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In this Kura Tūturu | Real Gold podcast whakaoko ke te kōrero| listen to a talk with Robert Eruera Pou Whakarae Māori, on the curated case Tānga Māori - Printed Māori. Drawing on early printed reo Māori from the Heritage Collections, Rob offers insights on the context and reo of the three pukapuka on display. The books can be viewed on request at the Heritage Collections reading room, Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. References: A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand Published by the Church Missionary Society. London: Printed by R. Watts, 1820. This work was compiled by Rev. Samuel Lee, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University, from information supplied by the Rev. Thomas Kendall, and two Māori Chiefs, Hongi and Waikato, who were visiting England. Work is based on material Kendall collected over five years, and a vocabulary communicated to Lee by Tuai and Titore in 1818. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2322132 Proceedings of the