{"product_id":"matamua-ko-te-kupu-timoti-karetu-9781869409418","title":"Matamua Ko Te Kupu!: Te Haka Tena! Te Wana, Taku Ihi E, Pupuritia!","description":"Sir Timoti Karetu is one of the country's chief exponents of te reo Maori--from leading the Maori Language Commission to producing a new generation of language experts through his teaching at Te Panekiretanga o te Reo Maori. He is also an unrivalled creator of waiata and haka, composing songs and judging at Te Matatini and other events. In this book, Sir Timoti shares his extensive experience in the artforms of haka and waiata-- from Maori songs of the two world wars to the rise of kapa haka competitions, from love songs to action songs, from Sir Apirana Ngata to Te Puea Herangi, and from Te Matatini to contemporary hui on marae. Throughout the book, he draws on exemplars of Maori song and haka, explaining form and meanings, maintaining his stance that Lyric is Paramount  Written in exemplary te reo Maori, \u003ci\u003eMatamua ko te Kupu \u003c\/i\u003e will become a taonga of Maori knowledge and language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timoti Karetu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1869409418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781869409418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Auckland University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.51w x 0.63d","brand":"Timoti Karetu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057507791103,"sku":"9781869409418","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b45c8f2e-d9d8-4f0e-b41f-4b60c5e85ece.jpg?v=1685047390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matamua-ko-te-kupu-timoti-karetu-9781869409418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}