Māori ancestor, responsible for naming various places in the lower North Island. He was the great-grandson of Kupe and husband of Wairaka from Poverty Bay who was the daughter of Toroa, Captain of the Mataatua waka. Hau was also known as Haunui-a-popoto and Haupipi.
Haunui-a-Nanaia, active 14th century
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Manuscript
Maori notebook (vol 62)
Date: [1962-1963]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-63
Description: Comprises discussion on Maori place-names of Porirua Harbour and environs, northern area from Paekakariki to Wairaka with maps; memoranda of illustrations for Porirua Harbour area with map showing viewpoints and directions; former Maori lines of communciataion and travel (paths, tracks, trails, canoe passage) in the south-western Wellington district, a compilation; Paremata Flat, a cartographic adjustment of early cultural and vocational sites (all with maps) Arrangement: Notebook no 62 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).
Manuscript
Riwai Te Kukutai - Whakapapa book
Date: 1852-1877
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-121
Description: Contains Kai Tahu and Wairarapa whakapapa, cosmological notes about the children of Rangi and Papa, the seperation of Rangi and Papa, the creation of women, and the adventures of Maui Also contains notes about Papauma, the eponymous ancestor of Te Hika o Papauma, and Rakaihikuroa; there are notes about Kupe's pursuit of Te Wheke a Muturangi and a discussion of placenames in Wairarapa and Wellington associated with Kupe There are also notes about Haunui-a-Nanaia, and the naming of various places in the lower North Island; there are also accounts for rents and dispersals regarding land at Papawai in the 19th century, and letters from Hamuera Mahupuku about the construction of fences Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
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Manuscript
Maori place-names of New Zealand (vol 9)
Date: [1930-1940]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-10
Description: Contents comprise Otaki-Waikanae area and river (Carkeek's surveys, provincial plan of Horowhenua county, and of Otaki Borough (1925); Waikanae-Pukerua area; plan of Wairaka pa; Porirua Harbour and adjacent coast; sketch of part of Porirua Harbour; plan of Kaitawa kainga; part of coast, Porirua Harbour (Te Neke kainga); Banks Peninsula; Waikanae-Paraparaumu area (1888) Arrangement: Notebook no 9 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).