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Waiwhero: The red waters

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Waiwhero: The red waters – A celebration of womanhood – He whakahirahiratanga o te ira wahine – by Ngāhuia Murphy, nā Sean Ellison i whakamāori, Illustrated by Regan Balzer

This book is based on Te Awa Atua but has been written specifically for whānau, rangatahi, the education and health sectors. Waiwhero is also bilingual, having been translated by the wonderful Sean Ellison, making it a great reo and kaupapa Māori sexual health resource.

Regan Balzer has also illustrated the book and provided beautiful paintings of the cosmological origin stories for menstruation.

Format: This book is a Paper back.

Language: This book is written in both English and te reo Māori (Bilingual).

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About the Author:

Dr Ngāhuia Murphy (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana, Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa) is a researcher and educator. In 2011 she gained her Masters with a groundbreaking study of Māori pre- colonial stories, ceremonies and practices regarding menstruation. Ngahuia extended her research through a doctorate examining the revival of Indigenous women’s rituals and relationships to pre-colonial feminine deities in Aotearoa, Hawai’i, Canada and North America.

Other books available by Ngāhuia Murphy:

Te Awa Atua: Menstruation in the pre-colonial Māori world

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