Marae: The Heart of Māori Culture

Marae: The Heart of Māori CultureMarae are unique places where Mori culture is expressed and upheld. They are repositories of genealogy, provide a sense of pride for Mori as symbols of identity and are vibrant places where people experience authentic Mori culture. This book is a comprehensive, concise guide to the marae, including the space and how it is arranged, the buildings on a marae, the functions of and gatherings held at marae, and the cultural understandings and values

120 standard size crayons

Patricia Grace and Robyn Kahukiwa’s award-winning story about two old friends bickering over whose weaving is best has become a New Zealand classic

Faced with very short days and very long nights

and cousins to all living things

The Let Them Theory

she sends them out to collect objects of a different colour

he and his men defended their position from several counter-attacks

seasons and whānau

hunt out the coolest poi

The quirky and quintessentially Kiwi illustrations will have both adults and children laughing out loud

weta tuwhaipapa / giraffe weevil

and humpback whales tangle in a heartwarming Tongan fable that proves friendship knows no size