King Pōtatau : an account of the life of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero the first Māori king / Pei Te Hurinui.
This book details the background to the Kingitanga and also tells the story of the first king, Potatau Te Wherowhero. It details all the momentous events of Te Wherowhero's life from around 1775 to his death in 1860, including his status as Lord of the Waikato and the famous battles and conflic...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, N.Z. : Wellington, N.Z. :
Polynesian Society ; Huia Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Memoirs of the Polynesian Society ;
no. 55. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | This book details the background to the Kingitanga and also tells the story of the first king, Potatau Te Wherowhero. It details all the momentous events of Te Wherowhero's life from around 1775 to his death in 1860, including his status as Lord of the Waikato and the famous battles and conflicts with other tribes, his raising up as the First Maori King, and Mana Motuhake, the Maori Kingship, set apart as the symbol of the spiritual and cultural life of the Maori. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Polynesian Society, 1959. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1775501221 9781775501220 |