1821-1822 Ngāti Toa migrations to Kapiti, led by Te Rauparaha.
Te Heke Mai Raro (Māori migration)
Rangipito - An account of some of the hekes or migrations of the Taranaki and other tri...
Date: Apr 1887
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-128
Description: Contains an account of the various heke of Ngati Toa and Te Ati Awa to the Kapiti district between 1820 and 1833, with reference to inter-tribal wars and disputes during this period. Rangipito use's the term "Uruuru-purumu" to describe the 19th century musket used by Maori. Other - Hardcopy inventory says "Compare mss version in S P Smith papers 21 (d)" Quantity: 1 folder(s) (40 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript and 2 pages of mss
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.
Te Ahukaramu (Charles Royal) - Writings (Kati au i konei)
Date: 1991-1994
From: Royal family : Papers (Te Whanau a Roera Hukiki Te Ahukaramu)
Reference: MS-Papers-5100-13
Description: `Kati au i konei : he kohikohinga i nga waiata a Ngati Toarangatira, a Ngati Raukawa' Contains original material relating to the publication of `Kati au i konei' Includes written explanations from various sources about the history of the Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa tribes as related through waiata and supporting whakapapa. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts