Pūrākau

Date: 1937

Reference: MS-1789

Description: Produced by a group of East Coast Native school teachers in collaboration with Mr Pine Taiepa, a Maori carver of the Ngati-Porou tribe, East Coast. Includes a legend explaining the use of 3 fingers common in Maori figures Quantity: 1 volume(s) (23 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (duplicated) (26 cm; grey cloth) Includes diagrams

Date: 2008

From: Walker-Taiapa, Ralph: Recordings and papers relating to Pineāmine (Pine) Taiapa

By: Walker-Taiapa, R Peter, active 2008

Reference: MS-Papers-9104

Description: Comprises typescript of reminiscences of Pine Taiapa of his training in oral tradition on the marae at Tikitiki. Also includes details of the life of Pine Taiapa and of his whakapapa and family, compiled by R Peter Walker-Taiapa. Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s) 43 pages. 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 15 January - 27 February 2019

By: Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: ATL-Group-00590

Description: Twitter crawl conducted by staff at the Alexander Turnbull Library relating to the Te Matatini kapa haka festival held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) from 21 - 24 February 2019. This dataset contains 5,581 tweets related to the Te Matatini festival. They were collected between 15th January-27th February 2019 from the public Twitter API using Twarc. The Te Matatini Society promotes Māori performing arts, including a biennial National Kapa Haka Festival. The 2019 festival was won by Ngā Tumanako of Tāmaki Makauru, with Te Pikikotuku o Ngāti Rongomai, and Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui placing second and third, respectively. Quantity: 1 data set(s). 668 digital image(s). 5 Electronic document(s). Processing information: The data from the crawls was combined and deduplicated. Images in the dataset were harvested separately by the Library using a Python script. The Library unshortened shortened URLs in the Tweets, and conducted a WARC crawl to captured HTML pages referred to in the Tweets.

Date: [1844-1936]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-89

Description: Research papers and drafts relating to Cowan's book on the Tongariro National Park. Includes Maori legends and waiata from the Taupo area. Arrangement: A part of bundle 10 in original listing. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1884

From: Stratford, Peter : Epsom Trust collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11750-09

Description: Bound handwritten speech in three parts by Mr Hammond of the Native Land Court. Part 1, Native Traditions; Part 2, Native customs and etiquette; Part 3, Maori legends. Written in pencil before the beginning of part 1 is as follows `A lecture delivered in Auckland New Zealand in September 1884 at St [Sepulders] School rooms by Mr [Hammond] the Registrar or Chief Clerk of the Native Law Court one of the best authorities in Native Customs etc in New Zealand as in that Court all Native titles are adjudicated upon & the natives all own their land by descent & tradition.' Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0 Linear Metres.

Date: 2006

From: [Posters and other ephemera of A3 size relating to Maori issues. 2006]

Reference: Eph-C-MAORI-2006-01

Description: Each poster shows a montage design based on photographs. The "Korero Hau Kura" set contains posters for the following Maori proverbs: Kia mau ki te aka matua; kei mau ki te aka taepa (Grasp the vine planted in the ground, not the vine from the heavens) He poporo tu ki te hamuti (A cherished one, standing undaunted in adversity) Ka tuhi Kaitangata (A mark of Kaitangata) Hauhake tu, ka to a Matariki (A time to harvest as Matariki sets) Ae ko Hotumauea te tangata nei (Yes indeed this person is Hotumauea) Ka maru koe i toku pureke, he kahu pitongatonga (The hem of my fine cloak will shelter you) Nga Reo o Aotearoa, "Voices of Aotearoa"; a collection of treasured Maori stories, contains posters about the following stories: Arai-te-uru - Canoe which brought Rongo-i-tua and his people to New Zealand. It was wrecked at Matakaea and its kumara cargo became the Moeraki boulders. Kahukura - the story of his tricking the patupaiarehe while they were fishing Kuiarau - while bathing in a small lake at Rotorua she was taken by taniwha. Her husband Tamahika asked the gods to kill the taniwha, and they did so by boiling the lake waters. Kaiwhakaruaki - a man-eating taniwha who was killed by warriors near Parapara Golden Bay, after a fight during which he killed many of the warriors. Kua mau i te ao - the story of the naming of Mauao (Mount Maunganui), Puwhenua's mountain suitor who was caught (mau) by the light of day (ao). Nukutaimemeha - Maui's canoe, whose resting place is Mount Hikurangi. Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, 300 x 420 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2006.

Date: 1889 - 1906

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B023

Description: Contains notes about the occupation of land near Greytown by the Ngati Muretu hapu, and a draft letter complaining about land sold by someone that does not own it; contains cosmological information, including whakapapa of various deities and a detailed account of the life of Maui Tikitiki; also contains notes about practices and traditions associated with childbirth and the instruction of children in martial and practical arts; there are also notes about practices within whare wananga and the conditions placed on students There is a narrative about Ngatoroirangi of the Te Arawa canoe, and a warning about incorrect whakapapa and the use of repetitive names to inflate a whakapapa; there is also a discussion of the relevance of traditional knowledge in contemporary society There is a narrative dictated by Te Wera Hauraki and Tarahau in 1837 about Ngati Awa, recited by Te Matorohanga to Te Whatahoro at a later date; the narrative describes the arrival of Ngati Awa at Whakatane and their conflicts with the resident tangata whenua, which includes a detailed physical description of these people; there is a narrative about the migration of Toi and Whatonga to New Zealand and their subsequent settlement There is a narrative of 19th century conflicts involving Waikato and Taranaki tribes and subsequent events, whakapapa (including some taken from the Journal of the Polynesian Society), karakia associated with various practices and activities (including notes about the performance of karakia by tohunga), and waiata (including notes from Sir George Grey's `Nga Moteatea' There is a narrative about the birth of Tuteremoana of the Ngai Tara tribe, with related waiata; a list of place-names and pa sites in the Wellington area and some notes about conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu; there are also notes about the proceedings of a whakapapa hui held at Papawai in 1906, including an address by H P Tunuiarangi Other - 5 loose pages are inserted in the beginning. One page is titled `Te Ngakiatotara', another 2 pages are titled `Kereitaone' and the other is a list of names from Ngati Awa Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (32 cm; maroon boards)

Date: 1855-1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B014

Description: Contains cosmological notes about Rangi and Papa, the children of Rangi and Papa, the separation of Rangi and Papa, the creation of women, the flight of Hine-nui-te-po and the death of Maui, notes about the divine origins of various items and practices, and the various activities of the children of Rangi and Papa Also contains notes about conflicts involving Manaia at Hawaiki, and a subsequent flight to New Zealand and further fighting in New Zealand There are notes about 18th and 19th century conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu, including waiata, and subsequent peace-making in the face of external invasion; there is also a `genealogy' of whare wananga Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, black boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 4

Date: 1896

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B018

Description: Contains whakapapa and cosmological notes about the creation of the universe, including the origin of all stones and winds and various other items and practices Also contains notes about the introduction of greenstone to New Zealand and notes about Ruaumoko and his marriage to a human woman Also contains notes about Wairarapa Moana, including a draft testimony about Wairarapa Moana and related geographical features, foods gathered, hapu that gathered food, pa and mahinga kai, politics associated with the ownership and sale of the lake, sale of adjacent land, minutes of a meeting about the lake and notes about the administration of lake-related issues Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (33 cm; marbled paper cover)

Date: 1865 - 1900

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B007

Description: Contains cosmological notes about Io, the twelve heavens, the children of Rangi and Papa, the separation of Rangi and Papa, the ascent of Tane to fetch the baskets of knowledge, the divine origin of various items and practices, and notes about Maui and Tawhaki Also contains notes about practices and concepts associated with the whare wananga, whakapapa (cosmological and human), and notes about the migration to, and settlement of, New Zealand There are autobiographical notes about Te Whatahoro as well as waiata, haka and karakia There is an extensive index at the start of the volume Publication - 3 copies of pages 1 to 379 have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 20 September 1929 Publication - 3 copies of pages 380 to 444 of this volume have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 19 October 1929 Other - [One of 4 volumes lent to L D S] Variations in title - Spine - Ancient Maori history Contents: There is a note regarding the compilation of this volume and a statement of ownership pasted in the beginning pages. Also leaves are stamped with the `Komiti seal' - seal of approval as being passed and correct Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, blue bindings, 33cm., vol numbered 4 - Spine title "Ancient Maori History" Finding Aids: For a very detailed description of what this particular volume contains see `Offprint from the Journal of the Polynesian Society, June 1994 vol.103 no.2, pages 118-120' in inventory folder.

Date: 1895

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B016

Description: Contains notes about places associated with Kupe in Wellington and Wairarapa, whakapapa, financial records by Tuta Nihoniho and miscellaneous notes about land management There is a lengthy account of the destruction of the Te Arawa canoe by Raumati, and subsequent events, and a related narrative about Raumati's son, Ngarue and his activites and family There are haka and waiata, a list of pa in Taranaki and related iwi, notes about the origins and settlements of various iwi, notes about greenstone, and a narrative about conflicts between Te Ati Awa and Waikato, and the subsequent migration of Te Ati Awa along with Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa to the Wellington area There are notes about the arrival of Pakeha in New Zealand before Captain Cook, and a note in Elsdon Best's hand that states that much of the information in the manuscript was extracted from the Journal of the Polynesian Society and other published sources Also contains the names of several muskets belonging to the Ngati Toa which were named in a waiata composed by the wife of Te Pukoro, a Ngati Tama/ Ati Awa chief killed in the Wairarapa in the late 1820s. This lament was composed and sung at Waikanae to rouse the Ngati Toa to seek revenge for the deaths of the Ngati Tama and Ati Awa in the Wairarapa. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ maroon, black boards, 24 cm., vol. numbered 9

Date: 1820-1906

From: Alexander Turnbull Library : Maori Manuscripts Librarian working notes

Reference: MS-Papers-6373-28

Description: Contains copies of letters from various Maori and missionaries from all over the North Island with holographic notes appended in the hand writing of Piripi Walker of Ngati Raukawa, some with translations. Includes photocopies and commentary on the 1855 Northland document "Kote pukapuka ote Tarakona". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopies with mss annotations

Date: 1857

From: Taylor, Richard (Rev), 1805-1873 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0953-5

Description: Holograph text of `The Taupo martyrs' (titled `The Martyrs of Taupo' at end) ; probably a Maori myth Written while returning to NZ on board the `Lancashire witch' in 1857 Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: [18--]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-098

Description: Contains waiata and haka from Ngati Porou and Ngati Kahungunu; contains cosmological notes about the creation of the universe; also contains narrative accounts about various demi-gods including Maui, Tawhaki and Pourangahua (this last account includes details of the fetching of the kumara to New Zealand); also contains an account of the Ngati Kahungunu migration to Heretaunga following conflicts involving Rakaihikuroa Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1971-1972

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-133

Description: Letters, notes and copies of plans relating to his reminiscences of surveying in the Manawatu-Wanganui region in the early 1900s. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1895

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-023

Description: Contains notes on various Māori-related subjects. There is a full contents list at the front. Includes transcript of notes by G H Davies on Māori-Pākehā children. Also comprises notes on death ceremonies - cremation; Kāi Tahu death ceremonies, as well as karakia, waiata and whakataukī including tapu lifting practices. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Processing information: Description updated 19 September 2023 following information provided by a staff member.

Date: 1931 to 1934

From: Craddock, Gerald Rainsford :Assorted photographs including New Zealand locations and Kashmir, India

Reference: PA1-o-116

Description: Album of tramps, camps, and other boy scouting activities, chiefly photographed by Gerald Rainsford Craddock, who was an active scout member and later scout master during the 1930s at Otorohanga. Maori legends and hand-drawn maps accompany the photographs, bringing New Zealand geography and history alive to the young scouts. Outings include following Te Kooti's trail, searching for caves where moa bones have been found, and climbing to various trig stations in the Waikato area. Other images show competitions for scouting badges and first aid instruction. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black leatherette cover, loose-bound album, 18 x 30 cm

Date: 1903-1939

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-62

Description: Includes articles, pictures and other material on Maori history, health, and religion as well as geography, language, science and volcanology Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter

Date: 1850-1857

By: Cooper, George Sisson, 1825-1898

Reference: MS-Papers-1644

Description: Two drafts of a journal from Taupo to Taranaki section (2-10 Jan 1850) of an overland expedition with Sir George Grey and Te Heuheu Tukino III. Describes Maori, legends, way of life, countryside, tangi for Te Heuheu II and conflict over reburial. Also notes of the journey overland from Auckland to Ahuriri detailing route, describing state of roads etc (1857); and `Acrostics,' written at Kawau, Christmas 1850, a poem Publication - Published in edited form as Journal of an expedition overland from Auckland to Taranaki....Auckland, 1851. The Auckland to Ahuriri trip is published in Report C1 in the AJHR, 1862 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopies)

Date: n d

From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5220-058

Description: Contains the iwi and regional history of the Taumarunui area Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript