Puketapu, Hurae, active 1904-1907

Date: 1900

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0116

Description: Contains notes and a book detailing the orgins and usage of Maori personal names and also contains whakapapa Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1800-1922

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-04

Description: Contains a lament by Te Whakarato of Ngati Whakaue. Also a moteatea by Matangi Hauora of Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa `Takoto rawa iho ki te po'. This folder includes a lament from Tamarahi Tomairangi of Ngati Pikiao, composed by Rangi-Mamao of Rotoiti. Cowan writes that Tamarahi recited it to him when they were in camp at Rotoiti in 1896. Also includes a translation of Takitaki-hoe-waka, which Cowan describes as an `Arawa canoe song'. Also `Tangi - song for the Maori warriors killed in the battle of Orakau... from Hurae Puketapu, 1907'. A handwritten letter from Gilbert Mair which explains the meaning of `He waiata mo Te Mea' by Te Riutoto, also includes a copy of this waiata. Arrangement: Contents in this folder were in lot 172 in the auction where purchased Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0 Linear Metres.

Date: 1900-1901

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-297

Description: Contains letters from Tuhoe people to Smith about the Urewera Commission to determine title to lands in the Urewera area; the letters deal with the venue of the Commission, the administration of the Commission, and about local conflicts in the lead up to the sitting of the Commission; the papers also include a copy of the Urewera District Native Reserve Act Amendment 1900 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1898-1906

By: Kahui, Raihania, active 1860-1890s?; Southon, Gloria K, active 1900s?

Reference: MSY-6849

Description: Contains detailed whakapapa relating to the tribes of the East Coast, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, and some inland tribes such as those situated around Taupo and Rotorua, and also the Bay of Plenty. These whakapapa have been extracted from Maori language newspapers, most notably `Te Puke ki Hikurangi' and the `Matuhi press'. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (143 leaves). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) (34 cm; green buckram; phase box)

Date: [ca 1897]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-032

Description: Contains notes postmarked 19 Aug 1897, mainly in English largely concerning the history of the Te Whaiti wars, with a covering note from Best saying `am sending these old leaves in case I should lost my manuscript'; notes postmarked 19 Aug 1897 in Maori and shorthand on pages numbered 14-22 mainly containing whakapapa and waiata. The first pages of these latter notes are in another hand with note - `Hurae Puketapu N. Ruapani'. The Puketapu letter contains Ngati Ruapani whakapapa; the other Maori material contains notes about Maori vocabulary items, waiata and karakia from Tuhoe (?), and notes about various Maori customary concepts and practices, including the training of skilled tradespeople Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1897-1901]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-034

Description: Contains notes, letters, printed material, galley proofs, and photographs The letter from Hurae Puketapu contains Ngati Ruapani whakapapa, and information about a Ngati Ruapani whakatauki; other material includes notes about Maori vocabulary items and related customary concepts, notes about the occupation of the Bay of Plenty area by various iwi and hapu (mainly in shorthand) with the names of informants listed, Tuhoe whakapapa There are also notes in shorthand about a conflict in the Hawkes Bay involving Ngati Kahungunu, Ngapuhi and Ngati Tuwharetoa, and Tuhoe whakapapa and information about land tenure (probably related to the Urewera Commission) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed listing available in inventory.

Date: ca 1903

From: Brown, Thomas Watson, 1878-1947 :Photograph albums relating to New Zealanders in the South African War and of New Zealand scenes

By: New Zealand. Tourism Department; Pringle, Thomas, 1858-1931

Reference: PA1-o-075-24-1

Description: Camp at Opourahine Inlet, Lake Waikaremoana, circa 1903. Shows group of Maori and Pakeha men, and a dog with a tent, with a campfire in the foreground. Hurae Puketapu is standing at left. W A Neale is seated second from left. New Zealand Government Tourist Department photograph. Photographer probably Thomas Pringle. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Opourahine Inlet. Lake Waikaremoana; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - New Zealand Government Tourist Department Protected No 1139 7.1.03 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15 x 20 cm, on album page 22.8 x 29 cm

Date: [ca 1905]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Neale, William Augustus, 1852?-1930

Reference: 1/2-001948-G

Description: Hurae Puketapu and Te Whenuanui, standing alongside a carved gateway (waharoa) Kiri Tahi Pati (at Mataatua ?), ca 1905. Photograph taken by W.A.N. (William Augustus Neale, farmer and photographer at Waikaremoana) for D Duncan series (David Duncan, photographer at Opunake). Both men are wearing feather cloaks and holding taiaha. The board above the gateway reads `Tetahi Uteran' [?] Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Kiri Tahi Pati. Carved Gate-way. W.A.N. Photo D Duncan. Series. No 1984 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate galss negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: ca 1905

From: Blue album

Reference: PA1-o-042-19-2

Description: Te Whenuanui (left), and Hurae Puketapu, wearing Maori cloaks, and holding taiaha, at Mataatua, circa 1910. Photograph taken by Thomas Pringle, circa 1905. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 1071; Album page - beneath image - Chief's "Te Whenauanui" [sic] "Haere" Mataatua Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 18.6 x 15.2 cm, mounted on album page 26 x 34.7 cm

Date: [March 1904]

From: Ranfurly family: Collection

Reference: PA1-q-634-08-2

Description: Portrait of Hurae (July), the Tuhoe guide for Lord Ranfurly's party from Waikaremoana to Ruatoki along the Huiarau trail, taken at Waikaremoana in March 1904 by Malcolm Ross. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - July Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Toned silver gelatin print 31 mm diameter, mounted on album page 255 x 287 mm

Date: ca 1905

From: Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle

Reference: 1/1-007020-G

Description: Hurae Puketapu (left) and Te Whenuanui (right), in front of the carved gateway at Mataatua, photographed ca 1905 by Thomas Pringle. The name of the ancestor Te Tahi o Te Rangi is written above the carved gateway. Identified from 1/2-001948-G. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 2003 - 1905

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931: Photographs

Reference: 1/2-004584-F

Description: Copy negative, made in 2003, of a phlotographic print of Hurae Puketapu (left) and Te Whenuanui (right), in front of the carved gateway at Mataatua Pa, photographed ca 1905 by Thomas Pringle. The name of the ancestor Te Tahi o Te Rangi is written above the carved gateway. A similar image is at 1/1-007020 Identified from 1/2-001948-G. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 1905]

From: Brooke-Taylor, Arthur Howard, 1900-1975:Photographs of Mataatua, Gisborne and Atiamuri

By: Neale, William Augustus, 1852?-1930

Reference: PAColl-1767-2

Description: Group on the step of Te Whai-a-te-Motu meeting house at Mataatua. From left to right: Hurae Puketapu, Te Kopa and her husband Te Huatahi. Shows them standing in front of carved wooden poupou. They each wear cloaks, and feathers in their hair. Puketapu holds a taiaha (spear). Te Kopa holds a toki (adze). Te Huatahi is wielding a patu (club). Photograph taken circa 1905 by W A Neale. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 10.6 x 14.1 cm

Date: March 1904

From: Ranfurly family: Collection

Reference: PA1-q-634-09

Description: Members of the Governor-General's party at Waikaremoana. Back row (from left), Hurae, Alexander Balfour (station manager), David E O'Neill (station owner). Front row (from left): Sir James Carroll, Dudley Alexander, "The manager", Sir Maui Pomare. O'Neill and Balfour had accompanied the party from O'Neill's station near Makapua. Photograph taken in March 1904 by Malcolm Ross. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Group at Waikare-moana.; beneath image - [top line] July, Balfour, O'Neil. [bottom line] Carroll, Alexander, "The manager", Pomare. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 154 x 205 mm mounted on album page 255 x 287 mm

Date: 1852, 1911-1930

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0072-07

Description: Contains letters to Best from a number of Maori scholars; the letters contain ethnographic information about the history of various iwi (including whakapapa and karakia) and about various Maori traditional tools and practices; the letters also contain some information and commentary about contemporary events and the collection of this type of material; there are individual letters about the Ringatu Church and about the Mormon Church; there is also an account of a meeting between King Tawhiao and John Ballance in the early 1880s There is also a number of mid 19th century Maori letters that have been collected from a number of sources; these letters cover a wide range of topics including land tenure and disputes with Pakeha Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece level inventory available.