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Date: 1908-1949

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

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0488

Description: Contains personal and professional correspondence regarding visits, marae, historical research; newspaper clippings and a report, `Wanganui Maori Conference as a Parliamentary paper'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

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

Date: 1883-1924

By: Houston, John, 1891-1962

Reference: MS-Papers-5673

Description: Includes whakapapa from Taranaki and Waikato and also on Ruaputahanga; also contains waiata, karakia and tauparapara from Taranaki; also includes diary entries, court expenses and the names of people involved in voting for Runanga members; these accounts are handwritten by Tinirau Ariki and Marereira Wiremu; also contains an account of a meeting between Tuatahi and Titokowaru; also contains a story entitled 'Te Kainga o Uenuku Ko Ratamaru' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 vol, ca 90 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (32 cm; ¼ red cloth, marbled boards)

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

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)

Date: 1896

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B018

Description: Contains whakapapa and cosmological notes about the creation of the universe, including the origin of all stones and winds and various other items and practices Also contains notes about the introduction of greenstone to New Zealand and notes about Ruaumoko and his marriage to a human woman Also contains notes about Wairarapa Moana, including a draft testimony about Wairarapa Moana and related geographical features, foods gathered, hapu that gathered food, pa and mahinga kai, politics associated with the ownership and sale of the lake, sale of adjacent land, minutes of a meeting about the lake and notes about the administration of lake-related issues Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (33 cm; marbled paper cover)

Date: 1865 - 1900

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B007

Description: Contains cosmological notes about Io, the twelve heavens, the children of Rangi and Papa, the separation of Rangi and Papa, the ascent of Tane to fetch the baskets of knowledge, the divine origin of various items and practices, and notes about Maui and Tawhaki Also contains notes about practices and concepts associated with the whare wananga, whakapapa (cosmological and human), and notes about the migration to, and settlement of, New Zealand There are autobiographical notes about Te Whatahoro as well as waiata, haka and karakia There is an extensive index at the start of the volume Publication - 3 copies of pages 1 to 379 have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 20 September 1929 Publication - 3 copies of pages 380 to 444 of this volume have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 19 October 1929 Other - [One of 4 volumes lent to L D S] Variations in title - Spine - Ancient Maori history Contents: There is a note regarding the compilation of this volume and a statement of ownership pasted in the beginning pages. Also leaves are stamped with the `Komiti seal' - seal of approval as being passed and correct Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, blue bindings, 33cm., vol numbered 4 - Spine title "Ancient Maori History" Finding Aids: For a very detailed description of what this particular volume contains see `Offprint from the Journal of the Polynesian Society, June 1994 vol.103 no.2, pages 118-120' in inventory folder.

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: 1888-1910

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MSY-4821

Description: Whakapapa book for Te Rauhina Mohi of Hawke's Bay; also contains other Ngati Kahungunu whakapapa written by Tanguru Tuhua and others, and whakapapa by Hamiora Mangakahia; also contains loose correspondence from various people including Te Koreneho (possibly William Colenso) and a map of sites visited by T W Ratana in the far north Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B064

Description: Contains whakapapa from the Wairarapa and Waikato areas, a list of chiefs around the south Wairarapa coast, a list of men who had agreed to go to live at Pouakani, some cosmological notes dictated by Rewi Maniapoto, and waiata Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black boards, 20 cm, with two loose sheets

Date: 1901-1927, 1995

By: Patete family

Reference: MS-Papers-5689

Description: Collection comprises diaries, whakapapa, ledger, letter book, and other papers concerning land dealings, the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah, minutes of the Hoiere (marae) committee, and a biography of Haimona Patete written by Anthony Patete in 1995. Language - Some material in English Source of title - Supplied Haimona Patete was the founder of the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah. He was the chairman of the Hoiere (marae) committee. Anthony Patete wrote an essay for vol 3 of the DNZB. Quantity: 13 folder(s) (in hollinger box). 0.17 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter

Date: Jan-May 1846

From: Colenso, William, 1811-1899 : Journals and correspondence

Reference: 91-169-1/1

Description: Contains loosely inserted pages of closely written notes regarding explorations and mission activity among Maori in the Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay; Colenso details his encounters at various villages, his religous activites, and his observations of the Maori people that he meets and their social and cultural condition. He also discusses the wreck of the United States ship `Falco'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1970s-1980s

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

Reference: 88-070-16/01B

Description: Contains notes and photographs about Te Ore Ore marae, and Nga Tau e Waru meeting house at the marae; also contains biographical information about local prophet Paora Potangaroa, and local kaumatua Dick Himona; also contains copies of the invitation, programme and commemorative booklet for the centennial celebrations held at the marae in 1981 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Book Collections -.

Date: [18--]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-098

Description: Contains waiata and haka from Ngati Porou and Ngati Kahungunu; contains cosmological notes about the creation of the universe; also contains narrative accounts about various demi-gods including Maui, Tawhaki and Pourangahua (this last account includes details of the fetching of the kumara to New Zealand); also contains an account of the Ngati Kahungunu migration to Heretaunga following conflicts involving Rakaihikuroa Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1835-1846

From: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese : Central and parish records

Reference: MSZ-0081

Description: Folder of loose material removed from volume stored with it in phase box Contains a census of the Anglican Maori female population of the Kapiti and Horowhenua areas, with occasional notes about various individuals Arrangement: Boxed together with MSZ-0080, MSZ-0082, MSZ-0083, MSZ-0084, MSZ-0085, and MSZ-0085A-C (folders) Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: nd

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-6571-003

Description: Note book with brief record of George Te Whaiti's movements in November 1960, and some accounts for the South Wairarapa Maori Vestry Society

Date: 1911

From: Ormsby family : Papers

By: Wahanui, Hari H, active 1917

Reference: MSY-5005

Description: Contains manuscript minutes notes of the Maori development hui (1911) which was hosted by Ngati Maniapoto in Te Kuiti and which was attended by people like Sir Apirana Ngata and Peter Buck and which addressed issues such as the future development of the Maori people and Maori culture and the impact of law and religion. Accompanying material - Partial transcription contained in folder MS-Papers-6889-1 but excludes pages 45-52 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: [ca 1892]-1960

By: Ronaldson, William (Rev), 1823-1917

Reference: MS-Papers-1367

Description: Personal letters to Mrs Joseph Oates and her daughter Annie with comment on Wairapapa settlers (1902-1913); other letter writers refer to Ronaldson's work as vicar in the Wairarapa (1949-1952). Photographs, notes and newspaper clippings. The newspaper clippings provide information about early missionary work by Ronaldson and others among Wairarapa Maori; there are photographs of St Thomas's college at Papawai, and a photo of Mrs Ann Oates (nee Jury) Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 4 folder(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs (some copies)

Date: 1890-1910

From: Summersby, Reginald Francis Hinga, 1936-2014 : Papers re Ngati Porou

Reference: MSX-4879

Description: Contains extensive whakapapa from Ngati Porou, with some also from Ngati Kahungunu and some cosmological whakapapa; also contains a maramataka, some accounts and a list of members of a committee associated with the Ringatu tohunga Te Wereta Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: [1913-1933]

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7445-01

Description: Papers relating to Ratana and the Ratana Church and business in the Wanganui and Whanganui River area; includes correspondence, accounts, clippings, notes, reproduction of R T Way's portrait of Ratana and other papers Language - Some items in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).