Māori Recent Picks

October 2004

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John Tamihere : Black & White, by John Tamihere. (2004). In these times of heightened racial tension, this book of Tamihere's life puts the issues of race, success, accountability and nation-building into the practical context of real life as he knows it.

The Birth of the Universe : Maori Oral Cosmogony from the Wairarapa, by Agathe Thornton. (2004). Cosmogony is the story of how the cosmos came into existence. Professor Agathe Thornton examines it in translation from oral to written traditions in the Wairarapa. Of great importance are the dictation of stories from the heavenly world; the Separation of Rangi and Papa, and the ascent of Tane to Io for the Sacred Stones.

Lake Taupo and volcanoes : scenes from lake and mountain and tales from Maori folk-lore, by James Cowan ; illus. by Thos. Ryan. (reprint) (2004)

Māori tourism : concepts, characteristics and definition. Lincoln University. (2003)
(TRREC ; report no. 36)
(Authors: Frania Kanara Zygadlo, Alison McIntosh, Hirini Paerangi Matunga, John Fairweather, David G. Simmons)

The mediator : a life of Richard Taylor, 1805-1873, by J.M.R. Owens. (2004)

Ngai Tatou 2020 : The Young Māori Leaders Conference 2001, edited by Edward Te Kohu Douglas Mark Robertson-Shaw. (2001)

Treaty : let's get it right! : a collection of essays from ATSIC'S treaty think tank and authors commissioned by AIATSIS on treaty issues. (2003)
"The collection includes discourse on sovereignty, constitutional law, governance, cross-jurisdictional studies, settlement and agreement making within and outside the native title sphere, the relevance of a treaty in the Torres Strait, intellectual and cultural property, international human rights law, perspectives from indigenous youth, international experiences with treaties, the importance of a treaty n protecting language, concepts of citizenry and identity issues" - back cover.

Book chapters

The big blue : snapshots of the 1951 waterfront lockout, edited by David Grant. (2004)
Includes:
Renee. The women : they were bloody marvellous! P. 45-48.
Lee, Sandra. All in the family. P. 124-130.

Hooked : the story of the New Zealand Fishing industry, by David Johnson ; completed by Jenny Haworth. (2004)
Includes:
Chap. 1. The great fish of Maui. P. 10-11.
Chap. 2. Kaimoana. P. 12-15.
Chap. 3. Feeding the settlers. (p. 20-21)
Chap. 38. From Waitangi to Sealord. P. 387-405.
Appendix 2. Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi in the nineteenth century. P. 493-496.

Society and politics : New Zealand social policy, by Grant Duncan. (2004)
Includes:
Chap. 2. The sovereign and society : is the Treaty of Waitangi a social contract? P. 18-42.

Talking music : conversations with New Zealand musicians, by Sarah Shieff ; foreword by Witi Ihimaera ; photographs by Robert Cress. (2002)
Includes:
Chap. 10. Hirini Melbourne : he tangata pūoro. p. 137-150.

Magazine Articles

New Zealand law journal ; August 2004.
Ruru, Jacinta. Taonga and family chattels : (interpretation of taonga in the Property (Relationships) Act). P. 297-8.
Geddis, Andrew. Privilege, parliament, and the Crown. (Review of the Donna Awater and Owen Jennings cases) p. 302-4.

Public sector ; vol. 27, no. 2 (June 2004)
Durie, Mason. Public sector reform, indigeneity, and the goals of Māori development. P. 2-6.

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