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Date: 1881-1901

From: Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909 : Maori land papers

Reference: MS-Papers-2089-1

Description: Contains detailed whakapapa tables of the Ngati Toa tribe, with cross links into Te Ati Awa, relating to the purchase of the top of the South Island by the Crown; a copy of the Royal Commission relating to Ngati Toa (published in the AJHR 1881); correspondence dated 1901 regarding McKay's retirement; notes and a schedule of Maori rents in Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough and Westland. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1901-1927, 1995

By: Patete family

Reference: MS-Papers-5689

Description: Collection comprises diaries, whakapapa, ledger, letter book, and other papers concerning land dealings, the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah, minutes of the Hoiere (marae) committee, and a biography of Haimona Patete written by Anthony Patete in 1995. Language - Some material in English Source of title - Supplied Haimona Patete was the founder of the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah. He was the chairman of the Hoiere (marae) committee. Anthony Patete wrote an essay for vol 3 of the DNZB. Quantity: 13 folder(s) (in hollinger box). 0.17 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B157

Description: Duplicate typescripts and original papers: census of Maori and their associated hapu living in Queen Charlotte Sound 1889-1894; Kaikoura 1896; list of Maori living in the Wairau and Broader Marlborough Region to Motueka and lists land set aside for `Landless Natives' in the Marlborough Region, including the people who were granted land 1894. These lists contain names from all the hapu contesting Land Claims in the Kaikoura-Marlborough-Nelson Bays region. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1901-1913

From: Patete family : Diaries and other papers relating to Haimona Patete

Reference: MS-Papers-5689-01

Description: Diary of activities; accounts, details of lands owned by Patete and land rentals; whakapapa of Patete family and associates; Hoiere (Marae) Committee minutes Also contains local births and deaths records Includes fragments of Ngati Toa whakapapa from Tupahau to Te Maunu - Kimihia - Te Kanae - Te Uira and Wineera Te Kanae. Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1900-1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B005

Description: Contains verbatim evidence from sittings of the Maori Land Court at Otaki and in the South Island to hear subdivision and succession cases, with details of land ownership and occupation, whakapapa and ancestral rights, pa and mahinga kai and notes about current use of land; a letter to Te Whatahoro from his daughter is also included Enclosures - 1 page letter dated Maehe 12 1907 inserted in the beginning of book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Marbled boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 3

Date: 1800

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-2/3/19-Acc.36532

Description: Identifies tribal districts in the South Island: Ngai Tahu; Ngati Mamoe; Ngati Tama & Ngati Rarua; Ngati Koata; Ati Awa; Ngati Toa; Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on cream paper. Scale indeterminable. 79.7 x 46.7 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

From: Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah : Records

Reference: MSX-3916

Description: Contains quotes from speeches by King Tawhiao in 1873; Pai Marire prayers; cosmological accounts, including lists of heavens, lists of gods, narratives about Tane and Maui, names of Io; whakapapa linking Ngati Kahungunu to the Kingitanga; lists of crew members on various migration waka and notes about Te Puea's visit to Masterton in 1917 Includes various tribal whakapapa. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1937

From: Metekingi, Claire (Mrs) :Photographs relating to Ngati Toa and Takapuwahia Marae, Porirua.

Reference: 1/2-181661-F

Description: A photo of a hui at Joe Rene's house, Takapuwahia - Porirua, of a Ngati Koata meeting in 1937. From left at back: John Kawharu, Ratapu Elkington, Joe Solomon (Te Rangihoungariri Horomona), Tommy Rei, Noble Hippolite, Ruru Rene, Kehu Royal, Te Ouenuku (Joe) Rene, Te Teira, Turi Ruruku Elkington, Whatu Tete, Arthur Elkington (Ruruku). Middle row: Tommy Mokau Kawharu, Riria Rapana (Kereopa), Raupi Rene, Horohau Hawea, Wharehuia Rei, Pumipi (Jimmy Toi) Te Hiko, Ngahuia Rene, Ngatare Rei, Te Ahu Hippolyte, Teri Royal, Wetekia Elkington. Third row: Kipa Roera (Royal), Te Iringa Solomon (Horomona), Titi Ruruku, Mata Rei, Makere Te Hiko, Te Hawea Rei, Johnny Daymond, Ao Elkington, Huirangi Ruruku, Mere Hippolite, Pene Ruruku, and Roma Elkington. Front row: Buck Ruruku, Eileen (Ariana) Rene, Ruta Rene, Joe Wilson, Tony Walker with Hoke. Photographer unknown. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate copy negative

Date: 13 Jan 1840

From: Treadwells : Legal documents

Reference: MS-Papers-2634-1/13

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for description of contents of this folder.

Date: 1874-1879

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-059

Description: Contains letters from Maori to various newspapers on a range of topics, including religion, land tenure, politics (local and national) and the payment of subscriptions (nb most of the letters were subsequently published) also includes a letter to Te Wananga newspaper from Rihimona Te Rango notifying the death of his daughter Waina, with discussion about the circumstances of her illness, the role of tohunga etc. Arrangement: Previously from 2/1 Official Papers series Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece level inventory available.

Date: 7 May 1901

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B061

Description: Contains notes from the sitting of the Maori Land Court at Kaiapoi and Nelson to hear succession and subdivision cases. Includes significant verbatim evidence on the Whakatu, Whakapuaka, Whangarae, and D'Urville Island Land Blocks. Comprises evidence by Hemi Matenga, Huria Matenga-Katene and others. Physical Description: Marbled boards, 33 cm

Date: 4 Dec 1839

From: Treadwells : Legal documents

Reference: MS-Papers-2634-1/10

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for description of contents of this folder.

Date: 1923

From: Kapiti Coast District Libraries: Photographs of the Webber family

Reference: 1/2-057658-F

Description: The Webster children at their Otaki home "Te Manuoterangi". From left Rewa, Turoa, Kohe and Doona. Remaining child unidentified. Information from file print, but uncertain. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate copy negative

Date: 1995

From: Patete family : Diaries and other papers relating to Haimona Patete

Reference: MS-Papers-5689-013

Description: Biography of Haimona Patete, written for DNZB III; contains footnotes that are not included in the published version. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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: 1901-1910

From: Patete family : Diaries and other papers relating to Haimona Patete

Reference: MS-Papers-5689-04

Description: Copies of letters to Arapawa Maori Council, Taiawhio Te Tau, Te Ao, Te Etita (unknown newspaper), Timi Kara (Sir James Carroll), te etita o Te Matuhi and Te Puke Ki Hikurangi, Hone Heke, Takuta Pomare, Mr J Palmer, Polly and others. Includes census (1904) for Arapawa Island. Records Haimona's concern for the Ngati Toa-Koata people of Whangarae in the Croiselles who had been ravaged by a localised epidemic. Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1881-1907

From: Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah : Records

Reference: MSX-3924

Description: This notebook appears to have been written by Haimona Patete. It contains autobiographical details of his birth, relationships and interaction with the Kingitanga. It also contains accounts of various Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah hui, church records and draft prayers, and notes about the Kotahitanga movement and the Aropaoa Maori Council Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1843-1845

From: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese : Central and parish records

Reference: MSZ-0084

Description: Contains a census of the Anglican Maori male population of the Nelson area, with occasional notes about various individuals Also contains the names of various Maori pa and kainga in the greater region and names of (some) of the occupants. Arrangement: Boxed together with MSZ-0080, MSZ-0081, MSZ-0082, MSZ-0083, MSZ-0085, and MSZ-0085A-C (folders) Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1911-1913

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: qMS-0210

Description: Maori Customary Concepts, Religion and tribal narratives including Hauhauism, Karakia, Makutu, and mara-kumara. Includes the capture and illegal imprisonment without trial of Te Rauparaha onboard HMS Driver. Also information on Ta Moko practices, Natural History and the Christchurch Exhibition 1906. Finding Aids: Index at qMS-0217.

Date: 1913-1977

From: Royal family : Papers (Te Whanau a Roera Hukiki Te Ahukaramu)

Reference: MS-Papers-4563-2F/03

Description: Contains correspondence, clippings, minutes and the personal papers and documents of Lae Royal. These papers also contain whakapapa for the Royal family, Wineera family, Kawharu family and the Rowland family; all of which are related to the Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Koata tribes. There is also whakapapa which relates to other sections of these and other tribes. Also includes examples of the Kai Tahu dialect. Also contains typescript notes, in English, about some places around the northern South Island (meanings of names and brief histories), and some brief notes about Ngati Kuia Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.