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He korero purakau mo nga taunahanahatanga a nga tupuna : place names of the ancestors, a Maori oral history atlas

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Maori place names of the thermal regions and their meanings

Description: "Naturally imaginative and poetical, the Maori named every lake, hill or point of topographical interest. Every name so given had a practical or mythological derivation, and it is with the purpose of recording in brief and easily remembered form the most familiar of these, that the late James Cowan, the well-known authority on the Maori and Maori lore, compiled the interesting translations in this booklet."--preface.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Naturally imaginative and poetical, the Maori named every lake, hill or point of topographical interest. Every name so given had a practical or mythological derivation, and…
Maori place-names, also personal names and names of colours, weapons and natural objects

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Railway station names and their meanings

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Aotearoa New Zealand : Te Reo Maori language place map

Description: "Covering the Aotearoa/New Zealand mainland and Wharekauri/Chatham Islands, this A1 sized wall map is a great resource for learning about our places and MΓori heritage. The meanings of commonly used MΓori words that make place names are also detailed. Suitable for educational use or classroom walls. This map is A1 sized and printed on 200gsm paper with a satin finish."--Publisher's website.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Covering the Aotearoa/New Zealand mainland and Wharekauri/Chatham Islands, this A1 sized wall map is a great resource for learning about our places and MΓori heritage. The…
Tamaki-Makau-Rau

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
List of tribes, hapu and chiefs taken from government publications

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
A guidebook to Nga ingoa o Aotearoa : an oral dictionary of Maori placenames

Description: This booklet is not the dictionary. The cassettes that come with it are the dictionary. The booklet is just a guide to the words recorded on the cassette. They are only a dictionary of the pronounciation of placenames only, not their meanings.--intro

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: This booklet is not the dictionary. The cassettes that come with it are the dictionary. The booklet is just a guide to the words recorded on the cassette. They are only a…
Niho-Te-Kiore on the Waikato River.

Description: In the foreground, thatched building to the right, valley behind. Hill to the left and river to the right. Mountain in the background.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: In the foreground, thatched building to the right, valley behind. Hill to the left and river to the right. Mountain in the background.
The spurious Maori placenames of southern New Zealand

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Maori place-names of Canterbury, including one thousand hitherto unpublished names collected from Maori sources

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Chapman's map of the Bay of Plenty and Lake District

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Guide map of Mt. Egmont

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
[Maori placenames]

Description: Sheet of six stickers. New Zealand place name road signs in Te Reo Maori. Te Ika-a-Maui Te Waipounamu, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Kirikirioa, Otautahi, Te Papaioea, and Otepoti.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Sheet of six stickers. New Zealand place name road signs in Te Reo Maori. Te Ika-a-Maui Te Waipounamu, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Kirikirioa, Otautahi, Te Papaioea, and Otepoti.
Maori Placenames

Description: Petition to adopt the correct pronunciation of Maori place names. Addressed to The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of the New Zealand Maori Council, with mention of Dr Hohepa, from the University of Auckland.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Petition to adopt the correct pronunciation of Maori place names. Addressed to The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of the New Zealand Maori Council, with…
Place names of New Zealand

Description: A guidebook to the meaning and stories behind the major place names of New Zealand. A basic Maori vocabulary and pronunciation guide is also included.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: A guidebook to the meaning and stories behind the major place names of New Zealand. A basic Maori vocabulary and pronunciation guide is also included.
Tutakiwa : place names of Rakiura, Ruapuke and Awarua

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Maori nomenclature of the coast from Cape Brett to Helena Bay

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
Sketch map of part of the Bay of Plenty & Taupo derived from the trigonomical survey

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE
The islands of New Zealand from the Admiralty surveys of the English and French marine, from the observations of the officers of the New Zealand Company, and from private surveys & sketches

Description: Very decorative map, utilising a variety of typefaces and swash embellishment.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Very decorative map, utilising a variety of typefaces and swash embellishment.
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He korero purakau mo nga taunahanahatanga a nga tupuna : place names of the ancestors, a Maori oral history atlas

Maori place names of the thermal regions and their meanings

Maori place-names, also personal names and names of colours, weapons and natural objects

Railway station names and their meanings

Aotearoa New Zealand : Te Reo Maori language place map

Tamaki-Makau-Rau

List of tribes, hapu and chiefs taken from government publications

A guidebook to Nga ingoa o Aotearoa : an oral dictionary of Maori placenames

Niho-Te-Kiore on the Waikato River.

The spurious Maori placenames of southern New Zealand

Maori place-names of Canterbury, including one thousand hitherto unpublished names collected from Maori sources

Chapman's map of the Bay of Plenty and Lake District

Guide map of Mt. Egmont

[Maori placenames]

Maori Placenames

Place names of New Zealand

Tutakiwa : place names of Rakiura, Ruapuke and Awarua

Maori nomenclature of the coast from Cape Brett to Helena Bay

Sketch map of part of the Bay of Plenty & Taupo derived from the trigonomical survey

The islands of New Zealand from the Admiralty surveys of the English and French marine, from the observations of the officers of the New Zealand Company, and from private surveys & sketches

The gift of curiosity