Te Kohititanga Marama - New Moon, New World - The Religion of Matenga Tamati

Reed Books, 1998

Matenga Tamati saw himself as the successor to Te Kooti, and the religious movement he founded had great influence in the Wairoa district. The author has gathered invaluable oral evidence to complement the scant published sources, piecing together a complete picture of the beliefs, values, practice and legacy of the Kohiti religion. While only the totara logs at Korito remain as physical evidence of the extraordinary prophet and healer Te Matenga, the book ensures that his religion of the New Moon will take its rightful place in the history of Aotearoa-New Zealand...