He pukapuka tātaku i ngā mahi a Te Rauparaha nui / A record of the life of the great Te Rauparaha / by Tamihana Te Rauparaha ; translated and edited by Ross Calman

Te Rauparaha is most well known today as the composer of the haka ‘Ka mate', made famous the world over by the All Blacks. A major figure in nineteenth-century history, Te Rauparaha was responsible for rearranging the tribal landscape of a large part of the country after leading his tribe Ngati Toa to migrate to Kapiti Island. He is venerated by his own descendants but reviled with equal passion by the descendants of those tribes who were on the receiving end of his military campaigns in the musket-war era. He Pukapuka Tataku i nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui is a 50,000-word account in te reo Maori of Te Rauparaha's life, written by his son Tamihana Te Rauparaha between 1866 and 1869. A pioneering work of Maori (and, indeed, indigenous) biography, Tamihana's narrative weaves together the oral accounts of his father and other kaumatua to produce an extraordinary record of Te Rauparaha and his rapidly changing world. Edited and translated by Ross Calman, a descendant of Te Rauparaha, He Pukapuka Tataku i nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui makes available for the first time this major work of Maori literature in a parallel Maori/English edition. Kore kau he kaumtua hei rite m Te Rauparaha te mhio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms of knowledge of warfare and prowess in battle, as well in being so dedicated to looking after people. Tamihana Te Rauparaha ____ The book that took 150 years to make it into print! A rare and valuable account of the life and times of Te Rauparaha, one of the most renowned and divisive figures in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand and composer of the haka Ka mate, made famous by the All Blacks. Written in te reo Mori in the 1860s by Te Rauparahas son, Tamihana Te Rauparaha, and translated today by Te Rauparahas descendant Ross Calman, this taonga is finally available in both te reo Mori and English within one edition. Te Rauparaha is most well known today as the composer of the haka 'Ka mate, made famous the world over by New Zealands national rugby team, who have been performing it for over a century. He is venerated by his own descendants among Ngti Toa and Ngti Raukawa and widely reviled by those tribes who were on the receiving end of his military campaigns during the musket wars of the 1820s and 1830s. He pukapuka ttaku i ng mahi a Te Rauparaha nui is a 50,000- word account in te reo Mori of Te Rauparahas life written by his son, Tamihana Te Rauparaha, between 1866 and 1869. It focuses on the events of the 1820s and 1830s, an era characterised by intertribal conflict, and the resulting displacement and resettlement of tribal groups, as well as by the increasing interaction between the Mori and Pkeh worlds. A pioneering work of Mori (and, indeed, indigenous) biography, Tamihanas narrative weaves together the oral accounts of his father and other elders, with his own recollections using, what was then for Mori, the new medium of writing. However, sadly, due to a succession of poor interpretations of Tamihanas work, his achievement in authoring this manuscript has gone largely unappreciated in the 150 years since it was written. This current work publishes for the first time Tamihanas complete manuscript in a parallel Mori/English edition. To assist readers, modern conventions of spelling and grammar have been applied to Tamihanas Mori text, while the English translation is completely new. Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite mo Te Rauparaha te mohio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms of knowledge of warfare and prowess in battle, and in being so dedicated to looking after people. -Tamihana Te Rauparaha Te Rauparaha is most well known today as the composer of the haka 'Ka Mate', made famous the world over by the All Blacks. A major figure in nineteenth-century history, Te Rauparaha was responsible for rearranging the tribal landscape of a large part of the country after leading his tribe Ngati Toa to migrate to Kapiti Island. He is venerated by his own descendants but reviled with equal passion by the descendants of those tribes who were on the receiving end of his military campaigns in the musket-war era. He Pukapuka Tataku i nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui is a 50,000-word account in te reo Maori of Te Rauparaha's life, written by his son Tamihana Te Rauparaha between 1866 and 1868. A pioneering work of Maori (and, indeed, indigenous) biography, Tamihana's narrative weaves together the oral accounts of his father and other kaumatua to produce an extraordinary account of Te Rauparaha and his rapidly changing world. Edited and translated by Ross Calman, a descendant of Te Rauparaha, He Pukapuka Tataku i nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui makes available for the first time this major work of Maori literature in a parallel Maori/English edition