Te Taiao : Maori and the natural world.
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TextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : David Bateman, 2010Description: 196 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 27 cmISBN: - 9781869537753 (pbk.)
- Maori and the natural world
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Prepared by the team at Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
Te Manatu Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.
Te Ara Wānanga / the Te Ara Team -- Foreword -- Introduction Te ao mārama the natural world -- Part 1. Ranginui the sky: Ranginui the sky -- Maramataka the lunar calendar -- Matariki Māori New Year -- Tāwhirimātea the weather -- Part 2. Papatūānuku the land: Papatūānuku the land -- Whenua how the land was shaped -- Ngā waewae tapu Māori exploration -- Part 3. Tangaroa: Tangaroa the sea -- Te whānau puha whales -- Taniwha -- Ngārara reptiles -- Part 4. Te waonui-a-Tāne the forest: Te waonui-a-Tāne forest mythology -- Te ngahere forest lore -- Ngā manu birds -- Te aitanga pepeke the insect world -- Patupaiarehe -- Part 5. Te mahina fai food gathering: Te hī ika Māori fishing -- Mātaitai shellfish gathering -- Te tāhere manu bird catching -- Te hopu tuna eeling -- Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki plants from Polynesia -- Kiore Pacific rats -- Kurī Polynesian dogs -- Kaitiakitanga -- Glossary of Māori words -- Glossary of species names -- Endnotes.
A unique perspective on New Zealand's environment, plants and animals from leading researchers and writers on Maori culture and the natural world. It is a window on the relationship of the people of this land with their environment, as well as the profound knowledge and necessary skills they needed to survive.
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