This picture book is about cousins' holidays in a rural Maori community having adventures and fun together - playing in the bush, riding horses, fishing, eeling and swimming at the beach. During the holiday, a death leads to a rahui being placed on the beach. After a year, the rahui is lifted, and they return to the beach full of life and with their cousin in their hearts. The feeling of the book is joyous and wistful, and the illustrations richly evoke the atmosphere of the setting and people.

The Ruru in this pack are moulded zinc knucklebones. The Ruru game helps in building fast reflexes and agility. With the pack comes detailed instructions on how to play Ruru, and its many variations. Lots of fun for young and old, a timeless game.

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Shortlisted for the 2004 Montana NZ Book Awards, History section.New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed the franchise, the movements and the conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth.The Penguin History of New Zealand, a new book for a new century, tells that story in all its colour and drama. Th... read more

Simple, easy step-by-step instructional DVD. Learn how to make modern Maori poi, then follow the lessons on how to use the long poi, and put them all together with a Maori poi song.

Kapa Haka costume with bodice pattern that depicts the Kiwi bird surrounded by the Niho-Taniwha pattern (the dragon's teeth) and the three Baskets of Knowledge. Medium size fits ages 5-7.

Set of two poi on woven black, red, and white cord.

This book is an introduction to the star group Matariki. Known in other cultures by names including the Pleiades and the Seven Sisters,
Matariki featured strongly in pre-European New Zealand. It marked the beginning of the Maori calendar, and its rising before the sun in late May or early June was greeted with great festivals. It was used as a guide to planting and harvesting, and was studied by tohunga as an omen which told whether the food-gathering season would be plentiful or lean.
Libby Hakaraia includes interviews... read more

P.M.E. Williams spent a lifetime recording the use of plant material for medicinal purposes by Maori. He makes no recommendations but indicates which plants were used for various problems, colourfully interspersing his notes with anecdotal evidence. He had a long association with the Ngapuhi people and it has been from them that he learnt about Maori medicines and their importance.

P.M.E. Williams spent a lifetime recording the use of plant material for medicinal purposes by Maori. He makes no recommendations but indicates which plants were used for various problems, colourfully interspersing his notes with anecdotal evidence. He had a long association with the Ngapuhi people and it has been from them that he learnt about Maori medicines and their importance.

Pack of four sticks with game instructions and small performance CD (may not play in some players). Handmade in New Zealand.

10 metre border, 6cm wide.

A large scale book containing contemporary artwork, photography, poetry and short writings including personal experiences of Matariki - the Maori New Year. Beginning with an introduction and background to Matariki the book features full-page reproductions of 41 contemporary Maori artworks, and is a rich resource of Matariki proverbs, stories and knowledge.

Do women have the right to speak on a marae? How should one respond to the wero? Who speaks first and last during whai korero? When do the manuhiri present their koha to the tangata whenua? These and many other questions are answered in this invaluable introduction Maori protocol. Hiwi and Pat Tauroa outline the sequence of events beginning when visitors arrive at the gates of a marae and ending with their departure. Includes information on appropriate behaviour and spiritual background, plus a selection of waiata, karakia and m... read more

Do women have the right to speak on a marae? How should one respond to the wero? Who speaks first and last during whai korero? When do the manuhiri present their koha to the tangata whenua? These and many other questions are answered in this invaluable introduction to Maori protocol for Pakehas. The Tauroas outline the sequence of events beginning when visitors arrive at the gates of a marae and ending with their departure. Includes information on appropriate behaviour and spiritual background, plus a selection of waiata, karakia ... read more

This small book explores the full meaning of whakapapa, its relationship to a Maori world view, and assists the reader to begin their own search into their genealogical history.

Tangihanga - Maori Burial Rituals introduces and walks the reader through practices and processes of hui related to death and burial including how and why traditional values have been transferred to today's practices. It also covers tikanga and kawa as it relates to unveiling the headstone.

Tahuhu Korero is a bilingual collection of pepeha and whakatauki - Maori proverbs and sayings - from the Taitokerau region, which stretches from Auckland to Cape Reinga. Pepeha and the longer whakatauki are passed down the generations to capture key moments in history, important places and celebrated ancestors. They are also powerful metaphors for human behaviour. Tahuhu Korero presents nearly 200 proverbs from the North in Maori, with translations into English, and explains the origin and meaning of each saying. By elucidating peo... read more

My Language, My Inspiration and Toku Reo, Toku Ohooho trace the journey between 1972 and 2008 to revitalise the Maori language. The books outline the determined struggle to bring the Maori language back from the brink, provide interviews with two dozen people who were active in the fight for the Maori language and include photographs of key events and people. The history explores the reasons for the decline of the language and charts its resurgence over the last four decades through initiatives such as Waitangi Tribunal claims, the... read more

This exceptional book highlights over 120 taonga tuku iho (ancestral Maori treasures) from Te Papa's collections. Rich images of these precious objects, are accompanied by stories from the artists who created the taonga, the people who used them in daily life, and their living descendants. Items include traditional carvings, weapons, waka huia (treasure containers), jewellery, and taonga such as puppets used by tohunga (ritual experts) and tools for tamoko (customary skin marking). Maps, diagrams, and additional photographs - both ... read more