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… the greater part of the settlement of New Zealand by the Maoris in the pre-European era, the only source of … which has hardly begun. In the proper sense of the word, history of the Maori tribes begins with material written … from eyewitness accounts. Thus the beginnings of history in New Zealand date from a little before the arrival …
… Board of Management, the New Zealand Geographic Board, the Maori Purposes Fund Board; he was a president of the … on prosody, Maori place names, and South Canterbury history. In addition he was a facile poet and a colourful …
… in various ways for the comparative brevity of their history. There has always been a lively interest in Maori origins and traditions and, more recently, a … archaeology. A possibly disproportionate volume of local history has appeared, much of it over-concerned with the …
… (1870–1943). Journalist and Maori scholar. A new biography of Cowan, James appears in … after his father, who had seen considerable action in the Maori Wars in the Waikato, had commenced to break in a … was concerned. From being an interesting sideline, Maori history, legend, and language developed for him into an …
… and drunken depravity. Thoroughly disliking the corrupted Maoris and convinced that they were doomed to extinction, … at Waikouaiti and Matanaka, and stationed partly trained Maori teachers at Stewart Island and at Moeraki. He had a … M.A.(N.Z.), PH.D. (CAMB.), Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Victoria University of Wellington. The History of …
… to Taranaki, where he spent three years in charge of the Maori population between Cook Strait and the Waikato. They … station at Waikouaiti as a base, and from there he visited Maori settlements in all parts of his district. In September … M.A.(N.Z.), PH.D. (CAMB.), Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Victoria University of Wellington. The History of …
… Taranaki years Smith had made himself familiar with Maori language and custom, and increasingly throughout his life recorded tribal history and mythology. To provide a focal point for … he began the publication of a lengthy series of studies of Maori history. The first edition of his study of Polynesian …
… ( c . A.D. 1150). Maori voyager. Toi is one of the best known of the traditional Maori canoe voyagers from Hawaiki, and one of the early … on forest foods. This name gives him an important place in Maori history as it is taken to mean that he brought no …
… 19 months during which his amazing series of sketches of Maori life were executed. On 28 June 1866 Robley returned to … then went to Ceylon where, in 1882, he wrote his regiment's history. Robley was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and, in …
… year. His other publications include Myths and Legends of Maoriland (1946), Wonder Tales of Maoriland (1948), Concise Maori Dictionary (1948), Maori … Story of New Zealand Place Names (1952), A Boys' and Girls' History of New Zealand (1960), An Illustrated Encyclopedia …