This collection of essays, all in Te Reo Maori, explores histories, people and places of significance, and takes the reader into the oral arts, including haka, karakia, and waiata. It is a valuable, instructive and entertaining read for students, speakers and readers of te reo Maori, and an important addition to secondary and tertiary libraries. Ko ta te whare, ko ta te rohe ranei, he whakaohooho ake i nga mea kua moe roa ki roto i a koe. Ka titiro atu koe ki tetahi mea, ki tetahi whenua, ki tetahi awa, ki tetahi kainga, ki tetahi tangata ka hokia mai ano aua whakaaro me nga ahuatanga i kite ai koe i te wa i a koe e tamariki ana. Ka tikina atu e koe i roto i te hinengaro, i roto i ou mahara, ka whakaohoohotia ake e koe. Koira te wa kua ihi, kua wehi mai ki roto i a koe. Kai roto i teneki pukapuka e kitea ai te wairua o te kupu, a tena kaiwhakairo i te kupu, whakaniko i te kupu ataahua o roto mai i te rohe o Mataatua.