BOOK REVIEWS

A Tohunga's Natural World
Plants, gardening and foods

Paul Moon
Published by David Ling Publishing
$NZ29.99

PAUL Moon, AUT University's senior lecturer in Maori Studies, talks to Tuhoe tohunga Hohepa Kereopa about the rich tradition and practice of gardening. Chapters also deal with food and recipes, flax and the medicinal uses of plants. An anecdotal and readable insight into a customary Maori perspective on the natural world.

Available from Touchwood Books

Reproduced with permission from Weekend Gardener