TY  - BOOK
TI  - Te Taiao: Maori and the natural world
SN  - 9781869537753 (pbk.)
U1  - 305.899442 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - David Bateman
KW  - Māori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Tikanga
KW  - reo
N1  - 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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