Te Ao Hou: The new world, 1820 - 1920 takes forward the second part of the historical narrative recounted in Tangata Whenua: An illustrated history. Falling between Te Ao Tawhito and Te Ao Hurihuri, parts one and three in the series, Te Ao Hou covers the dramatic years between the political engagement of the Māori people with the British Crown and the emergence of new leadership in the early twentieth century.

Historians Judith Binney, Vincent O'Malley and Alan Ward have brought formidable expertise to the writing of Te Ao Hou, Ranginui Walker has written:

Drawing on multiple strands of knowledge, this team of authors, researchers and publisher has produced a narrative that truly reflects Māori perspectives, despite the challenges of documentary evidence that frequently derives from the colonising power. [This] is a place from which new interpretations and understandings will arise.    

On Tangata Whenua: An illustrated history:

Humanity took a long time to reach our distant corner of the world. Tangata Whenua, at long last, tells the complete history of those who made it first. In doing so, it also tells the story of those who would come to live alongside Māori. Tangata Whenua fosters a mutual understanding and respect that allows all New Zealanders to celebrate and appreciate our differences rather than shy away from them. For this, and many other reasons, I am grateful for this book. We all should be
Hautahi Kingi, Pantograph Punch, April 2015

This is a visionary project - to see this outstanding team produce something even more than the sum of its parts will be quiet a moment. Visually stunning, Tangata Whenua: An illustrated history will inform public debate for years to come.
James Belich, Beit Professor of Commonwealth and Imperial History, Oxford University

Histories unfurl in all directions. There is no single story of Māori. Tangata Whenua is a rich and essential addition to the debate... It is magnificent as accessible history.
Nic Low, Metro, May 2014

Tangata Whenua is an extensive and significant resource that ought to be consulted by any scholars with an interest in the history of New Zealand, Māori history, histories told from indigenous perspectives, comparative colonial histories, and the history of the British Empire.
Kristyn Harman, Australian Historical Studies, 2015