Places

Date: n d

From: CORSO : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1675-12/31G

Description: Includes files for Hawera, Hokitika, Huntly, Invercargill, Kaiapoi, Matamata, Masterton, Maungaturoto, and Morrinsville Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1879

From: Stiller, John 1945- : Documentation of historic pipe organs in New Zealand

Reference: 82-112-14

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1900-1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B005

Description: Contains verbatim evidence from sittings of the Maori Land Court at Otaki and in the South Island to hear subdivision and succession cases, with details of land ownership and occupation, whakapapa and ancestral rights, pa and mahinga kai and notes about current use of land; a letter to Te Whatahoro from his daughter is also included Enclosures - 1 page letter dated Maehe 12 1907 inserted in the beginning of book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Marbled boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 3

Date: 1845, n d

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-089

Description: Includes hand written explanation by Matiaha Tiramorehu (Ngai Tahu) why his wife, Pirihira Pi, committed suicide, with note by Elsdon Best attached. Includes waiata tangi for Pirihira on last page. Also includes an early version [1845] of the waiata `Tera ia nga tai o Honipaka', sung by the Ngati Toa in 1821 on their departure from Kawhia - with some small differences. Includes a manuscript written in Maori titled `He pukapuka whakapapa tupuna no Ngati Whatua'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1934-1947

By: Carrington, Arthur Hugh, 1895-1947

Reference: MS-Papers-0079

Description: Includes correspondence on Marlborough and South Island Maori history, and article by W J Elvy on Maori mythology, articles by Carrington on various topics including the history of Kaiapoi and Hundalee, an incomplete and unpublished typescript biography of Alexander Dalrymple, unpublished typescript biography of John Meares, and working notes on 18th century Pacific voyages, including some notes for "Cooks's lieutenants", another unpublished typescript held by the Turnbull Library Soldier and ethnologist; see biographical page with inventory Quantity: 18 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in the reading room was removed on 24 Nov 2014 as it contained no additional information. A copy is available in the staf backfile..

Date: 1856-1857

By: Hamilton, William John Warburton, 1825-1883

Reference: fMS-Papers-5184

Description: Copies of letters, accounts of W J W Hamilton to Donald McLean and others re the Kaiapoi and Akaroa purchases (1856-1857) Quantity: 2 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss (photocopies)

Date: 1875

From: Stiller, John 1945- : Documentation of historic pipe organs in New Zealand

Reference: 82-112-13

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1995

From: Ted Gilberd Literary Trust : Essay competitions

Reference: MS-Papers-5757-22

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1893-1895]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-037

Description: Includes correspondence and notes to S P Smith; lists of Maori informants; copies of questions sent to various informants; notes on incidents involving Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa and Te Ati Awa, including their migrations to Wellington, and on place names in the greater Wellington area; rough indexes to notes; waiata and haka; whakapapa of Ngati Raukawa, Mahu and Taewa and Ngati Ira and Whanganui notes from his 1895 field trip. Includes a long letter from Kerehoma Tuwhawhakia of Kaiwhaiki to 1895 with waiata by Naapea Nganawheuru. Contains waiata from the Ngati Toa-Raukawa tribes from the middle and late 19th century periods including the haka of Upokoiti, the patere of Manomano and the story of Kaihamu, great grandfather of Toa Rangatira. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed listing available in inventory.

Date: 1853-1887

From: New Zealand Founders' Society : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-0227-01

Description: Reminiscences concerning the settlement and development of Kaiapoi, up to Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887). Mentions early identities. Includes sepia photograph (postcard) showing the town in 1862. A later painting is based on this image. Baker was a early Kaiapoi identity and Justice of the Peace. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-078

Description: The essay describes the lives of Kenneth McIntosh and Grace nee Cruikshank; their early life and background in Scotland, immigration to Canterbury on the `Mystery' in 1858 and pioneer life in North Canterbury. It also provides a brief summary of the lives of each of their twelve children. Includes a three generation family tree Publication - Published in `Our lesser stars' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published inventory available. Includes photographs of the family and farm life

Date: [196-]

From: Dollimore, Edward Stewart, 1904-1973 : Papers

Reference: 83-145-122

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1878

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-14

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, related financial matters, and other affairs Also contains letters about the engagement of Buller's services, money-lending, and a report about Maori `squatting' on land under claim in the South Island (at Omarama) Contains letters from Kai Tahu Maori giving examples of 19th century Kai Tahu dialect. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 7 May 1901

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B061

Description: Contains notes from the sitting of the Maori Land Court at Kaiapoi and Nelson to hear succession and subdivision cases. Includes significant verbatim evidence on the Whakatu, Whakapuaka, Whangarae, and D'Urville Island Land Blocks. Comprises evidence by Hemi Matenga, Huria Matenga-Katene and others. Physical Description: Marbled boards, 33 cm

Date: 1993

From: Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (Inc): Records

Reference: 2002-052-2/2

Description: Includes correspondence regarding Waikuku, Woodend and Kaiapoi Beach settlements of Ngai Tahu claims; and meeting notes and correspondence with Denis Marshall regarding access to Mount Hikurangi and the resolution of the Ngati Porou claim Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1883-1884

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-19

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure, related finances, moneylending and the payment of accounts and other issues Also contains letters with regard to applications for financial assistance or compensation from the state Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: [ca 1843-1873]

By: Hamilton, William John Warburton, 1825-1883

Reference: MS-Papers-10936

Description: Research notes compiled by S V Robinson, including correspondence, diaries, extracts from GBPP, newspaper cuttings and official correspondence (including letters from D McLean, J R Godley, W Mantell and W Reeves) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (26 microfiche). 0.01 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: List of contents of each microfiche. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr S V Robinson, 12A Essex Street, Wellington, 1983 Processing information: Access restrictions removed as part of Chief Librarian Restrictions Review, 18 September 2023.

Date: 1881

By: Te Kairangi, Atanatiu, active 1870-1913

Reference: Micro-MS-0949

Description: Arranged in four parts this journal explores the history and whakapapa of the Ngati Toa people. It includes detailed whakapapa from Marangaiparoa, son of Toa Rangatira, with a special emphasis on the relationships between Ngati Toa and other closely related Kawhia tribes. The manuscript also details the migration of the Tainui and Te Arawa canoes to Aotearoa, with accompanying karakia; Purakau, or short historical narratives, about numerous Ngati Toa tupuna (ancestors); The migrations of the Ngati Toa tribes from Kawhia to the Kapiti district; And an examination of Maori theological concepts, and includes a discussion about the descent of the Maori people from Adam and Eve. Also records the baptism of various people into the Mormon church at Takapuwahia pa, Porirua, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Publication - This manuscript may be the original source material used by Sir Maui Pomare for the book "Legends of the Maori", 2 volumes [1930]. Other - Microfilmed in 2001 from original in private hands Manuscript journal by Atanatiu Te Kairangi, later acquired by Sir Maui Pomare. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: 1877

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-13

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his role as a lawyer, with regard to land tenure, finances and other related issues; there are also letters about the operations of a timber mill at Manawatu, information about Te Aute College, a copy of a petition to the Governor calling for a rehearing of the Maori Land Court with regard to land at Horowhenua, a record of the changing of a girl's name following a death in the family, two lists of members of the Ngati Parewahawaha hapu There are also letters requesting compensation for livestock and crops taken by troops during a land dispute at Poutu Finding Aids: See inventory for index to writers of the letters held in this folder.

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-026

Description: The essay provides the earliest known history of the Trescowthick family in Cornwall, details of Elizabeth's parentage, early life in Padstow, Cornwall, marriage to John Henwood and life in London and Kent. The Henwoods immigrated to Canterbury in 1856 on the `Joseph Fletcher'. The essay describes their life in the new settlement, Kaiapoi floods of 1860s, financial ruin, their family and final years. Includes list of descendants updated to 1987 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Includes photographs