Download or read book The Oral Traditions of Ngāi Tahu written by Te Maire Tau and published by Otago University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominant tribal group of southern New Zealand is Ngai Tahu. This book sets out to examine the nature and forms of Ngai Tahu oral traditions and to identify methodologies for analysing and interpreting them. Illustrated with historical photographs, this major study will appeal to anyone interested in oral traditions or reading around the idea of history.