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Date: 9 Jun 1851

From: Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898: Maori manuscripts

Reference: MSY-2094

Description: Written at Wainui, north of Paekakariki, near Wellington at the dicatation of elder chiefs of that area. This volume captures a variety of waiata, haka, whakatauaki, karakia and moteatea from the Tainui tribes with particular emphasis on the Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa and Te Ati Awa tribes. Quantity: 1 volume(s) 90 pages.. Physical Description: Mss (photocopies) Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: [189-?]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-020

Description: Comprises notes in Best's hand, notes by S P Smith and letters to Smith. Among the variety of material are notes on Hau, a West Coast ancestor and his journey to Paekakariki; traditional history of early ancestor Tutahanga and fighting between Ngati Maru and Ngapuhi; whakapapa from Karepa Te Uira to Tamarere Ahu II; queries and notes about Ngati Ira and early Wellington; brief notes and whakapapa of Ngati Maru; a waiata from Whanake; many items relating to Wellington Maori place names, iwi, chiefs and history and other fragments of North Island Maori history. Includes two letters from W H Skinner to S P Smith, 1894. Also contains notes about the Ngati Toa and Taranaki chiefs leading the migrations to the Horowhenua and Wellington regions, and their conflicts with the Muaupoko; Ngati Apa; Rangitane and Ngati Kahungunu. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed listing of folder contents available in inventory.

Date: [ca 1893-1895]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-037

Description: Includes correspondence and notes to S P Smith; lists of Maori informants; copies of questions sent to various informants; notes on incidents involving Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa and Te Ati Awa, including their migrations to Wellington, and on place names in the greater Wellington area; rough indexes to notes; waiata and haka; whakapapa of Ngati Raukawa, Mahu and Taewa and Ngati Ira and Whanganui notes from his 1895 field trip. Includes a long letter from Kerehoma Tuwhawhakia of Kaiwhaiki to 1895 with waiata by Naapea Nganawheuru. Contains waiata from the Ngati Toa-Raukawa tribes from the middle and late 19th century periods including the haka of Upokoiti, the patere of Manomano and the story of Kaihamu, great grandfather of Toa Rangatira. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed listing available in inventory.

Date: 1881

By: Te Kairangi, Atanatiu, active 1870-1913

Reference: Micro-MS-0949

Description: Arranged in four parts this journal explores the history and whakapapa of the Ngati Toa people. It includes detailed whakapapa from Marangaiparoa, son of Toa Rangatira, with a special emphasis on the relationships between Ngati Toa and other closely related Kawhia tribes. The manuscript also details the migration of the Tainui and Te Arawa canoes to Aotearoa, with accompanying karakia; Purakau, or short historical narratives, about numerous Ngati Toa tupuna (ancestors); The migrations of the Ngati Toa tribes from Kawhia to the Kapiti district; And an examination of Maori theological concepts, and includes a discussion about the descent of the Maori people from Adam and Eve. Also records the baptism of various people into the Mormon church at Takapuwahia pa, Porirua, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Publication - This manuscript may be the original source material used by Sir Maui Pomare for the book "Legends of the Maori", 2 volumes [1930]. Other - Microfilmed in 2001 from original in private hands Manuscript journal by Atanatiu Te Kairangi, later acquired by Sir Maui Pomare. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: n d

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-B07B

Description: These folders are White's manuscript versions of Ancient History of the Maori and include volumes which were prepared but not published before his death Includes story of the arrival of the Tainui waka (canoe) comamnded by Hoturoa; history and whakapapa of Ngati Tahinga and Waikato, and more extensive history of the Ngati Toa and Ngati Rarua tribes of Kawhia with supporting whakapapa. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1954-1957

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

Reference: Micro-MS-0600-10

Description: Notes on Adkin's archeology expeditions in the Horowhenua, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast, Marlborough, Kaikoura and Canterbury regions. Comprehensive list of Marlborough's Maori place-names and pre-historic sites. Includes commentary on Adkin's 1963 visit to Taupo and Hongoeka. Adkin gives the name of the Ngati Toa kainga at Taupo Pa as Turi-Kawera. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1916-1919

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: qMS-0212

Description: Polynesian/Maori Voyages; Aotea Waka; Maori Customary Concepts; Maori Cosmology; Tribal Narratives; Paimarire Religion, and Hauhauism. Includes information on Rua Kenana's Rebellion and the Taranaki Wars as well as the Battle of Waiorua (ie. Whakapaetai) 1824 on Kapiti Island and the Battle of Kuititanga 1839 adjacent on the mainland which were the last inter-tribal sea and land battles fought in Aotearoa. Also information on Maori whaling activities at Kapiti; building Rangiatea Church in Otaki 1847; Te Rauparaha's release from HMS Caliope 1848, and Te Rangihaeata's Stockade at Paremata. Includes information on the Maori Pioneer Battalion 1914-18. Finding Aids: Index at qMS-0217.

Date: n d

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-B08B

Description: These folders are White's manuscript versions of Ancient History of the Maori and include volumes which were prepared but not published before his death Includes history and traditions of the Tainui tribes of Kawhia, but particularly relating to Ngati Mango and Ngati Toa and to a lesser extent Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Mahuta and Waikato. Also includes whakapapa for the above tribes. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1892-1894

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-021

Description: Informants and contents listed at the front. Mainly concerns Maori subjects of the Wellington district and provincial area, as well as some notes on Asian languages. Included are notes by S P Smith, and letters to Smith from Gudgeon. Also contains information on Maori circumcision practices as well as Maori customary concepts and whakapapa specific to the Kurahaupo and Takitimu Waka traditions. Includes comprehensive account of the Ngati Toa - Ati Awa including Puketapu and Ngati Maru - migration to the Kapiti Coast. Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 18 Nov 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: Andrews, Jean Matekitewhawhai, 1915-1994

Reference: OHInt-0060/20

Description: Jean Andrews was born in Otaki on 23 October 1914. Gives details of her family, particularly her mother, her Te Ati Awa background and childhood in Otaki. Describes use of Maori medicine and family values. Talks about shift to Paekakariki on to land that is now Queen Elizabeth Park. Describes mother's negotiations with the Government over this land and being told that if they did not sell the land it would be taken under proclamation. Talks about the Maori Battalion being based in Palmerston North during World War II and the American Marines stationed around Paekakariki. Notes that at one point there were 26,000 Marines in the area. Describes at length their family's close and ongoing association with these soldiers many of whom were welcomed in to the family home. Describes entertainment of the troops by Ngati Poneke. Relates how her mother did washing for American soldiers and family members cleaned the Liberty trains. Comments on relationships, including sexual relationships, between local women and soldiers, lack of contraception and her ongoing role in helping children find their American fathers. Recalls the collision of transport ships in a storm off Mana Island which resulted in 103 soldiers being drowned. Talks about the kindness of most of the American soldiers, the racism of a few and a brawl that broke out between members of the Maori Battalion and American soldiers. Talks about pilgrimages made back to the area by many Marines. Talk about her six daughters and one son, her involvement in kohanga reo and teaching korowai. Describes her welfare work with Social Welfare and the Probation Department and briefly mentions her QSM. Venue - Wellington : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Queenie Hyland Venue - Peakakariki Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004732; OHC-004733; OHC-004734 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 839. Colour photograph of Jean Andrews in 1991

Date: 1923-1931

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

By: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842

Reference: qMS-0216

Description: 1870 Government census of Ngati Toa; Te Ati Awa ki Waikanae and Whareroa, and Ngati Raukawa ki te Tonga with the names of Ngati Toa's principal chiefs and the death notice [1924] of the Ngati Toa chief Hanikamu Te Hiko. Polynesian/Maori Voyages; Maori origins; Tuhoe Whare Tapere traditions, and the Waikato Wars. Comprises information on the Kingitanga debate to send Maori troops into World War One; Te Kooti's re-interment and the sale of Major General Robley's collection of Moko-mokai to the New York Metropolitan Museum. Paper on Kai Tahu Maori vocabulary and dialect. Speculative article on the Spanish Helmet dredged up from Wellington Harbour 1906. Includes D'Urville's narrative on Otago and his interaction with Kai Tahu Maori. Report on the Kaingaroa rock carvings and Maori Death Customs. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Finding Aids: Index at qMS-0217.

Date: 12 Nov 1903-8 Jan 1904

Reference: qMS-1010

Description: Record in Maori of Horomona's claim in Maori Land Court to part of Titahi Bay, case conducted by Wi Naera Te Kanae; successful counterclaim was lodged by Tuiti Makitanara (or Makitonore) for Wi Parata. Evidence relates to occupation by Ngati Toa chiefs Te Peehi and Te Rangihiroa. Official record in: Maori Land Court Wellington Minute Book 12 Source of title - Page one Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 150 pages). Physical Description: Holograph (34 cm; ¼ red morocco, blue boards in grey phase box) Provenance: Formerly in possission of H M Stowell

Date: July 1862

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-009C

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Governor Grey with regard to land tenure (reservations, subdivisions, payments, and warnings about false claims), and with regard to mail delivery during the time of the New Zealand wars; also contains a lengthy letter to Grey from the Wairarapa Runanga repudiating a land sale by Wi Kingi Tutepakihirangi because he was not an owner of the land that was sold; letter confirming arrangements between Grey and Te Runanga o Ngati Toa, acknowledges his authority and expects Grey to honour their agreement (?). Includes letter from Horomona Pohio requesting financial assistance to build a church, which would double as a school, for the people of Ngati Huirapa and the education of their youth. Includes letter from Ropata Hururmutu informing the Governor that Ngati Toa retain the authority relating to Motuhara, Hongoeka & Haukopua (lands about Plimmerton), some of which are leased to Mr Levy, on behalf of their children; letter from the Muaupoko elder Te Rangirurupuni to Governor Grey about letters requesting payment from Ngati Toa for their lands; and letter from Tamaihengia requesting formal recognition by Grey of the Ngati Toa "Runanga". letter from "Nga Runanga e rua o Whangaehu me Mangawero", by the Ngati Apa, requesting the Governor Grey should come and visit them. Arrangement: Previously from 1/1 Official Correspondence series Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece level inventory available.