Rakaihikuroa, Ngairo, active 1840s-1860s

Date: 1895

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B016

Description: Contains notes about places associated with Kupe in Wellington and Wairarapa, whakapapa, financial records by Tuta Nihoniho and miscellaneous notes about land management There is a lengthy account of the destruction of the Te Arawa canoe by Raumati, and subsequent events, and a related narrative about Raumati's son, Ngarue and his activites and family There are haka and waiata, a list of pa in Taranaki and related iwi, notes about the origins and settlements of various iwi, notes about greenstone, and a narrative about conflicts between Te Ati Awa and Waikato, and the subsequent migration of Te Ati Awa along with Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa to the Wellington area There are notes about the arrival of Pakeha in New Zealand before Captain Cook, and a note in Elsdon Best's hand that states that much of the information in the manuscript was extracted from the Journal of the Polynesian Society and other published sources Also contains the names of several muskets belonging to the Ngati Toa which were named in a waiata composed by the wife of Te Pukoro, a Ngati Tama/ Ati Awa chief killed in the Wairarapa in the late 1820s. This lament was composed and sung at Waikanae to rouse the Ngati Toa to seek revenge for the deaths of the Ngati Tama and Ati Awa in the Wairarapa. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ maroon, black boards, 24 cm., vol. numbered 9

Date: [1980-1988]

By: Carter, Samuel Mita Hami Tuhokairangi, 1913-1998

Reference: MS-Papers-5661

Description: Contains essays on prominent Wairarapa chiefs, Kahungunu, Tamahau Mahupuku, Hika Piata, Piripi Te Maari, Karaitiana Te-tua-o-te-rangi Te Korou, Te Whatahoro Jury, Pikopiko and Ngairo Rakaihikuro (nb, much of the material is taken from other sources without acknowledgement), with brief bibliographies Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (40 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with annotations (photocopies)

Date: 1854-1857

From: Ronaldson, William, 1823-1917: Diaries

Reference: MS-1829

Description: Contains diary entries by Ronaldson that deal principally with his missionary activities among Wairarapa Maori, and among Pakeha squatters in Wairarapa; the entries deal with Ronaldson's daily round of activities, including baptisms, sermons, lectures, marriages and funerals; there is also some incidental information about the social life and customs of Wairarapa Maori at the time Arrangement: MS-1828-1829 are boxed together

Date: 1890

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B035

Description: Contains whakapapa, boundaries of tuku whenua in Wairarapa, notes about various conflicts and conquests of land in Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay over a number of generations; also contains biographical notes about some important Ngati Kahungunu ancestors, including Te Whatuiapiti, Tupurupuru and Taraia Also contains notes about the occupation of part of the Nga-Waka-a-Kupe block in Wairarapa, including block boundariees, whakapapa, history of the block, rentals of the block and the court history of the block (this appears to be verbatim evidence from the Maori Land Court) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Marbled paper covers, 20 cm., vol numbered 21

Date: 1844-1848

From: Bagnall, Austin Graham, 1912-1986 : Papers

Reference: 88-103-4/06

Description: Contains photocopies of letters to and from Vallance with regard to land tenure and leasing, farming activities and business dealings

Date: 1843-1846, 1899

By: Allom, Albert James, 1825-1909

Reference: qMS-0060

Description: Describes the personal experiences of the author, who had settled at Tauanui Station, near Huangarua, in the Wairarapa in the early 1840s; describes other Wairarapa settlers, their pioneering way of life, and contact with the Maori (Ngati Kahungunu), particularly Ngairo Source of title - Transcribed Originally read to the New Zealand Literary and Historical Association on 14 Sep 1899 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (13 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (35cm, blue buckram boards)

Date: Aug 1863

From: Mantell family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0083-221

Description: Contains correspondence with news and rumours about the activities and plans of Wairarapa, Wellington and Horowhenua Maori affilliated to the Kingitanga, during a period of general tension in the New Zealand Wars Also contains some correspondence about the administration of the Native Reserves Act. Includes Maori letters from Waikanae regarding desire of the Kingitanga to escalate the Maori land wars. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1844-1865

From: Levin & Company Ltd : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1347-5/17/4

Description: Contains 4 Maori letters and a receipt relating to the purchase of items from Maori to Pakeha such as John Wallace and and Charles Vallance. Some letters are addressed to `Warihi'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: n d

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

Reference: 88-070-03/6

Description: Contains biographical notes about Wairarapa people, mostly from the late 19th and early 20th century (nb there are a number of blank entries with a name but no information); there is also a letter from the Masterton Public Library to Cairns, and an invitation to attend a Te Whaiti family reunion in 1985 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1863

From: Mantell family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0083-396

Description: Includes letters from J Valentine Smith; printed copies of 9 letters between Herbert Wardell, J Valentine Smith and B A Ferard, headed for Private Circulation; letter dated 9 Jun 1863 from Wardell - enclosure 2 printed letters re case of Wardell vs J Valentine Smith; letter from Mr Wardell's friends (B A Ferard, J T Willis, W E Thomas and Alexander Johnston); letter from F D Bell; letter from Wardell dated 18 Aug 1863 includes enclosures - letter from Wardell (Te Watere) to Ngairo Apurua and his reply, letters from E Maunsell, letter from Wi Tako Ngatara to Ngairo [Apurua} Language - Letters in Maori with translation Quantity: 1 folder(s) (15 pieces). Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of contents of this folder.

Date: [ca 1850-1869]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0702D-08

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 11 Feb 1862

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0686C-10

Description: Letter advising McLean to be weary of who he pays Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: 5 Jul 1853

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0677A-16

Description: Letter written from Wairarapa regarding local information on tribes and chiefs and includes an explanatory note by McLean Quantity: 1 piece (3 pages on 2 leaves).

Date: 11 Feb 1862

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0686C-09

Description: Letter asking McLean for land for livelihood. The letter is from Ngairo Takatakuputea which might be intended as a joke to mean `lay down my money' Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: [ca 1850-1869]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0702S-5

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: [ca 1850-1869]

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0702S-4

Description: Letter concerning boundaries of land Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 4 Feb 1862

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0686C-04

Description: Letter regarding payment Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 21 Nov 1853

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0677C-05

Description: Letter regarding speculative land sales in the Wairarapa area Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: 15 Feb 1849

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0673A-07

Description: Letter written from Wairarapa with well wishes with 2 covering notes, a partial translation and a fuller contemporary translation Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).