Treasures of Tāne: Plants of Ngāi Tahu - Rob Tipa (2018)
This beautifully illustrated collection of Rob Tipa’s articles for Te Karaka magazine, Treasures of Tāne shares stories about native flora of the South Island, describing traditional methods of growing and processing the plants, and some surprising uses.
Publication details
R. Tipa. Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2018.
About the book
These stories of native plants of the South Island describe how Māori grew and processed the plants, and they uncover some surprising uses of the plants. The particular features of the native plants are discussed alongside Māori traditions around them.
Written by a journalist, the book is engaging, enlightening and user-friendly, with each plant listed alphabetically for quick reference, and it is beautiful to browse and informative about the native plants.
Further information
This book is part of the series marking the publication of Books of Mana (Otago University Press, 2025). It builds on the project Te Takarangi: Celebrating Māori publications adding 30 titles to a selected list of 150 non-fiction books, led by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga in collaboration with Royal Society Te Apārangi.