Greater Maori Auckland
Description: "For hundreds of years, rival Maori tribes fought to possess the Auckland region. So it became known as Tamaki-makau-rau, "Tamaki of a hundred lovers"--A much sought after place ... [The author] extends his earlier account of the many traditions and legends of the Auckland isthmus to ... the countryside beyond. This greatly expanded version ... also explores the traditional history of surrounding places in Manukau and Waikato, the Kaipara and Mahurangi coasts, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf ... records an outline of Maori life ... There are legends of the fairy people, traditions of the arrival of the canoes, the naming of the landscapes, and of great leaders and tribal battles"--publisher's description.
Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "For hundreds of years, rival Maori tribes fought to possess the Auckland region. So it became known as Tamaki-makau-rau, "Tamaki of a hundred lovers"--A much sought after…