Places

Date: [1890-1965]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6717-075

Description: Typescripts and photocopies of articles, `Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill)' by M H Wynyard; `Maori geographical knowledge and mapping; a symposium' by P L Barton (Turnbull Library record, v13, n1, May 1980); `A Sketch of Maori church work on the East Coast in early times' by J G Baker; letter with notes on Buin stone implements (1965); manuscript of Eruera Te Uremutu from the Polynesian Society library Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript Typescript with ms annotations Photocopy of ms

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: 1940

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0028

Description: Contains lsit of Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Kahu and Te Rarawa Pa Maori. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: 1977

From: Richards, Trevor, 1946- : Papers

Reference: 99-278-25/04

Description: Inward and outward correspondence, newsletters and circulars relating to the Bastion Point dispute; includes separate file on race Other Titles - Takaparawha; bulletin issued by the Orakei Maori Committee Action Group from Bastin Point Tent Town Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1844 - 1890 - 1969

By: Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854; Star Steam Printing Company; Brett, Henry, 1843-1927; Heritage Fine Prints; Wilson & Horton (Firm)

Reference: D-001-023

Description: Extensive view of a plain with volcanic cones in the background, including Mount Hobson and Mount Eden, showing a feast given by Waikato Chiefs in 1844, attended by about 4000 Maori and many Pakeha. A 400 yard-long shed is in the background and Governor Fitzroy is shown visiting the scene with many other Pakeha. Features and incidents are numbered and described below the work. A haka is being performed on the right for Fitzroy, Sheppard (the colonial Treasurer) and William Swainson (the Attorney General). Tribal groups are named as Ngatihaua, Ngatikoroki, Ngatimahuta, Ngatiwhatua, Ngatikoura and Ngatiruru and the plain is covered with large numbers of people, the majority Maori. A 1969 photomechanical reproduction, taken from a lithograph presented with Brett's Almanac for 1890, which is derived from an earlier lithograph published by Samuel Augustus Tegg in 1845, which in turn is after an original watercolour of the event made in 1844 by J. J. Merrett in the Hocken Library. Print no 142 of an edition of 1000 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph of tinted lithograph in two colours 205 x 794 mm (image) on sheet 293 x 876 mm

Date: 1911

From: Ormsby family : Papers

By: Wahanui, Hari H, active 1917

Reference: MSY-5005

Description: Contains manuscript minutes notes of the Maori development hui (1911) which was hosted by Ngati Maniapoto in Te Kuiti and which was attended by people like Sir Apirana Ngata and Peter Buck and which addressed issues such as the future development of the Maori people and Maori culture and the impact of law and religion. Accompanying material - Partial transcription contained in folder MS-Papers-6889-1 but excludes pages 45-52 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: May-Nov 1907

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-24

Description: Contains numerous letters from Keys to friends and family members that provide detailed information about his travels through the lower North Island, and through the Far North; there are detailed descriptions of the countryside which Keys travels through, and discussions of people that he meets; there are also discussions of Maori customs and practicees that he experiences and his impressions of them; there are also some comments about the work that Keys undertakes in the Maori Land Courts Page 86 has been removed from the letterbook Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1995

From: Ngā Puna Waihanga: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-9430-060

Description: Contains correspondence, reports and articles relating to the 1995 national conference Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: [ca 1900]

By: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922

Reference: qMS-1833

Description: The volume contains the following original manuscripts by S Percy Smith: Sketch of the history of Ruatoki in the 19th century, pages 1-20 (pages 18-20 are in the handwriting of Elsdon Best) - Incidents in the history of the Ngati Whatua tribe, pages 21-22 - Wars of the northern against the southern tribes of New Zealand in the nineteenth century, pages 23-58 (these are pages 1-45 of the first edition of the printed work) - Paper on the origin of the Polynesian Race written as an introduction to a paper by Joshua Rutland which was published by the New Zealand Institute but without Smith's introduction. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (63 pages). Physical Description: Holograph and ms (29 cm; red cloth)

Date: 1972

By: Hooker, Garry, 1939-2022

Reference: MS-Papers-1030

Description: Notes on songs in Sir Apirana Ngata's "Nga Moteatea", based on whakapapa book compiled by Piipi Tiopira and Maori Land Court records. Other Titles - Nga Moteatea Quantity: 1 folder(s) (15 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1954-1976

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-139

Description: Notes, minutes and papers relating to Orakei Marae, and its development by the Orakei Development and Education Centre Inc. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1977-1979]

From: Alexander Turnbull Library : Maori Manuscripts Librarian working notes

By: Walker, Ranginui Joseph Isaac, 1932-2016

Reference: MS-Papers-6373-50

Description: Contains minutes 'Iwi meeting held at Orakei Marae, June 1978' re Bastion Point; also contains photocopies of protest flyers and an historical over view of the claim. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts and photocopies of pamphlets

Date: 1912

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-151

Description: Page proofs of second and larger edition, p1-240. Papers on the Amiowhenua Expedition 1819-1820. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (240 pages).

Date: [1936-1937]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-36

Description: Research papers, annotated drafts and annotated clippings on various topics including Marlborough, moko, a Rarotongan ariki family the `Karika clan,' Auckland and Hauraki history. Includes 14 pages of a book `The history of One Tree Hill' by M H Wynyard (annotated by Cowan), and a typewritten copy of Judge Maning's Land Deed, September 3rd, 1839 relating to the Hokianga area. Includes copies of signatures some of which feature moko symbols. Papers relating to a case of plagiarism. Includes Cowan's annotated copy of the article `A chieftainess of Tuhoe' by Gwenda Williams, written for the New Zealand Railways Magazine, May 1, 1937. Contains clippings and correspondence relating to the plagiarism case. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1981 - 1985

From: O'Connell, Therese Frances Mary, 1951- (collector) :[Ephemera of octavo size relating to various political issues, women's issues, health and education, the environment, abortion, peace, Ireland, Vietnam, racial, gay and lesbian rights. ca 1970-1990].

Reference: Eph-A-OCONNELL-Badges-1978-01

Description: Black words written on a white badge, with a central logo, the symbol of the protest. The motif represents the mangopare (hammerhead shark), a symbol of tenacity. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 curio(s) (badge). Physical Description: Photolithographed badge on metal, diameter 45 mm, with clasp. Provenance: Donated by Therese O'Connell in 1992.

Date: 1819-1932

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-30

Description: Includes karakia concerning women who are tapu; the haka `Ka mate' from Ngati Toa; Ngapuhi whakapapa; the Poutiriao; `A modest Maori girl captive' Maori weddings, marriage, divorce and remarriage; `Christ and Tawhaki' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts (with some ms annotations) and printed matter

Date: 1873 - 1925

Reference: MapColl-832.11gbbd/1873- (1971)/Acc.35845

Description: Map of Kaipara Harbour from Ruawai, Tokatoka and east to the Otematea County boundary and State Highway 1, Hakaru, south to Topuni and Port Albert. Shows original purchases of Edward and Thomas Coates, subsequent purchases and sales and owners, Maori settlements and pa pites, a 3,300 acre pine forest, state highways, railways, historical battle sites, churches, missions, and pioneer historical information. Rivers, creeks and forests are also identified. Traced over New Zealand Cadastral maps one inch to one mile. NZMS Ruawai Sheet N27 survey office records and Maungaturoto Sheet N28. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Felt tip pen on paper, part coloured, scale indeterminable, 43 x 80.5 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Sutch, William Ball, 1907-1975. Papers (Exact reference unknown).

Date: 1850s-1930s

By: Seed family; Canadian Photo Company; Greenway, S H, active 1890; Gilchrist, William, active 1890; Herrmann, Richard, -1892; Connolly & Herrmann (Firm); Kinsey, William Henry Scott, 1860-1931; Wright, W Edward, active 1890; Colborne, Arthur Francis, active 1889-1903; Sawyer, W A, active 1890; Allen, Joseph Weaver, 1821-1886; Berry, William, active 1877-1926

Reference: PAColl-3307

Description: Quantity: 54 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1875 - 1972

Reference: MapColl-832.11gbbd/1867-1973 (1975)/Acc.35848

Description: Four maps of the Coates brothers' land between the Kaipara Harbour and the Arapaoa River, from Ruawai and east to Pahi, over different timeframes. First map; 'Original holdings - c. 1875'. Shows the Coates brothers' land blocks; the Unuwhao (2500 acres), the Hukatere block (10,410 acres leased from Maori owners) and the Ruawai; also shows Ruatuna House, Thomas Coates' House 'Te Kawau', the horse trek from Tinopai at Komiti Bay to Paparoa. Land ownership notes on map quote sources. Second map; 'The Three Estates - landholding at greatest extent c.1921'. Shows the three Coates estates Ruawai, The Swamp and Unuwhao, as well as small area owned by the Education Department. Land ownership notes on the map quote sources. As per Cadastral Maungaturoto Sheet 7128. Third map; 'Private sales, crown sales for soldier settlement by 1948'. Map shows land transferance and sales to returned soldiers via the Crown. Reference notes beside map. Fourth map: 'The Remnant - 1972'. Shows remaining Ruatuna property, Coates Memorial CHurch, State Highway No. 12, Post Office Matakohe, what was the horse track to Tinopai in 1875 as tar sealed road. D.R. Coates had sold farm. Areas and survey plans taken from New Zealand Cadastral maps one inch to one mile. NZMS Ruawai Sheet NZ7 survey office records 1.10.1963 and Maungaturoto Sheet NZ8 survey office records 1.2.1964. Signed A.P.B.W. Aug 1975 Quantity: 4 manuscript map(s) on one sheet. Physical Description: Felt tip pen on paper, part coloured, scale indeterminable, 56 x 76 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Sutch, William Ball, 1907-1975. Papers (Exact reference unknown).

Date: 1976 - 1979

Reference: Eph-B-MAORI-Bastion-Point

Description: Includes: miscellaneous Posters as well as copies of Submissions to the Waitangi Tribunal 1976-1977. Also contains miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings comprising Articles, Maps, Photographs, a Statement from Joe Hawke, and a Journal `Pioneer' Vol 1., No. 1. July 1978, that has an Article on the History of Bastion Point. Includes Posters - Orakei; Maori Community Action Group Press Releases; Articles on Parihaka ownership, and assorted documents covering the legal debate concerning Bastion Point Land. Quantity: 3 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying below 350 mm.