First published in 1993, Ruka Alan Broughton's book on Ng¿ti Ruanui leader Tiitokowaru is one of a small number of histories or biographies written in te reo M¿ori.Ngaa mahi whakaari a Tiitokowaru draws upon a wide range of M¿ori oral literature and is complemented by commentary and oral testimony provided to Ruka Alan Broughton in his youth by contemporaries of Tiitokowaru, a man whose place in the history of Aotearoa is legendary. This comprehensive work covers many facets of the life of Tiitokowaru, from his genealogy to his roles as a warrior, chief, tohunga and passive protestor.This new edition of Ngaa mahi whakaari a Tiitokowawu is one of four new editions of essential reo M¿ori texts released in 2024 by Te Herenga Waka University Press, in collaboration with Te Takarangi, a national programme celebrating m¿tauranga M¿ori through M¿ori-authored works of non-fiction.