Ngati Toa chief and tohunga associated with the Ngati Te Maunu and Ngati Kimihia. Te Kanae was the eldest son of Te Matoe, killed at Parawera ca. 1821, and Hinekoto, an elder half sister of Te Rauparaha. It is said that his face was untattooed because his blood was too tapu to spill. He was a brother of Rawiri Puaha and Hohepa Tamaihengia.
Te Kanae, Wiremu, active 1861
Wi Te Kanae, active 1861
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Manuscript
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).
Manuscript
Haimona Patete - Diary
Date: 1901-1913
From: Patete family : Diaries and other papers relating to Haimona Patete
Reference: MS-Papers-5689-01
Description: Diary of activities; accounts, details of lands owned by Patete and land rentals; whakapapa of Patete family and associates; Hoiere (Marae) Committee minutes Also contains local births and deaths records Includes fragments of Ngati Toa whakapapa from Tupahau to Te Maunu - Kimihia - Te Kanae - Te Uira and Wineera Te Kanae. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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Waiata (Maori and English) of the Maori wars / translations by Sir George Grey
Date: [ca 1853]
From: Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898: Maori manuscripts
Reference: MSY-2129
Description: Contains English translations of waiata mostly without the Maori originals, some numbered to correspond with waiata published in `Nga Moteatea me nga Hakirara' (1853) Translated by Grey before 1854; previous titles: Poems written by Sir G Grey from the dictation of natives - generally accompanied with entire or partial translations. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (79 leaves).
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Manuscript
Native Land Purchase Commissioner - Papers
Date: 1860-1864
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0006
Description: Contains correspondence with regard to the purchase of Maori land in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa in particular, and in Porirua to a lesser extent; some of the correspondence relates to the addressing of Maori grievances arising from the sales; also contains some correspondence about the conditions of McLean's employment and his role as a provincial politician Includes minutes of meeting held at Takapuwahia (26 Sep 1861) concerning charges brought against W N Searancke by Te Kakakura Wi Parata over a Ngati Toa land dispute. Quantity: 1 folder(s).