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271, xxii pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates
illustrations, genealogical tables, portraits.
Facsimile reprint. Originally published: Wellington, New Zealand : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1944. Contents: History of Horouta and that of Pawa and Kiwa -- Story of Takitimu -- Gods of the Maori -- Voyage of the Takitimu -- Description of the Whare-Wananga -- History of Rongo-Kako -- Tamatea Ure-Haea and Ruawharo -- Brief histories of other commanders: Tama-Te-Kapua; Ngatoro-i-Rangi; Hoturoa; Toroa -- Puhi-kai-Ariki -- Turi. Story of Kahungunu -- History of Rongomai-Wahine -- Story of Kahukura-nui -- History of Rakaipaaka -- Story of Tama-t-Rangi -- History of Taraia -- History of Mahaki -- History of Tapuwae -- History of Te-O-Tane -- Other ancestors: Te Hui -- Te Kapua-Mototoru; Hine-Matioro; Mahina-a-Rangi; Te Kawiti, Ngaherehere; Pou-Rangahua, Tama-i-Uia -- History of Te Wera Hauraki -- Various ancestors: Tuhoe-Potiki, Rangi-Te-Aorere; Tu-Whare-Toa; Tara; Paoa. History of the site of the Wai-Hirere Marae -- Life of Sir James Carroll -- Life of Sir Maui Pomare -- Life of the Rev. Tamihana Huata Poroporoaki Aumihi -- Maori charms -- Whakatauaki or proverbial sayings -- Nicknames -- Tohu and Aitua -- Maori almanac.
Summary: Tākitimu is one of the great tribal histories in the New Zealand literary canon. It tells of the Ngāti Kahungunu people tangata whenua of Hawkes Bay and parts of East Coast and Wairarapa from their origins in the Pacific Islands to their lineage in Aotearoa up to the twentieth century. It is divided into four main sections: the history up to the departure of Tākitimu and other canoes of migration; the history of Ngāti Kahungunu; short biographies of Sir James Carroll, Sir Maui Pomare and the Rev. Tamihana Huata; and appendices describing charms, proverbs, the interpretation of dreams and signs, and the Maori almanac. Complete with genealogical tables, this is a book of great value for history enthusiasts and especially the people of Ngāti Kahungunu - the third largest Māori tribe, with descendants throughout New Zealand and Australia.