Ngā Tānga Reo Māori - An introduction to the Books in Māori collection of printed Māori taonga

The Library has begun to digitise its collection of printed Māori texts and the first items will soon be available on the Papers Past website. Join Digitisation Advisor, Māori Clare Butler (Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa) and Curator, Māori Paul Diamond (Ngāti Hauā, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) in this online talk, showcasing how printed Māori language material will be accessed beyond the Library’s walls. Find out more about this event https://natlib.govt.nz/events/nga-tanga-reo-maori-an-introduction-december-07-2021 This talk is about our Connecting to Collections talks are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (February to November). Find out more about our Connection to Collections 2021 talks https://natlib.govt.nz/events/connecting-to-collections-2021 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:55 Te Pihoihoi Mokemoke and Te Hokioi 0:05:51 Papers Past website 0:08:56 A Korao no New Zealand | The New Zealander's First Book 0:11:38 Missionaries in Aotearoa 0:14:24 William Woon 0:16:56 James Buller’s lexicon 0:17:46 Māori printed material by other faiths 0:20:12 Notices 0:22:25 Māori dictionaries 0:24:35 Māori printed material by the government 0:26:46 Māori printed material by Māori 0:29:25 Renata Tama-Ki-Hikurangi Kawepō and William Calenso 0:32:50 Dr. John Theo Hatzopulos 0:33:41 Wrapping up 0:36:34 Question 1: 'NG' 0:38:05 Question 2: English Māori names 0:39:53 Question 3: How many Māori books are going to be on the website? 0:41:04 Question 4: Question 4: Will there be a way to browse the subjects? 0:43:06 Question 5 0:46:57 Question 6: Donald Maclean papers 0:48:55 Question 7: How long will it take to add all the writings? 0:50:58 Question 8: Challenges 0:54:48 Ending