Places

Date: 27 Nov 1868

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0692G-09

Description: Letter and contemporary translation informing McLean that they are outnumbered and have suffered loss of guns, ammunitions and food supplies taken by the Hauhau Quantity: 1 piece (6 pages on 2 leaves).

Date: 1860-1895

From: Ramsden, George Eric Oakes, 1898-1962 : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-0196-341B

Description: Contains copies of speeches by King Tawhiao and others, on the occasion of the laying down of arms in 1881, together with a narrative account of this and related events. Also a listing of Kingitanga supporters in the Hauraki and Bay of Plenty, where hapu have signed over their land to the mana of King Tawhiao; the list is of the hapu affiliated to the Kingitanga, the names of members of the hapu and the rohe of the hapu. Contains copies of letters from King Tawhiao to various politicians warning them not to heed the land claims of various people with regard to the Poutama block near Mokau, because he controlled the land . The item also contains a `doomsday book' of Kingitanga supporters in the Hauraki and Bay of Plenty, where hapu have signed over their land to the mana of King Tawhiao; the book contains a list of hapu that affiliated to the Kingitanga, the names of members of the hapu and the rohe of the hapu. Also contains addresses by various local body authorities in Waikato to King Tawhiao, to mark the occasion of his visit to them; there is a printed item about `Ko te korero o te haerenga mai o Kiingi Tawhiao ki Akarana', information about land sales at Horahora and Maungatautari (with lists of vendors), and notes about the relationship of the Kingitanga and the Kotahitanga in the 1890s. Quantity: 1 box(es). Physical Description: Mss Grey phase box

Date: 1919

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0039-10N

Description: Contains notes about the Bay of Plenty theatre and the Te Kooti campaign in the New Zealand Wars; contains notes about Maori place names and settlements in the Rotorua area; narratives of events in Te Arawa history; diary of travel through the Rotorua district; notes about the meeting house 'Wairaka' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Contains sketches and maps Processing information: Digitisation details - Loose pages digitised at the end of the structure map after the back cover

Date: 1900-1920

By: Rangiuia, Edward Hatiwiri Pahura, 1886-1918

Reference: qMS-1673a

Description: Notes on Maori land blocks around many parts of country relating to many regions, iwi and prominent Maori ancestors and records whakapapa and narratives of iwi history. Variations in title - Spine title on phase box: Rangiuia family whakapapa Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (477 pages). 0.07 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (33cm; in phase box)

Date: n d

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

By: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931

Reference: MS-0180

Description: Contains - whakapapa, whakatauki, language notes, legends and stories from many tribes including an account of the Ngati Ira occupation of Wairarapa. Includes lists of hapu from Taranaki, Ngati Ruanui, Te Ati Awa, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Awa and Tuhoe; much of the information has been copied from the contributions of Maori scholars affiliated with the Polynesian Society. Includes index Also contains Rangitane whakapapa contributed by Tuiti McDonald (see also MS-Papers-1187-100) Source of title - Spine title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (190 pages). Physical Description: Holograph (23 cm; ¼ red morocco, red cloth)

Date: nd

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0039-10J

Description: Contains notes about fighting and redoubts in the Taranaki theatre and the Bay of Plenty theatre of the New Zealand Wars; contains waiata; geographical descriptions of Taranaki Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Processing information: Record updated 2 August 2023 to remove link to name record Wallace, William Ellerslie, 1814-1882. Information from a researcher shows mention of "Wm Wallace" is likely to be Wallace, William, active 1865.

Date: Jan-Oct 1920

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-32

Description: Contains diary entries by Keys re his travels through the Bay of Plenty and Horowhenua districts on business as a Native Land Agent; there are detailed descriptions of the countryside and towns which Keys travelled through, and discussions about the people he met; there are also discussions about Maori practices and customs that he encountered and his impressions of them. There are also notes about native flora and fauna and the liquor trade, and a number of photographs of people (mainly from Te Arawa and Ngati Raukawa), scenery and marae, taken by Keys according to the text (each is dated). Also contains copies of various manuscripts (in Maori) submitted to Keys by Maori informants, and information about the history of Rangiatea at Otaki Also includes stories, written in Maori, from the Ngati Raukawa tribe; "The story of Uenuku-kopako and Kapu- Manawawhiti"; "The death of Tukemata"; and a copy of a letter from Riapo Puhipi (Leopold Busby) about an exchange of gifts between Te Rauparaha and Poroa, a chief of Ahipara. Includes photographs of the old Otaki school house; Kahurangi Taipua; Raukawa meeting house (all on p.73), and Tungia Te Ao (pp.74 & 100). Contains description of the Whakatane river in 1907 (p33 & 34) and the names of the rocks in the river. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 19 Dec 1868

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0692K-08

Description: Letter and contemporary translation seeking peaceful sentiments from neighbouring tribes in the areas Quantity: 1 piece (4 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: n d (2001)

From: Binney, Judith Te Tomairangi o te Aroha (Dame), 1940-2011: Collection

Reference: MSDL-1765

Description: Quantity: 18 electronic scan(s) of maps.

Date: 1872, n d (2002)

From: Binney, Judith Te Tomairangi o te Aroha (Dame), 1940-2011: Collection

Reference: MSDL-1766

Description: Quantity: 16 electronic scan(s) of maps.

Date: 1867, 1870, 1887, 1888

From: Jeffcoat family : Papers

Reference: MSX-8914

Description: Volume contains financial and personal details for the Jeffcoat family. Diary provides accounts of voyages from Auckland to Napier, sawmilling activities around the Napier region, Maori relations, business transactions, weather, and correspondence with family and business partners (Those named include - Cashmore, Marshall, Sanders, Chambers, Karaitiana, Prentice, Tuley, Holt). Also includes poems written by E J (Elon Jeffcoat) and copied letters (these entries mostly date after 1867), sketches of vessels, and a memorandum of cost of improvements at Cabbage Bay (1870). Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: n d

Reference: MSO-Papers-3734

Description: Includes the Parekaui Tekapua whakapapa, the Hineuru whakapapa for the investigation into the title of the Tarawera Block, and tables showing the descendants of Tuwharetoa, Tupurupuru, Te Amionga and Te Rangihuritini, and Kurapoto. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (6 items). Physical Description: Ms, 70 x 83cm rolled to 10 x 75cm Processing information: Access restriction lifted in May 2024 following information from a staff member.

Date: [ca 1885-1901]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-115

Description: There are notes in these volumes about whakapapa (both cosmological and human), accounts of migration frrom Hawaiki to New Zealand, whakatauki, karakia and waiata, notes about various customary practices, information about the relationship between the `tangata whenua' and the Hawaiki migrants and the introduction of the kumara to New Zealand; there is also information about various prominent mountains in the North Island, and narratives about Maui and about Te Tahi-o-te-rangi Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 volumes).