{"product_id":"haare-williams","title":"Haare Williams","description":"\u003cp\u003eKo te kopara anake e tarere ki te tihi o te makauri. Oti rawa! Kia oti rawa, e!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaare Williams grew up with his Tuhoe grandparents on the shores of Ohiwa Harbour in a te reo world of Tane and Tangaroa, Te Kooti and the old testament, of Nani Wai and curried cockle stew – a world that Haare left behind when he learnt English at school and moved to Auckland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the last half-century, through the Maori arts movement, waves of protest and the rise of Maori broadcasting, Haare Williams has witnessed and played a part in the changing shape of Maoridom. And in his poetry and prose, in te reo Maori and English, Haare has a unique ability to capture both the wisdom of te ao Maori and the transformation of that world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, edited and introduced by Witi Ihimaera, brings together the poetry and prose of Haare Williams to produce a work that is a biography of the man and his times, a celebration of a kaumatua and an exemplar of his wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490283495797,"sku":"9781869409043","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781869409043.jpg?v=1786442170","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/haare-williams","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}