Ngāti Kahungunu woman of mana, wife of Iraia Te Whaiti. Daughter of Paranihia Te Hāpoki and Hōhepa Āporo.
Te Whaiti, Kaihau Te Rangikakapi Maikara, 1863-1937
Kaihau Te Whaiti - Land records
Date: 1905-1963
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6571-167
Description: Contains records and correspondence about the land holdings of Kaihau Te Whaiti in the Wairarapa district Also contains the will of Ani Ratima Ropiha
Anaru family : Whakapapa book
Date: [ca 1900]
By: Tuhokairangi, Anaru, active 1860s
Reference: MS-Papers-6312
Description: Copy of a whakapapa book of the Anaru family; contains detailed whakapapa showing the descent of the family from various hapu; also contains information about the birthdates of family members and whakapapa for related families Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopy)
Framed wedding photograph of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri Enoka and family members ...
Date: [1912]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: PA9-110
Description: Photograph taken on the verandah of the Te Whaiti homestead `Te Karearea', Greytown of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri (Mary) and family members, including his parents Iraria and Kaihau Te Whaiti, 1912 Refer to Loan Deed for information about the conditions of deposit Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print, 37.5 x 30 cm, in wooden frame, 69 x 64 cm
Framed wedding photograph of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri Enoka and family members ...
Date: [1912]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: PA9-111
Description: Photograph taken on the verandah of the Te Whaiti homestead `Te Karearea', Greytown of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri (Mary) and family members, including his parents Iraria and Kaihau Te Whaiti, 1912 Refer to Loan Deed for information about the conditions of deposit Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print, 36.8 x 29 cm, in wooden frame, 63 x 53 cm
Kaihau Te Whaiti - Ratana Church records
Date: 1926
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6571-168
Description: Contains records and correspondence about the Ratana Church in the Wairarapa
Framed wedding photograph of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri Enoka and family members ...
Date: [1912]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: PA9-109
Description: Photograph taken on the verandah of the Te Whaiti homestead `Te Karearea', Greytown of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri (Mary) and family members, including his parents Iraria and Kaihau Te Whaiti, 1912 Refer to Loan Deed for information about the conditions of deposit Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print, 38 x 35 cm, in wooden frame, 65 x 65 cm
Whakapapa, waiata and land records
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)
Kaihau Te Whaiti - Kai Tahu papers
Date: 1904-1962
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6571-163
Description: Contains records and correspondence about the land holdings of Kaihau Te Whaiti in the South Island, and related material about Kai Tahu
Kaihau Te Whaiti - Land blocks
Date: 1934-1961
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: fMS-Papers-6571-17
Description: Contains informationabout land owned by Kaihau Te Whaiti at Kaikoura
Te Whaiti family - Whakapapa
Date: 1904-1923
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6571-169
Description: Contains Te Whaiti family whakapapa from Kai Tahu and the Wairarapa district
Wedding photograph of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri Enoka and family members
Date: [1912]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: PAColl-D-1045
Description: Photograph taken on the verandah of the Te Whaiti homestead `Te Karearea', Greytown of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri (Mary) and family members, including his parents Iraria and Kaihau Te Whaiti, 1912 Refer to Loan Deed for information about the conditions of deposit Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 420 x 575 mm on mount 540 x 705 mm
Letter to Kaihau Te Whaiti
Date: 1933
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6571-092
Description: Letter from J F Thompson (lawyer) to Maikara Te Whaiti (aka Kaihau Te Whaiti) about land rentals for land at Kaikoura
H T Whatahoro Jury - Whakapapa book
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
Kaihau Te Whaiti - Kai Tahu papers
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
Whakapapa and waiata
Date: 1908-1916
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6571-020
Description: Whakapapa book written by Kaihau Te Whaiti for her mokopuna Moetekakara Te Whaiti; also includes related waiata
Framed wedding photograph of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri Enoka and family members ...
Date: [1912]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: PA9-112
Description: Photograph taken on the verandah of the Te Whaiti homestead `Te Karearea', Greytown of George Te Whaiti, his bride Meri (Mary) and family members, including his parents Iraria and Kaihau Te Whaiti, 1912 Refer to Loan Deed for information about the conditions of deposit Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print, 35.8 x 28 cm, in wooden frame, 69 x 64 cm
Portrait of an unidentified woman
Date: [1920s?]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: PA9-144
Description: Black and white photographic head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified Māori woman with moko kauae and hair styled in a long braid. Possibly identified as Maikara Āporo. Photograph has been hand coloured. Information from donor, 2022. Maikara Āporo also known as Kaihau Te Rangikakapi Maikara Te Whaiti. Mother also known as Maikara Āporo. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted in wooden frame. Physical Description: Black and white handcoloured photograph Provenance: Previously owned by Iraia Te Whaiti and then inherited by Hohaia i te Rangi at Whakatomotomo Road, South Wairarapa. Passed to Te Whaiti whānau in 2022.
Iraia and Kaihau Te Whaiti and family
Date: [1890-1930]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
By: Dimond & Hart (Firm); Tosca Studio
Reference: PAColl-7910-03
Description: Photographic portraits taken between ca 1890 and ca 1930, of Iraia and Kaihau Te Whaiti and their children, grandchildren and associates. Photographs mainly by unidentified photographers, but one is by Tosca Studio of Wellington. - Includes images of Kaihau with her daughters and grand-daughters wearing korowai and other styles of cloaks. - Also includes Kaihau Te Whaiti with other family members dressed in mourning clothing including pare kawakawa (mourning wreaths). They are shown seated on the verandah of a house with items laid out in front of them on a cloak and whariki (mat). The items include men's clothing, a mere, a kotiate, a photograph and a tokotoko (walking stick). - Also includes image of unidentified man (on left, who was the Senior Warden of the Lodge), Iraia Te Whaiti (middle) and H A Parkinson (on right, who was the presiding Worshipful Master), all dressed in Freemasons Regalia, taken by unknown photographer in 1904. The occasion is likely to be on 9 Sep 1904 when Te Whaiti was accepted as a master mason in the Greytown Lodge. (He became a member of the Greytown Lodge of Freemasons in June 1904). Also includes a piece of ephemera relating to a photograph order for an opaltype of this image which is also held by the Library (see reference PA15-001). The photographic ephemera indicates the Dimond & Hart created the opaltype, and has instructions relating to colourisation of the image. - Named individuals include: Putuputu and Ruia-i-te-rangi (Ruia), and Rumiria. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 19 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera.
George and Meri Te Whaiti and family
Date: [ca 1912 - 1970s]
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
By: Billens, Henry, 1846-1936; Christopher Bede Studios Limited; L C Scott Ltd; Shanly, F J, active 1911
Reference: PAColl-7910-05
Description: Photographs of George and Meri Te Whaiti, their family, and associates, taken ca 1912 to ca 1970s. Photographers include Billens (of Palmerston North), Christopher Bede (of Auckland) L C Scott (of Wellington) and Shanly (of Greytown - probably the same photographer based in the Hawke's Bay). - Includes nine images of George and Meri Te Whaiti's wedding in 1912. - Also includes a series of images of George Te Whaiti dressed in Freemason's regalia (also some manuscripts material and photographic ephemera related to these images from Christopher Bede Studios Ltd dated 1959). - Also includes two images associated with a centenary celebration, which could be the Greytown Centennial Celebrations in 1940. These include an image of George Te Whaiti dressed in a piupiu, and a group portrait taken from above of a large group of people dining in a hall. This has been photographed from above. - Named people include: Kaihau, Hera, Kere, Agnes, Maikara, Ngaoko-i-te-rangi, Harry and John Te Whaiti. Also Patihona Kokiri, Sarah Poihipi, Bishop Bennett, Ben Couch, Ralph Hannan, E C (Neddy) Holmes and Mrs Holmes. These last four people are shown in an image of "Mr and Mrs Holmes passing the deeds of Te Hopai Farm to the Minister of Maori Affairs Hon Mr Hannan, for the Maori Education Foundation" which occurred in 1963. Relationship complexity - The frame from PAColl-05-07 is now at PAColl-26. Quantity: 30 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour original photographic print(s). 6 item(s) of photographic ephemera.
Miscellaneous correspondence
Date: 1920-1932
From: Te Whaiti family : Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-6571-218
Description: Contains miscellaneous correspondence and accounts to various members of the Te Whaiti family