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Favourite Maori Legends by A.W. Reed; Ross Calman
30.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Maori ...Show more
Illustrated Māori Dictionary: Maori-English Essentials by A.W. Reed
35.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
In compiling this dictionary A.W. Reed set out to entertain as well as educate. Its succinct entries encompass modern and traditional Māori language and customs, as do the fine illustrations by Roger Hart. These Māori to English definitions delve into a variety of associated meanings and derivations — ...Show more
Legends of Rotorua and the Hot Lakes by A. W. Reed
30.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
First published in 1958, this is the classic collection of myths relating to that cradle of Maori culture, Rotorua - with relevance across New Zealand Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most visited cities. It is impossible to avoid the area's Maori history and, in this book, it is easy to learn about the ...Show more
Maori Myth and Legend: Traditional Stories by A. W. Reed
25.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
The Maori have a rich and colourful tradition of myth and legend - many of their most important and popular tales are retold in this classic, bestselling book. Written with the general reader in mind, the stories range from the creation of the world to the coming of life, death and knowledge. They incor ...Show more
Maori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins by A. W. Reed; Peter Dowling
35.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to over 2300 of the most common and notable Maori names on our land. Why do W ...Show more
Maori Tales of Long Ago by A. W. Reed
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Maori Tales of Long Ago is a fresh facsimile edition of a classic collection of sixteen stories adapted from Maori mythology for a young readership. The tales were originally published by A.W. & A.H. Reed during the late 1940s in two hardback volumes, Maori Tales of Long Ago and Wonder Tales of Maor ...Show more
The Raupo Concise Māori Dictionary by A. W. Reed; Timoti Karetu (Revised by); Ross Calman (Revised by)
28.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
The Raupo Concise Māori Dictionary is an invaluable reference work, providing an essential list of words and their equivalents in Māori and English. First published in 1948, the dictionary has been revised and updated numerous times since, giving testimony to its ongoing reliability as a reference guid ...Show more
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