Library and Learning Services

There is a separate Māori Collection in both the Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti campus libraries.
All resources that are on a Māori subject, are written by Māori authors or are written for Māori students are shelved in these collections according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system. That is, a book about Māori carving will be in the Māori Collection, shelved under the DDC number of 736. All items in these collections are identified by a kowhaiwhai sticker.

700 - 708	Art Theory & History
709	Artists
720 - 729	Architecture
730 - 739	Sculpture
741	Drawing
741.6	Graphic Design
746	Textile Arts / Weaving
750 - 759	Painting
760	Printmaking
770	Photography

New Books List

Recommended Books

	Hei ō mō Apanui : a visual narrative of lyrical musings Erena Koopu. 2019 Print Book
	Sandy Adsett : toi koru Sandy Adsett. 2021 Print Book
	He tau makuru : 50 years of Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival Max Matenga; Moana Aroha Henry; Ruth Smith (Translator); David Jones (Solicitor); Wi Pere Mita; Amokura Panoho; Wenarata Kingi. 2023 Print Book
	Nga kaihanga uku = Maori clay artists Baye Riddell. 2023 Print Book
	Ki mua, ki muri : 25 years of Toiohi ki Apiti Cassandra Barnett; Kura Te Waru Rewiri. 2023 Print Book
	Māori art : history, architecture, landscape and theory Rangihiroa Panoho. 2015 Print Book
	Art in Oceania : a new history Peter William Brun. 2012 Print Book
	Māori art and design : weaving, painting, carving and architecture Julie. Paama-Pengelly. 2010 Print Book
	The carver and the artist : Māori art in the twentieth century Damian. Skinner. 2008 Print Book
	Lisa Reihana : emissaries. Lisa Reihana. 2017 Print Book
	Ralph Hotere black light : major works including collaborations with Bill Culbert Ralph. Hotere. 2000 Print Book
	Museums and Māori : heritage professionals, indigenous collections, current practice Conal McCarthy. 2011 Print Book
	Te kāhui o Matariki : contemporary Māori art of Matariki Libby. Hakaraia Colleen Waata Urlich; Norman Heke. 2008 Print Book
	Taiāwhio II. Contemporary Māori artists. 18 new conversations Huhana Smith; Oriwa Solomon 1951-; Awhina Tamarapa 1966-; Megan Tamati-Quennell; Norman Heke. 2007 Print Book
	Māori art A. Hamilton (Augustus). 1977 Print Book

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Recommended Websites

Archive of Māori and Pacific music

Includes commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music, oral histories, stories and language resources. NB: most recordings will need to be requested. Email the items accession number to ampm@auckland.ac.nz; they will check any copyright restrictions and then provide you with the audio files.

The Big Idea/Te Aria Nui

An online hub providing resources for the creative sector.

Creative New Zealand

The national arts development agency developing, investing in and advocating for the arts.

Find New Zealand Artists

A database of New Zealand artists.

Google Arts & Design

Access to high-resolution images of artworks from galleries and museums from around the world.

He Ao Kotahi

Video series of prominent Māori artists travelling and highlighting similarities with other indigenous cultures. Also includes other information on Māori art and artists.

Karanga: Ngā reo o ngā Wāhine Māori

In 1995, as part of the celebration of Te Tau o Teo Reo Māori the Ministry of Women's Affairs (now Ministry for Women) arranged for Māori women to be interviewed in Te Reo Māori.

Ko Aotearoa Tēnei: WAI 262

The Waitangi Tribunal report on the Wai 262 claim relates to New Zealand law and policy affecting Māori culture and intellectual property.

Letting Space

Based in Wellington, Letting Space seeks to transform the relationship between artists, the public and their environments to enable social change.

Maia Gallery: Toihoukura School of Maori Visual Arts

A showcase and hub for students from Toihoukura, along with other artists, to exhibit, create and share their work.

NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute

Officially recognised national institute through the Rotorua Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Act (1963), NZMACI is the home of the national schools of carving and weaving, and also operates the national school for canoe construction.

NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute

Officially recognised national institute through the Rotorua Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Act (1963), NZMACI is the home of the national schools of carving and weaving, and also operates the national school for canoe construction.

Toi Iho
A showcase and hub for students from Toihoukura, along with other artists, to exhibit, create and share their work.