The Lore of the Whare-Wananga (Forgotten Books) Review

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(More customer reviews)Tena tatou, an enjoyable and enlightening read for me. However, this book would be a difficult read without a some understanding of pre-European Maori culture, the native of New Zealand. A reasonable understanding of the Maori language would help the reader. The information is third hand: the author Whatahoro, a scribe, is recording the teachings of a tohunga (native doctor of philosphy), which is then translated by Europeans (19th Century Victoria-English) with a limited understanding of the subtle nuances of the Maori language and strongly enthocentric. However, inspite of the obvious flaws, for the serious researcher there are gems of information within these writings - certainly worth the cost.

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The Lore Of The Whare-Wananga Written down by H. T. Whatahoro from the teachings of Te Matorohanga and Nepia Pohuhu, priests of the Whare-wananga of the East Coast, New Zealand. (Quote from sacred-texts.com)About the AuthorSir George Grey (1812 - 1898)Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 - 19 September 1898) was a soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), Premier of New Zealand and a writer.Grey was born in Lisbon, Portugal just a few days after his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Grey of the 30th Foot, was killed at the Battle of Badajoz in Spain. His mother, on the balcony of her hotel in Lisbon, overheard two officers speak of his death and this brought on his premature birth. His mother was the daughter of an Irish clergyman, the Rev. John Vignoles. Grey was sent to the Royal Grammar School, Guildford in Surrey, and was admitted to the royal military college in 1826. Early in 1830 he was gazetted ensign in the 83rd Regiment of Foot. In 1830, his regiment having been sent to Ireland, he developed much sympathy with the Irish peasantry whose misery made a great impression on him. He was promoted lieutenant in 1833 and obtained a first-class certificate at the examinations of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1836.In 1837, as a young man, he led a catastrophically ill-prepared expedition of exploration of north-west Australia from Cape Town - only one man of his party had seen northern Australia before. It was at that time believed that a great river entered the Indian ocean on the north-west of Australia, and that the country it drained might be suitable for colonization. Grey, in conjunction with Lieutenant Lushington, offered to explore this country and on 5 July