Tarawhiti, Karaka, active 1917-1918

Date: 1907

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-12

Description: Contains a copy of an account by Hemi Matenga about the rescue of seamen from the shipwreck Delaware in Cable Bay, Whakapuaka (Marlborough region) with a related news clipping from the New Zealand Times, an original account by Te Whatahoro about the recording of cosmological and other information from Te Matorohanga and other tohunga, and about the production of books based on the material, which is reproduced by the New Zealand Times (translation by Keys), and where Te Whatahoro names Keys as his agent for sales of the books There is also an account by Te Whatahoro about the incestuous relationship between the Ngati Kahungunu ancestor Rakaihikuroa and his granddaughter There are letters to Keys from Maori about personal affairs, Maori vocabulary and whakatauki (in answer to questions by Keys), notes about the Kuaka (Godwit) and its place in Maori tradition, ethnographic notes (again in answer to questions by Keys), and notes about a potato blight and a measles epidemic at Omaio There are also copies of letters from Maori to James Carroll; one of the letters contains a report on a major Kingitanga gathering at Waahi in 1907, and the other letters are from Nireaha Tamaki seeking government assistance with food to supply a four month whakapapa hui at Dannevirke, and noting that Tamaki's potato crops were blighted Quantity: 1 folder(s) 16 pieces. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: ca1917

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: qMS-0200

Description: Contains notes about various topics including whare wananga information about the creation and nature of the universe and the settlement of New Zealand by different waka, including Aotea, Te Arawa, Takitimu and Horouta (including related karakia); also includes notes about the fostering and harvesting of eels, fish, agricultural produce (including kumara), and notes about whakatauki. Information recorded from - Moihi Torohanga, Hakaraia Pahewa of Te Kaha, Pita Kapiti, Te Whatahoro Jury, and Karaka Tarawhiti. (Includes an index) Source of title - Title from spine Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1852, 1911-1930

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0072-07

Description: Contains letters to Best from a number of Maori scholars; the letters contain ethnographic information about the history of various iwi (including whakapapa and karakia) and about various Maori traditional tools and practices; the letters also contain some information and commentary about contemporary events and the collection of this type of material; there are individual letters about the Ringatu Church and about the Mormon Church; there is also an account of a meeting between King Tawhiao and John Ballance in the early 1880s There is also a number of mid 19th century Maori letters that have been collected from a number of sources; these letters cover a wide range of topics including land tenure and disputes with Pakeha Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece level inventory available.