An ancestor of the Ngāti Toa people. Tūpāhau was the great grandson of Mango, a famous Tainui warrior chief, and grandfather of Toarangatira. He was a noted warrior chief in his time and Toarangatira strived to emulate his famous grandfather, and in turn, acquired great fame for his deeds.
Tūpāhau, active 1675?
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Manuscript
Haimona Patete - Diary
Date: 1901-1913
From: Patete family : Diaries and other papers relating to Haimona Patete
Reference: MS-Papers-5689-01
Description: Diary of activities; accounts, details of lands owned by Patete and land rentals; whakapapa of Patete family and associates; Hoiere (Marae) Committee minutes Also contains local births and deaths records Includes fragments of Ngati Toa whakapapa from Tupahau to Te Maunu - Kimihia - Te Kanae - Te Uira and Wineera Te Kanae. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Manuscript
H T Whatahoro Jury - Minute book of meetings at Papawai
Date: 19 Feb 1900
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B068
Description: Contains minutes of several meetings held at Papawai, Greytown, in preparation for a large hui to raise funds for the New Zealand forces fighting in the South African War; also contains a schedule of correspondence related to the hui; also contains waiata, haka, whakapapa and historical narratives about Ngati Kahungunu occupation in Wairarapa, the origin of various place names, conflicts involving Ngati Kahungunu, and notes about the migration from Hawaiki Also includes whakapapa from the Tainui ancestor Mango to Raiha Puaha (Ngati Toa), and stories about Mango, Kaihamu, Uetapu, all ancestors of the Ngati Toa; and Whatihua, also of the Tainui confederation. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: no covers, 20 cm
Manuscript
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.