"The purpose of history is to understand the past and shed light on the present. [This book] does this for Maori history. ... [It] analyses who Maori are, where they came from, how their ancestors reached Aotearoa New Zealand, how their culture developed in response to New Zealand conditions, and how Maori life changed as a result of the European presence. It provides a context for understanding the Treaty of Waitangi, the recent Maori renaissance and calls for tino rangatiratanga. In particular it explains how and why Maori culture has persisted in the face of enormous odds against its survival. ..."--Back cover.

The Maori language biographies of Maori who appear in The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Vol 1.

Here are the stories of fifteen original members of the Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club, the cultural group founded in the 1930s. These frank recollections are told here begin with the experiences of Maori children and teenages over ninety years ago.

Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.