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Date: 1862-1918

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B054

Description: This volume contains information dictated by three tohunga, Apiata Te Aohau, Nepia Pohuhu and Paratene Te Okawhare, to Te Whatahoro; the narratives cover some common themes, including; Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay whakapapa, accounts of the creation of the universe, and the subsequent activities and conflicts of various deities; accounts and genealogies that set out the origin of various animate and inanimate things in the world; accounts of the migration of the Takitimu canoe, lead by Tamatea, from Hawaiki to New Zealand; information about the provenance of the material dictated by the tohunga Paratene Te Okawhare also discusses the influence of Christianity on the recital of traditional Maori accounts of cosmology, and provides instructions about who should be allowed access to the material and how whakapapa debates should be managed; he identifies some common errors made by non-experts in reciting genealogies; he also warns Te Whatahoro not to confuse the work of different tohunga, and points out that each school of learning will have their own version of events Physical Description: ¼ maroon, dark green boards 33 cm Provenance: This was one of four books loaned by Te Whatahoro to the Church of the Latter Day Saints

Date: 1861-1892

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B062

Description: Contains whakapapa collected from various authorities Physical Description: Black boards, 33 cm Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1914

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: MapColl-832.45bje/1914/Acc.5806

Description: Shows Castlepoint and Masterton counties, giving land blocks, Maori reserves and land blocks, and Maori placenames for geographical features, trig points etc Extended Title - Wellington: Lands & Survey Dept., 1914 Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on lithograph, scale 1:63 360, 102 x 77 cm.

Date: 1976-1977

From: Cairns, Keith Raymond 1925-1987 : Research papers relating to the Wairarapa, particularly archaeology and Maori history

Reference: 88-070-01/09

Description: Contains arcaheological records about an occupation site on the Wairarapa coast, correspondence between Cairns and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust about the excavation of the site, and the final report prepared by Cairns about the site Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1871

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B063

Description: Contains whakapapa recited by various people, information about Maori cosmology in the form of genealogies, waiata and records of births in the Jury family Physical Description: Black boards, 18 cm Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1861 - 1877

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B013

Description: Contains cosmological whakapapa with notes about the divine origin of various items and practices, including birds and trees; there are also narratives about Rata and the origin of canoe building and the revenge he took for the death of his father, conflicts between Uenuku and Whena, and the migrations and settlement of Paikea on the East Coast There is also narrative text about the Horouta canoe, and the migrations and conflicts of Ngati Ira; there are also karakia, waiata and whakapapa There is also narrative text about Ruawharo, Tupai and Timuwhakairia before their departure from Hawaiki, their training as tohunga, their fetching of atua and the voyage of Takitimu, narrative text about Niwareka and Mataora and the development of tattooing, and narrative about the adventures of Maui Other - The contents of this book, I presume, has been copied into another book because each page has been `crossed' with the words `done' written over it. On some pages are the words `done in copy'. The contents of book is still readable Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Physical Description: Vellum, 25 cm., vol numbered 8

Date: 1885

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B093

Description: Contains proposed legislation regarding Maori land tenure, accounts and biils payed, diary entries with a particular focus on land tenure, museums and petitions; also contains narrative accounts about historical conflicts involving Rangitane and other conflicts involving Ngati Hikawera and Ngati Kahukuraawhitia Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1888

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B072

Description: Contains a timeline of the development of the Mormon Church, whakapapa and waiata, and resolutions and recommendations from a series of meetings held to discuss Maori land tenure, legislation and the operation of the Native Land Court Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B078

Description: Contains whakapapa, waiata, karakia, notes about the creation of the universe, accounts with regard to the operation of a printing press, and horse racing results Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1914

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: MapColl-832.45bje/1914/Acc.5805

Description: Shows Akitio, Castlepoint and Masterton counties, giving land blocks, Maori reserves and some Maori placenames for geographical features and trig points Extended Title - Wellington: Lands & Survey Dept., 1914 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on lithograph, scale 1:63 360, 102 x 71 cm.

Date: 1890

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B035

Description: Contains whakapapa, boundaries of tuku whenua in Wairarapa, notes about various conflicts and conquests of land in Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay over a number of generations; also contains biographical notes about some important Ngati Kahungunu ancestors, including Te Whatuiapiti, Tupurupuru and Taraia Also contains notes about the occupation of part of the Nga-Waka-a-Kupe block in Wairarapa, including block boundariees, whakapapa, history of the block, rentals of the block and the court history of the block (this appears to be verbatim evidence from the Maori Land Court) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Marbled paper covers, 20 cm., vol numbered 21

Date: 1914 - 1936

By: Wicks, Arthur John, 1871?-1942; Clapperton, James Duncan, 1894-1980; Loney, George Henry, 1871-1957; Walshe, Harry Edward, 1883-1948; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: MapColl-830bje/1914-/Acc.2331

Description: Cadastral map showing land blocks, geographical features and trig points; also shows Maori land blocks and placenames, in the Castlepoint area See also other maps in the N.Z. Cadastral Map - Survey District Series, NZMS 13, held Cartographic Collection Extended Title - Wellington: Lands & Survey Dept., 1936. NZMS 13; WN.73 Inscriptions: Recto - right of image - H.E. Walshe, Surveyor-General, 1936 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 46 x 35 cm. Scale 1:63 360.

Date: 1852-1877

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-121

Description: Contains Kai Tahu and Wairarapa whakapapa, cosmological notes about the children of Rangi and Papa, the seperation of Rangi and Papa, the creation of women, and the adventures of Maui Also contains notes about Papauma, the eponymous ancestor of Te Hika o Papauma, and Rakaihikuroa; there are notes about Kupe's pursuit of Te Wheke a Muturangi and a discussion of placenames in Wairarapa and Wellington associated with Kupe There are also notes about Haunui-a-Nanaia, and the naming of various places in the lower North Island; there are also accounts for rents and dispersals regarding land at Papawai in the 19th century, and letters from Hamuera Mahupuku about the construction of fences Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 8 Jul 1857-31 Jul 1858

By: Grindell, James Stephen, 1823-1900

Reference: qMS-0891

Description: Journal includes details of negotiations with Maori over land purchases and methods used by purchasers, including McLean, in southern Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Manawatu. Grindell's associates included Cooper, Kempthorne and William N Searancke. There is also information about surveying work undertaken by Grindell in north Wairarapa Source of title - Supplied Grindell was a licensed interpreter working under Donald McLean Quantity: 1 volume(s) (59 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) (27 cm, green buckram)

Date: 1892

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B060

Description: Contains notes about various succession and subdivision cases heard by the Maori Land Court in Masterton and Nelson, including verbatim evidence Includes evidence about the settlement of the top of the South Island by the Ngati Tama, Ngati Rarua and Ngati Koata tribes, and boundaries between these tribes. Physical Description: ½ maroon, dark green boards, 33 cm Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1903-1906

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B086

Description: Contains diary entries with particular focus on travel, the Maori Council's Conference at Ruatoki, and powhiri by various tribes to Te Whatahoro; also contains whakapapa, recipes for Maori medicines, address lists, notes about the relationship between the ancestors Rongomaiwahine and Kahungunu, notes about Biblical characters and scriptual texts and references; also contains a lament for Tamahau Mahupuku and lists of Wairarapa people Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1850-1928

By: Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah; Chamberlain, Len, active 1994

Reference: MS-Group-0324

Description: Contains material about the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah including prayerbooks, rules, theological letters, church activities (baptisms, marriages, burials etc) and administrative details. There is also material from other churches - mainly treatises, prayer books and magazines - including Pai Marire, Anglican, Catholic, Mormon and Ratana churches. There are various copies of Māori newspapers and legislation affecting Māori. There are whakapapa notebooks that relate to Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitane, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa and Waikato. There are also other papers including clippings and photos from newspapers, and bird feathers. Title supplied by Library. See also Patete papers (MS-Papers-5689) and Duffy papers (MS-Papers-4190) for further information about the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah. There is further material in the Turnbull printed collection, the photographic archive, and the newspaper collection (particularly in the Matuhi press). A Wairarapa-based Māori Church which eventually merged into the Ratana Church. For further information see MS-Papers-4190. Quantity: 5 folder(s). 25 volume(s). 1 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter Provenance: The donor was the last person baptised into the Church. Transfers: To Photographic Archive - 1 framed photograph of an unknown group performing in front of a wharenui and 2 unidentified photographs. (photocopies of these remain with the manuscript collection)..

Date: 1844-1845, n d

Reference: qMS-1408-1413a

Description: Attendance rolls generally kept by native school teachers, though there is evidence of William Colenso's hand in some of them. Earliest register (1844) is for the school at Waimate, Northland; the remaining books relate to schools in the Wairarapa district. It is noteworthy that both Mohi Torohanga and Paratene Te Okawhare are listed as pupils at the schools; they are the source of the text scribed by Te Whatahoro and subsequently used by S P Smith in writing about Maori cosmology and origins (See JPS 103 no 2); other notable pupils include Te Horo and Paora Te Potangaroa who both established prophetic movements (see Elsmore, B 1989 Mana from Heaven) There is a note on one of the books in Elsdon Best's hand. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 7 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (29 cm; brown paper wraps, in maroon linen tie case)

Date: 1862-1906

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B039

Description: Contains detailed whakapapa, waiata with explanatory notes, and an account of the travels and deeds of the ancestor Rongokako; also contains various loose papers This book was loaned by Te Whatahoro to S Percy Smith, and it seems that Te Whatahoro may have written at least part of the book at Smith's request Physical Description: ¼ maroon black boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 25

Date: 1867-1873

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-37A

Description: Contains newspaper clippings about various Maori topics (mainly the New Zealand wars and contact with early whalers); also contains several administrative calendars and charts, and detailed notes about the administration of farms on Maori reserve land at Aohanga in north Wairarapa Quantity: 1 folder(s) (ca 40 leaves). Physical Description: Mss and printed matter