Māori environmental knowledge and natural hazards in aotearoa‐new zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-73

  King, Darren N T ^a   Goff, James ^a   Skipper, Apanui ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental indicators; M ori Environmental Knowledge; M tauranga taiao; Natural hazards; Ng k rero waha me ng tikanga; Ng m rearea; Ng tohu taiao; Ng w hi ingoa; Oral histories and traditions; Place names

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; NATURAL HAZARD; PLACE NAME;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 34547222412     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220709510536     Document Type: Article

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