Māori Recent Picks

November / December 2008

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The quest for Kaitiakitanga : the ancient Māori secret from New Zealand that could save the Earth, by Richard Bangs. (2008)
"Kaitiakitanga, an ancient Maori concept meaning guardianship of the land, has undergone a revival in New Zealand and is fueling an increasingly popular eco-movement. Structured by Richard Bangs as a grand adventure, this book looks at how the Maori way is becoming the modern way. Bangs' expedition includes heli-hiking, ice-climbing, kayaking, and more as he travels through New Zealand's stunning landscapes. Along the way, the author encounters threatened wildlife, massive trees that predate Christ, monumental glaciers, and the kinds of advances fostered by kaitiakitanga, from radically designed eco-lodges to paradigm-shifting native ventures. drawn from the Syndetics annotation.

Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi : an extraordinary life , by Tania Ka'ai. (2008) Includes a CD of music composed by Ngoi.
"A biography of Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi, a loved and respected Māori leader who was born on the cusp of te ao kōhatu (the old Māori world) and the beginning of some significant changes in contemporary Māori society and who utilised knowledge from both worlds throughout her entire life. From Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare hapū at Tokomaru Bay, Ngoi dedicated her adult life to supporting these people and influencing their lives to ensure a better future for Māori society.... The bilingual text allows people to come to know what a truly remarkable kāka (mother figure) she was to so many people in Aotearoa/New Zealand. (Drawn from Huia books)

How to make a piupiu, by Leilani Rickard. (2008)
This highly illustrated book gives step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt. Experienced Rotorua weaver Leilani Rickard covers everything you need to know - from customary uses of harakeke or flax, to the simple tools you will need to finish the garment. Colour photographs record every phase of the craft process; from selecting the right flax frond to cutting and preparing it; to dyeing the flax through to binding and strengthening the waistband; pattern making; storage of the finished garment and more. The craft advice is accompanied by a gallery of flax skirt creations in both traditional and modern styles. (Drawn from Penguin books)

Policing and the tangata whenua, 1935-85, by Graham and Susan Butterworth. (2008) (Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies)

Tarara : Croats and Maori in New Zealand : memory, belonging, identity, by Senka Božić-Vrbančić. (2008) Between 1880 and the 1950s, Māori and Croat worked together on the kauri gumfields of the Far North and through intermarriage came to form a unique community.

This horrid practice : the myth and reality of traditional Maori cannibalism, by Paul Moon. (2008)

The Raupō dictionary of modern Māori, by P.M. Ryan. (2008) (revised edition)

Waitangi Tribunal bibliography : Tribunal reports, research reports and other publications. Supplement. 1, 2006-2007, by Tim Shoebridge. (2008)

Whaikōrero. Tauparapara 1, by Sam Rerekura. (2007)
Tauparapara is a formulaic chant to start a speech. There are tauparapara for hosts and others that are reserved only for guests. They can be defined as an introductory incantation or opening chant. An important aspect of the art of Whaik̄rero is to selected appropriate introductory chants for the right occasion ... The resource comes with CD, translations and detailed explanations to complement most of the 40 tauparapara to enhance learning and to increase a better understanding for students" drawn from Introduction.

The ship of dreams : masculinity in contemporary New Zealand fiction, by Alistair Fox. (2008)
Includes: Part two : Māori
Ch. 7. 'A Price to Pay': Witi Ihimaera's The Matriarch and the Struggle for Identity
Ch. 8. Articulating the Subjectivities of the Divided Self: Witi Ihimaera's The Dream Swimmer
Ch. 9. The Dilemma of the Maori New Man: Inter-generational Conflict in Witi Ihimaera's The Matriarch, Bulibasha, The Whale Rider, and The Uncle's Story
Ch. 10. Sexuality, Masculinity, and Indigenous Identity in Witi Ihimaera's Nights in the Gardens of Spain and The Uncle's Story
Ch. 11. The Effects of the 'Bad Mother' in the Fiction of Alan Duff: Both Sides of the Moon, One Night Out Stealing, and the Heke Trilogy.

Theses

Wairua and the relationship it has with learning te reo Māori within Te Ataarangi, by Marcia H. Browne (2005).
A report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education Administration at Massey University.

Kāore te aroha : te hua o te wānanga, by Taiarahia Black. (2000).
Presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Māori Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North.
Discusses the transmission, revitalisation and advancement of Tūhoe oral literature and history through waiata.

Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke : his life and work, by Jenifer Mary Curnow (1983).
Auckland University.

Whaikoorero : a study of formal Maori speech, by R. T. Mahuta. (1974).
Auckland University.

Piki te ora : the location of nga poropiti in contemporary Maori art, by Kellyana Morey. (2000).
Auckland University, Art History.

Te ao o te whaikōrero, by Poia Rewi (2005).
Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Otago.

Maori education policy in the new millennium : political rationality & government mechanisms, by Christopher W.R. Tooley (2005).
Submitted for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Auckland.

Magazine Articles

New Zealand geographic ; no. 92 (July-August 2008)
King’s tour, by Steve Sole ; photographed by Aaron Smale.
An account of Kingitanga and poukai.

New Zealand journal of adult learning ; vol. 36, no. 1 (June 2009)
p. 24. Maoritanga and the training of counsellors, by Steve Lang.

New Zealand law journal ; (July 2008)
p. 233. Ownership of tupapaku, by Dr Nin Tomas.
Discusses the law and tikanga of burial: Māori and Pākehā approaches to death ; “Law” and “Tikanga of burial ; Recognition of tikanga Māori in law ; Possible solutions.

He pukenga korero ; vol. 8, no. 2 (2007)
p. 1. The challenge of incorporating ethnic minority values in majority-funded research ; a story of special education research in Māori total immersion schools in Aotearoa/New Zealand, by Dr Jill and Winston Bevan-Brown.
p. 5. Whakamomori : Māori deliberate self-harm presentations to three Auckland public hospitals, by Dr Nicole Coupe & Dr Simon Hatcher.
p. 10. Tino rangatiratanga : water under the bridge? by Dr Maria Bargh.
p. 20. Indigenous knowledge and science : a new representation of the interface between indigenous and eurocetric ways of knowing, by Dr Ocean Ripeka Mercier.
p. 29. Whakawhanaungatanga : extending the networking concept, by Dr Annemarie Gillies, Rāwiri Tinirau & Noreen Mako.
p. 38. Whanganui iwi and adult literacy: ngā whiringa muka : indigenous community-based participatory adult literacy research by Äeta Rawiri.
Reviews: Taiāwhio reviewed by Anna-marie White ; Resistance reviewed by Jacop Tapiata.

He puna korero ; vol. 8, no. 2 (September 2007)
p. 2-53. Is there evidence that traditional mōteatea (He puna korero ; vol. 8, no. 2 (September 2007)
p. 2-53. Is there evidence that traditional möteatea (Māori laments) were composed from a common stock of oral formulae, by Raukura Roa.
p. 54-82. Inter-propositional relations : an investigation of authentic Māori texts, by Hemi Whaanga.
p. 83-90. Kia maanu, kia ora : stay afloat, stay alive – acknowledging the significance of tikana Māori in formulating and communicating water safety policies and practices, by Mark Haimona and Nātana Takurua.
p. 91-104. Swatow : the old town’s colonial centre, by Howard M. Scott and Xiaoli Chen.

Social policy journal of New Zealand ; no. 33 (March 2008)
p. 32. Co-production in a Māori context, by Donna McKenzie, Te Atarangi Whiu, Donna Matahaere-Atariki, Keryn Goldsmith.

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