Henerietta Maxwell

Ngāti Porou

Henerietta Maxwell has been involved with Te Kohanga Reo from its foundation. She contributed to the establishing of the first Kohanga Reo - Pukeatua Kokiri Centre in Wainuiomata. She is a mother and a grandmother.

Biographical sources

  • Maxwell, Henrietta. "A View from the Kohanga Reo." Objectives in Early Childhood Education: Seminar Poceedings. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1988. 33-36.

    Music

  • "Maaku Raa Pea./ I Will Embrace You." He Waiata Maa Ngaa Tamariki Nohinohi: Songs for Very Young Children. Comp. Piripi Walker. Ed. Kathryn Irvine. Wellington, N.Z.: Continuing Education Unit, Radio New Zealand, 1984. 5.
  • Evocations of holding close to one’s taha Māori ‘[o]n the pathway of growing up’.
  • "Tiirama Tiirama./Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." .” He Waiata Maa Ngaa Tamariki Nohinohi: Songs for Very Young Children. Comp. Piripi Walker. Ed. Kathryn Irvine. Wellington, N.Z.: Continuing Education Unit, Radio New Zealand, 1984. 5.
  • Based on the well-known children’s song.
  • "Ngaa Raa O Te Wiki./The Days Of The Week." He Waiata Maa Ngaa Tamariki Nohinohi: Songs for Very Young Children. Comp. Piripi Walker. Ed. Kathryn Irvine. Wellington, N.Z.: Continuing Education Unit, Radio New Zealand, 1984. 24.
  • Composed by Moehau Reedy and Heneriata Maxwell.
  • Nga Waiata Ma Nga Tamariki Nohinohi. Comp. Piripi Walker. Ed. Kathryn Irvine. Songs sung by Henerieta Maxwell and Moehau Reedy. Wellington, N.Z.: Continuing Education Unit, Radio New Zealand, 1984.
  • 25 songs in Māori and English with a cassette.

    • Papers/Presentations

  • "A View from the Kohanga Reo." Objectives in Early Childhood Education: seminar proceedings. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1988. 33-36.
  • An outline of Maxwell’s paper Te Kohanga Reo Within Iwi Development: Area of Influence on Young Persons 10-14 Years & 15-19 Years in any community which was presented at the Objectives of Early Childhood Education and Care seminar in October 1988. Maxwell discusses the principles and aims of Te Kohanga Reo and makes five recommendations.

    Other

  • Erai, Michelle, Fuli, Everdina, Irwin, Kathie and Wilcox, Lenaire. Māori Women: An Annotated Bibliography. [Wellington, N.Z.]: Michelle Erai, Everdina Fuli, Kathie Irwin and Lenaire Wilcox, 1991. 20.

  • Reviews

    Nga Waiata Ma Nga Tamariki Nohinohi.
  • Tu Tangata 28 (Feb./Mar. 1986): 3.
  • Short note stating that the original printing of 4000 copies had sold out.