantle: Mum, I’m gonna catch that Sun for you. That Sun who’s always on the run. With their woven flax net, the brothers drive to the pit where the Sun lives, and make their play to slow the day. This bilingual book―in English and Māori―brings Māui into the 21st century in a fun and colourful retelling, combining some of the outstanding Māori talent in books today―author Tim Tipene, illustrator Zak Waipara and translator Rob Ruha.

Māui: Sun Catcher

Tipene, Tim

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

About the Author\nJeff Evans is a writer and photographer based in Auckland. He has written several books relating to waka, including Ngā Waka o Neherā, Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand and Waka Taua: The Maori War Canoe. Between them, these books recall Māori migration traditions, describe navigation skills used by Māori to voyage between the islands in the central Pacific and New Zealand, and introduce the reader to waka taua. Jeff’s most recent book was Heke-nukumai-nga-iwi Busby: Not Here by Chance (Huia, 2015). In 2020 he was awarded a summer residency at the Michael King Writer’s Centre to work on this book.\n“Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. Maori Weapons provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photos and line drawings. 
From the well-known taiaha and mere to the more obscure wahaika and maripi, this is a comprehensive guide that will serve a range of readers.” 
―Dr Hirini Melbourne

Maori Weapons: In Pre-European New Zealand

Evans, Jeff

Americas

Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Maori society. Favourite Maori Legends is an invitation to enjoy over 30 of the most memorable legends, grouped into themes of the spirit world, patupaiarehe (ghosts), taniwha, supernatural creatures, heroes and deeds of daring. Concise yet complete, these stories are enlivened by the fine illustrations of Roger Hart. Category: Maori

Favourite Māori Legends

Literature & Fiction

World Literature

A book to treasure for young and old, Robyn Kahukiwa’s Ngā Atua: Māori Gods takes the reader on a beautiful visual journey while imparting simple and effective explanations of the major Māori gods. 
Robyn introduces the pantheon of Māori gods, and explains the arena of life for which each deity is responsible. For example:
Tumatauenga is the greatest warrior atua. His powers are extreme strength and courage. He fights for truth and justice.
This book is a beautiful introduction to some of the unique deities that are part of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s cultural story, and affirms their continued relevance today.

Ngā Atua: Māori Gods

Kahukiwa, Robyn

Story of Sir Peter Blake

Tessa Dude

Biographies & Memoirs

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