Books on the Maoris

[Absolut]

I recently got back from a trip to New Zealand and Australia, and apart from the both countries being amazing, Im curious about the cultures of the both countries. I have some basic knowledge about the Aborigines, but Ive never really been interested in the Maoris until I saw them in New Zealand. All I know about them is that they were more successful in resisting the colonisers than the Aborigines were, for various reasons.

So, Im wondering if any of you have some recommendations on books, documentaries or really any media on both the history of the Maoris (not only since the British arrived, but before that as well), their culture, their status in contemporary New Zealand and so on. Pretty much everything.

I tried searching some Swedish online bookshops, but its kinda hard as there isnt much litterature on the subject and I really have no idea where to start. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks. :)

[justin sane]

I recently got back from a trip to New Zealand and Australia, and apart from the both countries being amazing, Im curious about the cultures of the both countries. I have some basic knowledge about the Aborigines, but Ive never really been interested in the Maoris until I saw them in New Zealand. All I know about them is that they were more successful in resisting the colonisers than the Aborigines were, for various reasons.

So, Im wondering if any of you have some recommendations on books, documentaries or really any media on both the history of the Maoris (not only since the British arrived, but before that as well), their culture, their status in contemporary New Zealand and so on. Pretty much everything.

I tried searching some Swedish online bookshops, but its kinda hard as there isnt much litterature on the subject and I really have no idea where to start. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks. :)
Don't know any books. But the Wiki articla covers a lot of the basics.
Scan Maori

There is a pretty good indy movie out too.

Cant post the youtube yet. It's called; Once Were Warriors.

[Absolut]

Don't know any books. But the Wiki articla covers a lot of the basics.
Scan Maori

There is a pretty good indy movie out too.

Cant post the youtube yet. It's called; Once Were Warriors.

I guess Ill have to read through the Wiki, but I really hate reading long texts on the computer, Id much rather read it in book-form. :)

Thanks for the tip on the film, downloading it now.

Does anyone know if Claudia Orange's The Story Of A Treaty is worth picking up?

[justin sane]

Let me know what you think of the movie. I don't know much about the culture either. But the movie was impressive.

[Absolut]

Yeah, the movie was really good. Was a pretty sad one.

It seems as if on the one hand, you have the traditional Maoris, still living like they traditionally did, and on the other, you have Maoris trying to make it in the white community, but ending up in slums, similiar to what happened to the black population in USA. I wouldve liked it to touch the culture a bit more though. You got to see some parts, like the Haka and some other ceremonies, but I wouldve liked to see more.

About their situation in the cities, I never saw anything like that while I was there. Granted, this was filmed in Auckland, and I only visited the south island and didnt really get the chance to meet any Maoris, except one. I got the impression that they were proud of their culture and maintained it, not like in the movie, where the only thing Jake, and his friends, did was to drink and fight, but I guess its a result of them losing their culture.

There seems to be a sequel to the film as well, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197094/), do you know if its any good?

Either way, thanks a lot for the recommendation, it was well worth watching. :)

[RHIZOMES]

Yeah, the movie was really good. Was a pretty sad one.

It seems as if on the one hand, you have the traditional Maoris, still living like they traditionally did, and on the other, you have Maoris trying to make it in the white community, but ending up in slums, similiar to what happened to the black population in USA. I wouldve liked it to touch the culture a bit more though. You got to see some parts, like the Haka and some other ceremonies, but I wouldve liked to see more.

About their situation in the cities, I never saw anything like that while I was there. Granted, this was filmed in Auckland, and I only visited the south island and didnt really get the chance to meet any Maoris, except one. I got the impression that they were proud of their culture and maintained it, not like in the movie, where the only thing Jake, and his friends, did was to drink and fight, but I guess its a result of them losing their culture.

There seems to be a sequel to the film as well, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197094/), do you know if its any good?

Either way, thanks a lot for the recommendation, it was well worth watching. :)

Among Kiwis the sequel is known to be notoriously bad.

I'd recommend watching Whale Rider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_Rider) and Utu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utu_%28film%29) while you're at it if you want good films about Maori.

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[Absolut]

Thanks, downloaded them, but wont have time to watch them for a few days at least. :)