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Heeni : a Tainui elder remembers / Heeni Wharemaru with Mary Katharine Duffié.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Auckland [New Zealand] : HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand, 1997Description: 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1869502493
  • 9781869502492
Subject(s):
Contents:
The Hetet Whakapapa -- Introduction -- Part 1. Maori beginnings -- The early years at Kamate -- Growing up in Maoridom -- Part 2. Preparing for the Church -- Culture shock -- On to Christchurch -- Part 3. The hostels -- Earning respect -- My lovely boys -- Part 4. From matron to matriarch -- Reflections.
Summary: "Heeni's great achievement is her unusual capacity for integrating the Maori and Pakeha worlds without compromising her essential Maoriness. Her humble demonstrations of this appear across a lifetime of service to New Zealand. The message of Heeni's life is that no matter on which side of the cultural divide we stand, we can bridge it - and accomplish that act with grace"--Page 4 of cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Panapa Māori Resources John Kinder Theological Library DU422.82.W53 WHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42309558
New Zealand/Pacific John Kinder Theological Library BX8325.9.W55 WHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan J00546505
Main Collection Manawa o te Wheke Available B05459

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index.

The Hetet Whakapapa -- Introduction -- Part 1. Maori beginnings -- The early years at Kamate -- Growing up in Maoridom -- Part 2. Preparing for the Church -- Culture shock -- On to Christchurch -- Part 3. The hostels -- Earning respect -- My lovely boys -- Part 4. From matron to matriarch -- Reflections.

"Heeni's great achievement is her unusual capacity for integrating the Maori and Pakeha worlds without compromising her essential Maoriness. Her humble demonstrations of this appear across a lifetime of service to New Zealand. The message of Heeni's life is that no matter on which side of the cultural divide we stand, we can bridge it - and accomplish that act with grace"--Page 4 of cover.

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