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Waiata written at the dictation of aged chiefs by Hoani Riki [Ngati Toa]
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.
Jackson, Vernon Leonard, fl 1938-1946 : Manuscript relating to Te Rauparaha
Date: 1946
By: Jackson, Vernon Leonard, active 1938-1946
Reference: MS-Papers-2764
Description: Manuscript relating to Te Rauparaha with a photograph of Te Rauparaha's whare at Aotea taken by Jackson in 1910. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Ms, photograph
Church of the Province of New Zealand. Diocese of Wellington : Records - Maori & European
Date: 1840-1855, 1934
By: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Diocese of Wellington
Reference: fMS-Papers-1432
Description: Contemporary copy of register of marriages (1840-1845), burials (1840-1845), and baptisms (1840-1844), of original register in St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington. Lists of Maori confirmations at Pipitea, Wainui and Waikanae in 1855 and 1856; list of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths in Kapiti parish (1845-1846), compiled by Rev O Hadfield for census of the Ngatiawa tribe; Wanganui church return for 1844. Includes a canticle by Robert Parker. Note, the names appended are indicative only. Researchers should refer to the contents as there are too many names to list. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres.
H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook with cosmological information
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)
H T Whatahoro Jury - Whakapapa and note book
Date: 1895
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B016
Description: Contains notes about places associated with Kupe in Wellington and Wairarapa, whakapapa, financial records by Tuta Nihoniho and miscellaneous notes about land management There is a lengthy account of the destruction of the Te Arawa canoe by Raumati, and subsequent events, and a related narrative about Raumati's son, Ngarue and his activites and family There are haka and waiata, a list of pa in Taranaki and related iwi, notes about the origins and settlements of various iwi, notes about greenstone, and a narrative about conflicts between Te Ati Awa and Waikato, and the subsequent migration of Te Ati Awa along with Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa to the Wellington area There are notes about the arrival of Pakeha in New Zealand before Captain Cook, and a note in Elsdon Best's hand that states that much of the information in the manuscript was extracted from the Journal of the Polynesian Society and other published sources Also contains the names of several muskets belonging to the Ngati Toa which were named in a waiata composed by the wife of Te Pukoro, a Ngati Tama/ Ati Awa chief killed in the Wairarapa in the late 1820s. This lament was composed and sung at Waikanae to rouse the Ngati Toa to seek revenge for the deaths of the Ngati Tama and Ati Awa in the Wairarapa. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ maroon, black boards, 24 cm., vol. numbered 9
Webster collection papers
Date: 1820-1906
From: Alexander Turnbull Library : Maori Manuscripts Librarian working notes
Reference: MS-Papers-6373-28
Description: Contains copies of letters from various Maori and missionaries from all over the North Island with holographic notes appended in the hand writing of Piripi Walker of Ngati Raukawa, some with translations. Includes photocopies and commentary on the 1855 Northland document "Kote pukapuka ote Tarakona". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopies with mss annotations
Printed Parliamentary papers re Rangitikei purchase and other papers re Maori land
Date: 1866-1921
From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0048-10
Description: Notes of a meeting at Parewanui, Rangitikei: December, 1886 to resolve the Rangitikei land dispute and the effects of the Ngāti Toa-Raukawa incursions into the Manawatu-Horowhenua region on the Ngāti Apa and its allies concerning the occupation of their lands. Includes printed notes on the Kemp Deed 1848 and unsettled land claims before the Kooti Whenua Maori 1894. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Administration of native affairs
Date: Sep-Dec 1863
From: Mantell family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0083-222
Description: Notes about funding for the erection of a residence for Native Chiefs visiting Wellington, 1863. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Ewen, Charles John 1826-1883 : Journal
Date: 1847-1850
By: Ewen, Charles John, 1826-1883
Reference: MSY-6840
Description: Ewen records events in Kororareka, Wellington, Wanganui, Nelson and elsewhere, with particular emphasis on military movements and social life. He mentions earthquakes in the Wellington Region, 1847-1848, and Tamati and Te Rauparaha. Includes synopsis of entries by Colonel C B Brereton, 1952. Source of title - Transcribed Other - Volume 1 of the journal was missing from Nelson at the time the copy was made Ewen was a lieutenant in the 65th regiment; he sailed from New Zealand in Nov 1850 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (219 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy), (38 cm, green buckram hinged lid box)
Correspondence and notes
Date: 1896-1915
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: 80-115-04A/04C
Description: Includes Notes on Maori origins, by Mr Ferguson of Hokianga; Time and a generation, by Hare Hongi; Ruatapu, Whiro and Toi, by Hare Hongi; He korero mo Wairangi raua ko tana wahine ko Parawhete, by Matenga Hori; He karakia patu ngarara, ana kai i te maara kumara, and other notes, by Hare Hongi; On the survivals of ancient customs in Oceania; Ngati Kahungunu materials from T W Downes; Maori kitchen middens, by Taylor White; Ko te korero mo nga pa e toru i te puke, by Tarakawa Also contains a brief essay about Te Rauparaha of the Ngati Toa. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Waiata fragments of narrative and proverbs
Date: Before 1854
From: Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898: Maori manuscripts
Reference: MSY-2108
Description: Contains various waiata and moteatea etc. Many of these relate to the Ngati Toa, Te Ati Awa and Ngati Raukawa, with many others relating to Te Arawa and Waikato. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (photocopy) Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.
Elsdon Best - Notebook vol 4
Date: 1895
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-023
Description: Contains notes on various Māori-related subjects. There is a full contents list at the front. Includes transcript of notes by G H Davies on Māori-Pākehā children. Also comprises notes on death ceremonies - cremation; Kāi Tahu death ceremonies, as well as karakia, waiata and whakataukī including tapu lifting practices. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Processing information: Description updated 19 September 2023 following information provided by a staff member.
Elsdon Best - Notes and correspondence on Maori matters
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.
H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook
Date: 1873-1876
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B040
Description: Contains a list of owners of blocks of land in the Wanganui district, and a number of narratives about; significant events in the history of Ngati Kahungunu, Moriori settlement on the Chatham Islands, events in Hawaiki and subsequent migrations and settlements, the burning of the Te Arawa canoe, and conflicts in the 1820s and 1830s involving Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou, Ngapuhi, Rangitane, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa and Te Ati Awa Physical Description: ¼ maroon black boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 26
Knocks, John Anthony 1827-1889 : Reminiscences of early Wellington and Mana Island
Date: 1832-1840
By: Knocks, John Anthony, 1827-1889
Reference: MS-Papers-4385
Description: Describes life as a young boy on Mana Island, with its first settlers (the Bell family) and later on Kapiti Island. The deeds of Te Rauparaha and Rangihaeata figure prominently. Source of title - First page Quantity: 1 folder(s) (13 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript
[Waiata] / Te Uremutu (Hakaraia Kiharoa)
Date: 1852
From: Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898: Maori manuscripts
Reference: MSY-2093
Description: Contains a facsimile copy of a hand written manuscript by Te Uremutu Hakaraia Kiharoa at the dictation of aged chiefs of the Ngati Raukawa, Otaki district. Contains numerous waiata later published by Sir George Grey in "Nga Moteatea me nga Hakirara o nga Maori" including waiata for Te Heuheu Mananui, Papaka Te Naeroa all of Ngati Tuwharetoa; Werawera of Ngati Toa; one waiata "whakawai moko"; numerous waiata whakaoriori tamaiti. One waiata [p.95] which contains referecnes to Tuhoe, Ngati Kahungunu and the Wairarapa, and mentions the mere pounamu "Heketua" which originally travelled through these tribes before being acquired by Te Rauparaha and Te Rangihaeata. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (photocopies) Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.
Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters
Date: 1846-1869
By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902
Reference: MS-Papers-1038
Description: Comprises 31 letters from Collinson to members of his family, written from Wellington, Wanganui, and Auckland with impressions of the Maori, particularly Te Rauparaha and Rangihaeata, account of 1848 earthquake, and references to Thomas Arnold (1846-1850). Also 6 letters from others, including Thomas Arnold to Collinson and other documents and letters in Maori (1847-1869). Language - Some letters in Maori Relationship complexity - See also Collinson's 'Seven years service...' at fMS-050-051, and his sketches held in the Drawings and Prints Collection. Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss (some photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available. Some letters include sketches
Inward correspondence - William Fox
Date: 1863
From: Mantell family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0083-281
Description: Correspondence about the New Zealand wars in Taranaki and concern about escalating tension among the Horowhenua - Manawatu tribes particularly Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Apa/ Muaupoko/ Rangitane. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (22 letters).
Maori letters
Date: 1849-1852
From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster collection and papers / of Kenneth Athol Webster
Reference: MS-Papers-1009-2/73
Description: Contains correspondence (and translations into English of correspondence) about religious topics, including the availability of missionaries and the establishment of a college at Porirua Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Waiata / collected by Timoti Tahi
Date: 10-17 Jan 1853
From: Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898: Maori manuscripts
Reference: MSY-2104
Description: Contains waiata from various tribes, particularly from the Kapiti region. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (photocopies) Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.