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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: ca 1951

From: Turakina Maori Girls' College: Records

By: Tahiwi, Mairatea, 1908-1997

Reference: Objects-0610

Description: Three textile pieces created by Mairatea Tahiwi circa 1951. Includes circular embroidery of Maori whare, with peripheral circle containing the words: "Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko I Te Ora [Maori Women's Welfare League]. Tatau Tatau". The two weaving samples are small rectangles of brown and cream chequer pattern. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 3 object(s). Physical Description: Circular embroidery on cloth and woven rectangles. Processing information: Description edited and child records created as part of the Curios and Objects survey, 2022. Previous reference: Curios-029-024. Previous title: Tahiwi, Mairatea, 1908- :[One embroidery and two weaving samples. ca 1951].

Date: 1903

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B030

Description: Mostly songs, some whakapapa. Other - 1 loose leaf page inserted at the beginning of book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black paper covers, 22 cm., vol numbered 18

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: [1950-1952]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-25

Description: Comprises notes on Maori place-names and sites of past and present kainga, Bay of Plenty (with map); of Tauranga Harbour, Mt Maunganui, Whakatane and Maketu and Waihi estuaries (with maps); section of whalebone object; letter, Bryce Wood to Adkin (1953); moa-bone with cuts, Roxburgh; Solomon Islands adzes; adzes from Auckland and Poroutawhao; data from Moawhango by R A L Batley (with map) Arrangement: Notebook no 24 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Date: 1979-1982

From: Dossier on Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki

Reference: MS-Papers-9587-01

Description: This volume explains the outline of the collection and gives the reasoning of why the dossier was put together . This volume gives a brief background on the project. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (77 pages). Physical Description: Typescript and photocopies

Date: 1903

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B081

Description: Contains diary entries that cover farming, business and land dealings in particular; also contains whakapapa, waiata, karakia, address lists, shopping lists, a list of the assets of Taare Turi, a narrative account of historical conflicts involving Wairarapa people and hapu, and copies of letters to Maori people asking for information about the genealogies and activities of their ancestors Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1946-1948

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0404

Description: File 199 - Contains letters regarding political matters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1907-1909

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-19

Description: Contains miscellaneous notes and whakapapa compiled by Keys from a variety of sources about Maori society and culture; significant entries include the fishing up of the North Island by Maui, rituals and customs associated with food collection, information about various place names, and information about native flora and fauna; the manuscript also includes accounts of the introduction of kumara to New Zealand, and about the tohunga, Te Tahi o te Rangi; there are also a number of epitaphs copied in the book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

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: 1865-1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B006

Description: Contains whakapapa from Wairarapa, cosmological whakapapa and notes about Io, the whare wananga, the creation of women, details about the twelve heavens; also contains a narrative about Tamatea, and the impregnation of his wife by a supernatural being Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ calf, blue boards, 33 cm., vol numbered A1

Date: 1992

From: Simpson, Mīria, 1922-2002: Collection

Reference: 2002-379-091

Description: Minutes of the Compensation Court held at Te Awa o Te Atua, Waitahanui claim, 10 Dec 1867; and papers relating to commemoration of the signing of the Treaty at Whakatane in 1992 with themes of unity of Mataatua and the Raupatu claims Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photograph of Lake Waikaremoana from National Publicity Studios at Archives New zealand.

Date: 1800-1900

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

Reference: MSI-Papers-6717-001

Description: Contains a whakapapa chart of Ngati Hine and Ngati Awa. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1872-1904

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B051

Description: Contains detailed whakapapa of south Wairarapa hapu, Ngati Porou, Ngati Tuwharetoa and Whanganui, lists of battles involving Wairarapa people with details of deaths, lists of owners of the Wharepu land blocks and minutes of a hui held to discuss the sale of Lake Wairarapa; in these minutes, there is a list of the kaumatua in attendance, verbatim comments of participants, notes about how the Ngati Hamua hapu acquired rights in the lake, and discussions of the rights and uses of various hapu of certain sections of the lake Physical Description: Black boards, 33 cm. Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1907-1920

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-09

Description: Two handwritten letters to James Cowan from John E Gorst regarding a photograph of Wi Tamihana Te Waharoa. A letter to James Cowan from Percy Smith regarding his progress on his book on the `NZ War History'. Mentions Sentry Hill, Warea and A S Atkinson's papers which Smith held at the time [1920]. Arrangement: Contents of this folder were lot 175 and lot 179 of auction where purchased Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0 Linear Metres.

Date: [1910-1938]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-39

Description: Newspaper clippings, correspondence and research papers relating to oil exploration in Taranaki and an article Cowan wrote for Enzed Junior `Told on Waimate Pa: A Taranaki rock of history' published November 26, 1938. Handwritten letter to Cowan from Katherine Mercer dated December 8, 1938 in response to the article `Told on Waimate Pa'. Handwritten notes on `Maori Songs' which is titled `A Lament' and also refers to the song as a waiata aroha composed and sung by Mere Rore of the Ngati Rarua Tribe, of Wairau (Marlborough) for her mother Ramari Harepeka Porea Herewini. Includes lyrics in Maori and translation. Also written in pencil on back of memo paper from the United Service Hotel in Christchurch are notes relating to Maori vocabulary about paddling waka. Also a typewritten waka paddling chant. Copy of article written by Cowan in Brett's Christmas Annual December 1, 1924 `The magic of Te-Tahi-o-te-Rangi' a tohunga who was marooned on White Island. Newspaper clippings relating to Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua and North Cape, Te Reinga. Also includes a black & white silver gelatin print, mounted on cardboard of a Maori man and woman. The man is presumed to be Kipa Hemi Whiro, but the woman is unknown. The man is holding a pounamu mere and is dressed in a European suit with a korowai over the top. The unidentified woman is wearing a pounamu tiki and piupiu worn diagonally over the shoulder, over a black dress of the style in fashion in the 1890s. Was in an envelope labelled `Cook Strait' photos 1. Kipa Hemi Whiro (Pelorus) 2. `Endeavour' at The Brothers. This folder also contains an image of the ship HMS Endeavour. Language - Some content in Maori including waiata Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts section, selected drawings transferred to DPP. - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Transfer of two drawings by Marmaduke Matthews. The kauri - monarch of the forest, NZ, A-452-021. Also another drawing of a ship and waka in a bay, A-452-022..

Date: 31 May 1996 - 04 Jul 1996

From: Paroa Rugby and Sports club oral history project

By: Hall, William Te Weu, 1929-2001

Reference: OHInt-0605-2

Description: William Te Weu Hall, known as Bill, born in 1929, recalls his childhood during the Depression and World War II. Talks about his family moving to Paroa to milk cows, and working on farms while at school due to the wartime labour shortage. Recalls school days, especially sporting events, and gives names of classmates and team-mates. Talks about the John Hall Pile Memorial trophy - the premier Whakatane Sub-Union trophy - which was carved by Tane Taiapa. Describes rugby career, starting with Paroa Juniors and becoming a Whakatane representative before a shoulder injury in 1956 ended his playing days. Details players, coaches, training sessions and matches, including tribal games against Rotorua Maori. Talks about his time as a club administrator: delegate to the Whakatane Rugby Sub-Union, Club president, Paroa Club life member and life member and patron of the Whakatane Sub-Union. Talks about Puawairua Marae, the Ngati Hikakino marae, originally at Otamarakau until it was confiscated and moved to Otamauru, completed in 1922, dedicated by Wiremu Ratana and considered a Ratana marae. Explains the name Puawairua (Ngait Porou name) and how the marae became the headquarters of the Paroa Rugby club, and talks about the rugby in relation to the marae and how Puawairua became a centre of Bay of Plenty Maori Rugby. Talks about the marae hosting a match between Taitokerau and Tairawhiti. Relates an early "Mana" effort to bring back a Ngati Awa meeting house from Otago. Talks about school and Kohanga Reo use of Puawairua. Mentions: Bill Hohapata, Tu Hohapata, Joe Hohapata, Eddie Hohapata, Jackie Hohapata, Jimmy Hohapata, Maudie Hohapata, Pompey Rika, John Wana, Barbara Reniti, Joe Dodd, Charlie Pile, Johnny Keepa, Hii Rauapia, Ivy Hall, Hoaini Poururu, Doug Graham, Sir Hepi Te He Heu and Dick Littlejohn. Access Contact - see oral history curator Awards/funding - project funded by an award in Oral History Interviewer(s) - Norm Berghan Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA 3946. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Paroa Rugby and Sports Club Inc Search dates: 1922 - 1996

Date: 31 Jan 1997

From: Paroa Rugby and Sports club oral history project

By: Maunsell, William Raumanga, 1938-

Reference: OHInt-0605-4

Description: William Raumanga Maunsell, known as Bill, born in 1938, discusses his rugby career from early days in Paroa, through his time in the Whakatane High School first XV, Bay of Plenty under 18 to his time as a player, captain, and supporter of the Paroa club. Mentions club games and players and his time as captain of Paroa (until 1972). Discusses contemporary and recent players and the 75th anniversary of the club. Discusses Maori rugby in the region: Ratana Rosebowl games on Sundays between regional teams, including Taupo, Rotorua, Whakatane. Talks about early training sessions, and coaches and administrators. Mentions his parents: mother a faith healer, father a keen rugby supporter. Recording ends abruptly. Mentions Peter McKay, Frankie Woods, Teddy Hudson, Hi Ranapia, Hii & Pat Ratahi, John Lines, Joe Whittle, Shower Ngamanu, Don Grant, Robert Cleland, Ted Butt, Denis "Bubbles" Simpson, Tu Hohapata, Mark Harawira, Albert Pryor, Mike Scott, Ching Tuhia, John Amai, Tu Hohapata, Ivan Heremia Delemere, Fraser Turner (The "mouth"), Jim Rawhiti, Reg Lawrie, Tina Runi, John Hanley, Wilhem Studer, Steve Ngamanu Kere Aukaha, Pani Wana, Bruce Simpson, Jack Sykes, Fred Harawira, Sonny Davis, Atu Williams, Wiro Amai, Stan Ratahi, Noel Horlock. Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Awards/funding - project funded by an Award in Oral History Interviewer(s) - Norm Berghan Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3948. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Paroa Rugby and Sports Club Inc Search dates: 1938 - 1997

Date: 1921-1922

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-15

Description: Contains correspondence to and from Keys about questions re Maori history, including the naming of Putauaki; also contains manuscripts about ancestors named `Manaia', and about other ancestors including Tamainupo and Te Whitipatoto; in these manuscripts there is information about historical conflicts involving Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto and other related iwi; there is also information about the meaning and derivation of the name `Ngaruawahia' Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1886,1892,1895,1902,1904,1905

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-129

Description: Contains whakapapa from Wairarapa, Ngati Porou and Tuhoe; also contains notes from the sitting of the Maori Land Court at Wanganui with information about historical occupation and use of land, related whakapapa, the sites of pa and kainga and lists of contemporary owners Also contains notes about the Te Arawa canoe, waiata, a copy of instructions regarding the administration of land in the Wanganui area, and cosmological whakapapa Contains notes about the boundaries of land owned by hapu living around Lake Wairarapa, and the pa and kainga that they lived in; also contains a copy of a letter to Sir James Carroll about the administration and management of reserves near the Lake Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss