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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.
H T Whatahoro Jury - Minute book
Date: 1879-1888
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B038
Description: Contains the proceedings of Native committees and the Maori Land Court with regard to land in the South Wairarapa with details of land ownership, mahinga kai, history of the blocks and the related hapu, rentals and land use Also contains cosmological notes, with an account of Tangaroa and Rua-te-pupuke and the origins of carving, an account of Maui, an account of Uenuku and Ruawharo at Hawaiki which includes karakia associated with the Takitimu canoe; notes about the boundaries of land blocks in the Wairarapa with notes about occupant hapu and mahinga kai; waiata, whakapapa and a list of conflicts involving Wairarapa people over a number of generations Physical Description: Marbled boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 23
Notebook relating to Maori history of Taupo area
Date: [1867-1900]
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MSX-9031
Description: Notebook containing research notes relating to Maori history (particularly food-gathering practices) from around the Taupo area. It seems that Cowan has used Maori Land Court minute books for his information as he attributes the information to land block names and case names, informant names and dates. Some of the people he mentions are: H Tumatara Pio of Te Teko (aged 77 in 1900), Te Waaka Tamaira (Rangatira block, 1884), Hitiri Te Paerata (mentioned several times), Tini Waata, Wineti Paranihi, Aperahama Werewere, Te Heueheu Tukino, and Te Rangitahau. The book also contains information given to him from Hare Hongi about Maori astronomy, makutu, and the moari [swing]. Contains whakapapa, karakia and waiata. Language - Some parts of the notebook are written in Maori. Arrangement: Item 11 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
H T Whatahoro Jury - Waiata note book
Date: 1903
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B030
Description: Mostly songs, some whakapapa. Other - 1 loose leaf page inserted at the beginning of book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black paper covers, 22 cm., vol numbered 18
H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook
Date: 1865
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B034
Description: Contains cosmological information including accounts of the fetching of the wananga from Io, the divine origin of various items and practices, a list of children of Rangi and Papa, the origins of the universe, the separation of Rangi and Papa, and the twelve heavens and their inhabitants; also contains information about the practices associated with the whare wananga and karakia Also contains a letter from S P Smith to Te Whatahoro stressing that Smith has not made any money from Polynesian ethnology, confirming receipt of material from Te Whatahoro, and inviting him to come and stay with Smith at New Plymouth Enclosures - A 3 page letter written Tihema 29 1910, addressed to H T Whatahoro from Te Mete [Percy Smith?] is inserted in the beginning of book Other - The book is stamped with the seal `Paremata o te iwi Maori o Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu = Parliament of the Maori tribes of the North and South Islands of New Zealand' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, black boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 20
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)
Dossier (Volume 2)
Date: 1979-1982
From: Dossier on Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki
Reference: MS-Papers-9587-02
Description: This volume is about the Tohunga Toiroa and his predictions about Te Kooti. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (53 pages). Physical Description: Typescript and photocopies
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] / 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.
Stephenson Percy Smith - Polynesian notes Volume 2
Date: [ca 1895-1898]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-163
Description: Notes on many topics, including: whakapapa, tribal notes, whakatauki (proverbs), fights, etc. Also includes waiata from Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa, Taranaki and Ngati Kuia (many of the waiata and karakia of Ngati Kuia were contributed by Eruera Pakauwera), and tribal stories and notes by Te Karehana Whakataki about Ngati Toa and Tainui. Also contains an accompanying letter from W Mair, Nov 8, 1898. Language - (and English) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (414 pages). Physical Description: Holograph, ms and typescript
Inward correspondence - H-I
Date: 1926-1942
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-17
Description: Includes material on Maori language, place names, street names, Maori poems, proverbs, karakia, whakapapa and the Treaty of Waitangi; also includes some personal correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts (some with ms annotations) Processing information: Not all names have been indexed.
Poetry and musings
Date: 1970s
From: Awatere, Arapeta (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1910-1976 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6152-2
Description: Contains poetry by Awatere, often in bilingual format, with relevant notes and whakapapa from time to time; contains his analyses of traditional waiata and karakia, with descriptive notes; also contains notes about the nature of religion, an account of traditional Maori bird-snaring and a portion of an account of Awatere's role in the powhiri to Queen Elizabeth II at Turangawaewae Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Maori letters
Date: 1865-1874
Reference: MS-Papers-2995
Description: Various letters and also prayers and a waiata. Includes translations done by Elsdon Best. Also includes a letter with a sketch of a large fish or lizard caught and eaten by Maori - the fish or lizard appears to be three or four times the length of a man. Language - (Letters have English translations by Elsdon Best) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (8 letters and 5 sheets of translation). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: Provenance not known Letter from Perahama Tioreke includes a sketch
H T Whatahoro Jury - Papers
Date: 1909-1910
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B040A
Description: Papers extracted from MS-Papers-0189-B040 Includes whakapapa, waiata, an extract from the Journal of the Polynesian Society, notes about Ngati Porou, the Takitimu canoe and its migration to New Zealand, the establishment of chiefly authority along the East Coast from Wairoa to Wairarapa
Dossier (Volume 4)
Date: 1979-1982
From: Dossier on Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki
Reference: MS-Papers-9587-04
Description: The content in this volume are prayers written by Te Kooti in a pocket notebook, which was found left behind when he and his followers escaped from government forces at Mataretu in 1869. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (78 Pages). Physical Description: Typescript and photocopies
Dossier Volume 8
Date: 1979-1982
From: Dossier on Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki
Reference: MS-Papers-9587-08
Description: This volume contains Nga Karakia me nga Tikanga o Te Haahi Ringatu. (The Services and Meaning of the Faith). Quantity: 1 folder(s) (71 pages). Physical Description: Typescript and photocopies
Whakapapa - Maori
From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0075-079
Description: Assorted whakapapa mostly from Ngati Porou and Ngati Kahungunu with some additional whakapapa for Ngati Whatua/ Te Roroa. Strong focus on descent from Tiki Matua, Rangi and Papa, and Whatonga. Also includes a A3 sheet of assorted whakapapa with no apparent coherent string across various tribes. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Diary in Maori
Date: [ca 1868]
From: Mair, Gilbert, 1843-1923 : Papers
By: Mair, Gilbert, 1843-1923
Reference: MS-Papers-0092-65
Description: Black covered volume has `na Tamihana' (by Tamihana) on inside front cover, it also has Gilbert Mair's signature. This is a book of karakia (prayers) in Maori. The second volume is unsigned. It is dated on the second page July 18 1865. This contains information about the Chatham Islands and includes census figures, and lists of names etc. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 volumes). Physical Description: Mss
Ngati Porou whakapapa and waiata
Date: 1896-1899
From: Summersby, Reginald Francis Hinga, 1936-2014 : Papers re Ngati Porou
Reference: MSY-4563
Description: Contains comprehensive Ngati porou whakapapa, and includes an account of the migration of the Ngati Ira people to New Zealand with related traditional information; also contains a listing of the crew of the Horouta canoe, Ngati Porou months of the year, Ngati Porou waiata and karakia, notes about Tuwhakairiora and Ruataupare, and notes about the administration of a farming collective and sheep flocks Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (in grey phase box)
H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook
Date: 1903
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B081
Description: Contains diary entries that cover farming, business and land dealings in particular; also contains whakapapa, waiata, karakia, address lists, shopping lists, a list of the assets of Taare Turi, a narrative account of historical conflicts involving Wairarapa people and hapu, and copies of letters to Maori people asking for information about the genealogies and activities of their ancestors Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.