NEW ZEALAND
FOLK * HISTORY 		"The Ancient History of the Maori,
His Mythology and Traditions"
edited and translated by     John White     1887            

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In 1879 the Government commissioned John White to compile the pre-European Māori knowledge, history and tradition - including prayers, myths, songs, genealogies and proverbs - that had been written down and collected for the past 60 years. The first bi-lingual volume of The Ancient History of the Maori was published in 1887.

You can read both the Maori and English versions at the same time by using two windows on a big computer, or two tablets. White's translations of the stories are good, but his translations of the poetry need more work done on them.

Horouta, Takitumu

Vol. I, Origin myths

 Vol. II, Maui, Tinerau, Mataatua

Sorry - I have only sorted out the above two texts.
The links below are still a bit gnarly !

Vol. III, Migrations, South Island, Guns

Tainui

Vol. IV,  Tainui

Vol. V,  Tainui

Vol VI,  Tainui.

Te Arawa

Vol. VII,  Te Arawa

Awatea, Taranaki, Ngati Hau, Ngati Ruanui Vol. VIII, 

Ngapuhi Vol. X,

Ngapuhi Vol. XI, 

Ngati Whatua

Ngati Whatua Vol. XIII

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