Places

Date: [ca 1880-1910]

From: Scenery Preservation Board :Scenic photographs of New Zealand

By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920; De Tourret, Ernest, active 1909-1912; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Scenery Preservation Board

Reference: PAColl-0444-1

Description: Photographs of the following: a set of seven photographs by Collis and annotated by F P Corkill, land agent, re landholding around the Waiwhakaiho River; scenic views such as waterfalls, lakes, and the Pink and White Terraces; bridges with annotations re height etc; sixteen numbered photographs mounted two to a card of scenic views in the Taranaki Region, Rotorua and the far north (including ones of Taumaha Gorge, Taranaki and Lake Ora - location unidentified); a set of seven photographs of the Waipu Caves including Lot's wife, the anvil and the sugar loaf in Morrison's Cave; a clipping of St Paul's Cupola and a photograph of Kauri Gully, Northcote with annotations on resolutions passed re the establishment of reservations; a panorama in two photographs of Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin with annotations re a potential reserve; and two of a tramping party of three men and five boys resting at a waterfall. Includes a recent hand-written list of the photographs. Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Mounted prints

Date: 1883 - 1970 - 1978

From: [Various artists] :Postcards of paintings and a carving in the Waikato Art Museum, London Street, Hamilton, New Zealand. [1970s]

By: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926

Reference: E-278-q-057

Description: Reproduction of Charles Blomfield's painting `Maori village at Rotorua' (1883) depicting dwellings and hot springs (with steam rising from them). There is a large weeping willow on the right and a lake in the distance. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 124 x 184 mm

Date: 1883 - 1970 - 1978

From: [Various artists] :Postcards of paintings and a carving in the Waikato Art Museum, London Street, Hamilton, New Zealand. [1970s]

By: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926

Reference: E-278-q-057-A

Description: Reproduction of Charles Blomfield's painting `Maori village at Rotorua' (1883) depicting dwellings and hot springs (with steam rising from them). There is a large weeping willow on the right and a lake in the distance. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 124 x 184 mm

Date: 1883 - 1970 - 1978

From: [Various artists] :Postcards of paintings and a carving in the Waikato Art Museum, London Street, Hamilton, New Zealand. [1970s]

By: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926

Reference: E-278-q-057-B

Description: Reproduction of Charles Blomfield's painting `Maori village at Rotorua' (1883) depicting dwellings and hot springs (with steam rising from them). There is a large weeping willow on the right and a lake in the distance. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 124 x 184 mm

Date: 1916

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Wellington District Office; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Archives New Zealand

Reference: MapColl-832.47cba/1916/Acc.37816

Description: Topographic map of Kapiti Island with some described features and named vegetation. Includes the site of an anchorage adjacent to Motungarara Island and Kapiti Island. Ink blotches obliterate parts of the map Kapiti Island includes numerous Maori placenames and named streams. Pa sites and former Maori settlements are marked, as are whaling stations and a cavern, formerly a burial ground. Sites of mutton birds are marked as are water supplies, walking tracks, the site of an old homestead and old cultivations. Tokumapuna Island, 1.2.21 [acres] includes the site of the main whaling station and named rocks which are covered at high water are named. Motungarara Island, 3.2.0 [acres] includes the site of a former whaling station Tahoramaurea Island, 3.3.21 [acres] includes the site of Mayhew's store 442 is written in each of three corners of the map Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, scale [1:70 000], 70.1 x 75.5 cm.

Date: 1843 - 1939

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Wellington District Office; Hall, Lance, 1899-1985; War Memorial Library (Lower Hutt, N.Z.)

Reference: MapColl-832.4793gbbd/[ca.1843]/Acc.7915;7918;8370;8371;8372

Description: Cadastral map, with topographic features, of the Hutt River valley from an area north of the Stokes Valley bridge to the harbour. Includes the road which runs parallel to the river. High Street, Victoria Street, Railway Avenue, and Hutt Road are named. The settlements of Richmond, Aglionby and Britannia are named. Includes numbered sections with owners' names. Clifford, Molesworth, Taine, Park, Child, Alzdorf, Hanson, Stokes, Dr. Evans, Riddiford, Dr. Dorset, Swainson, Barton, Compton, Captain Daniell, Colonel Wakefield, Burcham, Bidwill. Several areas of native reserve are marked as are the sites of a pa, Hughes' House, Masons House, Boulcott's House, Molesworth Farm, Aglionby Arms, Queens Head Inn are marked. Title supplied by cataloguer Hand-written along bottom of sheet 5: Photostat of plan in Survey office, Wellington. L. Hall, 1939 Quantity: 1 map(s) on five sheets. Physical Description: Photographic copy, linen backed, scale not given, 196.7 x 63 cm., sheets 64.1 x 45.2 cm. and smaller

Date: 1938 - 1948

By: Gordon Harcourt Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.4794gbbd/[1943?]/Acc.14552

Description: Drawn on a base cadastral map of the Lower Hutt industrial area, bounded by the Waiwhetu Stream and the Hutt River, the annotations show sections sold (in red) and sections open for selection (in green). The sections, numbered with acreages, are bounded by Bell, Gracefield, Park and Seaview roads, and the railway runs through the area. Sections are marked as sold to: Wm Cable & Co., Hume Pipe Coy., Vacuum Oil Coy., Texas Oil Co., Schweppes, RA Armstrong, Millars West Aust. Hardwoods Ltd., WA Cairns, Wellington Concrete Pipe Co., CH Morley. Pencil annotations of further sales include the names Ford Coy., Winstones, New Zealand government, Cable & Co. Several sections are stamped 'sold' and pencilled notes are scattered over the map. The annotations also show watermains and sewers, including the septic tanks and pumping station on the boundary of the Waiwhetu Pa and cemetery. Unpublished base map: Industrial area Hutt Valley settlement [s.d]. Map has been mended with brown paper and stamp ends. Map stamped Thompson & East Ltd. Several pencil and coloured pencil annotations are dispersed over the map regarding cadastral and land sale information. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, ink and coloured pencil on diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 65.4 x 64.5 cm.

Date: 1876

By: Wyles & Buck (Firm); Buck, William Seldon, 1846-1919

Reference: MapColl-832.43gbbd/1876/Acc.6344

Description: Map with some survey markings of Ohau, Manawatu Kukutauaki no 4F, Waikawa, Waikawa River and Huritini. Shows an unnamed Crown grant near Takapu o kai Ngarara. Southernmost points on map are Waitohu government trig and Pukehou. Shows the site of Te Rauparaha's Pa adjoining the Waikawa River, and a pa on the Ohau River. Stamped 'Buck collection' on verso. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, part coloured, scale [1:15 840], 108.6 x 75.4 cm.

Date: [ca 1906]

By: Halse, Frederick James, 1863-1936

Reference: MapColl-832.47gbbd/[ca.1906]/Acc.347

Description: Copy of topographic manuscript map of Kapiti Island, with cadastral and Māori historical information. Shows several pā sites, including Wharekahu Bay Pa, Taepiro Stream Pa, 'Rangitira Point Pa'. Shows land subdivisions, such as Maraetakaroro Kapiti No. 2, subdn 2B and Waiorua Kapiti no. 5, subdn 1B. Identifies Māori place names, the residence of Te Rauparaha and 'Rangihaieta' (Te Rangihaeata), the residence of Mr A S Wilkinson, whaling stations on surrounding islands. Beside the map are notes on early HMS ship visits to the island. Total area for the island is given as over 4855 acres. Annotation on map before copying: Sale plan W 35. It was formerly assumed that this map is a photocopy from the manuscript reproduced in 'The stirring times of Te Rauparaha (Chief of the Ngatitoa) / by W.T.L. Travers. Also, The sacking of Kaiapohia / by J.W. Stack.Travera - the stirring times of Te Rauparaha'. Christchurch ; Melbourne : Whitcombe and Tombs, [1906]. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic copy, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 30 x 26.7 cm.

Date: 1940

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0028

Description: Contains lsit of Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Kahu and Te Rarawa Pa Maori. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: 1875 - 1890 - 1885 - 1891

From: Various artists :[Proofs and related pictorial material for illustrations to John White's Ancient history of the Maori (Wellington, 1891)] 1832, 1890

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: A-274-055

Description: A reproduction of a photograph, showing Te Hauhau, a Maori chief or priest, seated at the entrance of a carved and painted wharenui. He is clad in formal Maori clothing with huia feathers in his hair and is holding a taiaha, point down, in front of him. Inscriptions: Recto - top left - in blue pencil: 10-6-89. Also in pencil above image, ringed: Printer Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, on sheet 291 x 230 mm

Date: [1950-1952]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-25

Description: Comprises notes on Maori place-names and sites of past and present kainga, Bay of Plenty (with map); of Tauranga Harbour, Mt Maunganui, Whakatane and Maketu and Waihi estuaries (with maps); section of whalebone object; letter, Bryce Wood to Adkin (1953); moa-bone with cuts, Roxburgh; Solomon Islands adzes; adzes from Auckland and Poroutawhao; data from Moawhango by R A L Batley (with map) Arrangement: Notebook no 24 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Date: [before 1885]

By: Deveril, Herbert, 1840-1911

Reference: PA7-45-44

Description: View of the Maori village of Ohinemutu looking towards Lake Rotorua. There are a large number of people near the foreshore looking towards the photographer. St Faith's Church has not yet been erected. Photograph taken by Herbert Deveril in 1870s or early 1880s St Faith's church building was consecrated on 15 Mar 1885 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 26.2 x 35.5 cm

Date: 1939

Reference: MapColl-832.4794gbbd/1939/Acc.12470

Description: Drawn on a cadastral base map, updated 21 August 1939, of the Lower Hutt industrial area, bounded by the Waiwhetu River and the Hutt River, the annotations show sections sold (in red) and sections open for selection (in green). The sections, numbered with acreages, are bounded by Bell, Gracefield, Park and Seaview Roads, and the railway line runs through the area. Areas sold include the names Wellington Concrete, Schweppes Ltd., ESW Paul, Millans West Australian Hardwoods, W Cable & Co., Winstones Roofing Tile Works, Acetone Illuminating & Welding Coy., Wellington Concrete Pipe Coy., Ford Motor Co., Hume Pipe Coy., Vacuum Oil Coy., Texas Oil Coy., British Australian Lead Manufacturers., Suburban Properties, CH Morley, WA Cairns. Railway workshops, drainage easements, sewers, septic tanks, pumping stations, a quarry and watermains are marked. Areas open for selection include some Crown Land, the remainder are unnamed. The Hutt Park, the Waiwhetu Pa and its cemetery are shown. A pencil annotation states the scale is about 4 chains to an inch. Unpublished base map: Industrial area Hutt Valley settlement, revised May 1939. This annotated revised edition: 21/8/1939. Written on recto: Hutt Valley, Industrial area Lower Hutt, 24. Written on map: 14. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 43.7 x 45.2 cm.

Date: [1961-1962]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-54

Description: Comprises reports and notes on old Maori burial ground at Paretoa; the site of the outrigger canoe hull, nr Te Horo (with map); unusual adze form pendant, nr Waikanae; Maori net floats; preliminary tour of Horowhenua by Palmerston North Polynesian group, with map showing pa; circular letter to Wairarapa and Manawatu; problematical contents of a Wairarapa Maori cache; cloak-pin or fish-threader bodkin from Castlepoint; memoranda of a Maori skull from the Waikanae dune-belt; identification of a large wooden artefact, nr Waikanae; from Keith Cairns re Maori sites; photographs, L Horowhenua and eastern end of L Papaitonga Arrangement: Notebook no 53 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Reference: PAColl-0703

Description: Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s) in one envelope.

Date: 1800 - 1840

By: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931

Reference: MapColl-832.47ee/[Pre-1840]/Acc.2743

Description: Map of Wellington Harbour, and greater Wellington, including southeast to Baring Head, westwards to Cape Terawhiti, northwards to approxiamately Pipinui Point and eastwards to the Hutt River. Shows Maori names and the remains of old pa sites, Maori villages (kainga) and burial grounds. Shows rivers and streams (unnamed), and dotted pathways, on which points are marked with a cross. Catalogue card states [by Elsdon Best]. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil and red ink on tracing paper, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 50 x 60.1 cm.

Date: [1928 or 1929]

From: Mann, John, 1898-1987 :Album of photographs of Presbyterian Maori Mission activities in Tuhoe region

Reference: PA1-o-1630-06-2

Description: View of Maungapohatu village, with Maungapohatu mountain in background. Photograph taken 1928 or 1929, possibly by John Mann. Other - Forms centre of panorama with PA1-o-1630-06-1 and PA1-o-1630-06-3 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 9.3 x 6 cm, mounted on album page 17.3 x 29 cm

Date: 1970s

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

Reference: 88-070-01/03

Description: Contains notes about Maori artefacts and pa sites found in southern Hawke's Bay, and extracts from archaeological textbooks (with special emphasis on adzes and fishhooks) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1883

From: Smith, Maurice Crompton, 1864-1953 :[Sketchbooks] 1883-1899, 1904-1943.

By: Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953

Reference: E-300-q-1-026

Description: Mokoia Island on Lake Rotorua from Ohinemutu Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 90 x 152 mm