Author: Paula Morris
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1742532217
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Based on a true story Auckland, June 1886. Ngati Wai chief Paratene Te Manu spends long sessions, over three long days, having his portrait painted by the Bohemian painter Gottfried Lindauer. Hearing of Lindauer's planned trip to England reminds him of his own journey there, twenty years earlier, with a party of northern rangatira. As he sits for Lindauer, Paratene retreats deeper and deeper into the past, from the triumphs in London and their meetings with royalty to the disintegration of the visit into poverty, mistrust, and humiliation. 'Morris' research is both thorough and thoughtful . . . With its light, often wry tone, much of the story-telling is amusing, albeit desperately poignant.' —Margie Thomson, Canvas 'An extraordinary literary achievement and probably the best of recent New Zealand historical novels.' —Nicholas Reid, New Zealand Books '[An] adroitly told historical novel . . . Paratene – old, forgetful but wise and generous in his appraisals – is our lens, and he's a triumph of characterisation, his voice genial and flawlessly authentic.' —John McCrystal, New Zealand Listener Also available as an eBook
Rangatira
Author: Paula Morris
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1742532217
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Based on a true story Auckland, June 1886. Ngati Wai chief Paratene Te Manu spends long sessions, over three long days, having his portrait painted by the Bohemian painter Gottfried Lindauer. Hearing of Lindauer's planned trip to England reminds him of his own journey there, twenty years earlier, with a party of northern rangatira. As he sits for Lindauer, Paratene retreats deeper and deeper into the past, from the triumphs in London and their meetings with royalty to the disintegration of the visit into poverty, mistrust, and humiliation. 'Morris' research is both thorough and thoughtful . . . With its light, often wry tone, much of the story-telling is amusing, albeit desperately poignant.' —Margie Thomson, Canvas 'An extraordinary literary achievement and probably the best of recent New Zealand historical novels.' —Nicholas Reid, New Zealand Books '[An] adroitly told historical novel . . . Paratene – old, forgetful but wise and generous in his appraisals – is our lens, and he's a triumph of characterisation, his voice genial and flawlessly authentic.' —John McCrystal, New Zealand Listener Also available as an eBook
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1742532217
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Based on a true story Auckland, June 1886. Ngati Wai chief Paratene Te Manu spends long sessions, over three long days, having his portrait painted by the Bohemian painter Gottfried Lindauer. Hearing of Lindauer's planned trip to England reminds him of his own journey there, twenty years earlier, with a party of northern rangatira. As he sits for Lindauer, Paratene retreats deeper and deeper into the past, from the triumphs in London and their meetings with royalty to the disintegration of the visit into poverty, mistrust, and humiliation. 'Morris' research is both thorough and thoughtful . . . With its light, often wry tone, much of the story-telling is amusing, albeit desperately poignant.' —Margie Thomson, Canvas 'An extraordinary literary achievement and probably the best of recent New Zealand historical novels.' —Nicholas Reid, New Zealand Books '[An] adroitly told historical novel . . . Paratene – old, forgetful but wise and generous in his appraisals – is our lens, and he's a triumph of characterisation, his voice genial and flawlessly authentic.' —John McCrystal, New Zealand Listener Also available as an eBook
The Spirit of the Rangatira and Other Ballads
Author: Jessie Mackay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Fate of the Land Ko nga Akinga a nga Rangatira
Author: Danny Keenan
Publisher: Massey University Press
ISBN: 1991016484
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoa demanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly by settlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars.By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, Maori retained only a fraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as James Carroll, Wiremu Pere, Paora Tuhaere, Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, and many others, the challenges were innumerable. To stop further land loss, some rangatira saw parliamentary process as the mechanism; others pursued political independence.For over two decades, Maori men and women of outstanding ability fought hard to protect their people and their land. How those rangatira fared, and how they should be remembered, is the story of Maori political struggle during the Liberal era.
Publisher: Massey University Press
ISBN: 1991016484
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoa demanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly by settlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars.By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, Maori retained only a fraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as James Carroll, Wiremu Pere, Paora Tuhaere, Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, and many others, the challenges were innumerable. To stop further land loss, some rangatira saw parliamentary process as the mechanism; others pursued political independence.For over two decades, Maori men and women of outstanding ability fought hard to protect their people and their land. How those rangatira fared, and how they should be remembered, is the story of Maori political struggle during the Liberal era.
Rangatira, the High-born
Author: Norman Barnett Tindale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Ancient History of the Maori: Horo-uta or Taki tumu migration
Author: John White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
" ... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
" ... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.
The Ancient History of the Maori
Author: John White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
The Life of Henry Williams, Archdeacon of Waimate
Author: Hugh Carleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
"Biography by the subject's son-in-law, written with the avowed purpose of vindicating Williams' character. However, the strong hagiographical opening becomes muted by the numerous extracts from letters and diaries ..."--Bagnall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
"Biography by the subject's son-in-law, written with the avowed purpose of vindicating Williams' character. However, the strong hagiographical opening becomes muted by the numerous extracts from letters and diaries ..."--Bagnall
Tainui
Author: John White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
"... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
"... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.
Ko Nga Tatai Korero Whakapapa a Te Maori Me Nga Karakia O Nehe
Author: John White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
" ... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
" ... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.
Facsimiles of the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi
Author: New Zealand
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description