The discovery of Aotearoa /
Publication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Reed, 1998.Description: 128 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 25 cmISBN:- 0790006499
- 9780790006499
- Kupe -- Legends
- Whakataka-Brightwell, Matahi -- Journeys -- New Zealand
- Cowan, Francis -- Journeys -- New Zealand
- Hawaiki-nui (Canoe)
- Navigation -- Polynesia -- History
- Polynesians -- Migrations
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Origin
- Maori (New Zealand people) -- History -- To 1840
- Pacific Ocean -- Navigation
- New Zealand -- Discovery and exploration -- Maori
- DU410 .E93 1998
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific | NZ & Pacific | NZ&P DU 410 EVA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0005596 |
Diagram on inside back cover.
Part one covers "the causes and characteristics of Polynesian migration, the location of the Maori homeland, the legend of Kupe, traditional Polynesian navigation, and the preservation of seafaring knowledge in Maori tradition"--Back cover.
Part two gives ... "a first-hand account of the building and sailing of the voyaging canoe Hawaiki-nui which sailed from Tahiti to Aotearoa in late 1985"--Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index.
Diagram on inside back cover.-Part one covers "the causes and characteristics of Polynesian migration, the location of the Māori homeland, the legend of Kupe, traditional Polynesian navigation, and the preservation of seafaring knowledge in Māori tradition" -- Back cover.-Part two gives ... "a first-hand account of the building and sailing of the voyaging canoe Hawaiki-nui which sailed from Tahiti to Aotearoa in late 1985" -- Introd.-Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.