Canoe racing

Date: 1862

From: Illustrated London news :Clippings related to New Zealand [ca 1842-1890]

Reference: E-106-f-011-1

Description: View showing three waka racing in Waitemata Harbour. At anchor are several British naval ships. The city of Auckland can be seen in the distance. MNZ 754 Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news. Vol 41, No 1168, Oct 11 1862, p 384 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 130 x 358 mm

Date: 1866

From: Illustrated London news :Various scenes of early New Zealand published in the Illustrated London News. 1860s

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: B-070-012-2

Description: Shows a crowd (including soldiers) on the foreshore in the foreground watching a canoe race. The race is possibly in the Tauranga area. Extended Title - From Illustrated London news, Vol 48, Apr 28 1866, page 417 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 175 x 240 mm

Date: 1 Mar 1975

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1975/0821-F

Description: Surf canoe lifesaving teams racing in the water during championships at Lyall Bay, Wellington, 1 March 1975. Includes an image of the Castlecliff senior team. Photographs taken 1 March 1975 by an unidentified staff photographer for the Evening Post. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: [1943-1944]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-302

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in the Pacific theatre during World War 2, 1943-1945, taken by various photographers and compiled for official purposes. Many individuals identified are listed above, but while many others are identified in group portraits they are not named above. Many scenes show NZers in training exercises in New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, including Bren carriers crossing rivers on raft & trestles erected by military engineers; signals; road construction; thatching and constructing buildings (the Works Construction Unit); amphibious training from invasion barges; unloading and landing supplies; transporting guns and equipment; bridge building; digging fox holes and camping in the jungle; jungle warfare; maintaining wireless communication; organising camouflage; repairing damaged weapons; use of local canoes for transportation; ordnance workshops; and weapon training. Many scenes show parades, and inspections, including the King's Birthday parade in New Caledonia; a church parade; the Hon Mr F Jones visiting NZ troops; visit of Hon W Perry; visit of General Freyberg; visit of Admiral Halsey (US); and visit of the Governor of New Caledonia. Sporting activities, including individual players and group portraits of various teams of rugby players, soccer teams, hockey teams, swimming teams and a carnival, boat races, athletics, jockeys and horse racing, wrestling and boxing; surf clubs including the Engineers' team, Infantry No 2 team, and the Signals' team. Daily scenes including food preparation and coking; an anti-mosquito campaign; a leave centre for pacific troops; a dance sponsored by the American Red Crosss Service Club, and a celebration of New Zealand Day at the club; casting votes for NZ elections and a visit of scrutineers overseeing the voting; NZEF Base Repertory Players and the Kiwi Concert Party; a Base Camp reception at the hospital in New Caledonia; a garden party held by the Officers' School; Xmas parcels for NZ troops in the advanced Pacific Base. Images linked with medical care in New Caledonia, Guadalcanal and Treasury Islands include hospitals; medical personnel including dental surgeons, opticians and nurses; convalescent depot; and evacuation and transportation of the sick and wounded; and scenes of funeral services and graves of NZ soldiers in the Solomon Islands. Transportation of equipment and troops loading and embarking for the north from New Caledonia; landing craft; Liberty ships; New Zealanders in Guadalcanal. The NZ Brigade arriving in Guadalcanal, and the move from Guadalcanal to Vella Lavella on board L.S.Ts (Landing ship, tank); climbing up nets on the side of transports; bulldozer drawing heavy vehicles and equipment from the L.S.T.; New Zealand soldiers with Fijian commandoes; use of outrigger canoes; capture of a Japanese armed coastal barge, a Japanese supply boat and camp equipment left by retreating Japanese. Treasury Islands campaign in which a small group of NZ worked with native guides; two native chiefs who were extremely helpful; a NZ camp at Malsi on Mono Island; Falamai Village; water collection at Saveke River on Mono Island; tree cutting to provide wood for pump bases and flooring; unloading drums of petrol; NZ troops consolidate on Treasury Islands. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cover, black corners and spine; 34.5 x 22.0 cm

Date: Between 1880 and 1900

From: Harris, Esme Enid, 1913-1993 :Photographs

By: Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916

Reference: PA11-042

Description: Scenic views in the northern half of the North Island, mostly by Josiah Martin, showing Sir George Grey's house on Kawau Island, yacht and waka raced at the auckland Anniversary Regatta, and the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Tarawera. Quantity: 6 b&w original transparency/ies lantern slides.

Date: 1865

From: Various artists :[Reproductions by Tauranga District Libraries. 1 Horatio Gordon Robley. Canoe race Tauranga Christmas 1865; 2. Three watercolours by an unknown soldier at Gate Pa; 3. Two watercolours by Emma Mary Vogan. Reproduced 1990s?]

By: Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930

Reference: A-426-079

Description: Shows three canoes racing and a crowd of spectators on the near show. Reproduced by Tauranga District Libraries, from an original. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 117 x 232 mm, on sheet 155 x 267 mm

Date: Between 1910 and 1913

From: Commons family :Assorted negatives, photographs and postcards relating to the Commons family

By: New Zealand Graphic and Ladies' Journal

Reference: PA5-0124

Description: Maori canoe hurdle racing on the Waikato River, published ca 1910-1913 by New Zealand Graphic Series Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 90 x 139 mm Provenance: Donated by Commons family 1976

Date: 1866

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: E-372-f-011

Description: Shows a crowd (including soldiers) on the foreshore in the foreground watching a canoe race. The race is possibly in the Tauranga area. Compare with A-423-004-2 Extended Title - From Illustrated London news, Vol 48, Apr 28 1866, page 417 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 175 x 240 mm

Date: 1882 - 1978

By: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926; International Art Centre (Auckland)

Reference: C-083-047-a

Description: Painted from Devonport looking across Waitemata harbour Limited edition of 500 copies Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 342 x 580 mm

Date: 1890, [ca 1900]-1904

From: Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942 : Photographs, negatives and photo albums

By: Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916

Reference: PA1-o-1912

Description: An album containing prints relating to the Rotorua District and Maori tourism in particular. The images were taken by Leslie Hinge, ca 1900-1903, except for one image taken by Josiah Martin in 1890. Many of the images have short captions written by Hinge giving subjects and locations. Images show various subjects, including: - The whare whakairo (carved meeting house) Tokanganui-a-noho with a sign 'Ko Rawaho' for the ancestor Rawharo at Te Kuiti. - Games of bowls being played on the green at the Government Gardens, Rotorua, showing the band rotunda in the background. - Whare at Te Ngae pa, with Maori families sitting and standing outside, including a woman weaving baskets. - Mud pools and steam vents at Tikitere (Hell's Gate) and Whakarewarewa. Also the Wairoa geyser hole at Whakarewarewa being "soaped", with tourists looking on, and subsequently spouting. - The bush-lined Kaituna River and the Okere Falls, including a flume for a hydroelectric plant servicing Rotorua. - A small motor launch pulled up on the shore of Lake Rotoiti, with tourists aboard and Maori captain. - Scenes at Whakarewarewa village, including children penny diving from bridge and bathing in hot pools, kettles and kete (baskets) for cooking, and views of houses. Also images of the whare whakairo Rauru, one with Sophia Hinerangi and a man who may be Mita Taupopoki outside; and another with the caption "Sold to Berlin - 1904". Also portraits of Sophia and Bella Papakura. - Scenes at Ohinemutu, including interior and exterior shots of the whare whakairo Tamatekapua, bust of Queen Victoria with St Faith's Church beyond, children bathing, and a woman named Merepaea Paea washing clothes. - A waka taua (war canoe) being paddled on Lake Rotorua and shots of canoes being manoeuvred over obstacles in races. - Broad views of Waimangu valley with steam rising from vents, Lake Rotomahana with Mt Tarawera beyond, and the inlet on Lake Tarawera below Te Wairoa. Mud from the 1886 Tarawera eruption is still visible. - Hangi (earth oven) being prepared. - Men performing a haka near Whakarewarewa (this image taken by Josiah Martin). Three of the photographs are composites of two images, arranged one above the other. Other - Two prints formerly loose in this album are now at PAColl-10392 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark brown cover, 20.5 x 26.5 cm

Date: 1871

By: Durand, Godefroy, 1832-; Harral, Horace, active 1862-1876; Graphic (London, England)

Reference: A-466-004

Description: Shows two carved Maori waka, full of paddlers, three men in each canoe standing to encourage their teammates. The front men standing hold weapons; the middle standing men hold flags; and the men at the back steer their canoes. In the background are two cliff headlands each with palisades on top of them Identified as being Tauranga, with Monmouth Redoubt in the background Overleaf, the first section of the printed page of the journal is a piece entitled 'Boat racing in New Zealand', explaining that the illustration is 'an engraving from a sketch by Captain H G Robley, taken at Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty' See also at A-343-034 (a duplicate of which is at E-106-f-045) for a different version of the image, as well as a version of the scene at A-018-006, based on the sketch by Robley, from 'L'univers illustre': 'Course de pirogues dans la Baie de Tauranga (Nouvelle Zelande)' Extended Title - From: The Graphic, April 1, 1871 [p.293 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 225 x 330 mm, on sheet of journal paper 300 x 405 mm

Date: 1987

Reference: Eph-B-SAMOA-1987-01

Description: Booklet outlining the history of fautasi racing and its future, the people of Tonga fautasi, trophies, the race course, the competitors (with photographs of the boats). Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 20 pages, 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1880 - 1900

From: Robley, Horatio Gordon 1840-1930 :[Marvin - Robley correspondence. Illustrated letters, post-cards, envelopes addressed to the Marvin family, between 1898 and 1913]

Reference: E-403-f-003

Description: Shows a large team of Maori taking part in a canoe race with description of race on a note by artist on a separate sheet Quantity: 1 photograph(s) (+ note signed by artist describing race in original watercolour). Physical Description: Photograph of watercolour on postcard, 86 x 135 mm

Date: 21 Feb 1998

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Burford, Melanie Jayne, 1970-

Reference: EP/1998/0556-F

Description: Hutt Valley High School dragon boaters competing at the International Dragon Boat Festival on 21 February, 1998, on Lambton Harbour, Wellington, photographed by Melanie Burford. Shows them during the mixed B division final, racing against Onslow College (second), and Heretaunga College (in background). 'Mainfreight' is advertised on the side of the boat. Heretaunga College won the mixed final. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) strips with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: 1904

By: Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-C-RAILWAYS-1904-01

Description: Arrangement of text, with small photograph of train engine at the top. Lists the train fares and train arrangements on the Auckland-Frankton line, the Te Awamutu line, the Cambridge branch, and the Thames branch. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, 444 x 143 mm. Provenance: Previously part of the Ken Webster Collection.

Date: 1882 - 1978

By: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926; International Art Centre (Auckland)

Reference: C-083-047

Description: Painted from Devonport looking across Waitemata harbour Limited edition of 500 copies Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 342 x 580 mm

Date: 1990

By: International Polynesian Canoe Federation

Reference: Eph-A-POLYNESIAN-1990-01

Description: Programme of the event held in Auckland. Includes schedule, a history of the International Polynesian Canoe Federation, an account of Tatou Hoe o Aotearoa (the New Zealand Polynesian Canoe Sporting Federation), and a list of the race participants from American Samoa, Australia, California, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Western Samoa, United States. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 32 pages, each 210 x 145 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath, Auckland, in 2005.

Date: 1864 - 1865

From: Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Episodes of the Great War. 1914-1928

Reference: E-024-f-2-070

Description: A long war canoe or waka taua, with many seated rowers, three men standing at prow, stern and in the centre. Headlands and hills are behind the canoe, with a fort visible on the headland on the left. Robley created several versions of this view, both as ink and wash drawings, and as finished watercolours. According to the text accompanying a watercolour version sold at Sotheby's, London, 15 February 1990, lot 121, the view represents the winning canoe in a race organised at Tauranga, Christmas 1864 (or 1865), by Captain Gilbert Mair, in honour of Robley. The canoe is landing on the Tauranga waterfront, at The Strand, opposite Spring Street. The redoubt visible along the crest of the foreland in the left background is Monmouth Redoubt. Other Titles - Waka taua Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen, ink and wash on postcard, 90 x 138 mm in album

Date: 1921

From: [Ephemera and programmes relating to boats and boating, yacht racing and regattas. 1900-1929]

By: Ngāruawāhia advocate and counties' gazette (Newspaper); Ngāruawāhia Regatta Association

Reference: Eph-A-BOAT-1921-01

Description: Programme illustrated with photographs of the Ngaruawahia area, and snapshots from past carnivals, includes a timetable and rules. There is a band programme, a list of pakeha rowing events, and Maori events (canoe parade, Maori girls' canoe race, canoe hurdle races, large kopapa races, "Te Kawhaki Tamahine" (chase for a bride), poi dance, haka, mounted horseback swimming race) Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 16 pages, 211 x 138 mm.

Date: 1866

From: Illustrated London news :Clippings related to New Zealand [ca 1842-1890]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: E-106-f-017-1

Description: Shows a crowd (including soldiers) on the foreshore in the foreground watching a canoe race. The race is possibly in the Tauranga area. Compare with A-423-004-2 Extended Title - From Illustrated London news, Vol 48, Apr 28 1866, page 417 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 175 x 240 mm