In Matauranga Maori, Hirini Moko Mead explores the Maori knowledge system and explains what matauranga Maori is. He looks at how the knowledge system operates, the branches of knowledge, and the way knowledge is recorded and given expression in te reo Maori and through daily activities and formal ceremonies. Matuaranga Maori is a companion publication to Hirini Moko Mead's best-selling book Tikanga Maori. Matauranga Maori is integrated into every activity people engage in. It touches the lives of people in whatever they do, in the way they act, in the way they think, in the way they learn and in the way their knowledge is shared with others. (Matauranga Maori)

Distinguished Professor Ta Hirini Moko Mead (Ngati Awa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Manawa and Tuhourangi) is a writer, commentator, composer, artist and tribal leader. He is the author of over seventy books, papers and articles. He was foundation professor of Maori Studies at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and was an inspired founder of Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi in Whakatane. A scholar of Maori language and culture, Ta Hirini was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006 and received a knighthood in 2009 for his services to Maori and to education.