Mataatua Wharenui
te whare i hoki mai
$40.68
- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2018
Summary
Mataatua wharenui is the most travelled Māori meeting house in the country. Built in 1875, it was taken to Australia, London, and Otago before being returned to Whakatāne after more than a century away. The story of Mataatua is part of the story of the desecration of Ngāti Awa by the Crown and the fight of the people to regain their sovereignty.
Following the confiscation of Ngāti Awa land in the 1860s and the devastation to the people of Ngāti Awa, building a wharenui was proposed as…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775502128 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775502120 |
| Author: | Hirini Moko Mead, Layne Harvey, Pouroto Ngaropo, Te Onehou Phillis |
| Publisher: | Huia Publishers |
| Imprint: | Huia Publishers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.40kg |
| Dimensions: | 270mm x 210mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
Hirini Moko Mead
Hirini Mead (Ngati Awa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Tuhourangi) is a writer, commentator and scholar of Maori language and culture.
Layne Harvey (Ngati Awa, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Kahungunu) is a Maori Land Court judge.
Pouroto Ngaropo (Ngati Awa) is Deputy Chairman of Te Runanga o Ngati Awa and an expert in tikanga Maori and performing arts.
Te Onehou Phillis (Ngati Awa) was a dedicated compiler of Ngati Awa histories. She was the author of Eruera Manuera and is an account of her father’s life. Te Onehou passed away in November 2012.
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