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Title: |
Tiahuia |
| Sub-title: |
A Karanga For My Mother |
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| By (author): |
Merenia Gray |
| ISBN10-13: |
1775508331 : 9781775508335 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Weight: |
.500 Kg. |
| Published: |
HUIA Publishers - May 2025 |
| List Price: |
34.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 12 |
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| As the whÄ ngai daughter of Te Puea HÄ rangi, an inspiring leader of the Waikato, Tiahuia Te Puea HÄ rangi witnessed and took part in some of the major events that changed Aotearoa New Zealand. Merenia Gray, Tiahuiaâ s daughter, explores Tiahuiaâ s life and her whakapapa. Using stories, poetry, letters and interviews, Merenia retells the stories of how her ancestors survived Te Rauparahaâ s raids, signed the Treaty of Waitangi, and came from Norfolk and Aberdeen to settle in Nelson. Tiahuia was a teacher, an artist, a Wellington City Councillor, a graduate of Victoria University, a nurse, a lifelong member of NgÄ ti PÅ neke, and a skilled practitioner of a range of MÄ ori performing arts, particularly karanga. She was a unique woman whose life drew together te ao MÄ ori and te ao PÄ kehÄ . |
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