{"product_id":"haare-williams-words-of-a-kaumatua","title":"Haare Williams: Words of a Kaumatua","description":"\u003cp\u003eKo te kōpara anake e tārere ki te tihi o te makauri. Oti rawa! Kia oti rawa, e!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaare Williams grew up with his Tūhoe grandparents on the shores of Ōhiwa Harbour in a te reo world of Tāne and Tangaroa, Te Kooti and the old testament, of Nani Wai and curried cockle stew - a world that Haare left behind when he learnt English at school and moved to Auckland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the last half-century, through the Māori arts movement, waves of protest and the rise of Māori broadcasting, Haare Williams has witnessed and played a part in the changing shape of Māoridom. And in his poetry and prose, in te reo Māori and English, Haare has a unique ability to capture both the wisdom of te ao Māori and the transformation of that world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, edited and introduced by Witi Ihimaera, brings together the poetry and prose of Haare Williams to produce a work that is a biography of the man and his times, a celebration of a kaumātua and an exemplar of his wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Haare Williams: Words of a Kaumatua","offer_id":46123093196997,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-86940-904-3.jpg?v=1776993179","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/haare-williams-words-of-a-kaumatua","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}