Māori architecture: from fale to wharenui and beyond. Reed Publishers. Lavishly illustrated with more than 130 photographs and artworks, this fascinating book looks at aspects of early Māori settlement within Aotearoa, and how Māori adopted, changed and applied Christian and Western influences, to design buildings with a distinctive Māori architectural flair. Dr. Brown's research has been described as uncovering two divergent and irreconcilable strands in Māori architecture. One, advocated by Sir Apirana Ngata and Te Puea Herangi, based on the whare whakairo, (decorated house) requires specialist workers and a commitment to tribalism. The other, promoted by Ratana, Rua Kenana and other spiritual leaders, is based on biblical concepts and Western archetypes, and catering for pan-tribal Māori groups. Dr Brown concludes that while Sir Apirana Ngata focused on education and passing on knowledge, the philosophy Ratana followed was that as the future progresses, people would build in their own ways. Dr Brown herself has described her approach to the subject is to employ a whakapapa, for buildings _ ``the idea that one building influences another building and then they might diverge and you get different siblings with different styles and purposes''. The result is a book that is visually appealing, highly scholarly and unique. Dr Brown has proven that Māori architectural design was and continues to be inventive, creative and innovative in its application