He kupu tuku iho: Ko te reo Māori te tatau ki te ao

He kupu tuku iho Ko te Reo Māori te Tatau ki te Ao – Nā Tīmoti Kāretu & Wharehuia Milroy

Sir Timoti Karetu and Dr Wharehuia Milroy are widely recognised as two of New Zealand’s leading teachers and scholars of Māori language and culture. They both taught at The University of Waikato from the 1970s and pursued an innovative approach by teaching language courses in te reo Māori, with tikanga courses taught in Māori and English.

Te Wharehuia and Tīmoti were pioneers in this area, forging a model for teaching Maori which is now followed by many other tertiary institutions. This is a book of chapters on key aspects of Māori language and culture authored by two of this country’s pre-eminent kaumatua. The authors discuss key cultural concepts (including mana, tapu, wairua, whakapapa, ritual, farewell speeches and Māori humour) as well as language and cultural issues of the modern world. The language used is an exemplar for learners and speakers of te reo Māori. With assistance from a team at Te Ipukarea, the National Māori Language Institute, who transcribed and edited structured conversations between these two kaumatua, this book preserves the voices and ideas of these two renowned scholars for present and future generations.

Format: This book is a Hardcover.

Language:  This book is written in te reo Māori