Places

Date: [1940-1950]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-23

Description: Contents comprise notes on adze types from Makorokio Stream, Ohau, and Poroporo Ridge; ancient rock paintings; map of Weka Pass; on Maerewhenua, a name with six variants; on the rediscovery of the kohakatakahea; data from P J Burstall; of a visit to Maketu; adzes from Westland, Moutapu Bay and Amuri Bluff (with maps); and other notes Arrangement: Notebook no 22 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Date: 1902

From: Various artists :[Addresses presented to R. J. Seddon and Mrs Seddon. 1891-ca.1906]

Reference: D-005-009

Description: Central text congratulating Seddon on his invitation to attend the Coronation of Edward VII, in June 1902. Other Titles - To the Right Honourable Richard John Seddon, P.C., Premier of New Zealand. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - W.R. BOCK; Recto - above image - Horowhenua County Council / Levin, N.Z. / March 1902.; Recto - top centre - To the Right Honourable / Richard John Seddon, P.C. / PREMIER OF NEW ZEALAND.; Recto - bottom centre - (Signatures on behalf of the Horowhenua County Council): M.V. Davies (Chairman); W.H. Simcox. Geo. McBeath (Councillors); John McCulloch (County Clerk). The coronation of Edward VII took place in June 1902. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink and watercolour 600 x 440 mm. Provenance: Probably arrived with Seddon papers, from Seddon family.

Date: [1961-1962]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-54

Description: Comprises reports and notes on old Maori burial ground at Paretoa; the site of the outrigger canoe hull, nr Te Horo (with map); unusual adze form pendant, nr Waikanae; Maori net floats; preliminary tour of Horowhenua by Palmerston North Polynesian group, with map showing pa; circular letter to Wairarapa and Manawatu; problematical contents of a Wairarapa Maori cache; cloak-pin or fish-threader bodkin from Castlepoint; memoranda of a Maori skull from the Waikanae dune-belt; identification of a large wooden artefact, nr Waikanae; from Keith Cairns re Maori sites; photographs, L Horowhenua and eastern end of L Papaitonga Arrangement: Notebook no 53 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Date: [1944]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-17

Description: Contents comprise notes re adze types; type VII, VB from Turakina district; Waitaha adze from Porirua Harbour; from Mangaroa; type IIA from Patea; greenstone adze from Levin-Foxton highway area; map of sites of Horowhenua adzes found by Henry J Kilsby; grey stone adze from Heatherlea-Koputaroa area, Horowhenua; blackstone adzes from Onukuwaiata, Waimakaira, Horowhenua and Wallace Road, Levin; location maps of adzes found by A Seifert, A Gillespie, Louis Noara and on Clifford's farm, Tokomaru area (1941-1944); adzes from Makurerua Swamp, Horowhenua Arrangement: Notebook no 16 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Date: 1949-1953

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0261-34/09

Description: Correspondence, mostly from Selwyn Simcox, to Adkin about the history, Maori and European, and geology of Kapiti and Horowhenua districts. Includes information about Simcox's desire to write a brief history of Rangiatea Maori church, the Wellington-Manawatu Railway line, and the Hadfield family (with some geneaology). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1925

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Diaries

Reference: Micro-MS-0600-04

Description: Chronological account of Adkin's farming activities and his interests in local Human History and Natural History as well as Ethnology. Includes information on Kapiti Island (ie. Waiorua Bay, Motungangara, and Wharekohu where Te Rauparaha was said to have signed the Treaty). Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1956-1960

From: Wellington Regional Planning Authority : Records

Reference: 75-156-097B

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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: [1960-1961]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-53

Description: Comprises report on quadrilateral adze with tang reduction; discovery of canoe hull (waka ama) of form requiring an outrigger attachment, Te Horo; timetable and background notes to tour of Hawke's Bay; notes; sketch of Napier harbour from 1870 map; drawing of small pataka and trig station profile; street map of Napier, with route noted; photgraphs of group (identified); extended genealogy, Tainui and Takitimu canoes to David Winterburn; the magnificent Winterburn adze; squat mere-like patu from Makurerua-Linton area; map, Horowhenua-Manawatu area showing localities of recent archaeological and Maori lore finds, the Makurerua-Linton adze and the Paretoa old burial place Also photographs of Adkin, map showing Maori sites and place-names of the Heretaunga Plains, ca 1850 (from Colenso); and photographs of the Makurerua-Linton patu Arrangement: Notebook no 52 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Date: 1 Jul 1978

From: New Zealand National Party : Further records

Reference: 89-075-142/02

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1910-1950s]

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

Reference: MSO-Papers-0261-10/18B

Description: Contents: 1942 annotated wall calendar; map showing place-names and occupation sites of Eastern Palliser Bay; diagrams of Maori artifacts found in Lake Horowhenua and from shore near Te Hou Pa; sketch of N-W part of Lake Horowhenua showing position of Mangaroa Pa etc; artifacts from Mangaroa Pa mound and adjacent swamps; sketch plan of former Kirikiri Kainga; map of North Island showing sites giving archeological evidence of the progressive migration of the ancient Wiataha from northern most New Zealand to Cook Strait; sketch of triangular adze from Titahi Bay, Porirua; map showing tribal and hapu areas of Horowhenua; map of Lake Horowhenua and environs showing Maori place names and sites; plan of Pipiriki Pa, Lake Horowhenua; sketch plan of Waipata Island Pa, Lake Horowhenua; map of Mangaroa Pa mound and environs; plan etc of Kikopiri whare-whakairo at Muhurioa West, near Ohau; Lake Papaitonga, Otaki showing place-names and sites; diagrams of Moawhango skull; tracing of Rimutaka Range and S-W hill system & Tararua Range showing major features and tramping data; maps, diagrams and plans of Hawkes Bay and Manawatu Gorge; diagrams, plans, sections of various Wellington and Wairarapa fault lines; map of lower course of Waianakaura River, N-E Otago; various geological maps of Tararua Ranges (including panorama from Te Paki, near Shannon); printed map showing survey districts of Otago Land District, and of Southland Land District; plan of subdivision of Te Rauawa Station at Ohau, 1920; sale notice for Kawiu Estate, Levin, Oct 1919 (owned by Lindsay McDonald; plan of Heatherlea Estate for auction sale, Sep 1918 (estate of late J R McDonald of Levin); map of New Zealand showing railways open for traffic, 1902; map showing Napier Harbour Board proposed inner harbour extension and reclamation areas, 1919; several maps showing physical configuration of Horowhenua in past times, 1910

Date: 4 May 1987

From: New Zealand National Party : Further records

Reference: 89-075-140/50

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1900-1904

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-124

Description: Contains whakapapa, with particular reference to Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa and shows relationship to the Kingitanga, waiata, and notes about the migration of Ngati Apa from the Whakatane area to Rangitikei, and notes about the Kurahaupo canoe (passengers etc) Also contains notes about conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1894-1930

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-271

Description: The correspondence with Tamati Ranapiri, 1894-1895 (3), deals with Polynesian Society business, traditional bird-catching practices and information about various Maori words and expressions; the correspondence with Rimini, 1893 (2), deals with Polynesian Society business, Te Arawa whakapapa and history and pa associated with the Tapuika people. Also contains a 1903 letter from G H Robinson, and four letters, undated, from Joshua Rutland. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (21 pieces).

Date: 1916-1921

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-009

Description: Album (1), 1916-1921. Tararuas and Mangahao Hydroelectric power construction (images 1-58). See also Album (2), 1921-1922, Mangahao Hydroelectric Power Scheme (images 59-122), at PA1-q-001. Black and white photographs of various areas in the Tararua Range, including views of the high peaks, the Mangaore Stream, the Horowhenua lowland area from the ridge leading up to Te Paki trig station, the Arapeti Valley from the site of the future Tokomaru Dam (part of the Mangahao Hydroelectric scheme), and the remnants of the Shannon Land & Sawmilling Company sawmill in the Arapeti Valley. Views of a waterfall on the Tokomaru River which was submerged when the dam was completed; views of the jig tramway which connected the terminus of the service road with the bottom of the Mangahao Valley (450 ft descent, approximately 1 in 2 grade); sinking a shaft to test rock formation preparatory to construction of the power scheme.

Date: 4 May 1987

From: New Zealand National Party : Further records

Reference: 89-075-137/24

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1906-1936

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-q-006

Description: Album related to farming operations, stock and general development at Sonoma (North Block), sections 3E No. 4 & No 2, Blocks VI & VII, Waiopehu S.D., Horowhenua; and Woodside, section 42, Block 11, Waiopehu S.D., Queen Street East, Levin. Photographs dated between 1906 and 1936. Both sections owned by members ot the Adkin family. Scenes in 1914 showing the site of a sawmill owned by P Bartholomew, which was removed when the timber had been cleared. Shows the land from first bush clearance, felling of bush and burn-off, to arable fields and crops, including growing of swedes and potatoes. Also shows construction of a traffic bridge over the Makahika River.

Date: 1907-1910

From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers

Reference: 73-128-083

Description: Identified persons entered under Name; includes correspondence on experimental station and dairy school of instruction, survey of cemetery at Mental Hospital, Porirua, sand-drift and native lands, and the New County Movement, notes on Mr Semple's career, letter from Byron Brown criticising Field's attitudes and `lies', request for employment help, and photograph of the Scenery Preservation Board Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1900-1911]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-044

Description: Contains a 6-page notebook of songs and chants with a note at the beginning by S P Smith saying `sent to me by G H Davies, Karore April, 1911'. In Maori the notebook includes notes on Kaioraora (cursing songs) by Topeora, and a waiata `E pa to hau ke Te Wairau e'. Inside the back cover is a copy of a letter in Maori from S P Smith to Whatahoro, New Plymouth 29 August 1911. Several pages relating to legend, waiata and other matters in several hands. Legends include Mataora, Tumatauenga and Kongomaraeroa; Tura and Whiro; Tamatea and the moa; Mataoho; Maui; Tane and others. Some of this material may be from a Ngati Porou source; One section is headed `Waiata a Te Whatu', and there are various waiata among the text which Davies claims have been sung before the Maori Land Court in the Hawkes Bay area. There is also an explanation in Maori and English of the expression `Ariki tapairu' signed by Rawiri Te Rangi Rangikauri. A covering letter from Davies to S P Smith, dated 18 Jul 1902, offering them to the Polynesian Society for publication. There is also an undated note from Elsdon Best to Smith forwarding a letter from Tamahau (Mahupuku?), sent by Davies for publication. An unsigned paper in Maori is probably the letter referred to. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1978-1980

From: Women's Electoral Lobby : Records

Reference: 2000-092-2/4

Description: Correspondence, newsletters, minutes, General Election 1978 WEL questions to candidates, President's report Quantity: 1 folder(s).