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[Creator unknown] : Te Kooti's campaigns 1868-1871 [copy of ms map].
Date: 1868 - 1871
Reference: MapColl-832hkm/1868-71/Acc.5976
Description: Map showing the East Cape, Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, Northern Hawkes Bay and just south of Taupo. Shows Te Kooti's approximate route, and direction (arrows on line) and his engagements with the Hauhau people. Stops at certain pa are dated, some added text (before photocopy) e.g. "Final escape to King Country", "Visit to Takangamutu". Key stops included Opape, Tologa Bay, Turanga, Whakatane, Rotorua, Te Pourere, Puketapu. The linking areas for all these points was the Urewera country. Te Kooti was a Rongowhakaata leader, military leader, prophet, religious founder, pursued by colonial forces, eventually took refuge in the King Country where Te Kooti remained until pardoned in 1883. Language - Place names Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, linen backed, scale [1:700,000], 26 x 34 cm
Cowan, James, 1870-1943: Maps from papers
Date: 1864 - 1898
By: Cowan, James, 1870-1943
Reference: MapColl-Collection-Cowan
Description: Collection contains a published map of Kapiti, 1898, with pencil annotations of pa sites; manuscript sketch map of Bay of Islands, Hokianga and Whangarei, undated; manuscript map showing the disposition of British troops at Orakau Pa, Waikato, 1864; manuscript map of the battle at Taurangaika Pa in 1868 drawn in 1927 and draft sketches of pa sites, redoubts and battlegrounds drawn for James Cowan. 'The New Zealand wars: a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period'. (Wellington: Govt. printer, 1922-1923) Quantity: 31 map(s). Transfers: Transferred from Manuscripts and Archives, Cowan, James - Papers - MS-Papers-0039.
Notebook containing research notes including Potatau's waiata
Date: [1901-1918]
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MSX-9069
Description: Notebook containing research notes and clippings entitled 'Potatau's waiata' [with other MS annotations on front cover]. Mainly relating various areas in the North Island particularly Rotorua, Urewera, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and East Coast regions. Includes waiata relating to waka, tangi, aroha, and some Maori vocabulary relating to rain [from Tuhoe], and names of stars etc 'Te Paki o Matariki'. Language - Contains some Maori content, particularly waiata and place names. Arrangement: 53 in original listing Quantity: 1 volume(s).
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :View of Harema Pah where te Kooti had left a number of his f...
Date: 1891
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Watercolours and sketches of a visit to Te Kooti, Urewera country. 1891].
Reference: B-159-008-2
Description: Shows a river in the foreground, winding between wooded slopes. There is a fence and dwelling in the lower foreground, and a small hill with palisades in the middle distance. The view is from the pa, rather than showing it. According to the map accompanying Major Main's expedition against Te Kooti, March 1869 (reproduced in Judith Binney's "Redemption songs" (1995), page 158), Ahikereru or Ahikerera, where the pa was situated, is on the Whirinaki River, southest of Murupara. The title mentions "Capt Mair", but, according to Judith Binney's "Redemption songs" (1995), page 158, it was Major William Gilbert Mair (rather than Captain Gilbert Mair), who was involved in the action at Te Harema Pa. Other Titles - Te Harema Pa Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on sheet, 253 x 372 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.
Notebook
Date: 1919
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0039-10N
Description: Contains notes about the Bay of Plenty theatre and the Te Kooti campaign in the New Zealand Wars; contains notes about Maori place names and settlements in the Rotorua area; narratives of events in Te Arawa history; diary of travel through the Rotorua district; notes about the meeting house 'Wairaka' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Contains sketches and maps Processing information: Digitisation details - Loose pages digitised at the end of the structure map after the back cover
[Hill, Howard, fl 1870's-1880's] : [Central North Island showing war campaigns and trai...
Date: 1868 - 1869
By: Hill, Howard, active 1870s-1880s
Reference: MapColl-832hkm/1868-1869/Acc.5862
Description: Plots the Hauhau campaign and Te Kooti campaign from the New Zealand Wars. Shows central North Island and note reads "Land enclosed by yellow is that of the Maori King, boarded by the 'aukati' no European may cross on pain of death". Military engagements and massacres are identified across the map. Massacres are identified at Matawhero, Ohiwa Harbour, Whitecliffs and Waihi. Engagements are identified at Mohaka, Ngaatape, Puketapu, Turanga and Ahikerera Pa on the East Coast and Whakatane districts, and Rauparoa Pa, Otatau, Otoia, Wairou, Moturoa, Ruapuru and Te Ngutu o te Mana (identified as Tito Kowaru's own place). Shows "Nukumaru Pah taken 2 Feb 69". Orange lines represent Colonel Whitmore campaigns eg Campaign of Ngatapa Dec/Jan 1869 (Poverty Bay area), or Oct/Nov 1868 Whanganui area, April/ May 1869 Bay of Plenty area. Small yellow lines represent the New Zealand war battle campaigns by the ers and the New Zealand government against the Maori, especially those led by Colonel Whitmore eg Col. Whitmore's pursuit of prisoners July August 1868, St John's column Apr-May 1869, or Col. Whitmore Jan, Feb, April, May 1869 from Whanganui to New Plymouth. Shows overland road from Napier to Auckland. Some text on map e.g. "Whareongaonga, where the prisoners from the Chatham Islands landed in July 1860." (This would included Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki.) Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, backed with card, hand coloured, 17.5 x 22 cm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :Titokorangi Gorge; looking through the first gorge in the Ur...
Date: 1891
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Watercolours and sketches of a visit to Te Kooti, Urewera country. 1891].
Reference: B-159-005
Description: Shows a narrow view from the gorge, looking out over the Kaingaroa Plains to a distant Mt Edgecumbe. Two figures on horseback make their way up the gorge on a track in the left foreground. Other Titles - Mount Similar to image at E-965-F-05 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on sheet, 253 x 372 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.
Letter from Te Kowhai and others to Bay of Plenty / Wairoa chiefs (with translation)
Date: 19 Dec 1868
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0692K-08
Description: Letter and contemporary translation seeking peaceful sentiments from neighbouring tribes in the areas Quantity: 1 piece (4 pages on 1 leaf).
Te Tuhi Pihopa - Legends and genealogies
Date: 1895-1896
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-113A
Description: Notebook containing karakia, waiata and whakatauki; Tuhoe whakapapa and notes about Tuhoe hapu and about conflicts between Tuhoe and Ngati Kahungunu in the 19th century; notes about the respective events that preceded the migrations of the Aotea and the Mataatua canoes from Hawaiki to New Zealand and information about the migrations per se; narrative about the introduction of the kumara to New Zealand from Hawaiki, and notes about conflicts involving Ngati Kahungunu ancestors Rakaihikuroa, Tupurupuru, Tuatamure and Kahutapere in the Gisborne area; there is also a narrative about the Tuhoe ancestor Rangiteaorere Notebook has "from Te Tuhi Pihopa" in Best's hand and "H T Pio Maori notes no.11" crossed out. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Drafts and research papers
Date: [1938-1940]
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11310-43
Description: Drafts and research papers relating to New Zealand history, particularly relating to the New Zealand wars, and New Zealand maritime history, and native birdlife in New Zealand, particularly in the Urewera country. Arrangement: Contained in bundle 58 in original listing. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notebooks relating to Whakatane and Urewera and central North Island
Date: [1864-1926]
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MSY-8204-8205
Description: Notebooks containing research notes: - relating to 'Whakatane Pas' [various pa in the Whakatane area] including Te Teko Pa and Rauporoa Pa. Contains sketches of landmarks including Rauporoa Pa, Mt Putauaki and Te Teko Pa. - focussing on the Urewera and central North Island, particularly relating to the New Zealand wars, history of battles, history of particular pa and individuals from Urewera, Whakatane, Rotorua and Taupo areas. Includes sketches of pa sites and sketches of Netana Whakaari of Waimana, focussing on his facial moko. Also includes waiata including 'Rewi's song at Aratitaha' relating to the defence of Orakau Pa. Language - Contains some Maori content, particularly waiata and place names. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: 53 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 2 notebooks.. Sketches of pa and other landmarks including of Rauporoa and Te Teko pa, and Mount Putauaki.. Some sketches of moko, pa and a sailing vessel. Processing information: Reference number changed following re-housing. Title and description updated 30 November 2022.