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64 pages : colour illustrations ;28 cm

'The ceremonials described in this book are the ones that I am familiar with and which make up the tikanga, customary practices followed by the descendants of the Mataatua ancestral canoe. There are of course many local variations depending on hapū and iwi affiliations and the various tikanga that they consider fitting but the practices described here hold true for most contemporary Māori communities'--Author's note.
Buddy Mikaere provides a highly readable historical overview of early settlement in New Zealand, and examines the impact of colonisation and later a developing urban world on Maori and their traditional way of life. This book introduces visitors and locals alike to the culture and customs of Maori in contemporary New Zealand.