Books
- Herries Beattie, Māori Placenames of the Peninsula, Cadsonbury Publications, 1995 (First Edition 1945)
- Beckenham: A Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Published by The Beckenham Neighbourhood Association, 1993
- Elsdon Best, The Māori as he was: a brief account of Māori life as it was in pre-European days, Dominion Museum, 1934, Wellington
- Isolde Byron, Ngā Perehitini. The Presidents of the Māori Women’s Welfare League 1951 - 2001, Māori Women’s Development Inc, 2002
- Aidan J. Challis, Ka Pakihi Whakatekateka O Waitaha: The Archaeology of Canterbury in Māori Times, Department of Conservation, December 1995
- Souvenir and Programme of the Official Opening of Rehua. Christchurch Methodist Central Mission, 1960
- Arthur (Hiwi) Couch, Rāpaki Remembered: History and Reminiscence, Te Waihora Press and The Canterbury Māori Studies Association, 1987
- James Cowan, Māori Folk Tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand, Third Edition, facsimile of First Edition, with index, Cadsonbury Publications, 1995. (First Published 1923)
- Pam Cromarty, (Ed. Derek A. Scott) A Directory of Wetlands in New Zealand, New Zealand Department of Conservation, 1996
- J. Davies, L. Galloway, A. Nutt, eds, Waihora: Lake Ellesmere Past, Present and Future. Lincoln University Press and Daphne Brasell Associates Ltd, 1994
- Harry C. Evison and Mark Adams. Land of Memories: a contemporary view of places of historical significance in the South Island, Tandem Press, Auckland, NZ, 1993
- Harry C. Evison, The Long Dispute: Māori Land Rights and European Colonisation in Southern New Zealand, Canterbury University Press, 1997
- Harry C. Evison, Te Wai Pounamu The Greenstone Island: A History of the Southern Māori during the European Colonization of New Zealand, Aoraki Press in association with the Ngāi Tahu Māori Trust Board & Te Rūnanganui o Tahu, 1993
- Norman Gill, Mission Accomplished. The Establishment of the Christchurch Methodist Mission. Christchurch Methodist Mission, 1991
- F.G. Hall-Jones, King of the Bluff. The Southland historical committee, Invercargill, 1943
- Peter Jackson, Quail Island: A Link With The Past, Department of Conservation, 1990
- H.C. Jacobson Tales of Banks Peninsula, The Akaroa Mail, 1914
- Chris Jacomb, Panau — The Archaeology of a Banks Peninsula Māori village, Canterbury Museum, 2000
- Michael King, The Penguin History of New Zealand. Penguin Books 2003
- Robert C. Lamb, From the Banks of the Avon: The Story of a River, A.W. Reed LTD, 1981
- The Story of Lyttelton 1849 – 1949, Lyttelton Borough Council, Caxton Press, 1952
- Buddy Mikaere, Te Maiharoa and the Promised Land, Reed Books, 1988
- A. Moffat, Rāpaki celebrates centenary in style, The Press, 2 Jan 2002
- Jenny Murray, Ko Te Whare Mihinare o Puari, New Zealand Historic Places, May 2000 77:18-21
- Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Wellington, New Zealand Government, 1998
- Gordon Ogilvie. Banks Peninsula – Cradle of Canterbury, Government Printer 1990
- Elizabeth Ogilvie. Purau, The Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1970
- Okains Bay Museum. Okains Bay Māori and Colonial Museum Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, Okains Bay The Museum, 1984
- Art. XLIV. — On the Disappearance of the larger Kinds of Lizard from North Canterbury. Read before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 7th May, 1874 by the Rev. J. W. Stack. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961
- Steven Oliver, Tama-i-hara-nui ? – 1830-1831? Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- Steven Oliver, Taiaroa, Te Matenga ? – 1863. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- Steven Oliver, Tamihana Te Rauparaha, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- Tipene O’Regan, Tikao Hone Taare 1850? – 1927. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- Rehua, Christchurch New Zealand. Souvenir, 197?
- W.H.S. Roberts, Māori Nomenclature: Names in Canterbury (excerpts from the Lyttelton Times), 1902
- Terry Ryan, Queen Honours Ngāi Tahu History, New Zealand Historic Places, May 2002 85:11-13
- R. Subritzky, Te Wheke 1901 - 2001 A Souvenir Booklet, 2001
- Te Maire Tau, Anake Goodall, David Palmer & Rakiihia Tau. Te Whakatau Kaupapa: Ngāi Tahu Resource Management Strategy for the Canterbury Region, Aoraki Press, 1990
- Te Maire Tau and Atholl Anderson editors, Ngāi Tahu A Migration History. Bridget William Books, 2008
- Rawiri Te Maire Tau, Nga Pikitūroa o Ngāi Tahu: The Oral Traditions of Ngāi Tahu. University of Otago Press, 2003
- W.A. Taylor, Banks Peninsula: Picturesque and Historic, Bascands Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1948
- W.A. Taylor, Lore and History of the South Island Māori, Bascands, Christchurch, NZ, 1952
- W.A. Taylor, Waihora: Maori Associations with Lake Ellesmere, 1944. A booklet of articles first published by the Ellesmere Guardian, at Leeston.
- Teone Taare Tikao, (told to Herries Beattie). Tikao Talks, Penguin Books in association with Cadonsbury Press, 1990. (First published A.H and A.W Reed Ltd. 1939)
- Walter De Their, Sumner to Ferrymead: A Christchurch History, Pegasus Press, Christchurch, NZ, 1976
- Akaroa and Banks Peninsula 1840-1940: Story of French Colonising Venture and Early Whaling Activities: The First Settlement of Canterbury, Akaroa Mail Co. Ltd., Akaroa, 1946
- Te Timatanga a Tātau Tātau. Early Stories from Founding Members of the Māori Women’s Welfare League. Māori Women’s Welfare League, Bridget Williams Books Ltd, 1993
- Louis J. Vangioni; with supplementary notes by D. J. C. Pringle, Old Maori place names around Akaroa Harbour, Akaroa : Akaroa Mail, 1967
- Walk Christchurch : 60 short walks that explore your city; edited by Mark Pickering, compiled by Kjesten Nilsson, Karen Theobald and Lesley Symington. Published: [Christchurch, N.Z.] Leisure Unit, Christchurch City Council, 1998
- Tessa Ward and Rodney Wells, In a Country Churchyard, Caxton Press, 1987
Articles
- A Day Among the Maoris, The Press, Christchurch, 23 March 1900, pg 3
- The Press, Christchurch: 6/7/1994 p1; 24/12/1994 p3; 20/12/1994 p4
- Aaron Bauer and Anthony Russell, Hoplodactylus Delcourti and the Kawekaweau of Māori Folklore, Journal of Ethnobiology, Summer 1987
- Anon, dedicated to Riki Ellison. ‘The Food Basket of Rakaihautu’: Taumutu, The Past Today: Historic Places in New Zealand, ed. John Wilson, Pacific Publishers, 1987
- Peter Cooper, A Special Kinda Place, Kia Hiwa Ra: National Māori Newspaper, August 1995
- Charles Crofts, Koukourarata, Te Karaka, Summer 1996
- Rewi Koruarua, Waihora me Wairewa, Te Karanga, 4(4):12-13; February 1989
- Learning Media and Little River School. Tangaroa’s Children at Wairewa. Te Karaka, Summer 1996
- Gordon Ogilvie. Little River - Frontier Timber Town, The Press (Christchurch) 27 January 1990
- Matt Philp, History in Hiding, Heritage New Zealand, November 2010, Issue 119, p6-7
Use at a library or enter your library card & password / PIN. - Te Maire Tau, Ngāi Tahu - Ngāi Tahu and Waitaha, Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- Louis Vangioni and D.J.C. Pringle, Māori Names & Traditions – Points of Interest Around Akaroa Harbour, The Akaroa Mail, 1970
- Wairewa Mahinga Kai Cultural Park, Te Karaka, Winter 2004
- Te Whare Karakia Mihinare ki Puari - Koukourarata. The Anglican Maori Church at Port Levy, Te Karaka, Spring 1997
- J. Wilson, Rāpaki, Historic Places No 17: 24 - 26 June 1987
Videos
Tuia, a partnership between Ngāi Tahu and Environment Canterbury, has produced a series of video clips on Ngāi Tahu and the environment in Canterbury which are now on Youtube.
