Now in its fifth edition, Tuhoe ranks as one of the greatest tribal histories of New Zealand. This first volume painstakingly details the history, tikanga, lore and beliefs of the last generation of kaumatua to have lived in the old ways, including his principal informants Paitini Wi Tapeka of Ruatahuna and Tutakangahau of Maungapohatu. It tells the story of the tribes of the Urewera through to the coming of the Europeans and the 'riri Pakeha', the fighting that ensued. Traditions, beliefs and practices of the Mataatua tribes make up the second half of the book, leading on to volume 2, which contains the detailed whakapapa (genealogies) and fold-out map of this rugged corner of Te Ika-a-Maui (the North Island).