$47.99
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2026
Summary
Ngāti Kuia are tangata whenua of Te Tauihu-o-Te-Waka-a-Māui (the northern South Island). Descended from the ancestress Kuia, their whakapapa sits within a rich and complex Māori lineage, connecting with the stories held by neighbouring iwi – particularly the other Kurahaupō waka groups. Their networks also stretch towards the head of the country, linking to iwi originating from the East Coast of Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island), such as Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Muaūpoko, and ultimately bac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776711727 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776711726 |
| Author: | Madi Williams |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 850g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 170mm x 240mm |
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Critics Review
‘A counter-narrative in many ways, this work recentres Ngāti Kuia while pushing the genre of tribal history in new directions. Engaging with themes familiar to iwi across Aotearoa – land purchases, the Native Land Court, Treaty settlements, and the treatment of Māori histories – it speaks directly to the issues that continue to occupy the minds of Māori historians.’
– Peter Meihana, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, Massey UniversityMadi Williams
Dr Madi Williams (Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Kōata, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne o Wairau) is a senior lecturer at Aotahi – School of Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Canterbury, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. She completed her doctorate on Ngāti Kuia in 2021 at the University of Canterbury and is the author of Polynesia, 900–1600: An Overview of the History of Aotearoa, Rēkohu, and Rapa Nui (Canterbury University Press, 2021). She is currently working on a book on taniwha with Dr Kirsty Dunn.
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