Preface -- The Making of Nga Moteatea -- Nga Moteatea: An Introduction -- Facsimile Songs -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
Author Dr Jane McRae is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Maori Studies at The University of Auckland and a translator, researcher and editor of te reo Maori. She contributed to The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature, Rere Atu, Taku Manu! Discovering History Language and Politics in the Maori Language Newspapers and He Pitopito Korero no te Perehi Maori: Readings from the Maori Language Press. Translator Heni Jacob (Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Porou) worked at Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori/Maori Language Commission under Kingi Ihaka and Timoti Karetu, before leaving to take up Maori language writing, translation, editing and lexicographical work as a consultant. She was a senior writer and editor on He Pataka Kupu and Te Matatiki, the author of the second edition of Maori for The Office, and co-author of He Kohinga Kiwaha.
"[A] treasure to be dipped into for historical research, language
learning, special occasions and pensive moments and then to pass on
to future generations, which is pretty much what it was intended
for in the first place." --Mick Ludden, Wairarapa Times Age on Nga
Moteata: The Songs Parts 1 & 2
"A treasure trove of Maori history, lore and beliefs in poetic
form." --Dale Williams, Dominion Post, on Nga Moteatea: The Songs
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