December 18, 2014
Dramatic tales from whare wananga
A descendant of Pei Te Hurinui Jones says the publication of his He Tuhi Mareikura – A Treasury of Sacred Writings is a proud moment for the whanau.
The books, which were self-published by Ariana Potaka and her husband Tama for distribution to marae in Waikato-Tainui, won the te reo Maori award in this year’s Nga Kupu Ora Aotearoa Maori Book Awards.
Mrs Potaka says her koro drew from compilations of Tainui priestly lore collected by his grand uncle Te Hurinui Te Wano, to which he brought his love of drama.
Ariana Potaka says she’s confident Pei Jones would be pleased with the book that emerged from their efforts to edit the thousands of pages of manuscripts he left.
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