Tawhai, Hone Mohi, 1827?-1894

Date: Apr-Aug 1881

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 77-248-04/1

Description: Identified correspondents entered under Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Mar-May 1881

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 77-248-03/3

Description: Identified correspondents entered in Name field below; also includes coded telegram from Sir John Hall re Parihaka, interview with Te Whiti Quantity: 1 folder(s). Includes printed map of Mikonui Water Race near the settlement of Ross [Totara District]

Date: 1836-1886

From: Colenso, William, 1811-1899 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0031-03

Description: Contains miscellaneous correspondence, Maori letters and telegrams The Maori letters contain information about the Hauhau movement in the Hawkes Bay area, reports of deaths, community conflicts and prison escapes, and information about the Maori language and Maori proverbs Language - Some letters in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: [ca 1926]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: 80-115-04A/03B

Description: Papers submitted for consideration for publication. Includes a whakapapa chart copied by T W Downes from notes by Walter Buller which were dated `Christmas 1860'. Chart starts with Rangi and Papa and finishes with 1860 entries, noting where some iwi and hapu started. Also includes articles and notes by George Graham on Nga Rakau o Tu-tangi-mamae, an ancient carved house of Otakanini, Kaipara; on He Taki Kiore - a charm; on Rongo-Matua-Tonga, the Maori god of peace; on Ngai-tai tribe of Torere, East Coast; on Oparuparu pa carvings; on the hangi or umu in ancient Britain; on the lament for Nukutawhiti by Hone Mohi Tawhai; and on Kaharau, an incident of divination by human sacrifice. Also Notes on a Tatooed Chief: an Urewera Survival, by R W Firth, with a photograph and drawing of Waewae Te Kotahitanga (Tuhoe); and letters from E E V Collocott on Tonga. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Includes photographs and sketch

Date: 1879-1886

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-14

Description: Contains letters from Maori to various Maori language newspapers, including Te Wananga and Te Korimako; these letters cover a range of topics including Maori land tenure, Maori commerce, the opening of a church building, and wish list for the contents of the newspapers Also contains letters addressed to John White, about employment prospects, and ethnographic research Quantity: 1 folder(s) (24 leaves). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1868-1874

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0151-12

Description: Contains letters from Maori to John White with regard to land tenure in the Northland region, employment for Northland Maori; also contains a letter from Pehimana to Mete (Kingi?) and Te Keepa (Rangihiwinui?) about fighting at Taranaki; also contains some letters from Hawkes Bay about land issues there Quantity: 1 folder(s) (28 leaves). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1892, 1897-1920

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-276

Description: The letters from Tuta Tamata deal with various questions put by Smith to Tamati; the letters from Hare Hongi contain the whakapapa of pre-Hawaiki settlers in New Zealand, Maori vocabulary, laments, and notes about fake clairvoyants; the letters from Hone Mohi Tawhai contain information about Polynesian Society business, the whakapapa and traditional history of Northern tribes, details about Hawaiki placenames in the Taitokerau area, and information about the Ngati Awa occupation of the Taitokerau. In addition there are letters from H E Thom, 1919 (2); and letters to and from George M Thomson 1915 (3). Quantity: 1 folder(s) (29 pieces).

Date: 1908-1941

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-191

Description: Papers and photographs relating to ships, waka, and trees. Includes a heavily annotated clipping of 'Four men in a canoe', published in the 'Freelance Christmas Annual', 1910; research notes from Percy Smith's 'Peopling of the North' including waka names, place names, 'pihe' which was recited upon the death of Nukutawhiti II, given by Hone Mohi Tawhai, which also includes notes relating to the Kawerau people of the Waitakere and Mahurangi. Includes photographs of wool ships 'Avon', 'Waitangi', and 'Loch Garve' (1908); the 'Calcutta', a 'colonial passenger liner'; the warship 'Herald' arriving at Kororāreka in the Bay of Islands (as painted by Captain M T Clayton); a photograph of Teo Reene (of Porirua) circa 1905; and clippings related to trees and plants. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Lithograph at A-472-023..

Date: 1879-1899

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-145

Description: In English and Maori, with pages 150-199 in Cook Islands Maori The Maori letters are addressed to Hone Mohi Tawhai, Rev Hauraki Paora, Kahui Kararehe, Timi Waata Rimini and Takaanui Tarakawa; they deal with Polynesian Society business, and the collection of traditional information from the various informants Quantity: 1 volume(s) (250 leaves).

Date: 1880-1881

By: Gibbs, William Brickell, 1844?-1898

Reference: PA2-0771

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Hone Mohi Tawhai taken by William Brickell Gibbs. Inscriptions: H M Tawhai (Written on carte de visite) The person depicted in this photograph was identified in the Facial Recognition project results as a likely match to the person depicted in photograph PA2-0499. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: The photograph described in this record was included in a Library Facial Recognition project conducted in 2018. The project used an open source Python algorithm and verification by staff to find facial matches across a dataset of digitised carte-de-visite photographs held by the Library.

Date: 5 Jul 1870

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0694C-07

Description: Only contains contemporary English translation acknowledging Tawhai's support Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 186-?

From: Haines, Bernard Gilpin, b 1842 :Photographs compiled while on active service with the 18th Royal Irish Regiment during the New Zealand Wars

Reference: PA1-f-027-49-6

Description: Portrait of Hone Mohi Tawhai (1827?-1894), Nga Puhi leader and politician, taken in the 1860s by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 8.5 x 5.2 cm (visible image, with rounded top) in window mount on album page

Date: 1860-1870

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0444

Description: 58 letters written from Auckland and Hokianga, 1860-1870. Includes letter in Maori to Maning from Hone Mohi Tawhai, 1869; from Hoani Makaho Te Uruoterangi, Akarana, 1870; unsigned letter in Maori written from Weretana to Te Rauparaha, Sep 1869; T H Maning to his father, 1870; Maning to White, 1870; Harry H King to Maning, 1870. Includes piece-level inventory, 1860-1876 & undated (excluding 1969 acquisitions) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (53 pieces).

Date: 1878-1884

From: Ramsden, Eric :Photographs relating to Ramsden and his family and Maori subjects

By: Clarke, William Henshaw, 1831-1910

Reference: PA2-0499

Description: Inscriptions: Mount verso - beneath image - W H Clarke Wellington NZ Photographer The person depicted in this photograph was identified in the Facial Recognition project results as a likely match to the person depicted in photograph PA2-0771. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: The photograph described in this record was included in a Library Facial Recognition project conducted in 2018. The project used an open source Python algorithm and verification by staff to find facial matches across a dataset of digitised carte-de-visite photographs held by the Library. This record was previously titled "Clarke W H fl 1878-1884: Portrait of unidentified man". The descriptive title and name fields were updated in October 2019 using information generated by the project.

Date: 21 May 1873

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0697B-09

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: 28 Sep 1854

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0678B-11

Description: Written from Oruru regarding land sales Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 1882

From: S P Andrew Ltd :Portrait negatives

By: Clarke, William Henshaw, 1831-1910

Reference: 1/1-018643-F

Description: Photographic copy of a montage of photographic portraits depicting members of the 1882 House of Representatives. All portraits taken by William Henshaw Clarke of Wellington. Copy of montage made by S P Andrew Ltd. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 30 Aug 1865

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0689I-13

Description: Letter regarding local news and information regarding conflict on the East Coast Quantity: 1 piece (5 pages on 2 leaves).

Date: [ca 1850-1869]

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0702H-11

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: Nov 1869-Jan 1870

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-1269

Description: The diary begins with a brief account of a visit to Waiheke and on to Thames and Coromandel, where he negotiated about goldfields land with the local Maori leaders. Most of the diary records a visit to the Bay of Islands and Hokianga in December 1869 and January 1870. Included are accounts of his conversations and impressions of the old chief Tamati Waka Nene, meetings with Hone Mohi Tawhai of Waima, and Te Tai Papahia. He stayed several days with Judge Frederick Maning. Included are notes on the attitudes of the various chiefs, northern Maori history, and on Europeans and Maori suitable for appointment to various positions. Other - Transcription is included in MS-1287 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph