$60.00
- Hardcover
528 pages
- Release Date
4 November 2024
Summary
Maori have lived on Te Tai Poutini for at least as long as anywhere else on these islands called New Zealand, bound by ancient stories and a unique affinity to pounamu. So why is the Maori story so impoverished in a region so rich in storytelling? - Paul Madgwick, from the Introduction
Poutini aims to correct this by recording the Ngai Tahu history of the West Coast. Esteemed kaumatua and ‘Coaster’ Paul Madgwick guides the reader through early Poutini mythology, the discovery of poun…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781990042447 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1990042449 |
| Author: | Paul Madgwick |
| Publisher: | Oratia Media |
| Imprint: | Oratia Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 4 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.40kg |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 185mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Paul Madgwick
Paul Madgwick (Ngāti Mahaki, Ngāi Tahu) is an authority on the Māori history of Te Tai Poutini. He is the chair of Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, an iwi representative on the Westland District Council, and editor of the Greymouth Star newspaper. A lifelong ‘Coaster’, Paul lives on Te Tai Poutini with his whānau.
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