King Potatau – An Account of the Life of Potatau Te Wherowhero the First Maori King

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ISBN: 9781869694234
Title: King Potatau – An Account of the Life of Potatau Te Wherowhero the First Maori King
Author: JONES 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 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. Pei Te Hurinui’s biography of King Potatau tells this story in a Maori voice employing waiata, poetry and whakapapa as well as prose text in English and English translations so that the book is accessible to both Maori language speakers and those with no knowledge of Maori.

Format: Trade Paper
Publication date: 28/02/2025
Pages: 320
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