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Māori for Beginners [sound recording]

Item

Rights

New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation

Type

Sound recording

Creator

Biggs, Bruce (1921-2000)
New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Reedy, Tamati
Reedy, Tilly
Te Hau, Matiu
Paapu, Becky
Bennett, Hori

Date

1972

Description

A Māori language course for beginners, prepared by Professor Bruce Biggs, University of Auckland for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation.
Professor Biggs (Ngāti Maniapoto) was New Zealand's first university lecturer in te reo Māori, being appointed to the position in the Anthropology Department of Auckland University College in 1951.
This series was broadcast on the N.Z.B.C.'s National Programme (now RNZ National) in 1972.
The recording consists of conversations from a series of 26 lessons
The leaflet consists of full transcripts of the conversations in te reo Māori, with English translations.

Format

1 sound disc. 33 1/3 rpm. 12 in.
1 booklet. 23p.
A digitised copy of the recording is available on Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's catalogue: https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=182935

Language

Te reo Māori
English