Kohikohinga Maori

“Tini whetü ki te rangi, ko Rangitäne nui ki te whenua”“
Like the myriads of stars in the sky, great are Rangitäne on earth”

Ko Tararua te maunga
Ko Manawatü te awa
Ko Kurahaupo te waka
Ko Rangitäne te Iwi

Whätonga and Turi are two of the great Mäori ancestors that migrated to Aotearoa many generations ago. Whätonga (captain of Kurahaupo waka) settled in Heretaunga district of Hawkes Bay, while Turi (captain of Aotea waka) settled in South Taranaki. Their descendants gradually spread southwards and occupied the lower portion of the North Island, forming into a number of Iwi (tribes). The Manawatü district became the home of the people known as Tane-nui-a-rangi, now known as Rangitäne.

Links

John Bevan Ford His art features in the Library - see more on his website

Maori links in English from the Te Puna Web Directory

Maori links in Te Reo Maori from the Te Puna Web Directory

Te Karere Ipurangi Maori News Online. A Maori portal

Ruia Mai Te Ratonga Irirangi o Te Motu

Maori Television

Kimikupu Hou Lexical Database A searchable database of new and technical Maori vocabulary

Matapihi A selection of pictures, sounds and objects from New Zealand’s archives, galleries, libraries and museums

Maori.org.NZ Customs, language, genealogy, shopping, notices, links and much more

New and notable books in the collection

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Kahui Whetu: contemporary Maori art - a carver's perspective by Roi Toia and Todd Couper

The authors, based in Rotorua, are both carvers. Their works are based on tribal histories, cosmology and spirituality. This title is a finalist in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.

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Maori string figures by J C Andersen.

First published in 1927, this is a new edition. Read all about whai - or string games - here.

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Ihenga -Te Haerenga Hou - the evolution of Maori carving in the 20th century by Lyonel Grant and Damian Skinner.

What happens when a traditionally trained Maori carver makes contact with contemporary art? In this book, author Damian Skinner and carver Lyonel Grant tell the story of Ihenga, a whare whakairo that opened in 1996.