Ria (Lea) was the eldest daughter of Wineera Te Kanae (a great grandson of Te Rauparaha of Ngati Toa) and his first wife Harata Cootes, also of Ngati Toa. Born in the Wairau in 1869. Named after her father's mother. She married Ringi Horomona, who descended from Nohorua (Te Rauparaha's elder brother). Ringi and Ria had five children. Her daughter Oriwa married Natanahira Te Umutapu (d 1932), the second son of Wi Parata Te Kakakura MHR (1835-1906), also of Ngati Toa.
Horomona, Ria Te Uira, 1869-
Horomona, Lea, 1869-, Wineera, Lea, 1869-, Wineera, Ria Te Uira, 1869-
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Manuscript
Harata Solomon drafts
Date: [ca 1988-1989]
From: Fyfe, Judith Mildred de Visme 1944- : Papers of the Matriarchs
Reference: MS-Papers-4416-19
Description: Contains holograph notes, clippings, whakapapa and original transcripts of the interview with Solomon. One of these transcripts is unmarked and one has been proofed, edited and corrected. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Audio
Interview with Harata Solomon
Date: 12 Aug 1988
From: The Matriarchs Oral History Project
By: Solomon, Harata Ria Te Uira, 1925-1993
Reference: OHInt-0048/09
Description: Harata Solomon was born 22 January 1925 in Otaki, one of eleven children, and was brought up in Waikanae. Discusses her name and whakapapa on both parent's sides. Discusses her paternal grandfather, Kaka Kura Wi Parata, a chief of Ngati Te Kowhai, Ngati Toa and Te Atiawa and his wife who was of Ngati Raukawa descent. Talks about arranged marriages, communal living and sharing in Maori society. Discusses Waikanae, living off the land and traditional diet. Talks about her memories of her mother and being looked after by her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Discusses her father and his involvement with the Ratana religion and her family marae, Whakarongotai, in Waikanae. Talks of her cultural identity, modernity and assimilating into Pakeha culture in the 1930s and 1940s. Recalls her childhood pastimes, memories of the Depression and the number of people the family had staying. Discusses her grandmother's death, the division of labour in Maori society, her bicultural life and Maoritanga. Talks about her education at Waikanae, Hukarere Boarding School and Wellington Teachers' Training College. Talks about Ratana and Mormon teachings and lack of sexual instruction. Discusses her own faith as a member of the the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints and a Mormon. Recalls the Waikanae community and poi, haka, taiaha and mere activities. Discusses women clearing tapu on the marae and her aunts and their passing down of knowlege and the place of Maori women. Talks about her commitment to teaching, the impact of World War II on her whanau, her marriage after the war and her husband and children. Venue - Wellington : 1988 Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - Sound Centre, National Library, Wellington Arrangement: Tape sequence - OHC-4150-4151 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Transcript(s) available OHA-1637 and OHDL-000576.
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Group family portrait with Haana and Wineera Te Kanae : Ko matou me a matou tamariki, m...
From: Wineera family :Photographs of Te Rauparaha Wineera and other members of the Wineera and Cootes families
Reference: 1/2-181941-F
Description: Studio portrait of Wineera Te Kanae (centre right) and Haana Wineera (centre left) and family. At rear from left are Pene ? (Ngati Koata); Wiremu Wineera; Hohepa Wineera; Ringi Horomona. Centre left: Heraani Wineera Pene with child; Wineera Te Kanae; Haana Wineera; Ria Te Uira (seated far left with child on lap). The other small children are, from left: baby unknown; Te Kanawa Wineera; Te Rauparaha Wineera; Pineamine Wineera. Girls remain unidentified. Order of names may not be correct for the younger children. Information from Matiu Baker, Ngati Toa project 2001. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) (copy of original print returned to owner). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative 125 x 100 mm