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February/March 2005

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Books in Māori 1815-1900, = Ngā tanga reo Māori : nga kohikohinga me ona whakamarama, compiled in the Alexander Turnbull Library [by] Phil Parkinson & Penny Griffith . (2004). This represents a major contribution to New Zealand bibliography, with over 1600 publications described, nearly 400 for the first time, and arranged in chronological order.

The changing times of Te Tirarau and the people of the river, the Wairoa, Kaipara, by Nancy Pickmere. (2004)
"This is the story of the European settlement of the upper Kaipara region, between Dargaville and Whangarei, and its impact on the Māori way of life" - backcover.

Habitation index to the 1908 voter list for the Southern Maori Electorate, by Trevor Cobeldick. (2004)

Seeds of the Word = Nga kakano o te Kupu : the meeting of Maori spirituality and Christianity, by Philip Cody. (2004)
Pā Piripi "explores the seed of the Gospel and the seedbed of Māoritanga, examining the differences and similarities between Māori spirituality and Christianity - and discovering the potential for a mutually enriching harmony of the two. Philip Cody SM is a chaplain to Māori in Wellington, having completed a Master of Mātauranga Māori at Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Otaki, researching Māori spirituality" - backcover.

The Treaty : every New Zealander's guide to the Treaty of Waitangi, by Marcia Stenson. (2004)
"This book presents the key information on the Treaty directly and simply in order to make the main issues accessible". - Back cover.

Tu, by Patricia Grace. (2004)

The Waitangi Tribunal = Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi, edited by Janine Hayward and Nicola R. Wheen. (2004)
A comprehensive overview of the Tribunal including:
Chap. 3. Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, by Janine Hayward.
Chap. 6. The Lands reports, by Tom Bennion.
Chap. 7. The fisheries reports, by Stephanie Milroy.
Chap. 8. The environmental reports, by Nicola R. Wheen and Jacinta Ruru.
Chap. 9. The commercial reports, by Deborah Edmunds.
Chap. 10. The remedies reports, by John Dawson.
Chap. 14. Māori governance and accountability, by Donna Hall.

Handboek : Ans Westra photographs. (2004)

Song of the old tides, by Barry Brailsford ; Maaka Tipa, pouwhenua ; Renzie Hanham, design (2004)

The Treaty and its times : the illustrated history, by Paul Moon, Peter Biggs. (2004)
Includes timeline, suggested reading, internet resources, text sources, picture sources, and index.

The Foreshore and seabed, by Richard Boast, Paul McHugh. (2004)
"It has been recognised since 1962 that the Crown cannot merely rely on its prerogative powers to claim title to the foreshore. With respect, once again, to the foreshore, there simply is no general legislative extinguishment of native title, if any, to this area" - p. 3.

Maisey Rika's Māori songbook : an anthology of Māori lovesongs recorded by Maisey Rika and the St. Joseph's Māori Girls College (2003)

Aotearoa : collected poems and songs, Brian Potiki, Wellington. (2004)

Whenua : born of the land (2004)
Artists: Alex Nathan, Robert Jahnke, Colleen Waata Urlich, DAvina Duke, Wi Te Tau Pirika Taepa, Sandy Adset, Manos Nathan, Darcy Nicholas, Roi Toia, Todd Couper, Lewis Tamihana Gardiner, Rodd Hemera, Gabrielle Belz, Steve Gibbs, June Northcroft Grant, Lyonel Grant, Rangi Kipa, Paerau Corneal.
"...whenua is a celebration of visual Māori art and our links to our lands. Whenua conjures images of, not only the obvious, the land forms, but also the ephemeral, the sacred and spiritual" - June Northcroft Grant - p. 4/5.

Magazine Articles

Te Karaka ; Spring 2004.
P. 12 Main protagonists of the new Māori party (Tariana Turia, Pita Sharples, Whatarangi Winiata).

Consultation with Papatipu Runanga : assisting Runanga to achieve desired outcomes through facilitating a structured consultation process, by Tomm Priddy and Miranda Barr, in, Planning Quarterly; no. 155 (December 2004). P. 9-10.

Getting involved at Wairoa Museum Kopututanga Taonga o te Wairoa, by Jim Samson, in, Te Ara : journal of museums Aotearoa; vol. 29, issue 2 (November 2004) p. 25-7.

Justice, autonomy and contemporary Māori organisations, by Andrew Sharp, in, Public sector ; Vol. 27, no. 3 (September 2004).p. 2-7
"For a government to do justice is to give to entities whatever is theirs. For entities to be autonomous is for them to make their own rules and follow them. When the issues at stake are justice and autonomy for the Māori, these propositions require that the entities in question be identified. This is not a simple requirement. In fact Māori are thought of not only as a whole, but also as members of groups, and as individuals. Some of the consequences of these thoughts both for Māori organisation theory and for New Zealand political thought about Māori rights are examined. Special reference is made to the propositions that Māori should have 'no special rights' and be treated equally under 'one law' - or 'the same law' - as the rest of the New Zealand populace". - abstrqct p. 2.

Ka mua, ka muri : walking backwards into the future : paths towards managing Māori information in Archives, by Tracy Jacobs and Sandra Falconer, in, Archifacts : Journal of the Archives and Records Association of New Zealand ; October 2004. p. 1-19
Subheadings:
Kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty/ownership); Biculturalism ; Responsiveness to Māori options paper; Te Rōpu Māori : Archives New Zealand"s Māori staff network; Consultation and building relationships with iwi; Māori knowledge in the public record; Archival description and the identification of Māori knowledge ; Mananging intellectual property rights ; Land information New Zealand (LINZ) and Taranaki Whānui claim to ownership of records; Future directions
Includes excellent reading list, and list of websites.

Kōrero in honour of Judith Binney, in, New Zealand journal of history ; vol. 38, no. 2 (October 2004)
Includes:
Selected essays of Judith Binney
The heritage of Isaiah ; Thomas Kendall and Māori religion ; 'Whatever happened to poor Mr Yate?' : an exercise in voyeurism ; Maungapohatu revisited ; or how the government underdeveloped a Māori community ; Māori oral narratives, Pakeha written tests : two forms of telling history ; Tuki's universe : Some observations on the status of Māori women ; Te Mana Tuatoru : the Rohe Potae of Tuhoe ; Songlines from Aotearoa.
Also
Kōrero : a reflection on the work of Judith Binney by Damon Salesa, p. 272-298.
Bibliography of the writings of Judith Binney, p. 299-305.

A True Turnbull Friend : Ian McLean Wards, 1920-2003 by Brad Patterson, in, Turnbull Library record ; vol. 37(2004),p. 5-7

Michael King : writer, story-teller, by Keri N. Kaa, in, Turnbull Library record ; vol. 37(2004), p. 8.

Michael King : trustee, scholar, friend by Lydia Wevers, in, Turnbull Library record ; vol. 37(2004),p. 9-10

Did Dutch sailors land in Wainui Bay on 18 December 1642? The first printed illustration of New Zealand by Rüdiger Mack, in, Turnbull Library record ; vol. 37(2004), p. 13-28.

Trevor Lloyd, Native land, and the contest over the European racial imagination in Aotearoa New Zealand, by Matthew Basso, in, Turnbull Library record ; vol. 37(2004), p. 68-86.

Speech by Sir Paul Reeves at the opening of his exhibition "Dance of the Peacocks", National Library Gallery, 18 November 2003, in, Turnbull Library record ; vol. 37(2004),p. 87-8.

The Treaty of Waitangi by Kerensa Johnston, in, New Zealand law review ; Part 3 2004. p. 613-631.
"This review examines the Foreshore and Seabed Bill, and briefly considers the Tribunal's Report on the Crown's Foreshore and Seabed Policy (Wai 1071)... It also discusses a selection of significant cases dealing with Treaty rights as they relate to Treaty settlements and the exercise of parliamentary sovereignty in New Zealand. In particular it examines the legal position of the Treaty, and the Treaty's limited ability to constrain the exercise of governmental power. ... .At the conclusion... I argue that the ongoing failure of the government and the courts to recognise Maori aspirations for self-determination in relation to the foreshore and seabed, and in all other areas is inconsistent with developing international law, domestic law and policy ...In particular, continuing assertions from politicians and judges that Parliament is absolutely sovereign, and will not tolerate any constraints on its power, are inappropriate in a modern state such as New Zealand where the Treaty formed the constitutional basis for the establishment of government in this country, and where the sovereignty obtained by the Crown was a sovereignty limited by the Treaty". - - p. 613-4.

The problem of defining an ethnic group for public policy : who is Māori and why does it matter?, in, Social policy journal of New Zealand ; issue 23 (December 2004), p. 86-108.

Ethnicity measures, intermarriage and social policy by Paul Callister, in, Social policy journal of New Zealand ; issue 23 (December 2004), p 109-140.

A research ethic for studying Māori and iwi provider success, by Kataraina Pipi [et al]., in, Social policy journal of New Zealand ; issue 23 (December 2004), p141-153.

Oranga Kaumātua perceptions of health in older Māori people by John Waldon, in, Social policy journal of New Zealand ; issue 23 (December 2004), p 167-180.

Review: Matauranga tuku iho tikanga rangahau : Traditional Knowledge and Research Ethics Conference (reviewed by) Clive Aspin, in, Social policy journal of New Zealand ; issue 23 (December 2004), p. 207-209.

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