Lived at Raumati in 1989, and in New Plymouth in 1995. Received an MBE at Te Ruapekapeka Marae, Urenui in 1995; may have had associations with the Chatham Islands. Friend of Michael King. Matarena Marjorie Rau-Kupa (Aunty Marge, or Marge Rau Cooper) was a leader and mentor in Taranaki, monumental in shaping health, arts and culture, politics, education and community support. Article in the Taranaki Daily News on 01/01/2011, in which it says she died earlier in the week at the age of 98.
Rau-Kupa, Matarena Marjorie, 1912?-2010
Album of photographs of People of the Chatham Islands
Date: 1860s-1980s
From: Wills Johnson, Kate Miria, 1929-1995: Papers and photographs relating to the Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-964
Description: People of the Chatham Islands, and people with Chatham Island associations. There are photographs of people attending a Chatham Island picnic at Days Bay, Wellington, in 1989. Other photographs are of groups of people attending the centennial of Te One school in 1985. There are family photographs, many of them copies from originals and more modern colour prints of family get togethers. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Previous access statement 'Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission" was removed in May 2022.
Nga reo a nga wāhine Māori. He kupu whakataki. Wāhine tapairu
Date: 1995
From: Te Reo Irirangi o Te Upoko o Te Ika: Recordings
Reference: OHC-031716
Description: Wāhine tapairu recording on women and leadership features Matarena Rau-Kupa and Te Ripowai Higgins. Title taken from item. Recording produced by Ministry for Women's Affairs. Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s) 59 minutes 24 seconds duration.. Search dates: 1995 Processing information: Description created from item label/housing. Item has not been previewed as part of processing. Write-protection tab removed by Library.
Karanga - Nga Reo o Nga Wahine Maori: Voices of Maori Women
Date: 1995-1996?
By: New Zealand. Ministry of Women's Affairs
Reference: OHColl-0331
Description: Māori women interviewed on various topics. Quantity: 8 C62 cassette(s). 15 DAT tape(s). 15 event(s) - radio programmes. 16 event(s) - programme sub-masters. 14 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Provenance: Archival recordings on DAT held at the Language Resource Centre at Victoria University of Wellington. The DAT recordings deposited with this collection are copies made at the LRC.
Correspondence (A-Z) (some unidentified)
Date: [1969-1975]
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: 85-080-01/14
Description: Letters and cards from various friends of King; identified persons entered under Name. Includes notes, postcards, `The Great invocation', King's first marae greeting in Maori Maori and clippings about awards, competitions etc; card from R; letter from Pat, Karori, Wellington; Judy Williams or Wright, Wellington; Fay; card from writers' workshop participants. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers relating to the publication of Moriori; a people rediscovered
Date: 1989
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: 97-042-07/10
Description: Includes correspondence with Penguin Books, press releases re book and copies of reviews and newspaper comments Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts and printed matter
Correspondence (J-Z)
Date: [1978]
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: 85-080-02/08
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence relating to Moriori; a people rediscovered
Date: June 1989-Jan 1990
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: 97-042-02/08
Description: Identified persons entered under Name; also includes card from Bunty [?] Preece and families; copy of letter to Bill [?] Burt and letters with names not filled in relating to completion of `Moriori' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts
Correspondence (P-Z)
Date: [1977]
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: 85-080-02/06
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1768
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. All scenes were taken inside the gallery with visitors viewing the paintings by Selwyn Muru. Some people are identified including Ngahina Okeroa (wearing a crocheted blanket over her dress (frames 1, 4 & 12); Marjorie Rau-Kupa (frames 3 to 6, 11 & 12); Huirangi Waikerepuru (frames 3 to 6, 10 & 11); and Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan (frames 10 & 12). A number of women are wearing Raukura feathers (of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1763
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. Scenes at the beginning of this sequence show people on the outskirts of the Dowse Gallery area watching proceedings (frames 1 to 5). People identified in the images who are linked with the ceremony include Ngahina Okeroa, Huirangi Waikerepuru, and Marjorie Rau-Kupa coming towards the welcoming party (frames 7 to 12, with Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan seated to their right). In frame 12: Bruce Stewart (with beard, lying down); Don Selwyn (centre), and Rawiri Paratene (carrying a child, on the right). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1766
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. Some scenes show ceremonies, whakatau, in association with the opening, with a group in frames 1 to 3 singing. They include Marjorie Rau-Kupa and Whetu-Tirikatene-Sullivan, Ngahina Okeroa and Netta Wharehoka (frames 1 to 3). They are also seen seated in the audience (frames 5 to 8) listening to speeches with Huirangi Waikerepuru beside them (frame 5). Maarire Goodall is seen with the photograph of Te Whiti (frames 9 to 12). Hone Tuwhare is seen in frames 4 & 12). A number of women are wearing Raukura feathers (of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1771
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Pārihaka by Selwyn Muru. All scenes were taken inside the gallery with the space becoming a marae. People are gathered around tables, or relaxing on mattresses on the floor. Those who have been identified include Rawiri Paratene (frame 3, and in costume in a telling of the history of Pārihaka, frame7); Ngahina Okeroa (in the centre, frames 2 & 11); Tungia Baker (in the background with Bruce Stewart back to camera in frame 6); Marjorie Rau-Kupa, Ngahina Okeroa and Netta Wharehoka (frame 11), and Selwyn Muru lying on a mattress with his arm raised (frame 12). A number of women are wearing Raukura feathers (of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
By: Goodall, Charles Murray Maarire, 1935-2015
Reference: AW-1769
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. All scenes were taken inside the gallery with the space becoming a marae, so people are seated on the floor, socialising and listening to speeches. Those identified include Selwyn Muru (frames 1 & 2, 5 to 8, and 10-11); Ngahina Okeroa (frame 1); Marjorie Rau-Kupa (frames 1 & 2, 7 & 8, 10 & 11); Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan (frames 4 to 6 & 9) and Maarire Goodall (frames 6, 7 & 9). A number of women are wearing Raukura feathers (of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 11 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1764
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. Some scenes show people on the outskirts of the Dowse Gallery area watching proceedings (frames 1, 2 & 10). A man kneeling beside a poster advertising "Parihaka" is lighting a cigarette while setting up his camera on a tripod (frame 8). Among those identified are Wiremu Parker, among the welcoming party (wearing a white blazer, frames 4 to 7); Huirangi Waikerepuru speaking to the crowd (frames 11 & 12), and seated behind him are Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan and Marjorie Rau-Kupa. A number of women are wearing Raukura feathers (of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1765
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. All scenes show members of the audience listening to speeches in the forecourt at the Dowse. People identified include Huirangi Waikerepuru with Marjorie Rau-Kupa (holding a photo of Te Whiti) and Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan (frames 1 to 3 and 10 to 12). Ngahina Okeroa and Netta Wharehoka are seen next to Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan (frame 4). A number of women are wearing Raukura feathers (of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Māori Land March, arrival and welcome at Parliament
Date: 1975
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1393
Description: All images relate to the arrival and welcome at Parliament for the members of the Māori Land March in October 1975. Frame one shows a group of kuia (including Matarena Marjorie Rau-Kupa who is holding up an umbrella) sitting on a bench in the grounds of Parliament. Members from the Ngāti Pōneke marae performing the welcome are seen in frames 2 & 3, and 9 to 12. Māori kuia Harata Solomon is seen leading the welcome in frames 9 to 12. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1760
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. People identified in the images include Tiahuia Gray (frame 1, out in front); Marjorie Rau-Kupa (on the left in light coloured outfit), Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, Ngahina Okeroa, and Netta Wharehoka (frames 2 & 3, 6 & 7); Rawiri Paratene (frame 8, wearing a hat, carrying a child); and Maarire Goodall (frame 11, wearing a Swanndri jacket). Numbers of women, of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa are wearing Raukura feathers. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1767
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. Some scenes show ceremonies, whakatau, speeches, and hongi, before finally entering the gallery to view the art. Huirangi Waikerepuru (holding a photograph of Te Whiti), Marjorie Rau-Kupa (wearing Raukura feathers), Ngahina Okeroa and Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan are seen seated in the audience (frame 1). Ngahina Okeroa is also seen in frame 12, wearing a crocheted blanket over her dress. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Dowse Art Gallery, during the opening of an exhibition on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru
Date: 1979
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AW-1770
Description: All images taken at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, during the opening of an exhibition of a major series of works on Parihaka by Selwyn Muru. All scenes were taken inside the gallery with the space becoming a marae. Prayers and ceremonies are being held, with Selwyn Muru and Marjorie Rau-Kupa participating with another young woman (frames 1 to 3), and (in frames 1 & 2 Huirangi Waikerepuru is seen on the left). Others who have been identified include Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan (frames 4 & 5); Netta Wharehoka, Ngahina Okeroa and Michael King (frames 5 & 6); Selwyn Muru is also seen in frame 9, & in frame 10 with Tungia Baker; Hone Tuwhare (frames 8 & 11) with Tungia Baker (frame 8) and with Sam Hunt (frame 11). A number of women are wearing Raukura feathers (of Taranaki/Te Ati Awa). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film
Photograph album relating to National conference in Blenheim 1992
Date: 1992
From: Ngā Puna Waihanga: Records
By: Hanly, Gillian Mary, 1934?-
Reference: PA1-q-1310
Description: Album containing photographs of the National conference in Blenheim in 1992, at Omaka Marae, taken by Gil Hanly. Images include weaving, performing of music, waiata, taonga puoro, spoken word/theatre, stone tool making, stalls, and food preparation. Some of the people featured include Te Atairangikaahu, Diggeress Te Kanawa, Para Matchitt, Te Aue Davis, Richard Nunns, Hirini Melbourne, Brian Flintoff, Marge Rau-Kupa, Miriama Evans, Keri Hulme, Bruce Stewart, Dante Bonica, Koro Wetere, Ranui Ngarimu, Reihana (Doe) Parata, Wi Kuki Kaa, Rangimoana Taylor, and Brian Potiki. Title supplied by Library. Photographs in this album relate to some prints in PAColl-10676-2 which were taken at the same event. Quantity: 1 album(s) 66 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and gold album with plastic sleeves containing photographs, 29 x 19.8 cm.