" While place names have long been studied by a few devoted specialists, approaches to
them have been traditionally empiricist and uncritical in character. This book brings together …

The process of naming places involves a contested identity politics of people and place.
Place-names are part of the social construction of space and the symbolic construction of …

Tirohanga Whānui (Abstract): Traditional knowledge systems have been at the core of our
existence as indigenous peoples since time immemorial. As an oral/aural-based society, our …

In this climate of the first coalition government of MMP, with its focus on the political
environment of policy making, any text on social policy would be hard pressed to hold the …

In olden times our islands were covered with forest growth; the only open spaces were
sterile places whereon nothing would grow. When Kupe and other early immigrants arrived …

Where the Waves Fall (1984) centres the stories of the Pacific Islanders and how they were
affected by European explorers and colonisers in this unique account of human settlement …

At present, two major traditions of interpreting Maori life coexist in Aotearoa. One, scientific
anthropology, has its origins in Europe and America, and takes part in international …

Great history is far more than a chronological narrative. It requires a contextualization of
events in their cultural, economic and technological milieu and an appreciation of their …

The Waitangi Tribunal sits at the heart of the Treaty settlement process, with a unique remit
to investigate claims and recommend settlements. But although the claims process has been …

In discriminating between the proposed Long, Short and Intermediate Chronologies for New
Zealand prehistory, archaeologists have recently voted by a narrow majority that the human …