A chief of the Ngati Kaitangata tribe of Taranaki and son of Tohikura. He was also the first cousin of Hone Tuhata (Patuhiki), and an uncle of Tamihana Te Karu of Waikanae. Te Koihua was a celebrated warrior who migrated to Kapiti in the 1820s-30s. He first settled at Waikanae and later relocated to the top of the South Island. He was a powerful and influential leader and a fierce warrior who distinguished himself in the migratory wars of the Ngati Toa and Te Ati Awa.
Te Koihua, active 1840
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Manuscript
Register of male and female population - He Tuhituhinga o nga tangata o te Hahi - Nelso...
Date: 1843-1845
From: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese : Central and parish records
Reference: MSZ-0084
Description: Contains a census of the Anglican Maori male population of the Nelson area, with occasional notes about various individuals Also contains the names of various Maori pa and kainga in the greater region and names of (some) of the occupants. Arrangement: Boxed together with MSZ-0080, MSZ-0081, MSZ-0082, MSZ-0083, MSZ-0085, and MSZ-0085A-C (folders) Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Manuscript
H T Whatahoro Jury - Native Land Court Assessors book
Date: 1892
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B060
Description: Contains notes about various succession and subdivision cases heard by the Maori Land Court in Masterton and Nelson, including verbatim evidence Includes evidence about the settlement of the top of the South Island by the Ngati Tama, Ngati Rarua and Ngati Koata tribes, and boundaries between these tribes. Physical Description: ½ maroon, dark green boards, 33 cm Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.
Manuscript
Francis Dart Fenton - Te Ati Awa whakapapa charts
Date: 1898
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MSI-Papers-0189
Description: Two large and extensive whakapapa charts prepared by Chief Judge Fenton from evidence given in the Maori Land Court by various informants relating to the many owners of the Waitara and Te Teira Blocks, Taranaki. Also identifies `rebels' who were anti-government. These charts show the relationship of a number of leading Te Ati Awa chiefs between Waitara, Waikanae and the top of the South Island. These charts have been removed from MS-Papers-0189-B037. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 charts). Physical Description: Mss