Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond
Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond

Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond

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This is a second-hand copy of the book Makereti - Taking Māori to the World by Paul Diamond. 

Condition: This is a used book in very good condition.

Publisher: Random House
Year: 2007
ISBN: 9781869419004
Format: Softback
Pages: 216
Condition: Used (Very Good)

Makereti: Taking Māori to the World exemplifies the life of Margaret Thom, Makareti or Maggie Papakura as she was also known, a tribal member of Tuhourangi who lived and grew up in Whakarewarewa, the small thermal village in Rotorua. Makereti was a trailblazer in the tourism industry in New Zealand. She portrayed her life in the village in such a way that early travellers took great interest in Māori culture, in performing arts, artefacts and the lifestyles of Māori in a geothermal landscape. In due course she married, moved to England and studied at Oxford University, sadly passing away just before her MA dissertation was examined.

Author Paul Diamond (Ngāti Haua, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) explores Makereti’s remarkable achievements and portrays Makereti as a leader of her time, a role model for New Zealand and an entrepreneur who ‘made it’ overseas. Diamond illustrates how Makereti utilised the technology of her time to communicate Māori culture. Many of the photographs show the carvings and artefacts she took on her travels and donated to museums around the world. The biography captures the essence of Makereti’s life and the many identities she embodied.

Diamond has brought together a well-researched biography with carefully chosen photographs of Makereti’s life. The book is set out in chronological order of her life, beginning with a brief context of New Zealand’s early colonial history. The text merges with extensive illustrations, mostly photographs of Makereti as a tour guide or with family members. Diamond’s research not only produced a book but was also used for both an on-line and a gallery exhibition at the National Library.

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