Whispers of Waitaha : traditions of a nation.
Material type: TextLanguage: English, Maori Publication details: [Darfield, N.Z.] : Wharariki Pub., [2006]Description: 334 pages : illustrations, (chiefly color) ; 31 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0958254109 (hbk.) :
- Oral tradition -- New Zealand
- Oral tradition -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Mythology, Maori
- Waitaha (Te Arawa) (New Zealand people) -- History
- Songs, Maori -- Texts
- Mōteatea
- Pūrākau
- Mōhiotanga
- Mātauranga
- Kuia
- Moteatea
- Māori -- Folklore
- Maori -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Waitaha (Maori people) -- History
- Māori -- New Zealand -- South Island -- History
- Maori language -- Texts
- Waitaha (Te Arawa) (New Zealand people)
- Songs, Maori -- Lyrics
- Tikanga-ā-iwi
- Oral Tradition -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Maori (New Zealand People) -- Folklore
- Maori (New Zealand People) -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Songs, Maori -- Texts
- Moteatea
- Pūrākau
- Kuia
- Oral tradition--New Zealand --South Island
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore
- Maori (New Zealand people)--New Zealand- -South Island
- Waitaha (Te Arawa) (New Zealand people) History
- Kuia. reo
- Waitaha (New Zealand people) -- History
- Purakau
- Tikanga-a-iwi
- Mohiotanga
- Matauranga
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Heritage & Archives | Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections | Reference - not for loan | 398.2 WHI | 1 | Reference Only | T00435811 | ||
Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Te Taurawhiri | Te Taurawhiri | 398.2 WHI | 1 | Available | T00553033 | ||
Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Te Taurawhiri | Te Taurawhiri | 398.2 WHI | 3 | Checked out | 18/04/2024 | T00547767 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Within these pages are the words of our Grandmothers, written in this time to spread the message of Peace and Hope. WHISPERS OF WAITAHA: TRADITIONS OF A NATION is the second book in the Waitaha Histories. "Ata whakarongo ake e moko, Ki enei korero o ou matua tupuna, I haere tawhiti mai ki tata." "Listen carefully moko to these the words of your parents and grandparents that have come here from afar."
"Authors, Makere and Te Porohau Ruka Te Korako"--P. 330.
Title on p. [3]: Whispers of Waitaha : the grandmother stories.
Song of Waitaha : the histories of a nation covers the teachings of the grandfathers. Whispers of Waitaha : traditions of a nation covers the stories of the grandmothers.
The trail of understanding -- The first voice. Deep in the universe ; The great journey of life begins anew ; The sacred journey of Kurawaka and Rakaiwaka ; The sacred numbers of the chosen ; The beacon stars ; The long awaited departure -- The second voice. The sacred trails of the grandchild genealogy ; The trails in the land ; The ancient grandmother patterns ; The children of the Creator ; The dreaming ; The challenge of Tane -- The third voice. The knowledge of the light and the dark ; Our Grandmother Earth ; An old story ; The beautiful land ; The trails of Waitaha in the land ; The stars and their synchronising activities ; The impregnation ; The marriages ; The journey into the Pacific Ocean ; The procedures of settling the land ; The trails of Rongomaraeroa ; The great expanse of the oceans of Tangaroa ; The medicines ; Farewell message -- Matriarchal blessing -- Matriarchal message.
Te reo pupatea -- I roto i te taiatea -- Ka timata te huarahi o te ora ano -- Te Hekenga o ngati Kurakawa me Rakaiwaka -- Nga tohatoha tapu a tangata -- Nga whetu tohutohu -- Te poroporaki whakamutunga -- Te reo putatara -- Te huarahia te mokopuna -- Nga huarahi te whenua -- Nga mokowhaea tupuna o nehenoa -- Nga tamariki o io i te kunenga -- Te moemoea -- Te takio Tane -- Te reo putorino -- Nga matauranga o te maramatanga -- Te Tupuna Papatuanuku -- He purakau tawhito -- Tuanuku, papatuanuku -- Nga tapuwae o waitaha i te whenua -- Nga whetu me o ratou mahi -- Te Haputanga -- Nga tomo -- Te wakanui ki roto i te moana o kiwa -- Nga tikanga whakanoho whenua -- Nga hurahi o Rongomaraerao -- Te marae o Tangaroa -- Nga Rongoa -- Poroporoaki.
The trail of understanding -- The first voice. Deep in the universe ; The great journey of life begins anew ; The sacred journey of Kurawaka and Rakaiwaka ; The sacred numbers of the chosen ; The beacon stars ; The long awaited departure -- The second voice. The sacred trails of the grandchild genealogy ; The trails in the land ; The ancient grandmother patterns ; The children of the Creator ; The dreaming ; The challenge of Tane -- The third voice. The knowledge of the light and the dark ; Our Grandmother Earth ; An old story ; The beautiful land ; The trails of Waitaha in the land ; The stars and their synchronising activities ; The impregnation ; The marriages ; The journey into the Pacific Ocean ; The procedures of settling the land ; The trails of Rongomaraeroa ; The great expanse of the oceans of Tangaroa ; The medicines ; Farewell message -- Matriarchal blessing -- Matriarchal message.
"Authors, Makere and Te Porohau Ruka Te Korako"--P. 330. -Title on p. [3]: Whispers of Waitaha : the grandmother stories. -Song of Waitaha : the histories of a nation covers the teachings of the grandfathers. Whispers of Waitaha : traditions of a nation covers the stories of the grandmothers. -The trail of understanding -- The first voice. Deep in the universe ; The great journey of life begins anew ; The sacred journey of Kurawaka and Rakaiwaka ; The sacred numbers of the chosen ; The beacon stars ; The long awaited departure -- The second voice. The sacred trails of the grandchild genealogy ; The trails in the land ; The ancient grandmother patterns ; The children of the Creator ; The dreaming ; The challenge of Tane -- The third voice. The knowledge of the light and the dark ; Our Grandmother Earth ; An old story ; The beautiful land ; The trails of Waitaha in the land ; The stars and their synchronising activities ; The impregnation ; The marriages ; The journey into the Pacific Ocean ; The procedures of settling the land ; The trails of Rongomaraeroa ; The great expanse of the oceans of Tangaroa ; The medicines ; Farewell message -- Matriarchal blessing -- Matriarchal message.
In English with some Māori.
Song of Waitaha : the histories of a nation covers the teachings of the grandfathers. Whispers of Waitaha : traditions of a nation covers the stories of the grandmothers.
Contents: The trail of understanding -- The first voice. Deep in the universe ; The great journey of life begins anew ; The sacred journey of Kurawaka and Rakaiwaka ; The sacred numbers of the chosen ; The beacon stars ; The long awaited departure -- The second voice. The sacred trails of the grandchild genealogy ; The trails in the land ; The ancient grandmother patterns ; The children of the Creator ; The dreaming ; The challenge of Tane -- The third voice. The knowledge of the light and the dark ; Our Grandmother Earth ; An old story ; The beautiful land ; The trails of Waitaha in the land ; The stars and their synchronising activities ; The impregnation ; The marriages ; The journey into the Pacific Ocean ; The procedures of settling the land ; The trails of Rongomaraeroa ; The great expanse of the oceans of Tangaroa ; The medicines ; Farewell message -- Matriarchal blessing -- Matriarchal message.
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