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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: 1942

By: Phillipps, William John, 1893-1967

Reference: qMS-1588

Description: To W J Phillipps of the Dominion Museum, giving a list of carved houses on the East Coast Quantity: 1 volume(s) (5 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (35cm, grey covers) Processing information: Transferred from main collection, Oct 1978

Date: 1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B080

Description: Contains diary entries with information about farming, land issues, financial and business affairs, the publication of a Maori newspaper, the proceedings of whakapapa hui convened by the Tanenuiarangi Committee; also contains address lists, recipes for Maori medicines, whakapapa, narratives about historical conflicts involving Wairarapa people and hapu, lists of chiefs along the East Coast, North Island, notes about the Wairarapa Moana (Pouakani) Management Committee, and notes about publications in the Journal of the Polynesian Society Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1933-1934

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

Reference: MSY-5559

Description: Contains loan accounts relating to regional development schemes Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: [ca 1900-1911]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-044

Description: Contains a 6-page notebook of songs and chants with a note at the beginning by S P Smith saying `sent to me by G H Davies, Karore April, 1911'. In Maori the notebook includes notes on Kaioraora (cursing songs) by Topeora, and a waiata `E pa to hau ke Te Wairau e'. Inside the back cover is a copy of a letter in Maori from S P Smith to Whatahoro, New Plymouth 29 August 1911. Several pages relating to legend, waiata and other matters in several hands. Legends include Mataora, Tumatauenga and Kongomaraeroa; Tura and Whiro; Tamatea and the moa; Mataoho; Maui; Tane and others. Some of this material may be from a Ngati Porou source; One section is headed `Waiata a Te Whatu', and there are various waiata among the text which Davies claims have been sung before the Maori Land Court in the Hawkes Bay area. There is also an explanation in Maori and English of the expression `Ariki tapairu' signed by Rawiri Te Rangi Rangikauri. A covering letter from Davies to S P Smith, dated 18 Jul 1902, offering them to the Polynesian Society for publication. There is also an undated note from Elsdon Best to Smith forwarding a letter from Tamahau (Mahupuku?), sent by Davies for publication. An unsigned paper in Maori is probably the letter referred to. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1930

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-069

Description: `Nga korero mo nga waka mo Horouta, Takitimu me Te Ikaroa a Rauru' by Henare Ruru and Rongowhakaata Halbert - another copy of manuscript at Folder 54

Date: 3 Mar 1990

From: Maori Women's Welfare League: Interviews

By: Wallscott, Louise Magdalene Teowaina, 1898-1999; Szaszy, Mira, 1921-2001

Reference: OHInt-0602-10

Description: Magda Wallscott born 1898 on the Otago Peninsula. Refers to mother Ema Karetai, Ngati Mamoe and Kai Tahu. Talks about grandfather John Karetai, known as Chief Karetai signing the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Refers to education in Canterbury and Otago regions, attending Christchurch Teachers College, teaching in Southland. Talks about father's early life in Germany and Poland, sailing to New Zealand, stopping at Port Chalmers to play in a local orchestra, parents meeting, becoming farmers after marriage. Refers to move to Sheffield near the Southern Alps. Describes the Takitimu mountains and talks about the Takitimu canoe and the captain, Tamatea. Talks about the discovery of a burial cave and cloak on an island in Lake Hauroko - mentions the Maori Women's Welfare League making a copy of the cloak for the local museum. Discusses involvement in the Maori Women's Welfare League: joining the Otepoti branch; branch members including Victoria Potiki, Taka Moss, Rumatiki Wright and Jean Robinson; involvement of the League in health and housing; benefits of belonging and achievements of the League. Mentions Huirapa branch and participation in other organisations - National Council of Women, YWCA and Federated Farmers. Other topics discussed include women speaking on the marae, the influence of Te Rauparaha, own personal philosophy on life Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 35 Minutes Duration. Search dates: 1990

Date: [19-?]-1945

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-41

Description: Includes a description of a Ngapuhi tangi `Puhipi Te Riri Dies, Nga Kuku'; letter to Tamaho Maika in 1929; brief note on cannibalism and the practice of preserving the bodies for food; various letters to the editor of the Dominion regarding the Maori New Year and Haka performances; includes a compilation of letters and transcripts from various people eg Percy Smith to and from the Polynesian Society about Toi or Whiro Toi, waiata, karakia, purakau or stories, myths, grammar, whakapapa and Moriori; includes an essay `Bryce's raid on Parihaka'; `The Priest Pakeha settler'; Maori grammar and possible evolvement from Egypt; a waiata tangi regarding suicide; a purakau on `Tane and Hine Ao'; an essay on whether `Karihi and Tawhaki' were real brothers; an essay on `Early Maori history'; the proceedings from the `Otamatea Hui - Easter 1941' where there were descriptions of the powhiri or welcoming ceremony and of the issues which were addressed, the Maori war effort, the Treaty of Waitangi and land; also includes a query from the Native Department about the naming of Maori children with the same names as their parents Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, mss and typescripts (some with ms annotations)

Date: ca 1897-1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-123

Description: Contains whakapapa from Whanganui, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tara and Kai Tahu in particular; also contains detailed information about the Takitimu canoe, lists of Whanganui hapu, notes about the birth dates of Hemi Taitea's children; there are also notes about conflicts between Kai Tahu hapu, and a letter to Hare Hongi from Huru Moana about Maori cosmology Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Physical Description: Holograph (Black exercise book)

Date: [188-?]

By: Gudgeon, Walter Edward, 1841-1920

Reference: Micro-MS-0179

Description: Genealogies of Hawkes Bay, Poverty Bay and Northland tribes; index and some vocabulary included Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 100 frames).

Date: 1890 - 1910 (?)

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

Reference: MSX-4872

Description: Contains Ngati Porou cosmology with information about the creation of the world and various atua, and Ngati Porou whakapapa; also contains information about the discovery and settlement of New Zealand by Kupe, notes about the origin and voyage of the Takitimu canoe, the migration of Kahungunu, and the migration of Paikea; also contains a maramataka Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (in grey phase box)

Date: [19-?]-1930

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-40

Description: Includes a poem from Pat Lawlor,`The Ould bog hole' and a poem, with explanation, `Freya'. Also includes a waiata tangi (funeral dirge) written by Te Ika Here Ngutu regarding his children who were either killed in conflict or died of disease later on. Includes a school haka for `Victoria College' and an index with Maori headings; lists of Maori place names for various regions (Wellington, Napier, Gisborne) and provides linguistic rules and grammar for appropriate pronunciation. Also includes whakapapa, an essay on comparative language between Maori and the Pacific Islands. Includes the song `Pokarekare ana', and list of names with ages and gender [perhaps a shareholders list] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (some with ms annotations), mss and typescripts

Date: 1883-1962

By: Tamihana, Rewi, active 1899-1915

Reference: Micro-MS-0569

Description: Includes registers of Maori births, deaths and marriages in the Wairoa district, Hawkes Bay. Also an account book, 1899-1906 which lists Maori land holdings in Wairoa, and a whakapapa of the Ngati Porou tribe compiled by Mr J Kauraria. Film made by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive (ca 590 pages).

Date: [ca 1974]

By: Arapata, Te Maari, active 1970s

Reference: Micro-MS-0494

Description: Contains whakapapa of Maori waka, whakapapa of Maui, whakapapa of Ngati Toa and Ngati Koata, information on Maori Land court hearings, information on nga kete o nga wananaga and other miscellaneous material Contains Whakapapa of Ngati Toa with special emphasis on Nohorua, an elder half brother Te Rauparaha and tohunga of the Ngati Toa tribe, and the Rei family of Manaia. History of Wairarapa, and evidence for Wairarapa land blocks; a memorial for monies donated to the upkeep of the Marae at Waiokura, Manaia; and stories about 28 Maori waka (canoes) from ancient Maori mythology. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 150 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: 1923-1939

By: New Zealand. Native Department

Reference: qMS-1530

Description: Contains correspondence about, and invitations to, Ringatu meetings at Wainui and Ruatoki to discuss the unification of the various divisions of the Ringatu Church; also contains minutes and resolutions of the meetings, and a list of people who received the minutes and resolutions Also contains correspondence and official papers about the administration of Ringatu land at Wainui in the Bay of Plenty, and about the registration of Ringatu ministers by the Registrar-general; there are also police reports about the moral fitness of some Ringatu ministers There are also papers concerning the constitution of the Ringatu Church and it's administration Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescript (33 cm; blue cloth)

Date: 1960

By: Green, Pinky Lauriston, active 1950-1970

Reference: qMS-0882

Description: Title continues: Studies in the development of the predominantly Maori communities of Whakawhitira, Tikitiki and Rangitukia on the East Coast. Green includes several chapters on pre-European history, then deals with Maori settlement, the coming of Christianity and the pakeha, the Maori wars, Ringatu church, the growth of Maori/pakeha society, the development of agriculture and the situation in 1950. Also includes appendix and bibliography. Source of title - Trancribed title A collection of material as a research project Quantity: 1 volume(s) (147 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections (26 cm, ¼ green linen, green boards)

Date: [ca 1961]

From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs

Reference: 77-014-1/17

Description: Papers relating mainly to East Coast Maori history, place names, waiata [songs] and whakatauki. Includes a poem which begins "Ask of us. What is our Maoritanga?..." and a waiata which mentions Koroki, Tainui and Waikato. Research notes and articles about Te Kaha and waka history and place names for the East Coast and Eastern Bay of Plenty. A letter [carbon copy] from Te Kani Te Ua relating to the meeting house at Whakato Marae. A document relating to the propietors of Mangatu, nos 1,3 & 4 blocks. Some wartime waiata from World War One and World War Two including one composed by Apirana Ngata in 1916 titled Te Wiwi Nati, and an impromptu tangi chanted by a father who had lost a son in 1945. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1900-1910]

By: Paora, Hauraki, -1910

Reference: qMS-1620-1621

Description: qMS-1621 is a typed transcript of qMS-1620. Some transcriptions of Maori words are inaccurate. Account in English of Maori myths and legends; Takitimu canoe migration, Ngati Whatua wars with Ngapuhi; also extensive genealogy and etymologies of place names. Variations in title - Spine lettered - This was the beginning Rev Hauraki Paora was elder of Ngati Whatua, at Kaipara. Quantity: 2 volume(s) (228, 49 pages). Physical Description: Holograph and typescript (34 cm; red buckram)

Date: 1904, 1920, nd

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0039-08C

Description: Contains notes about the Waikato theatre of the New Zealand Wars; contains waiata and accompanying narrative; contains whakapapa; list of mountains in the Waikato area, lists of Waikato tribes, lists of waka taua in Waikato area; notes about the Maori occupation of Auckland; notes and waiata about patupaiarehe (fairy people) Contains letter from PaitiniWi Tapeka of Heipipi, Urewera Arrangement: Material extracted from MS-Papers-0039-08A & 08B Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [19-]-1940

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-42

Description: Includes an exercise book `Whangai Makariri' which contains information on land sales, whakapapa, purchases and prices; typescript on land claim of the Ngati Tama people `Whakapuaka Block'; use of macrons in Maori language; and the "Kaiuku Pa Affair" at Mahia where a tribal war or pakanga took place between some Waikato and Ngati Kahungunu iwi; papers relating to the Whanganui iwi; historiography related to Toi, Tawhaki, Kupe and Hone Heke; whakapapa and land dealings of Ngapuhi; translation of the Treaty of Waitangi and contemporary view of the Treaty; essay on the origin of the Moriori and a transcript pertaining to a carefully constructed scene of an `authentic' Maori village Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph, mss and typescripts (some with ms annotations) Finding Aids: Inventory available.