Hine Toa: A Story of Bravery by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs
An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements. In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whanau dismiss her ...Show more
Te Pataka Korero a Te Hiko-o-te-rangi Hohepa by Te Kapua Hohepa-Watane
76.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Dr Te Hiko-o-te-rangi Hohepa had an encyclopedic knowledge of Te Arawa [Māori tribe] whakapapa and was a respected authority in many areas including te reo Māori, whaikōrero, mōteatea, karakia and tikanga. This book contains a collection of his written and otral transcripts related to Māori origins, his ...Show more
Toby Curtis Unfinished Business: Ki Hea Apopo by Sir Toby Curtis
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Born into poverty in 1939, Toby Curtis rose to the peak of achievement in Maoridom. His long history of leadership in education, broadcasting and the powerful Te Arawa confederation of iwi belied the challenges he had to overcome, and the legacy of colonisation that still overshadow the fields in which ...Show more
He Pukapuka Tataku I Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui: A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana Te Rauparaha
69.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
A biography of Te Rauparaha by his son Tamihana, published for the first time in a bilingual Māori/English edition. Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite ma Te Rauparaha te mahio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms o ...Show more
Te Kai a te Rangatira - Leadership from the Maori World by Rawiri Tapiata (ed.); Renee Smith (ed.); Marcus Akuhata-Brown (ed.)
79.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: near fine
‘Awe-inspiring collective wisdom and a snapshot into the current state of Maori leadership’ – this extraordinary book of interviews and photographs enriches our understanding of what it means to be a leader. In 2017 a group of rangatahi came together with the kaupapa of making a contribution to their co ...Show more
Native Son: The Writer's Memoir by Witi Ihimaera
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
This is the second memoir of a remarkable Maori writer and of the living myths that inspired him at the beginning of his career. Look at him, the young man on the cover. The year is 1972, he is 28, his first book is about to be published, and he has every reason to kick up his heels. But behind that joy ...Show more
Mihaia - The Prophet Rua Kenana and his Community at Maungapohatu by Judith Binney, Gillian Chaplin and Craig Wallace
49.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Rua Kenana was an extraordinary prophetic leader from the Urewera. Resisting threats to expel the Tühoe people from their ancestral lands, he established a remarkable communityat Maungapohatu, identifying himself as the ‘Míhaia’ or ‘Messiah’ for Túhoe. Judith Binney, Gillian Chaplin and Craig Wallace re ...Show more
Wiremu Pere: The Life and Times of a Maori Leader by Joseph Anaru Te Kani Pere
94.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Wiremu Pere (Wi Pere) lived from 1837 to 1915, leading his tribes of Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga a Mahaki through some of the most turbulent chapters of New Zealand history. He stood resolute against colonialism and entered parliament to stand up for his East Coast people, yet was astute in his busines ...Show more
Amiria: The Life Story of a Maori Woman by Amiria Manutahi Stirling
49.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
This is the story of Amiria s life and marriage as told to Anne Salmond. Amiria was born on the East Coast at Tuparoa late last century and her story begins with her childhood spent both in her grandmother's raupo hut and the magnificent Williams homestead Kaharau. It takes the reader through her school ...Show more
Mokorua: Nga korero mo toku moko kauae - My story of moko kauae by Ariana Tikao
44.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
One woman’s journey to her moko kauae as an expression of her Kāi Tahu identity. I kā rā o mua, I would know my place in my tīpuna’s time, I would know my face. Mokorua is a revealing and emotional account of one woman receiving her moko kauae. Ariana Tikao grew up in suburban Christchurch in the 1970s ...Show more
GROW - Wahine Finding Connection Through Food by Sophie Merkens
59.99 NZD
Category: Aotearoa New Zealand Books
Sophie Merkens takes us on a journey across Aotearoa meeting 37 inspiring women who find meaning and connection through food. From mothers, gardeners, hunters, chefs and hobbyists, their conversations dive deep into how food influences their lives. Grow - Wahine Finding Connection Through Food is a refr ...Show more
NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women by Qiane Matata-Sipu
65.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Women is a powerful and important snapshot of Indigenous wāhine today. Through wide-ranging voices this ambitious social documentary showcases diverse representations of leadership, systems change and success. You will obtain authentic insight into life as an Indigenous ...Show more