Kāwai, 9781776890729
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Aotearoa, 1818: A family torn apart by change and colonisation.
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Kāwai

tree of nourishment

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    30 September 2024

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Kāwai: Aotearoa’s Tree of Tumult

It’s 1818 on the East Coast of Te Ika-a-Maui, Aotearoa. Hine-aute, granddaughter of the legendary warrior Kaitanga, is fleeing through the bush, a precious yet gruesome memento contained in her fishing net.

What follows is the gripping tale of a people on the cusp of profound change that is destined to reverberate through many generations to come. The Europeans have arrived, and they’ve brought muskets and foreign diseases, ushering in a whol…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781776890729
ISBN-10:1776890728
Series:Kāwai
Author:Monty Soutar
Publisher:David Bateman Ltd
Imprint:David Bateman Ltd
Format:Paperback
Release Date:30 September 2024
Weight:762g
Dimensions:35mm x 234mm x 156mm
About The Author

Monty Soutar

Dr. Monty Soutar (Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, Ngati Kahungunu) has worked as a Senior Historian for the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Director of the Tairawhiti Museum in Gisborne and as the World War One Historian in Residence at Auckland War Memorial Museum. In 2015 he was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Maori and historical research. He continues to serve on the Waitangi Tribunal.

Dr. Soutar is the author of Whitiki Whiti Whiti E! Maori in the First World War and Nga Tama Toa - The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. In 2021 he was awarded the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer’s Fellowship to write the Kawai series. Monty lives in Gisborne with his wife and youngest daughter.

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