He Pukapuka Tataku I Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui

‘Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite mo Te Rauparaha te mohio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata.’ / ‘There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms of knowledge of warfare and prowess in battle, and in being so dedicated to looking after people.’ –Tamihana Te Rauparaha

Ross Calman (Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa-ki-te-tonga, Ngai Tahu) has authored and edited important works on Maori language and history including Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi (with Mark Derby and Toby Morris), The Essential Maori Dictionary (with Margaret Sinclair), The New Zealand Wars and The Reed Book of Maori Mythology (with A. W. Reed). He is also a licensed translator. He lives in Wellington with his wife Ariana and they have two adult children.

Calman is a descendant of Te Rauparaha, one of the offspring of a peace marriage forged between Ngati Toa and Ngai Tahu in the 1840s. The Ngati Toa Whakapapa Committee have given their blessing to the publication of this book.