Introduction: The River
I Tongariro
1. A Māori Theory of Hydrology
2. Early European Discoveries
3. Māori Along the Tongariro River
4. A River in the Desert
5. Turangi and Tokaanu
II Taupō
6. Apocalypse
7. Naming the Lake
8. Twice Doomed
9. Pūkawa, on Taupō’s South-West Coast
10. Taupō’s East Coast
11. Taupō
III Huka Falls to Lake Atiamuri
12. `With echoing roar at our feet’
13. `The most wonderful sights’
14. Aratiatia to Broadlands
15. `Not the least beautiful site in the district’
IV Pohaturoa to Karapiro
16. Mt Pohaturoa
17. Crossing the Waikato
18. `Newcomers’
19. `They attacked the problem vigorously’
20. Maungatautiri to Piarere
21. Karapiro
V Cambridge to Hamilton
22. Cambridge
23. `The metropolis of the Waikato’
24. `Perfectly sound’
VI Horotiu to Huntly
25. `Smooth clear whiteness’
26. Ngāruawāhia
27. Taupiri – `That great sweeping bend of the river’
28. Huntly
29. `Uncomfortably small’
VII From River to Sea
30. Rangiriri
31. `Absolutely undrainable’
32. Tuākau
33. To the Sea
34. The River’s End
35. Conclusion
Editorial notes
Endnotes
Index
Dr Paul Moon is Professor of History at the Faculty of Māori Development, Auckland University of Technology, and one of New Zealand’s most respected historians and social commentators. Moon has appeared on numerous documentaries, current affairs and news programmes both in New Zealand and overseas. His 26 published books include Encounters: The Creation of New Zealand which was shortlisted for the international Ernest Scott Prize in History.
Acclaim for Paul Moon’s Encounters: The Creation of New Zealand. A History.: “Make a place for this book on your shelf ... it needs to be there if you are interested in New Zealand” — Prof. Paul Cleave; “... a richly evocative study which should be read by all who value the distinctiveness of this country” — Judges: Ernest Scott Prize panel; “Consistently engaging and highly readable” — Landfall NZ
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