Mana Whakatipu In the first major national

In the first major national history of Aotearoa New Zealand to be published for 20 years

Israel Birch and Ngatai Taepa

In this collection of 100 stories

Skinner has done a marvellous job of piecing together this carefully researched life

‘A significant achievement by a historian on top form’ — Professor Gary Sheffield

Mana Whakatipu In the first major nationalThe compelling memoir of a Mori leader In 1998, just as South Island iwi Ngi Tahu was about to sign its Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the government justice of sorts after seven generations of seeking redress a former foundryman stepped into the pivotal role of kaiwhakahaere or chair of Te Rnanga o Ngi Tahu, the tribal council of Ngi Tahu, Mark Solomon stood at the head of his iwi at a pivotal moment and can be credited with the astute