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1	Whale Rider more books like this by Witi Ihimaera add to wishlist Though she is a girl, and young, Kahu is designated the Whale Rider in her Maori tribe. But the position also brings with it the honor of chiefdom. Kahu must prove that she is worthy. This novel by a Maori is the basis for a critically acclaimed film. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Bone People more books like this by Keri Hulme add to wishlist Winner of the Booker Prize in 1985, "The Bone People" is the story of Kerewin, a despairing part-Maori artist who is convinced that her solitary life is the only way to face the world. Her cocoon is rudely blown away by the sudden arrival during a rainstorm of Simon, a mute six-year-old whose past seems to hold some terrible trauma. In his wake ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Once Were Warriors more books like this by Alan Duff add to wishlist A novel about the Maoris of New Zealand. Beth Heke struggles to keep her family together in the face of poverty, degrading living conditions, and her husband's brutality. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Grace: Potiki more books like this by Patricia Grace add to wishlist see all copies from $4.79! new only from $19.62! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Binney: Redemption Songs more books like this by Judith Binney add to wishlist see all copies from $4.98! new only from $9.78! \| first editions
6	Through the Eye of the Needle: A Maori Elder Remembers more books like this by Mary Katharine Duffie add to wishlist The voice of Heeni, a cousin to the Maori Queen, chronicles the history of the Maori of New Zealand and the adaptations they have made to survive as a group in the modern world. It addresses social change and the adaptive processes that move beyond the text. see all copies from $4.41! new only from $32.73! \| first editions
7	Sleep in the Woods more books like this by Dorothy Eden add to wishlist Beautiful Briar Johnson had set her cap at g entle Peter Fanshawe, her friend Sophie"s suitor, hoping to trap him into marriage. But her plot was unexpectedly thwart ed by the most eligible bachelor in town. ' see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
8	The Oldman Collection of Maori and Polynesian Artifacts more books like this by W O Oldman add to wishlist During the later half of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century in England, several famous private collections of ethnographic artifacts were assembled from the pool of "artificial curiosities" and souvenirs that had been circulating in Great Britain and the continent since the days of the first European explorers. Among these ... see all copies from $11.34! new only from $37.90!
9	Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies more books like this by Witi Tame Ihimaera add to wishlist On the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed king. Tamihana is the leader of the great Mahana family of shearers and sportsmen. Rupeni Poata is his arch-enemy. They will fight to win the title of Bulibasha and be proclaimed the King of the Gypsies, Caught in the middle of this struggle for power is the grandson of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The sky people more books like this by Patricia Grace add to wishlist see all copies from $2.69! new only from $18.32! \| first editions
11	The castaway more books like this by Aaron Fletcher add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	The decorative arts of the New Zealand Maori more books like this by Terence Barrow add to wishlist see all copies from $3.39! first editions \| SVS
13	Maui and the Sun more books like this by Gavin Bishop (Illustrator) add to wishlist Tales of Maui have been told by the Maori for thousands of years. Here, Maui and his brothers decide to catch the sun and teach it a lesson. The sun, in its haste to get back to bed, raced across the sky each day, leaving only a few hours of sunlight for fishing. Armed with ropes and his enchanted weapon, he and his brothers travel to the edge of ... see all copies from $5.49! new only from $70.19! \| first editions
14	Maori: Art & Culture more books like this by D C Starzecka (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $11.65! new only from $54.95! \| first editions
15	Teacher more books like this by Sylvia Ashton-Warner add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Grace: Baby No-Eyes more books like this by Patricia Grace add to wishlist A powerful and compelling story that examines Maori family relationships, particularly between a mother, Te Paania, and her children, Tawera and Baby No-Eyes, who was born dead. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $99.00!
17 view cover	Magical Arrows: The Maori, the Greeks, and the Folklore of the Universe more books like this by Gregory Schrempp, Marshall D Sahlins (Designer) add to wishlist An exploration of cosmology, connecting the Western philosophical tradition with the cosmological traditions of non-Western societies. Using the mythology and philosophy of the Maori as a counterpoint, it finds a philosophical common denominator in the thought of Zeno of Elea. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $14.06! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Old New Zealand and Other Writings more books like this by Frederick Edward Maning, Alex Calder (Editor) add to wishlist In this work, a "pakeha Maori" trader looks back to "the good old times before Governors were invented, and law, and justice, and all that". It is a construction of Maori life and customs, most notibly of "tapu" (taboo). There is also a selection of Maning's unpublished letters. see all copies from $9.55! new only from $19.50! \| first editions
19	Maori and Settler. A story of the New Zealand War. more books like this by G. A. Henty add to wishlist see all copies from $6.00! new only from $33.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Punga the Goddess of Ugly more books like this by Deborah Nourse Lattimore add to wishlist A picture-book version of a Maori folktale. Two sisters, Maraweia and Kiri, try hard to learn the ceremonial haka dance which involves dancing backwards while stick out one's tongue. However Maraweia won't take the dance seriously and keeps making silly faces. This behavior angers Punga, the goddess of all things ugly, who turns Maraweia into a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	The Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict: The Maori, the British and the New Zealand Wars more books like this by James Belich add to wishlist In The Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict James Belich shows that the legend of New Zealand race relations is not only flawed, it is inaccurate. He notes that typical stories "emphasize inevitability, minimize the importance of conflict and the Maori success in it, and present a pattern of nineteenth century race relations which is like a ... see all copies from $17.50! new only from $17.50! \| first editions
22 view cover	Nga Tai Matatu: Tides of Maori Endurance more books like this by Mason Durie add to wishlist Nga Tai Matatu: Tides of Maori Endurance describes and analyzes the position of the Maori people and Maori interests at the start of the third millennium. It also recognises the journeys from the past and makes projections into the future. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of research relating specifically to Maori over many fields. It ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $44.00!
23	History of New Zealand. more books like this by George William Rusden add to wishlist see all copies from $16.79! new only from $16.79!
24 view cover	The Quest for Kaitiakitanga: The Ancient Maori Secret from New Zealand That Could Save the Earth more books like this by Richard Bangs add to wishlist "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, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
25	Tahuri more books like this by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku add to wishlist see all copies from $3.10! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions

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