Toitū̄ te whare / kaiētita Agnes McFarland rāua ko Taiarahia Black.

A collection of articles exploring the role and significance of whare tīpuna and marae as sources of traditional and ancestral knowledge, and of the richness of te reo Māori language and literature. This is vital in order to preserve and uphold te reo Māori. If te reo Māori remains strong within whare tīpuna and marae, it will be secure everywhere. This collection is designed for everyone, from children to adults. It is a storehouse of traditional language for coming generations to inspire them.

"Ko te kaupapa o te whare tīpuna me te marae, he pupuri i ngā kōrero tuku iho a te iwi mai anō i ngā tīpuna. He wāhi hai wānanga tahi i ngā kaupapa. Ki te kore ō tātau whare tīpuna me o tātau marae ka ngaro atu tētahi wāhi nui tonu o tātau, te iwi Māori. Nō reira, me kaha tonu tātau ki te whakapakari i a tātau anō, kia mōhio pai ai tātau ki ngā tikanga i runga i ō tātau marae hai huarahi whakatairanga i tō tātau reo rangatira. Ki te mau te reo ki roto i o tātau whare tīpuna, ki te mau hoki ki te marae ka mau ki ngā wāhi katoa. Ko te tino pūtake o tēnei pukapuka a Toitū te Whare he titiro atu ki ngā papareanga o muri mai kia hangaia he pataka kōrero mā rātau, he whakatūtū atu i ngā heru herehere i ngā ihoiho o tuawhakarere hai whakatipu whakaaro mā rātau."--Publisher's website

Toitū̄ te whare / nā Agnes McFarland rāua ko Taiarahia Black -- Te takahi ki te Whanganui-a-Tara / nā Paekau Margaret Harris -- Tōku reo kurupounamu / nā te Hauāuru Tahi-Rangihau -- Paikea - he toi heke, he manawa ora / n̄a Wayne Ngata -- Te whakangungu pākeke, te ako rangatiratanga, me te āria wetewete / na Sheryl Lee Feguson -- Ngā waiata mōteatea a Ngāti Rongo / Nā Parearau Nikora -- He whakaeke: Te kura o Kurahaupō / nā Rawiri Tinirau -- Ko te reo te iho o te rākau / nā Haturini McGarvey -- He kura hakahaka, he kura huna, he manu kura / nā Niniwa Short -- Tuakina te kupu / n̄a Te Mākarini Temara -- Te kākahu whakataratara on Ngāi Tūhoe / nā Agnes McFarland -- Waiata "Tangi Tawhiti", nā Pikihuia Te Ngahuru / nā Tairahia Black.

Includes bibliographical references.