Mythology, Māori

Date: 1896, 1901, 1930-1940

From: Cowan family: Collection

By: Cowan, Eileen Constance, 1892-1968; Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-079

Description: Printed by Geddis & Blomfield, 1901. The book is annotated and also includes some loose material that was laid in to the volume, including clippings (some annotated), research notes, drafts, drawings, correspondence, and photographic prints. The loose papers are dated circa 1930s-1940 and mostly relate to the Rotorua and Taupō regions. The correspondence includes one page of a letter from Alfred Warbrick, of Whakarewarewa, written 31 October 1933, relating to a 'stone image' [carving?] at Matuatonga which had previously been taken to Ohinemutu, but had since been returned to Matuatonga on Mokoia Island. The correspondence also includes a copy of a typewritten letter by [?] R. Mair which refers to an excerpt of a letter by Gilbert Mair, dated 27 July 1905, relating to Te Porere Pā (also included in this folder). The clippings include an article by James Cowan that was published in the New Zealand Railways Magazine, 1 June 1931 'Lakeland and Storyland: The charm of a Rotorua cruise'. The drawings comprise an ink drawing by Eileen Cowan of Ngauruhoe erupting, and another ink drawing (probably also by Eileen Cowan) of the Haere-huka Rapids, Waikato River. The photographs are of Gilbert Mair's grave, Mokoia Island, and a very small photograph of two people climbing Mount Ngauruhoe. The drafts include a translation of a waiata 'Tangi for Mokoia' which has an annotation which says that it was translated by "J. Cowan" in 1896. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 1 folder(s). Physical Description: One printed volume with annotations and one folder of loose material including clippings, drawings and photographs

Date: 1864-1900

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B028

Description: Contains cosmological notes about Rangi and Papa, Tane's meeting with Io, the separation of the heavens and the pillars used to prop up Rangi; also contains information about the divine origin of various astronomical features (eg sun, stars) and about the Maori division of time; there are some brief comments about the instruction received by Te Matorohanga, and whakapapa from Rangi and Papa to Whatahoro's contemporaries from the Papawai area Other - Book only a quarter full Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ¼ brown, maroon boards, 31 cm., vol numbered 16

Date: 2006

From: [Posters and other ephemera of A3 size relating to Maori issues. 2006]

Reference: Eph-C-MAORI-2006-01

Description: Each poster shows a montage design based on photographs. The "Korero Hau Kura" set contains posters for the following Maori proverbs: Kia mau ki te aka matua; kei mau ki te aka taepa (Grasp the vine planted in the ground, not the vine from the heavens) He poporo tu ki te hamuti (A cherished one, standing undaunted in adversity) Ka tuhi Kaitangata (A mark of Kaitangata) Hauhake tu, ka to a Matariki (A time to harvest as Matariki sets) Ae ko Hotumauea te tangata nei (Yes indeed this person is Hotumauea) Ka maru koe i toku pureke, he kahu pitongatonga (The hem of my fine cloak will shelter you) Nga Reo o Aotearoa, "Voices of Aotearoa"; a collection of treasured Maori stories, contains posters about the following stories: Arai-te-uru - Canoe which brought Rongo-i-tua and his people to New Zealand. It was wrecked at Matakaea and its kumara cargo became the Moeraki boulders. Kahukura - the story of his tricking the patupaiarehe while they were fishing Kuiarau - while bathing in a small lake at Rotorua she was taken by taniwha. Her husband Tamahika asked the gods to kill the taniwha, and they did so by boiling the lake waters. Kaiwhakaruaki - a man-eating taniwha who was killed by warriors near Parapara Golden Bay, after a fight during which he killed many of the warriors. Kua mau i te ao - the story of the naming of Mauao (Mount Maunganui), Puwhenua's mountain suitor who was caught (mau) by the light of day (ao). Nukutaimemeha - Maui's canoe, whose resting place is Mount Hikurangi. Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, 300 x 420 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2006.

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: 1855-1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B014

Description: Contains cosmological notes about Rangi and Papa, the children of Rangi and Papa, the separation of Rangi and Papa, the creation of women, the flight of Hine-nui-te-po and the death of Maui, notes about the divine origins of various items and practices, and the various activities of the children of Rangi and Papa Also contains notes about conflicts involving Manaia at Hawaiki, and a subsequent flight to New Zealand and further fighting in New Zealand There are notes about 18th and 19th century conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu, including waiata, and subsequent peace-making in the face of external invasion; there is also a `genealogy' of whare wananga Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, black boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 4

Date: 1896

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B018

Description: Contains whakapapa and cosmological notes about the creation of the universe, including the origin of all stones and winds and various other items and practices Also contains notes about the introduction of greenstone to New Zealand and notes about Ruaumoko and his marriage to a human woman Also contains notes about Wairarapa Moana, including a draft testimony about Wairarapa Moana and related geographical features, foods gathered, hapu that gathered food, pa and mahinga kai, politics associated with the ownership and sale of the lake, sale of adjacent land, minutes of a meeting about the lake and notes about the administration of lake-related issues Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (33 cm; marbled paper cover)

Date: 1865 - 1900

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B007

Description: Contains cosmological notes about Io, the twelve heavens, the children of Rangi and Papa, the separation of Rangi and Papa, the ascent of Tane to fetch the baskets of knowledge, the divine origin of various items and practices, and notes about Maui and Tawhaki Also contains notes about practices and concepts associated with the whare wananga, whakapapa (cosmological and human), and notes about the migration to, and settlement of, New Zealand There are autobiographical notes about Te Whatahoro as well as waiata, haka and karakia There is an extensive index at the start of the volume Publication - 3 copies of pages 1 to 379 have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 20 September 1929 Publication - 3 copies of pages 380 to 444 of this volume have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 19 October 1929 Other - [One of 4 volumes lent to L D S] Variations in title - Spine - Ancient Maori history Contents: There is a note regarding the compilation of this volume and a statement of ownership pasted in the beginning pages. Also leaves are stamped with the `Komiti seal' - seal of approval as being passed and correct Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, blue bindings, 33cm., vol numbered 4 - Spine title "Ancient Maori History" Finding Aids: For a very detailed description of what this particular volume contains see `Offprint from the Journal of the Polynesian Society, June 1994 vol.103 no.2, pages 118-120' in inventory folder.

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: 1985

From: [New Zealand calendars of quarto size]

By: Brooker & Friend Ltd; Friends of the Earth

Reference: Eph-B-CALENDAR-1985

Description: Includes calendars: Antarctica calendar 1985 (Antarctic Calendars by Karen Williams & Harry Keys, Wellington) Antique map calendar 1985; calendrier de cartes anciennes (Ontario, Canada) Aro Valley calendar 1985. Produced for the Aro Valley Community Council Inc by Keith Clement, Sue May, Trevor Richards, Kerry Robins, Mark Strange, John Sullivan, Pam Whittington. Thanks to Wellington Media Collective Brooker & Friend 1985 calendar (2 copies) Community of the Sacred Name 1985 calendar. Photographs by David Cook (2 copies) Malcolm Evans. The Edna 1985 country calendar. Published by Moa Merc Press, Epsom Auckland Fletcher Challenge staff safety calendar 1985. Prevention! better than cure Footrot Flats calendar 1985, by Murray Ball. Friends of the Earth. Unspoiled earth 1985. Christopher Gillies, photographer. The New Zealand calendar 1985. Published by Impressions Photography Ltd. Hallmark Cards Inc. Lovable mutts; a 13-month calendar for 1985. Alison Holst 1985 calendar. Meteorological Society of New Zealand. New Zealand meteorological calendar 1985. New Zealand alpine calendar 1985 (NZ Alpine Calendar, produced and published by Betty and Colin Monteath, Hedgehog House, Christchurch) New Zealand pictorial calendar 1985. Valentine Greetings Ltd. New Zealand Race Relations Office. Myths and legends of the Maori. 1985 New Zealand calendar. Artist Sam Rolleston (2 copies) The New Zealand trout fly calendar, illustrated by Nancy Tichborne. 1985. New Zealand Underwater calendar 1985. Copyright Roger V Grace 1985. Railway Enthusiasts' Society Inc. Railway pictorial calendar 1985 Waimate Museum calendar 1985. Williams & Kettle. 1985 calendar Wyndham District 1985 calendar. [Produced for the McKay family reunion, 1984] Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s) sets on calendars (plus some duplicates). Physical Description: Offset lithographs, varying sizes.

Date: 1978 - 1979

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, sales catalogues and pamphlets related to radio and radio equipment, transmission, radio stations and radio clubs in New Zealand]

By: Radio New Zealand

Reference: Eph-A-RADIO-1979-01

Description: Pamphlet advertises a series of radio programmes relating to the legends of Lake Taupo, and lists the titles of the six radio programmes examining the traditions around the lake its reefs and islands. The cover shows a detail of a carving from the interior of Te Tiki o Tamamutu, the carved meeting house at the Spa Hotel, Taupo. Included is a map of the lake. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Offset print on sheet 208 x 592 mm, folded to 208 x 148 mm. Provenance: Donated by Meg Bailey, from the collection of her mother, Rona Bailey, in 2006.

Date: 2005

Reference: Eph-E-MAORI-CONCERT-2005-01

Description: Shows a photograph of a male performer in traditional Maori costume, arms outspread, flying through the air. Quantity: 1 Programme(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 840 x 595 mm.

Date: [19--]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0261-35/2

Description: Notes taken from published and manuscript sources mainly concerning pre-history, Horowhenua, Waikaremoana, Kapiti (Otaki), and Wairoa districts. Includes extracts from Otaki Land Court minute books, Old Wairoa, Horowhenua Commission, and the Polynesian Society Journal. Also includes whakapapa copied from Mitchell's "Takitimu", with some notes; and extracts from the report of Charles H Kettle (assistant surveyor to the New Zealand Co.) regarding the Manawatu, Wairarapa and Hutt Vally districts. Kettle was guided by the Ngati Raukawa chief Te Ahukaramu. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 vol).

Date: 1978

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, sales catalogues and pamphlets related to radio and radio equipment, transmission, radio stations and radio clubs in New Zealand]

By: Radio New Zealand

Reference: Eph-A-RADIO-1978-01

Description: Pamphlet tells the legend of The Restless Mountains, and lists the titles of the seven radio programmes examining the myth and traditions around Mount Taranaki and the rock known as Te Toka a Rauhoru, Motutaiko, Pihanga, Tauhara and Putauaki. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Offset print on sheet 208 x 592 mm, folded to 208 x 148 mm. Provenance: Donated by Meg Bailey, from the collection of her mother, Rona Bailey, in 2006.

Date: 1882

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-122

Description: Contains whakapapa from Rangi and Papa to Ngati Porou in general, and Henare Potae in particular; cosmological notes about the separation of Rangi and Papa, notes about Tawhaki, Maui and Rata and their various supernatural feats Also contains Ngati Porou whakapapa, and narratives about Ngati Porou ancestors including Ira, Ruatapu, Pawa and Paikea and their settlement of the East Coast region; there are also letters from Keriana (Potae?) and a narrative about the origin of greenstone Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1861 - 1877

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B013

Description: Contains cosmological whakapapa with notes about the divine origin of various items and practices, including birds and trees; there are also narratives about Rata and the origin of canoe building and the revenge he took for the death of his father, conflicts between Uenuku and Whena, and the migrations and settlement of Paikea on the East Coast There is also narrative text about the Horouta canoe, and the migrations and conflicts of Ngati Ira; there are also karakia, waiata and whakapapa There is also narrative text about Ruawharo, Tupai and Timuwhakairia before their departure from Hawaiki, their training as tohunga, their fetching of atua and the voyage of Takitimu, narrative text about Niwareka and Mataora and the development of tattooing, and narrative about the adventures of Maui Other - The contents of this book, I presume, has been copied into another book because each page has been `crossed' with the words `done' written over it. On some pages are the words `done in copy'. The contents of book is still readable Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Physical Description: Vellum, 25 cm., vol numbered 8

Date: 1860

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B001

Description: Contains notes about the circumstances in which Te Matorohanga dictated the material, which includes cosmological notes about Maui, Mataaho and the divine origins of various items and practices; there are also notes about Kupe, Toi and Whatonga and the discovery and settlement of New Zealand The text also discusses the interaction between the original inhabitants and the Maori settlers; there are also discussions about the activities of the canoe commanders in discovering and naming places around the North Island; there are also extensive whakapapa, waiata and karakia There are notes about the settlement of Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Wellington which were subsequently used by Best for journal articles, there are also annotations in Ngata's hand that refer to another publication Publication - Material has been used in `The Lore of the Whare Wananga' according to annotations thoroughout the book Relationship complexity - Some of the material was also published in 'The Land of Tara' , an article written by Elsdon Best for the Journal of the Polynesian Society between 1917-1919 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 28 Mar 1994 - 14 Apr 1994

From: The Men in Our Lives oral history project

By: Batley, Robert Anthony Leighton, 1923-2004

Reference: OHInt-0406-06

Description: Tony Batley outlines his family history going back to 1863 when his grandfather joined the crew of the `Royal Bride` which sailed to New Zealand and anchored off the coast at Napier (Paytoney) where a local gale blew the vessel over. Local Maori formed a living chain and saved the crew - Grandfather was thirteen years old with no possessions. Was hired for a couple of years by Sir Donald McLean who had a sheep station at Marae Kakako. Evenually in 1882, after several jobs, grandfather returned to Moawhango and opened a store with his brother Thomas Snelling and in 1883 opened a post office. He acted as interpreter for the Maori Land Court held in Moawhango in 1894. Discusses his life in Taihape, apart from 4 years in the Airforce, which included a course in firearms in Levin and Ohakea camp before duty in the Solomon Islands, arriving in Guadacannal on his 21st birthday. Recalls the RNZ Airforce camp called `Bloody Knoll on Ridge' had been a scene of heavy fighting in 1942. Describes the tension. Refers to Ventura bombers, the S Brauning Machine guns and depth charges. Describes the impact of returning to Moawhango and the Taihape district and how it re-awakened his interest in the history of the area and in 1946 he began to abstract his grandfather's diaries and relates extracts from them. Describes many interests. He was on the Council of the Polynesian Society; was a Board Member of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust; Chairman of the Kaimanawa Kaueha Forest Park Advisory Committe; President of the New Zealand Archaeological Society and currently on the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Regional Committee, Wanganui. Discusses the peopling of inland Patea by Tamtea and his descendants. Notes that Ngati Hotu were the original iwi. Discusses Winiata marae and the Moawhango and Orua Matua carved houses. Tells the story of Ngatarua and land given to Ngati Hinemanu. Abstracted by - Susan Hawes Interviewer(s) - Susan Hawes Recorded by - Susan Hawes Venue - The Homested, Moawhango Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006749-006755; OHLCD-1295-1300 Quantity: 7 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 6.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1530. 5 photographs

Date: 1977

Reference: Eph-D-MAORI-1977-03

Description: An arrangement of text, with an applied photograph of Cliff Whiting's "Te wehenga o Rangi raua ko Papa". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, collaged to black and white relief print, 352 x 550 mm.

Date: 1981-1989

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1980-1982]

By: McDonald's Corporation

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1980s-01

Description: Brochure showing the interior of the McDonald's Restaurant in Rotorua with carved wooden wall panels by Tuti Tukaokao. Panels show: the eruption of Mount Tarawera, Maui slowing the speed of the sun, and Hatu Patu's encounter with Kurungaituku. The back cover shows photographs of McDonalds thickshakes, burgers and fries. These panels are described in "The carver and the artist; Maori art in the twentieth century", by Damian Skinner (2008), pages 172-177. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, 148 x 195 mm.

Date: 19 Mar 1997

From: Museum of New Zealand project

Reference: OHInt-0476/01

Description: Discusses planning for the opening of Te Papa; Cheryll Sotheran's working trip to England and Scotland; possible repatriation of taonga; tendering for the restaurant; the Museum's operational plans and budget; the sale of the Buckle St building and associated storage; discussions about maunga (mountains); and waka and wharenui being prepared for the move from Buckle St to the new site Quantity: 1 event(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.