Summary
This book discusses traditional Māori uses of native plants of the South Island of New Zealand and traditions surrounding them. The text describes the features and uses of each plant, listed alphabetically for quick reference. These stories of native plants of the South Island describe how Māori and Europeans grew and processed the plants, and it uncovers some surprising uses of native plants. Written by a journalist, the book is engaging, enlightening, and user-friendly, and is beautiful to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775502951 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775502953 |
| Author: | Rob Tipa |
| Publisher: | Huia Publishers |
| Imprint: | Huia Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 185mm |
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About The Author
Rob Tipa
Rob Tipa (Ngai Tahu, Ngati Kahungunu) is a freelance journalist with more than forty years’ experience as a reporter and editor with metropolitan, community and farming publications. To reconnect with his Ngai Tahu heritage, he researched a series of articles on traditional uses of New Zealand native plants that were on the Ngai Tahu taonga plants list. This became a series of nearly fifty columns published in Te Karaka magazine over a period of ten years.
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