Horouta : The History of the Horouta Canoe Gisborne and East Coast

Assembled through painstaking historical and genealogical research over more than 70 years by Rongowhakaata Halbert and his family, the book includes extensive chapters based on oral and written history about the settlement of the East Coast, along with the most extensive genealogy charts for the region, and detailed maps of lands in the region.

This outstanding work of scholarship is destined to serve the needs of all New Zealanders, and especially the peoples of Gisborne and the East Coast, for generations to come.

The author Rongowhakaata Halbert (1894 -1973) was an authority on East Coast genealogy and history, renowned for his command of te Reo Maori. He was a member of many eminent boards, and adviser on Maori issues and language to bodies including the Maori Land Court, the Polynesian Society and the Department of Education. Horouta,his lifes work, was brought to publication after his death by his descendants, led in thelast stages by the late Te Nonoikura Haronga and the late Peter Gordon. With maps and whakapapa sections.

Featured in the 26 June 2017 New Zealand Newsletter.
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