The Polynesian history, culture and mythology looks really interesting and I was wondering if anyone knew anything (books/articles/websites) that they would recommend to a newbie in this subject matter. Preferably quite broad but I'll settle for anything on the topic!! (I get that it might be a bit different maybe to other topics in this sub) Thanks in advance!!
Perhaps you have already had a look, but the Askhistorians book list is often a good place to start. The Australia, New Zealand and Oceania section may contain some of the kind of thing you are looking for https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/books/australia