Māori (New Zealand people) - New Zealand - South Island

Date: 1895

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-023

Description: Contains notes on various Māori-related subjects. There is a full contents list at the front. Includes transcript of notes by G H Davies on Māori-Pākehā children. Also comprises notes on death ceremonies - cremation; Kāi Tahu death ceremonies, as well as karakia, waiata and whakataukī including tapu lifting practices. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Processing information: Description updated 19 September 2023 following information provided by a staff member.

Date: 1860

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B001

Description: Contains notes about the circumstances in which Te Matorohanga dictated the material, which includes cosmological notes about Maui, Mataaho and the divine origins of various items and practices; there are also notes about Kupe, Toi and Whatonga and the discovery and settlement of New Zealand The text also discusses the interaction between the original inhabitants and the Maori settlers; there are also discussions about the activities of the canoe commanders in discovering and naming places around the North Island; there are also extensive whakapapa, waiata and karakia There are notes about the settlement of Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Wellington which were subsequently used by Best for journal articles, there are also annotations in Ngata's hand that refer to another publication Publication - Material has been used in `The Lore of the Whare Wananga' according to annotations thoroughout the book Relationship complexity - Some of the material was also published in 'The Land of Tara' , an article written by Elsdon Best for the Journal of the Polynesian Society between 1917-1919 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1930

From: Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].

By: New Zealand Newspapers Ltd

Reference: B-185-083-1

Description: Drawing on the cover of Brett's Christmas number for 1930 shows a scene in the South Island high country, with bush-covered hills, glimpse of a mountain river, and snow-capped peaks. In the left foreground is a group of Maori, one of whom is sitting on the ground peeling one of a pile of potatoes. There is a metal container and a large kete beside her. Another woman sits beside her, and another (a mother with her baby on her back) stands beside them. Beyond is a Maori man with a staff, and a whare with two figures sitting in front of it. There is a tall straight-trunked tree in the right foreground. The shape of the snowy range and landscape is taken from a photograph of Mount Cook and the Fox Glacier, by George Chance (photo also reproduced in Brett's Christmas number 1931, page 9) Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on sheet folded to 427 x 310 mm.

Date: [ca 1950-1958]

By: Vance, William, 1899-1981

Reference: MS-Papers-0111

Description: Files and newspaper clippings concerned with Vance's work gathering local historical material as Historical Research Officer in Timaru Quantity: 125 folder(s). 0.72 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: [ca 1934-1947]

From: Carrington, Arthur Hugh, 1895-1947 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0079-03

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: n d

By: Garven, Peter D, active 1975

Reference: Micro-MS-0781

Description: Contains genealogical tables of the Ngai Tahu tribe with comprehensive index Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (3 volumes). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: [ca 1920-1930]

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-138

Description: Notes mainly relating to Maori in the Southern part of the South Island. Includes account of invasion of Te Puoho of Otago, Maori camps, Te Kahu, place names and customs. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1930

From: Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].

Reference: B-185-010

Description: Design drawing for the cover of Brett's Christmas number for 1930 shows a scene in the South Island high country, with bush-covered hills, glimpse of a mountain river, and snow-capped peaks. In the left foreground is a group of Maori, one of whom is sitting on the ground peeling one of a pile of potatoes. There is a metal container and a large kete beside her. Another woman sits beside her, and another (a mother with her baby on her back) stands beside them. Beyond is a Maori man with a staff, and a whare with two figures sitting in front of it. There is a tall straight-trunked tree in the right foreground. The shape of the snowy range and landscape is taken from a photograph of Mount Cook and the Fox Glacier, by George Chance (photo also reproduced in Brett's Christmas number 1931, page 9) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Gouache on board, 420 x 305 mm.