Te Miha, Hemi, active 1890-1910

Date: 1888-1904

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MSY-4815

Description: Records from the sitting of the Maori Land Court in Wairarapa, including ver batim evidence in Maori of questions and answers in the court and related whakapapa information; also contains some records of the Rongokako Maori Council between 1900-1904; also contains a draft letter from A H Kumeroa (?) to Iraia Te Whaiti about the wedding of Hiu Te Miha, and a list of people associated with the management of Te Puke Ki Hikurangi in 1904

Date: 1878-1930

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-6571-039

Description: Contains whakapapa and waiata from the South Wairarapa, written in a variety of hands (much of the whakapapa seems to focus on Hemi Te Miha and the Te Whaiti family); also contains land records including lists of owners of various blocks and respective shares, and records of the members of various hapu (Ngati Rakairangi, Ngati Moe, Ngati Tukaiora, Ngati Te Rangitawhanga); also contains a letter from Henare Te Whaiti to Maui Pomare about politics; also contains a letter from Paora Waitere of Papawai to Kaihau Te Whaiti enclosing some waiata There is a detailed account by Matina Ruta Tamaiwhakakiteaterangi of the Potangaroa hui, written in 1905; there is also a letter written by Matina about the succession to Paora Tihi; there is also a subscription form for the Maori Peace Memorial to be erected in Masterton Park, a copy of Te Kahiti o Niu Tireni from 1920, and some forms associated with the Rongokako Maori Council; there are some architectural plans for a house for J Te Whaiti at Pirinoa prepared in 1925 (J Te Whaiti is possibly Hohaia Te Whaiti aka Joe Te Whaiti)

Date: 1885

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B093

Description: Contains proposed legislation regarding Maori land tenure, accounts and biils payed, diary entries with a particular focus on land tenure, museums and petitions; also contains narrative accounts about historical conflicts involving Rangitane and other conflicts involving Ngati Hikawera and Ngati Kahukuraawhitia Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B078

Description: Contains whakapapa, waiata, karakia, notes about the creation of the universe, accounts with regard to the operation of a printing press, and horse racing results Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1896

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B091

Description: Contains diary entries with a particular focus on land dealings, whakapapa, waiata and karakia, cosmological notes including names of Io and names of heavens and the inhabitants thereof, accounts, notes about Maori medicines, notes about migration canoes and related items, lists of names connected with particular land blocks, and a narrative account of a historical conflict involving Te Whakatohea and East Coast tribes Also contains information about the arrival of (Kingi ?) Mahuta to Otaki, and some Kai Tahu whakapapa. Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1903-1912

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B003

Description: Contains cosmological whakapapa and related notes, and whakapapa from canoe commanders to people alive in the 19th century; also contains some waiata; there are some loose sheets at the beginning of the book including a letter from Iraia Te Whaiti with regard to land issues Also contains whakapapa copied from a book belonging to Matenga Te Hiko of Nagti Toa giving ancestry from Pikauterangi of the Ngati Te Maunu and Ngati Kuri sub-tribes. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, dark green boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 2

Date: 1907-1963

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-6571-165

Description: Contains records and correspondence about the Ngai Tahu claims, and the Ngai Tahu Maori Trust Board, including a copy of `Te Kereeme o Ngai Tahu raua ko Ngati Mamoe' Also contains Te Whaiti family whakapapa showing links to Kai Tahu

Date: 1909-1911

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B082

Description: Contains scriptual texts and references, whakapapa and cosmological notes including a list of the children of Rangi and Papa, a list of `po', a list of houses built in various heavens and a narrative of various cosmological events Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1870-1915

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: MSY-4817

Description: Maori Land Court assessors book; contains ver batim evidence (in Maori) of questions and answers in cases concerning various blocks of Maori land in the Wairarapa district (especially around the South Wairarapa Coast and Hurunuiorangi), including whakapapa and information about sites of significance; also contains other Wairarapa whakapapa and an account of Ngaoko-i-te-rangi written by Henare Te Whaiti; also contains some financial records from the Rongokako Maori Council; also contains some loose leaf whakapapa and miscellaneous correspondence

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: 1911

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B027

Description: Contains extensive information about the ownership and administration of the Pouakani Block by Wairarapa Maori, including lists of owners, lists of successors, the election of the managing body, the purchase of livestock and equipment, the dispatch of workers to Pouakani, restrictions on land use and financial management details and regulations Also contains notes about the marriage of Hemi Te Miha, some biographical notes about Wi Parata, notes about the sale of large land blocks in Wairarapa including the boundaries of land sold, sale prices, number of sellers, reserves and other benefits promised; also contains whakapapa and waiata, notes about the death of Tutepakihirangi Also contains notes about Tamatea and the migration of the Takitimu canoe, information about the peace-making between Wairarapa and Te Ati Awa in the 1830s; a copy of a draft petition to Sir James Carroll calling for an end to the purchase of Maori land, a copy of a speech of welcome to Sir James Carroll and other politicians at the unveiling of the Tamahau Mahupuku monument and a copy of a speech by Te Whatahorro to a hui at Papawai, criticising Whenua Manihera and discussing the administration of Pouakani Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black soft cover, 20 cm., vol numbered 16