Kāwai
Monty Soutar
It's 1818 on the East Coast of Te Ika-a-Māui, Aotearoa. Hine-aute, granddaughter of the legendary warrior Kaitanga, is fleeing through the bush; a precious yet gruesome memento contained in her fishing net. What follows is the gripping tale of a people on the cusp of profound change that is destined to reverberate through many generations to come. The Europeans have arrived, and they've brought muskets and foreign diseases, ushering in a whole new world of terror and trouble. They've also brought a new faith, which will cause Māori to question everything they had believed to be true. Hine and her sons, Ipumare and Uha, are caught in the crossfire of change that is creating fractures in their close familial bonds and undermining everything they hold dear. From raids by musket-wielding war parties to heightened internicide warfare; from the influx of whalers, traders and Christian missionaries to the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi, Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment strikes hard and deep into the heart of the impact of colonisation on Māori, and is guaranteed to leave readers stunned.
Duration - 11h 49m.
Author - Monty Soutar.
Narrator - Matariki Whatarau.
Published Date - Monday, 19 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2024 Monty Soutar ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
It's 1818 on the East Coast of Te Ika-a-Māui, Aotearoa. Hine-aute, granddaughter of the legendary warrior Kaitanga, is fleeing through the bush; a precious yet gruesome memento contained in her fishing net. What follows is the gripping tale of a people on the cusp of profound change that is destined to reverberate through many generations to come. The Europeans have arrived, and they've brought muskets and foreign diseases, ushering in a whole new world of terror and trouble. They've also brought a new faith, which will cause Māori to question everything they had believed to be true. Hine and her sons, Ipumare and Uha, are caught in the crossfire of change that is creating fractures in their close familial bonds and undermining everything they hold dear. From raids by musket-wielding war parties to heightened internicide warfare; from the influx of whalers, traders and Christian missionaries to the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi, Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment strikes hard and deep into the heart of the impact of colonisation on Māori, and is guaranteed to leave readers stunned. Duration - 11h 49m. Author - Monty Soutar. Narrator - Matariki Whatarau. Published Date - Monday, 19 January 2026. Copyright - © 2024 Monty Soutar ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Prologue
Duration:00:21:05
Part 1 chapter 1
Duration:00:16:27
Chapter 2
Duration:00:20:20
Chapter 3
Duration:00:25:34
Chapter 4
Duration:00:23:21
Chapter 5
Duration:00:17:15
Chapter 6
Duration:00:21:26
Chapter 7
Duration:00:18:01
Part 2 chapter 8
Duration:00:17:53
Chapter 9
Duration:00:21:46
Chapter 10
Duration:00:16:25
Chapter 11
Duration:00:17:54
Chapter 12
Duration:00:16:14
Chapter 13
Duration:00:21:04
Chapter 14
Duration:00:16:15
Chapter 15
Duration:00:16:09
Chapter 16
Duration:00:20:41
Chapter 17
Duration:00:14:05
Chapter 18
Duration:00:15:36
Chapter 19
Duration:00:18:00
Chapter 20
Duration:00:18:21
Chapter 21
Duration:00:19:45
Chapter 22
Duration:00:16:07
Chapter 23
Duration:00:14:10
Chapter 24
Duration:00:31:01
Part 4 chapter 25
Duration:00:20:02
Chapter 26
Duration:00:21:42
Chapter 27
Duration:00:25:48
Chapter 28
Duration:00:20:02
Chapter 29
Duration:00:16:09
Chapter 30
Duration:00:16:10
Chapter 31
Duration:00:22:25
Chapter 32
Duration:00:22:58
Chapter 33
Duration:00:16:39
Chapter 34
Duration:00:24:32
Epilogue
Duration:00:19:43
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:03:54
Author's note
Duration:00:03:17
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:33