Te Ati Awa leader, trader, innkeeper. A chieftainess of the Ngati Toa tribe, she signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Kahe was an accomplished swimmer who swam from Kapiti Island to Te Uruhi (Waikanae) when under attack at Waiorua (1824). She had three husbands, including a pakeha husband John Nicoll, or Nicholl, (sometimes known as Scotch Jack), and as many as 21 children, although few survived to adulthood. Her grandson was the celebrated Maori parliamentarian Sir Maui Pomare. She is related to both the Ngati Toa (Ngati Te Maunu) and Ngati Mutunga tribes. See DNZB (Vol 1, 1769-1869, p504), Te Rau was also a correspondent to Donald McLean.
Te Rau-o-te-rangi, Kahe, -1871?
Whakapapa tables,correspondence, notes, schedule of rents and Royal Commission material
Date: 1881-1901
From: Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909 : Maori land papers
Reference: MS-Papers-2089-1
Description: Contains detailed whakapapa tables of the Ngati Toa tribe, with cross links into Te Ati Awa, relating to the purchase of the top of the South Island by the Crown; a copy of the Royal Commission relating to Ngati Toa (published in the AJHR 1881); correspondence dated 1901 regarding McKay's retirement; notes and a schedule of Maori rents in Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough and Westland. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
New Zealand Native Land Commission - Proceedings
Date: Nov-Dec 1888
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-108
Description: Papers relating to claims in the Ikaroa district, specifically the Ngarara Block comprising a large part of Waikanae and the adjacent Kapiti Coast area. Consists of minutes of witnesses evidence from New Zealand Native Land Commission proceedings to determine customary Maori ownership of the Ngarara Block. Contains testimonies from witnesses and participants in the Kuititanga Battle 1839. Some papers from earlier hearing in 1873. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
New Zealand Native Land Commission - Proceedings
Date: Nov-Dec 1888
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-107
Description: Papers relating to claims in the Ikaroa district, specifically Waipiro, Porangahau, and the Waikanae - Ngarara Block. Includes list of claimants to the Ngarara Block who qualify through whakapapa and rights of occupation. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Maori notebook (vol 57)
Date: [1962]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-58
Description: Contents comprise reports on Whitireia Peninsula, Porirua Harbour (with map and profile); and on survey and subdivision on the lower course of the Waikanae River (north side) (ca 1897) (with map) Arrangement: Notebook no 57 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).
Papers on women in the book
From: Bridget Williams Books : Papers relating to Book of New Zealand Women/Ko Kui Ma Te Kaupapa
Reference: 92-130-09
Description: Drafts and correspondence relating to entries in Book of New Zealand women Quantity: 1 box(es).
Undated letter from Te Rau o Te Rangi to McLean
Date: [ca 1850-1869]
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0702M-15
Description: Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).
Maori notebook : Contains an account of Ngatimutunga's connection with Ngati-Kura, an a...
Date: 1909
By: Houston, John, 1891-1962
Reference: qMS-1320
Description: Contains 2 loose sheets (in hand of J H Damon?) of genealogy beginning Hine Ui Te Umu and recounts particular genealogies of prominent families related to the writer. Shows connections to Wi Kingi Te Rangitake, Hone Tuhata, Kahe Te Rauoterangi, Te Peehi and Te Rangihiiroa (Ngati Toa) and various chiefs of Kaitangata who settled at Waikanae and Arapaoa. Also shows genealogy for Pomare Ngatata (Ngati Mutunga). Quantity: 1 volume(s) ([92] pages). Physical Description: Holograph (32cm; maroon box)
Scrapbook No 3
Date: 1911-1913
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers
Reference: qMS-0210
Description: Maori Customary Concepts, Religion and tribal narratives including Hauhauism, Karakia, Makutu, and mara-kumara. Includes the capture and illegal imprisonment without trial of Te Rauparaha onboard HMS Driver. Also information on Ta Moko practices, Natural History and the Christchurch Exhibition 1906. Finding Aids: Index at qMS-0217.