Blog Archives
More than a national figure, Nepia Mahuika
Mata Toa: The Life and Times of Ranginui Walker Paul Spoonley Penguin Books, $40.00, ISBN 9780143019893 Ranginui Walker is one of the most widely read Maori writers and commentators of our generation. His acclaimed Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou (1990) is…
Tagged with: Nepia Mahuika, Paul Spoonley, Penguin Books, Ranginui Walker
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Bestriding two worlds, Alan Ward
He Tipua: The Life and Times of Sir Apirana Ngata Ranginui Walker Viking, $69.95, ISBN 0670911887 In the Foreword, Sir Henare Ngata, son of Sir Apirana, on Behalf of the Ngata family and the Ngati Porou people, thanks Dr Ranginui…
Tagged with: Alan Ward, Issue 52, Ranginui Walker, Sir Apirana Ngata, Summer 2002
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
An open and, David Eggleton
Return to Sender Wira Gardiner Reed, $24.95, ISBN 0 140 25676 8 Nga Pepa a Ranginui — The Walker Papers Ranginui Walker Penguin, $29.95, ISBN 0 7900 0460 7 All festivals are acts of collective myth-making, chances for a nation…
Tagged with: David Eggleton, Issue 31, Penguin Books, Ranginui Walker, Reed, Spring 1997, Wira Gardiner
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
South Island creation myths, Ranginui Walker
Tikao Talks Herries Beattie, Penguin Books, Auckland, 1990, 160pp, with photographs and index of personal names, $29.95 Tikao Talks consists of the reminiscences of Teone Taare Tikao on Maori traditions as recorded by the historian Herries Beattie. The book was…
Tagged with: Herries Beattie, Issue 3, Penguin Books, Ranginui Walker, Spring 1991
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
The ongoing stream of history, Ranginui Walker
The People of Many Peaks, 1769-1869 Claudia Orange (ed), Bridget Williams Books and Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1991, $35.00 This book contains the biographies of 161 notable Maori leaders between 1769 and 1869 who appear in the first volume…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Claudia Orange, Department of Internal Affairs, Issue 2, Ranginui Walker, Winter 1991
Posted in Biography, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Māori, Non-fiction, Review