Tangata o le Moana: New Zealand and the People of the Pacific, Te Papa Press, 2012
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to a large Pasifika population. This illustrated collection of essays is the first of its kind to tell their stories – from the legendary feats of the ancestors of modern Māori, to the politically explosive dawn raids of the 1970s, and beyond.
This beautiful book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of historical and contemporary photos and archival documents. Drawing on a rich cache of oral history, it is a fresh and surprising record of over a thousand years of discovery, encounter, and cultural exchange. The research for this book commenced in 2003 and produced a major exhibition which opened in 2007.
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To view details about the exhibition Tangata o le Moana: The story of Pacific people in New Zealand click on the image below.
Mannequin (Marquesan warrior), 1959, White, Gordon, Wellington. © Te Papa.
