Te Marae: A Guide to Customs and Protocol
Author(s): Hiwi Tauroa, Pat Tauroa
A guide - complete with glossary - to customs, protocol and etiquette for visitors to New Zealand marae.Hiwi and Pat Tauroa outline the sequence of events that begins when visitors arrive at the gates of a marae and ends with their departure. Appropriate behaviour is described at each stage; the spiritual background is explained; and a selection of waiata (songs), karakia (prayers) and mihi (greetings) are provided for the visitor who wishes to make correct responses. There is also a moving personal account of the marae that have played an important role in Hiwi Tauroa's life.
General Information
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- : Penguin NZ
- : Reed
- : 0.208
- : 01 April 2009
- : 136x210mm
- : 01 September 2017
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Hiwi Tauroa, Pat Tauroa
- : Gil Hanly (photographs)
- : very good
- : Bxw photographs and illustrations