Places

Date: 1862-1918

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B054

Description: This volume contains information dictated by three tohunga, Apiata Te Aohau, Nepia Pohuhu and Paratene Te Okawhare, to Te Whatahoro; the narratives cover some common themes, including; Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay whakapapa, accounts of the creation of the universe, and the subsequent activities and conflicts of various deities; accounts and genealogies that set out the origin of various animate and inanimate things in the world; accounts of the migration of the Takitimu canoe, lead by Tamatea, from Hawaiki to New Zealand; information about the provenance of the material dictated by the tohunga Paratene Te Okawhare also discusses the influence of Christianity on the recital of traditional Maori accounts of cosmology, and provides instructions about who should be allowed access to the material and how whakapapa debates should be managed; he identifies some common errors made by non-experts in reciting genealogies; he also warns Te Whatahoro not to confuse the work of different tohunga, and points out that each school of learning will have their own version of events Physical Description: ¼ maroon, dark green boards 33 cm Provenance: This was one of four books loaned by Te Whatahoro to the Church of the Latter Day Saints

Date: [ca 1880]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-124

Description: Contains a narrative dictated by Wi Pokuku, with additional notes by Herries Beattie, about the settlement of the South Island, and about traditions associated with the Waitaha people Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895

Reference: C-103-030

Description: Shows remains of carved stockade and what could be a canoe prow on the ground. Cabbage trees to the right and hills in the background The pa at Te Wai a te Rua Ti, near Temuka had been a Waitaha Pa until the raids of Te Rauparaha in the 1820s, when it was rebuilt at some distance as a Ngai Tahu Pa. Part of this earlier pa can be seen in the background in other drawings by Mantell of the pa by 1848. Other Titles - Te Wai a te Rua Ti Pa Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 134 mm

Date: 1948

From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs

Reference: 77-014-1/03

Description: "Record list. Otago tour" written on folder. Contents includes a comprehensive list of the interviews that Leo Fowler conducted during his tour of Otago in 1948. Topics include early settler history, including Maori, Pakeha and Chinese history. Some of the interviews were conducted in Maori, so will be a good resource for Kai Tahu language research [full transcripts are not present here but does include a summary of topics spoken about in the recordings]. Includes information about mahinga kai or food gathering practices, rock art, early farming history, sheep rustling and bushrangers. Language - References to Maori language recordings Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1823-1935]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-139

Description: Research papers from envelope titled Warbricks Adventures in Maoriland, containing handwritten and typewritten research notes and drafts relating mainly to the Rotorua region. Includes waiata and whakapapa. Also includes two photographs, one is hand tinted and has MS on the back saying 'Puraku trenches Tarukenga' the other is a photograph [postcard] titled 'Hongis Track. Rotorua. F. G. R. 2615' produced by Frank Duncan & co, Auckland. Language - Some waiata and whakapapa in Maori Arrangement: From 46 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s). Two photographs [one is also a postcard] of Puraku trenches Tarukenga and Hongi's Track.