[Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1940s].

Date
1940 - 1949
Reference
Eph-A-MAORI-1940s
Description

Includes:

1940s?:

Sheet of pins. New Zealand has a "charm" of its own [describing tiki]

Memorial service for members of the Maori Battalion and thanksgiving for the first Maori Victoria Cross

1940:

An Arawa souvenir. Wahiao Meeting House Whakarewarewa. Official opening by the grace of His Excellency the Right Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Viscount Galway, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, 16 November 1940. Pamphlet with salutations to Hoani te Heuheu, and genealogical tree from Tamatekapua down to Wahiao.

Otakou Maori Centennial 1840-1940. Foundation stone laying ceremony. 24 February 1940 [Order of ceremony]

1941:

"Maori carving", by W J Phillipps, Dominion Museum. Publication flyer

1943.

Election campaign booklet in Maori for Right Hon Peter Fraser

New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940. Tihee! Mauri Ora! Official opening ceremonies of the third and fourth Te Arawa Centennial Memorials, Tawakeheimoa (Whare Wananga at Te Awahou) and Tamatekapua (national whare runanga at Ohinemutu), by His Excellency the Governor-General ... Sir Cyril Newall. 24 March 1943 [Order of ceremonies; includes 2 sheets containing translations of some passages]

1946:

Maori national welcome to the 28th Battalion of the 2nd NZEF. Imperial Government Shed at Aotea Quay, 22 January 1946 [Invitation card to Hon HGR Mason]

1948:

Rangiatea restoration 1848-1948. Diocesan Maori Mission. Pamphlet.

1949?:

New Zealand National Party. Te Maori a ona ra e tuku iho nei: The Maori and the future. He who stands at the prow of the canoe shall be renowned (critical of the Labour Party's policy for Maori)

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying below 250 mm.

Processing information: Ngarimu Investiture souvenir programme; [and] Supplement to souvenir programme. Ruatoria, 6 October 1943: Combined into Te Whaiti family collection ATL-Group-00753, October 2022.

Additional description

Caution: contains metal pins.

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Format
1 folder(s), Ephemera, Letterpress works, Book illustrations, Photolithographs, sizes varying below 250 mm.
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An Arawa souvenir. New Zealand centennial 1840-1940. Wahiao Meeting House, Whakarewarew...

Date: 1940

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1940s].

By: Rotorua morning post (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1940-01

Description: Invitation card and programme, with handwritten name of addressee Hoani Te Heuheu. The front cover shows a photograph of the meeting house and an illustration of the Arawa canoe. Inside are illustrations of Tamatekapua the captain of the Arawa canoe entering the estuary of Maketu in the year 1340, and of Wahiao a celebrated chief of the Arawa people, with a whakapapa showing how he is descended from Tamatekapua. The back cover shows the programme, and a photograph of the late chief Mita Taupopoki. The invitation is issued by Te Aonui Dennan, H Tai Mitchell and the Tuhourangi and Wahiao tribes. Text is in English and Maori. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on pamphlet, folded to 228 x 147 mm.

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[New Zealand Labour Party]: Right Hon. Peter Fraser, P.C., Prime Minister. To Tatou Mat...

Date: 1943

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1940s].

By: New Zealand Labour Party; Standard Press Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1943-01

Description: Booklet with parallel text in English and Māori, issued prior to the 1943 general election, outlining the Labour Party's policies on social security, education, wages, housing, cost of living, rehabilitation. It reflects on the autonomy that the Labour Party has given to Māori regarding the Maori war effort. The booklet contains photographs of the four Māori candidates for Māori seats in Parliament: E T Tirikatene - Southern Maori electorate Haami Tokouru Ratana - Western Maori candidate Jack Ormond (Tiaki Omana) - Eastern Maori electorate Tapihana Paraire Paikea - Northern Maori electorate Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 16 pages, 138 x 110 mm.

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[New Zealand National Party]: One race - one people. The Maori must not be made a footb...

Date: 1949

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1940s].

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1949-01-11

Description: Page deploring the introduction of party politics into Maori affairs, and suggesting that free enterprise will eradicate any perceived barriers or differences between races. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on page, 212 x 134 mm.

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New Zealand. Armed Forces :Maori national welcome to the 28th (Maori) Battalion of the ...

Date: 1946

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1940s].

By: Mason, Henry Greathead Rex (Hon), 1885-1975

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1946-01

Description: An arrangement of text with diagonal red and gold stripes at the top left. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Gold-engraved lettering on card, 122 x 152 mm.