Porutu, Ihaia, 1817?-1886

Date: n d

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-099

Description: Contains notes about the game Muu (draughts), with information supplied by different Maori informants. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: ca 11 Sep 1985

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Giblin, Ross, active 1980s-2000s

Reference: EP/1985/4066-F

Description: The first of ten carved pou being laid in place during the Waiwhetu Marae's 25th birthday celebrations. Photograph taken by Evening Post staff photographer Ross Giblin, circa 11 September 1985. Shows Waiwhetu trustee and former secretary of Maori Affairs Kara Puketapu, Waiwhetu Marae member Teri Puketapu, and Marae chairman Richard Luke, handling the pou which was named after former local chief Ihaia Porutu. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negatives, 35mm

Date: 1853-1930, 2011

By: Pitt-Porutu family

Reference: MS-Group-1947

Description: Papers of the Pitt-Porutu family, mainly comprising correspondence, plans, land documents, deeds, agreements, financial records and various receipts. These papers mainly relate to the business interests of Henare Pitt Porutu, his son, Arthur Pitt, and their families. Source of title - Supplied by Library The Porutu family are a notable family in the history of land settlement in Wellington, and espesically the Pipitea pa site. Te Rira Porutu of Te Matehou was a principal Te Ati Awa leader at Pipitea pa and a signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi. His wife, Te Awa, was closely related to the Taranaki prophet Te Whiti-o-Rongomai. Henare Apiti Porutu, also known as Henry Pitt, a brother of Ihaia Porutu and cousin of Te Whiti o Rongomai. Involved in Maori land claims in the Hutt Valley, Wellington, from mid 1850s to early 1900s. His first wife Ann Smith emigrated to New Zealand in 1851. Quantity: 10 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr D C Pitt, Auckland, Mar 2011

By: Tahiwi, Mairatea, 1908-1997

Reference: PAColl-1199

Description: Cartes de visite of Charlotte Porutu, Mrs Porutu, Arthur Pitt-Porutu, and Ihia Porutu Photograph of Henare Pitt-Porutu Quantity: 7 photocopy/ies in one envelope.

Date: [ca 1863-1924]

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others

Reference: MS-Papers-2260-062

Description: Names of all individuals and/or families entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Between 1870 and 1883

From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors

Reference: PAColl-4558-1-18

Description: Portrait of Ihaia Porutu, a Te Ati Awa chief of the Wellington district and second husband of Eleanor (Harena) Brown, taken, probably in the 1860s or 1870s, by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Ihaiha Porutu, Port Nicholson, m Mrs Brown. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 10 x 6.5 cm (irregular image) on mount 10.2 x 6.5 cm

Date: Between 1866 and 1875

From: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, d 1905 :Photographs relating to the Robinson, Brown and Peck families, and portraits of politicians and governors

By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901

Reference: PA2-0598

Description: Carte de visite portrait of Ihaia Porutu, Te Ati Awa chief of the Wellington region, taken, probably in the late 1860s, by William Henry Whitmore Davis of Wellingtron. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Ihaiha Porutu Port Nicholson Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).