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Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times by a Pakeha Maori (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania)

Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times

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Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times by a Pakeha Maori (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania)

Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times

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First published anonymously in 1863, this classic book recounts the experiences of Frederick Edward Maning (c.1811 83), an Anglo-Irish trader who emigrated to Tasmania with his family as a boy and later relocated to New Zealand. A self-styled 'Pakeha-Maori' ('Pakeha' is the Maori word for a white New Zealander), Maning acquired land and settled down with a Maori woman, occupying a tenuous position between the two cultures. Observing that the old Maori way of life was rapidly disappearing due to the increased European presence in New Zealand, Maning endeavoured to record Maori customs and material culture before all knowledge of them disappeared. Old New Zealand is a mixture of history, autobiography and anecdote, and the author insists all the incidents and people described are real. The language is informal, and the narrative vigorous and rapid, with lively dialogues and occasional Maori phrases. A glossary explains Maori words and concepts.

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