A famous battle fought about 1780 between the paramounts of Ngati Toa (Pikauterangi) and Ngati Mahuta (Te Rauangaanga) and their allies. The battle was fought at Ngaroto, near Taharoa (Kawhia). This battle is said to have been the largest in Maori history and included tribes from as far away as Whanganui in the south and Kaipara in the North, about 10,000 participated. Although Pikauterangi's army was numerically superior it was severely routed by the Waikato who won the day. The name Hingakaka refers to the many high ranking chiefs who fell on the battlefield that day, slaughtered in great numbers like parrots !
Hingakaka, Battle of, N.Z., 1780?
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Manuscript
Te Kairangi, Atanatiu, fl 1870-1913 : Ngati Toa history and whakapapa
Date: 1881
By: Te Kairangi, Atanatiu, active 1870-1913
Reference: Micro-MS-0949
Description: Arranged in four parts this journal explores the history and whakapapa of the Ngati Toa people. It includes detailed whakapapa from Marangaiparoa, son of Toa Rangatira, with a special emphasis on the relationships between Ngati Toa and other closely related Kawhia tribes. The manuscript also details the migration of the Tainui and Te Arawa canoes to Aotearoa, with accompanying karakia; Purakau, or short historical narratives, about numerous Ngati Toa tupuna (ancestors); The migrations of the Ngati Toa tribes from Kawhia to the Kapiti district; And an examination of Maori theological concepts, and includes a discussion about the descent of the Maori people from Adam and Eve. Also records the baptism of various people into the Mormon church at Takapuwahia pa, Porirua, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Publication - This manuscript may be the original source material used by Sir Maui Pomare for the book "Legends of the Maori", 2 volumes [1930]. Other - Microfilmed in 2001 from original in private hands Manuscript journal by Atanatiu Te Kairangi, later acquired by Sir Maui Pomare. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. 0.01 Linear Metres.
Manuscript
Correspondence and notes for papers
Date: [ca 1924-1929]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: 80-115-04A/03A
Description: Papers submitted for consideration for publication, with related correspondence. Includes notes by R D McCully on Ngati Kahu of Doubtless Bay giving details of Ngati Kahu's history, the story of the chief Parata and the canoe Mamaru, and waiata & haka; ; by J H L Waterhouse on Luangiua language, Lord Howe (Ontong Java) Atoll; by David Teviotdale on Maori relics found near Otago Heads; by R Firth on Maori fencing methods and a Maori ladder; a biography by T W Downes on incidents in the life of Te Kere Nga-tai-e-Rua (includes whakapapa of Ngataierua & Ratana), a prophet & tohunga of the upper Whanganui district; by George Graham on battle of Hingakaka and ancient Waikato wars, as narrated by Noka Hukanui of Ngati Apakura; and a tale of revenge by Korekore (of Te-Uri-o-Hau; lived with Ngapuhi), written by John White. Also includes a copy of a written ohaki (dying speech) of a chief (?) leaving his dying instructions for the management of his lands after his death. Written in 1843 for Te Hemara Tauhia & others. Quantity: 1 folder(s).