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Interview with Rore Pat Stafford
Date: 23 Sep 1993
From: Maniapoto Archives Oral History Project: He Taonga Tuku Iho
By: Tauariki, Sonny, active 1992; Muraahi, Joelene, active 1993; Stafford, Rore Pat, active 1950s-1993
Reference: OHInt-0085-27
Description: Rore Pat Stafford gives a mihi, karakai and whakapapa. Talks about Maniapoto, the Whare Tupuna and its transportation to Hangatiki in 1947, a local Maori reserve in Waitomo petitioned in 1956, local rivers and mountains, fish found in the rivers and other food stuffs available in the past. Relates father, Harry Stafford's, whakapapa and lists affiliations with Ngati Kinohaku, Ngati Raro, Ngati Koata, Ngati Mahanga, Ngati Tama, Ngati Toa and Ngati Te Awa. Talks about his father's farming career. Describes childhood in Orahiri with family, schooling in Otorohanga and work in Parehauraku as a fencer before returning home as a farmer and community worker. Outlines chairmanship of the Otorohanga Maori Committee, the Kaputuhi Marae Committee and the Marae Pact Trust. Also states position as director of the Otorohanga King Country Wines and the Tauihu and Wakatu Paua Company, and membership with the Maniapoto Trust Board and the Wakatu Incorporation. Talks about the Wakatu Incorporation Committee in detail. Remembers chores on family farm, early entertainments, Maori and Pakeha interaction and changes occuring in New Zealand. Recounts time he played for the Waikato rugby team in 1957 and their tour of Samoa in 1960. Touches on memories of the South African rugby tour of New Zealand in 1956. Further topics discussed are Kingitanga, the Paimarire Church, Haurua Pa and the Waitomo region. Talks about lifestyle of todays youth and his own children. Interviewer(s) - Sonny Tauariki Interviewer(s) - Joelene Muraahi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-013536, OHV-0988 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 55 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4762.
Interview with Perata Ona Ball
Date: 04 Nov 1993
From: Maniapoto Archives Oral History Project: He Taonga Tuku Iho
By: Ball, Perata Ona, 1911-2002; Tauariki, Sonny, active 1992; Mangu, Lisa, active 1992
Reference: OHInt-0085-14
Description: Perata Ona Ball was born in 1911 in Te Kuiti. Her interview begins with a karakia and mihi. She discusses her early life in Te Kuiti, her grandfather Te Amohanga Hauparoa and Granny Werawera, school, the war, land sales and family friends in the district. Remembers Te Reo Maori banned in schools and outlines punishments and isolation of this edict. Describes chores on the farm, growing vegetables, school dances and boy friends. Outlines extended family connections and members. Talks about time spent in Taipahaii, a trip to Mangarapa and the local legend of Patu Paere. Talks about marriage, relations who fought in World War I, local food, experiences with eeling and hinaki. Describes her grandfather as a prophet and outlines his relationship with Minister Nicholes. Provides advice to young people today, touching on the importance of education. Interviewer(s) - Sonny Tauariki Interviewer(s) - Lisa Mangu Accompanying material - Abstract contains introduction to He Tounga Tuku Iho, kaumatua profiles and pictures, a karakia and research team profile. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-013528, OHV-0975 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 videocassette(s). 50 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4753.
Interview with Diggeress Rangituatahi Te Kanawa
Date: 06 Apr 1993
From: Maniapoto Archives Oral History Project: He Taonga Tuku Iho
By: Tauariki, Mīria, active 1993; Te Kanawa, Diggeress Rangituatahi, 1920-2009
Reference: OHInt-0085-29
Description: Diggeress Rangituatahi Te Kanawa outlines her genealogy naming Louie, Tuheka and Rangimaria Hetet and Wirihana Hursthouse. Talks about fathers return from World War I, origins of her name and family's move to Ratana Pa. Touches on ill health which interrupted her education. Outlines effects of the Depression on her family. Remembers local rugby games and after match social functions. Talks about Taupotiki Wiremu Ratana as a faith healer, their travels around New Zealand and the completion of the Ratana temple. Describes teenage years, marriage aged twenty and the birth of her twelve children. Provides history of the Waipatoto marae and its features. Discusses married life in Otorohanga, working as a dress maker, sickness due to rheumatic fever and tuberculosis, local dances and availability of local seafood and medicinal plants. Outlines association with the Maori Women's Welfare League. Discusses Ohaki Village near Waitomo Caves, the miniature sized fortified pa site opened by her son in 1982. Interviewer(s) - Miria Tauariki Accompanying material - Abstract contains fascimile photographs of Diggeress Rangituatahi Te Kanawa, the Ohaki Village, Waipatoto and the Oparure Marae. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004892, OHV-0990 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 50 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-0939.