Ngai Tahu Member of the House of Representatives for Southern Maori, 1879-1881. Son of Werita Tainui (d. 1880). Father of Hoani Tainui. He grew up at Kaiapohia (Kaiapoi) Pa, Canterbury. In 1857, he acted as a guide to Leonard Harper and a man named Locke in their exploration of the Hurunui River and Harper's Pass, when gold was found at the mouth of the Taramakau River on the West Coast. (Source: Dictionary of New Zealand biography (1940), Vol 2, p. 358. Committed suicide at Arahura in October 1885 (West Coast times, 20 Oct 1885, p 2).
Tainui, Ihaia, -1885
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Manuscript
Printed papers re Maori lands
Date: 1865-1893
From: Mantell family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0083-147
Description: Public Notice (26 August 1879) by the Maori Committee appointed to investigate and take proceedings against the Crown for the confiscation of Maori lands during the Maori-European land wars. advising Maori about their rights in relation to confiscated lands Also includes newspaper article about the desire of Ngati Toa to impose strict guidelines for the proper carriage and behaviour of its members in the Pa. This code was devloped to suppress drunkeness and its associated problems, and manage traditional Maori land usage (ie. selling, rental, lease etc) Other Titles - Te Waka Maori o Niu Tireni, Tihema 14, 1876. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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[Turner, George] 1833-1911 :Maori passengers Ihiah Tainui, M. H. R., his wife and Maria...
Date: 1879 - 1880
By: Turner, George, 1833-1911
Reference: A-032-035
Description: Five men on the near bank of the River Bealey with a ladder propped against a telegraph pole. They are sending a parcel of food across the river via the telegraph wires to M. P. Ihaiah Tainui on the other side. Also on the other side are a woman, presumably Mrs Tainui, with a babe-in-arms and a child. In the distance to the right is a stranded coach. Ihaiah Tainui was Member of the House of Representatives for Southen Maori, 1879-1880. The artist has mis-spelled Ihaiah Tainui's first name. It also seems likely that he has mistakenly interpolated an "and" in between the words "wife" and "Maria" so that the title should read "his wife Maria", not "his wife and Maria". Attributed to George Turner (1833-1911) at the time of purchase. In a very similar style to other drawings by Turner and the handwriting below the work is also similar to inscriptions on other work by Turner. Other Titles - Ihaiah Tainui and his wife Maria Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in pencil. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 131 x 183 mm Provenance: Previously owned by Christchurch art dealer, Norman Oberg, with a large collection of Turner's work.
Manuscript
Notebook / H K Taiaroa
Date: 1880-1892
From: Lewis, Frank B, fl 1946-1977 : Papers relating to the Taiaroa family
Reference: MSX-3569
Description: Contains various historical events and related whakapapa and waiata of the Ngai Tahu tribe. Relates the stories of the settlement of Taumutu; the death of Riki Pana (a Pakeha); Tuterakihuanoa, a taniwha; various stories about tuna (eels); the story of the Pouakai, or Moa. Also contains a number of small untitled photographs and miscellaneous papers Also contains information relating to the death of Te Peehi, paramount chief of Ngati Toa, and 8 other chiefs at Kaiapoi Pa, Christchurch, and mention of the Ngati Toa invasion of the South Island. Contains the whakapapa of Peneta Nohoa, the father of Wi Neera Te Kanae of Ngati Toa and great grandson of Te Rauparaha. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph and photographic material (23 cm, black morocco)