Waikato

Date: [1930-1950]

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-6717-118

Description: Notes of iwi and hapu; also hand-drawn map showing disposition of tribes at the end of the 18th century Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1953-1954

From: Parliamentary Library: Photograph albums and loose photographs

Reference: PA1-f-337

Description: Album containing photographs of Māori receptions for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on the royal tour of New Zealand in 1953-1954, taken by unknown photographers. Includes receptions in Waitangi, Ngaruawahia, and Rotorua, and contains many photographs of various iwi performing action songs and haka, as well as powhiri and wero. Most photographs have captions. Also includes photographic copies of the address from "the Māori Race" to the Queen read by the Minister of Māori Affairs at Rotorua, and the Queen's reply, and a photograph of the gifts given to the royal couple by Māori. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 94 black and white prints. Physical Description: Leather-bound album, 32.5 x 45 cm, with titles stamped in gold on the spine and front cover. Processing information: Not all names associated with this item are indexed. Item re-numbered from PA1-q-1279 to PA1-f-337 in February 2019 so that it could be boxed.

Date: 1885-1976

By: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976

Reference: MS-Group-0358

Description: Papers include correspondence, drafts and notes relating to Hurinui's various literary works, subject files on various political matters, some early Kingitanga papers, whakapapa and other research material. See a related collection of microfilms which are copies of material held at the Waikato University Library, at ATL-Group-00350. Quantity: 142 folder(s). 9 volume(s). 7 chart(s). 4 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Papers were originally held at the Library from 1995 until ownership clarification saw them transferred to the Waikato University Library in June 2012. Transfers: To Oral History Collection - 3 tapes. 2 tapes produced by Kaitupeka Marae Recordings under the supervision of Wiremu Ngata on the 16th Feb 1955 and one tape of the radio programme of the tangi of King Koroki and the Dedication of Queen Te Atairangikaahu (OHColl-0359) - To Cartographic Collection - Maps of Taupo area, land block maps and others - To Photographic Archive - Photographs mainly of Pei Te Hurinui Jones at various Maori sports, social and formal functions, including photographs of various functions involving Governor Generals and Elizabeth II (PAColl-4803) - To Drawings & Prints Collection - 4 sets of plans dated 1966 for the Pukawa Meeting house and a painting of a cottage by Katie Roore (Plans-95-010-001/008) - To Newspaper Collection - Bound copy of the Auckland Star `Coronation Special', dated Tuesday 11 May 1937 - To Book Collections - Various publications received with the papers.

Date: 1903

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B030

Description: Mostly songs, some whakapapa. Other - 1 loose leaf page inserted at the beginning of book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black paper covers, 22 cm., vol numbered 18

Date: 1889 - 1906

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B023

Description: Contains notes about the occupation of land near Greytown by the Ngati Muretu hapu, and a draft letter complaining about land sold by someone that does not own it; contains cosmological information, including whakapapa of various deities and a detailed account of the life of Maui Tikitiki; also contains notes about practices and traditions associated with childbirth and the instruction of children in martial and practical arts; there are also notes about practices within whare wananga and the conditions placed on students There is a narrative about Ngatoroirangi of the Te Arawa canoe, and a warning about incorrect whakapapa and the use of repetitive names to inflate a whakapapa; there is also a discussion of the relevance of traditional knowledge in contemporary society There is a narrative dictated by Te Wera Hauraki and Tarahau in 1837 about Ngati Awa, recited by Te Matorohanga to Te Whatahoro at a later date; the narrative describes the arrival of Ngati Awa at Whakatane and their conflicts with the resident tangata whenua, which includes a detailed physical description of these people; there is a narrative about the migration of Toi and Whatonga to New Zealand and their subsequent settlement There is a narrative of 19th century conflicts involving Waikato and Taranaki tribes and subsequent events, whakapapa (including some taken from the Journal of the Polynesian Society), karakia associated with various practices and activities (including notes about the performance of karakia by tohunga), and waiata (including notes from Sir George Grey's `Nga Moteatea' There is a narrative about the birth of Tuteremoana of the Ngai Tara tribe, with related waiata; a list of place-names and pa sites in the Wellington area and some notes about conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu; there are also notes about the proceedings of a whakapapa hui held at Papawai in 1906, including an address by H P Tunuiarangi Other - 5 loose pages are inserted in the beginning. One page is titled `Te Ngakiatotara', another 2 pages are titled `Kereitaone' and the other is a list of names from Ngati Awa Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (32 cm; maroon boards)

Date: 1895

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B016

Description: Contains notes about places associated with Kupe in Wellington and Wairarapa, whakapapa, financial records by Tuta Nihoniho and miscellaneous notes about land management There is a lengthy account of the destruction of the Te Arawa canoe by Raumati, and subsequent events, and a related narrative about Raumati's son, Ngarue and his activites and family There are haka and waiata, a list of pa in Taranaki and related iwi, notes about the origins and settlements of various iwi, notes about greenstone, and a narrative about conflicts between Te Ati Awa and Waikato, and the subsequent migration of Te Ati Awa along with Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa to the Wellington area There are notes about the arrival of Pakeha in New Zealand before Captain Cook, and a note in Elsdon Best's hand that states that much of the information in the manuscript was extracted from the Journal of the Polynesian Society and other published sources Also contains the names of several muskets belonging to the Ngati Toa which were named in a waiata composed by the wife of Te Pukoro, a Ngati Tama/ Ati Awa chief killed in the Wairarapa in the late 1820s. This lament was composed and sung at Waikanae to rouse the Ngati Toa to seek revenge for the deaths of the Ngati Tama and Ati Awa in the Wairarapa. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ maroon, black boards, 24 cm., vol. numbered 9

Date: 1835-1893

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-077

Description: Includes a preface and translation in S P Smith's hand with a note: `A large part of this has been embodied in "Hist. and Trad. of Taranaki Coast"'. There is also a covering note signed by W H S (W H Skinner) on the provenance of the ms with a genealogy of Teira Whatakore attached. Also includes letter from T M Hocken to Smith, Dunedin 1 Jun 1893, forwarding books and precis of copies or extracts of Colonial Office material, Sep 1835, on the `Alligator' and J Guard affair. The manuscript gives a biographical account of Wiremu Kingi Matakatea, with whakapapa, with much information about his role in conflicts between Taranaki and other iwi, and between Taranaki and the Government in the first Taranaki campaign (1860) in the New Zealand wars; the document also discusses the shipwreck `Harriet' and the treatment received by the survivors; there are also translations of the material. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B064

Description: Contains whakapapa from the Wairarapa and Waikato areas, a list of chiefs around the south Wairarapa coast, a list of men who had agreed to go to live at Pouakani, some cosmological notes dictated by Rewi Maniapoto, and waiata Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black boards, 20 cm, with two loose sheets

Date: 1894

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :Sketchbook. ca 1880-1895.

Reference: E-594-046

Description: Shows groups of figures seated amongst tents and flags. The flags carry the inscription TAKOTO, and Kingi Tawhiao, and Te Kingi o te Rangimarie (reversed). Extended Title - From his Sketchbook, 1880-1895. Page 46. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil drawing, on page, 182 x 270 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Bill Power, grandson of the artist, via Dunbar Sloane, Auckland, in July 2001.

Date: 1859

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-002

Description: Contents include corrspondence, mostly from the Native Land Purchase Dept Auckland, relating to Maori land claims and purchases from Auckland to Northland.

Date: 1855 - 1870

By: Martin, Albin, 1812?-1888; Davies, Patricia, active 1997

Reference: A-160-034

Description: Sketch shows a view of a curve in the river with two canoes, one near to the viewer with five occupants, and one further away. Behind the further canoe, reflected in the water, are four structures of vertical wooden poles (possibly a hakari / food storage tower). These are either on the far bank or standing in the water close to the bank. There are hills in the distance, and vegetation in the left foreground and right background. Inscriptions: Backing board recto - top right - Waikato River by Albin Martin Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, watercolour and Chinese white, 130 x 190 mm. Provenance: Provenance by direct descent from the artist to the vendor at this auction.

Date: 1894

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :Sketchbook. ca 1880-1895.

Reference: E-594-052

Description: Shows a group of mourners with bowed heads, wearing leaf headdresses. There is a statue at the left, behind a tent. Extended Title - From his Sketchbook, 1880-1895. Page 52. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil drawing, on page, 182 x 270 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Bill Power, grandson of the artist, via Dunbar Sloane, Auckland, in July 2001.

Date: 1927-1942

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-07

Description: Includes many letters to a variety of people and institutions about the whakapapa of Matene Te Whiwhi, Kahungunu, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Raukawa and Waikato - Tainui; also includes letters about Maori place names like Ngaruawahia; letters about Stowell's journey through places like Whakaki, Nuhaka and Lake Waikaremoana; includes letters on Maori language and also includes a condolence letter to the Pomare family on the death of their son, T Pomare; also includes a letter on haka to the Wellington Camera Club Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts (with some ms annotations) and printed matter Processing information: Not all names have been indexed.

Date: [19--]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MSI-Papers-0261-10/18A

Description: Maps and tracings of land features and various archaeological finds, including numerous Maori artefacts (usually made from either bone or wood, but includes some human remains), from around NZ but mostly from the Horowhenua district. Examples are a whale club (patu paraoa) found at Horowhenua, and a whale bone comb (heru paraoa) found at Waikanae.

Date: 1942-1971

From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers

By: Bracken, Thomas, 1841-1898

Reference: MS-Papers-5220-002

Description: Includes correspondence about critiques to book drafts such as 'Nga Moteatea' and 'Tamihana, the king maker', also includes Tainui whakapapa and history, an article on Samuel Marsden, dedication of Maori, church and historic buildings, patere from Tuhoe, research correspondence, poor pronounciation of Maori placenames, prestigious visits to New Zealand and places like Taumarunui and also the history of Te Miringa Te Kakara. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1895

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-023

Description: Contains notes on various Māori-related subjects. There is a full contents list at the front. Includes transcript of notes by G H Davies on Māori-Pākehā children. Also comprises notes on death ceremonies - cremation; Kāi Tahu death ceremonies, as well as karakia, waiata and whakataukī including tapu lifting practices. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Processing information: Description updated 19 September 2023 following information provided by a staff member.

Date: 1970s

From: Awatere, Arapeta (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1910-1976 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6152-4

Description: Contains detailed notes by Awatere about various features of Maori orthography, pronunciation and grammar, which refer frequently to the work of Bruce Biggs; also contains poetry, waiata and karakia, discussions of Maori proverbs, vocabulary lists; and an invitation to the Kingitanga to attend a hui at Ruatoria Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1800]

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Further papers

Reference: MSY-5552

Description: Contains transcripts of letters from Te Wheoro to Waikato Maori relating to matters such as law and the New Zealand wars. The volume also contains material relating to waiata. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: [1962]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-56

Description: Contents comprise report on the Ngatimamoe adze, north Wairarapa, from K R Cairns; tanged adze from Pukeatua ridge, Lower Hutt, with map; memoranda of tape recordings and other matters with J Brydon Speedy; excavations of a promontory pa site on south head of Owhariu Bay, Wellington, with profile and maps; notes on the archaeology of Waikaretu River, Raglan-Port Waikato coast, with maps; calva (skull cap), Waikaretu; lower mandible, Waikaretu; revered hogback adze, north Waikanae Arrangement: Notebook no 55 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Date: 1903-1930s

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-63

Description: Includes material on Maori history, geography, science, health, language, placenames, prose, poetry, waiata, New Zealand flora and fauna, the transpacific migration of the Maori, personalities, `Problems of the Maori', `Should Maori have equal rights like Europeans?', religion, Maori artifactual preservation, land claims and Maori art Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter (some with holograph annotations)