When the Maori tribes obtained muskets in the early 1820s, the inter-tribal warfare which broke out resulted in major massacres and thousands of deaths. The Nga

Published 1887-90, this six-volume compilation of Maori oral literature, with English translations, contains traditions about deities, origins and warfare.

Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.

" ... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.