Tōtara: a natural and cultural history

"In words and pictures, through waka and leaves, farmers and carvers, the author takes us deep inside the trees: their botany and evolution, their role in Māori life and lore, their uses by Pākehā, and their current status in our environment and culture"--Publisher information.;Tōtara in the natural world -- How tōtara grows -- Where tōtara lives and who lives with it -- Te mauri o te tōtara : how Māori value tōtara -- Ngā mahi o te tōtara : using tōtara wood -- Te kiri o Tāne : the bark of tōtara -- Pākehā discover tōtara -- Tōtara creates a nation -- Where have all the tōtara gone? -- How tōtara is (and isn't) being protected.