Te Wai o Moe

Date: [ca 1930's]

From: Mosen, Neville Herbert, 1914-2004: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1867

Description: Photograph album created by Neville H Mosen of Raetithi. Contains views related to trips taken by the Tongariro Tramping Club and views related to the Mosen family and friends. Taken by Neville Mosen circa 1936 to 1937, and possibly some taken by other unidentified photographer(s). Contains scenic views and views of the Club members on bush walks and skiing in Tongariro National Park, featuring Ruapehu, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and surrounding environs, the Pinnacles at Blue Bluffs, Ruapehu crater lake, Tama Lakes, The Chateau, Whakapapa glacier, Karioi Lakes, Mangawhero River and various tramping huts. Bruce Davis, an amateur photographer who lived in Raetihi is identified. Also includes views of Raetihi township and Horopito locality, Napier, Tauranga (rail bridge and The Strand), and Ngauruhoe erupting (possibly 1937 eruption). Also includes views of Tom Parker posing with the fountain he gifted to Napier in 1936 and scenes of a parade and bonfire in Raetihi to mark the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Also includes the wedding of Gwen Wise (circa 1930s) 5 loose prints have page numbers noted and are in an envelope at the front of the album. Source of title - title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black album bound with string and featuring an embossed image of mountains and a sun and the word 'Photographs' on the front cover, 21.5 x 27 cm

Date: 1920

From: Harris, Esme Enid, 1913-1993 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-214

Description: Snapshots of a group (identified only by Christian names or nicknames), on a climbing and skiing holiday in the Ruapehu District in 1920. Names given are Kit, Babs, Ma, Nutty and Cliff. Other Titles - Ruapehu. 1920 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Grey soft card cover entitled `Ruapehu 1920', lettered in white ink; 14.5 x 17.0 cm

Date: 1911

By: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918; Daniell, Charles Edward, 1856-1939

Reference: PA1-o-188

Description: Views of the Mangatarera Stream and Mount Holdsworth opens a record of a climb to the summit of Holdsworth. The party consists of six women and about five men. There are views of the stream and the swing bridge leading to the Holdsworth track; several shots of the Mountain House with the climbing party arranged along the veranda, and Mr McGregor's party who had arrived on horseback to fix the water tank; the climbing party grouped in the bush on the way up the mountain and on the open alpine ridges; a surveyors tent in the alpine tussock; the party eating beside the Holdsworth Trig; views of the Tararua Ranges from the summit of Mount Holdsworth. Interspersed among the main image groups are photographs of a trip to Rotorua. This involved a group of people in two motor cars. There are images of the Hamurana Stream and Springs at Rotorua, and of children diving for pennies at Whakarewarewa. Views of mounts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe, the Mangaehuehu Stream, the Crater Lake and the crater on Ngauruhoe, and mountaineers crossing the ice field on Ruapehu and climbing Ngauruhoe. There is a view of Matterhorn Peak the name of which was changed to Girdlestone Peak in 1922. Two images of a surveyors' camp in the Waimarino Bush. The Tern Arch and Little Hawke's Crag on the Buller Gorge road. A view of Lake Tarawerea from the top of Mount Tarawera. The final photograph is a view along the beach to Pencarrow Head, Wellington. Pasted inside the front cover is a cutting from `The Weekly News', Wednesday, December 26, 1945, entitled `New Zealand's highest memorial' by JWG, describing the renaming in 1922, of Matterhorn Peak (Tongariro National Park) to Girdlestone Peak in honour of Hubert Earle Girdlestone after he was killed in action in August 1918. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - To Mr and Mrs Daniell with kindest recollections from a very old friend, Hugh Girdlestone, March 1911 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brownish green cover, 25 x 20 cm Provenance: The album had been presented to Daniell in March 1911 by Hubert Girdlestone.

Date: [1920s?]

From: Hunter, Thomas Alexander (Sir), 1876-1953: Albums and photographs

Reference: PA1-o-234

Description: Scenes of a group of men tramping in the central North Island. Views include a number of tramping huts, mountain scenes, and a few with the group identified by surname only. Names include Von Haast, Hoggard, Morrison, Maitland, Major Wyman, Beaglehole, Jerram and T A H (Thomas Alexander Hunter). Most photographs probably taken by Thomas Alexander Hunter. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Outer cover of dark cream buckram, 28 x 22 cm; with small coverless album inside, 17 x 21 cm

Date: 1904

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908].

Reference: E-599-014/015

Description: A light sketch from a high point showing the mountains, bush and plains in the central North Island. The lake in the centre is probably the Crater Lake, and Mount Ngauruhoe appears at the right. Other Titles - 11 November 1904 Extended Title - From his Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908, pages 14-15. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on double page spread in sketchbook, 135 x 346 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.

Date: 1934

By: Whites Aviation Ltd

Reference: PA7-53-21

Description: Close-up aerial view of the crater lake on Mount Ruapehu. Taken by Whites Aviation during winter of 1934 Negative No 3255 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 24 x 29 cm

Date: 1906-1909

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-o-1227

Description: This album is an anthology of views of Mounts Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro from 1906 to 1909, and includes a climbing trip up Mount Egmont. Included are details of the mountains such as the Crater Lake, the crater on Mount Ngauruhoe, Ngauruhoe erupting Easter 1909, climbers on the Wangaehu and Mangaehuehu glaciers, views of snow fields and peaks near the summit of Ruapehu, climbing parties, and various lakes in the area. These include Tama Lakes, Lake Rotoaira, and the Blue and Green lakes on Tongariro. There are images of waterfalls on the Makatote River, the Whakapapanui Stream, the Mangawhero River, on a branch of the Mangatoetoenui Stream, and below the Wangaehu Glacier. There are also two views of Ruapehu Hut and views of Ruapehu from the locality of Rangataua, south west of the mountain, described in the album as "Rangataua Bush" and "Rangataua lake". Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1906

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908].

Reference: E-599-029/030

Description: A sketch showing onlooers at the crater lake two days after an eruption, with several descriptive annotations. A note at lower left says that the eruption took place on Thursday 15 March 1906, at 11.45 a.m. Notes indicate the peak Para te Taitonga at top right. At lower right a note says: "Deep holes caused through hot stones falling on ice, sulphur deposit around edges of holes". Other notes indicate: glacier and snow, ice, black deposit, solid ice cliffs, milky grey-blue water, steam amd yellow fumes, black hummocks of deposit 4-5 feet high, lake boiling. Other Titles - 17 March 1906 Extended Title - From his Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908, pages 29-30. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on double page spread in sketchbook, 135 x 346 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.

Date: 1912-1913

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-o-1223

Description: There are three general groups of images in this album. The first records a holiday to the Volcanic Plateau, taken by a group of men over Christmas 1912, where they climbed Mounts Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro. The story starts with the group outside the 14 miles stables where they hired a wagon to transport them into the mountains. The route they took was from the north eastern side of Ruapehu to the Waihohonu Hut situated between Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. They climbed Te Heu Heu Peak and then trekked across the snow to the Crater Lake returning to Waihohonu Hut and a dip in the Waihohonu Stream. The next day they set out for Mounts Ngarauhoe and Tongariro. They paused at the source of the northern branch of the Waihohonu Stream on their way to climb to the crater of Ngarauhoe. By the end of the day they reached the Ketetahi Hut on the northern slopes of Tongariro near the Ketetahi Springs. The next day they tramped out via Lake Rotoaira to Tokaanu where they set up camp on the shores of Lake Taupo. The Party then moved north to Wairakei and Rotorua taking in stops at the Huka falls and the Aratiatia Rapids. From Rotorua they returned to Wellington by train. The next group records a hunting trip into what is today the Haurangi State Forest Park in the south eastern Wairarapa in February 1913. There are views of the camp with Girdlestone's mother and another woman visiting. The area depicted is in the valley of the Turanganui River and the surrounding hills. Images include native forest views, a forest fire, hunting pigs with dogs, riding horses, the corpses of wild pigs, groves of Karaka trees, and partly cleared land. The third group of images are of social and sporting events associated with two houses. In both cases the sport depicted is men and women playing tennis. Other images include a child driving a peddle car, views of the "Devon" wrecked on the rocks at Pencarrow Head 25th of August 1913, and women and children with horses. The last image in the album is that of a young woman writing as she holds a telephone reciever to her ear. Quantity: 1 album(s).

Date: 1908-1910

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-o-1226

Description: There are three main groups of images in this album. The first is about a climb up Mount Tarawera in September 1908. It includes views of the craters and the rift resulting from the eruption, and views over the surrounding countryside from the summit including lakes Tarawera and Rotomahana. The party also did some sailing in a launch on the lakes before moving on to the Waimangu thermal area and Wakarewarewa. The second group feature railway viaducts being constructed on the main trunk line in May 1908. Those depicted are the Makatote Viaduct, the Hapuawhenua Viaduct, and the Taonui Viaduct. There are two photographs of the road bridge over the Makatote River, and two photographs of the party picnicing in the bush by the river. The third group relates to climbing Mounts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe over Easter 1909, and again over Easter 1910. There are views of Ngauruhoe erupting, the Mangaehuehu Glacier on Mount Ruapehu, the Crater Lake, the Ohinepango Spring, the party on both mountains, and a view Of Paretetaitonga Peak on Mount Ruapenu. Other images are photographic postcards one of which shows a group of Ohakune Boy Scouts on Mount Ruapehu (this group also includes four women). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 8 March 1894

From: Cowan family: Collection

By: Allen, George Frederic, 1837-1929

Reference: A-472-008

Description: Watercolour depicting view of Crater Lake on Mount Ruapehu showing rocks and snow. The artist has painted himself into the image. There are two figures standing on the peak. Handritten text below the image reads "Sketched from a point inside the crater on the North side, about 50 feet above the level of the water, on March 8 1984 - Mr Blacket's photo taken from the opposite side of the crater, was done about a year before. Mr Dunnage's first photo taken from the opposite side of the crater, was done about a week after this sketch. His second photo taken from the opposite side of the crater was done in April 1895 soon after the erruption of March 10 1895. The black blot in the left foreground is my head. The two figures on the ridge on the left are Mr Willis and my son Frank. The little stream with a waterfall is just over my head, behind the sharp little rocky peak and between it and the snow-field. The high South peak "(the second peak from the South)" is the rock a little to the left of the centre, against the sky-line." Inscriptions: Verso - top left - Return to Geo. Fred. Allen. [in ink]; Recto - top left - 14 [in pencil]; Recto - beneath image - Sketched by Geo. Fred. Allen 3pm March 8, 1984 [in ink]; Recto - beneath image - {Te-wai-o-moe / The water of sleep} [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 100 x 175 mm adhered to card 172 x 226 mm Transfers: Watercolour was removed from PAColl-10460-09 for housing purposes..

Date: 1930

From: Gibbens, Ken :Photographs of New Zealand, Australia, California, Hawaii, Samoa and Fiji

By: Gibbens, Ken, active 1920s-

Reference: PA1-o-836

Description: Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1906

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908].

Reference: E-599-044/046

Description: The account of the eruption starts on page 46 and works back over page 45 and 44. Text reads (in part): "Whilst SS "Tongariro was crossing L Taupo on Thursday Mar 15/06, a huge column of steam was seen ascending from Ruapehu Mt and it was thought by those on board that thermal activity was once more in vogue in the crater lake of the mountain - as a party organised by Mr Meers was onboard en route for the mountain, it was suspected that a trip full of interest was underway. Accompanying the party was Mr H P Norton of Auckland also Capn Ryan of the steamers. Mr A Warbrick was a passenger on departmental business to Tokaanu ... the base of the mountain was reached here the interest began for evidences of former gigantic volcanic activity was noticed everywhere, huge lava flows &c. A stiff climb was now encountered up the lava ridges to the right of the "Skate" Glacier and as we ascended magnificent panoramic views were unfolded at every turn. .. admiring the magnificent panorama and cloud effects were now advancing from the w[est] due to the great activity of Ngauruhoe pouring out volumes of steam & dust ... when we got on ridge overlooking lake, an indescribable scene met our gaze on all sides the pure snow and ice was covered with a dark grey cloak of mud and ash making a singular looking appearance ... on arriving on edge of lake a close investigation showed considerable change since last being there. The ice cliffs on S side of lake were smashed to pieces whilst on N side the ice had been completely cleared off the lava where formerly it was very deep. Cleared off no doubt by the amount of hot water which fell there ..." Other Titles - 15 March 1906 Extended Title - From his Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908, pages 44-46. Quantity: 3 pages of holograph / handwriting. Physical Description: Pencil handwriting on three pages of sketchbook, each page 173 c 135 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.

Date: 1958 to 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8810

Description: Transparency slides of New Zealand selected by Mr Williams as a representative collection to be used in a series of lectures on his return to England. This group includes both slides Mr Williams took himself, and slides he purchased. This sheet shows a sheep drover on horseback with a pack horse and two dogs herding a flock of sheep near Gisborne; a woman sitting on a tree stump overlooking Lake Taupo and the mountains; fumarole vents near Lake Taupo; the Chateau Tongariro on Mount Ruapehu; a man standing beside the Crater Lake on Ruapehu; Mount Ngauruhoe; a garden in New Plymouth; a distant view of the house "Tupare" near new Plymouth; Mount Egmont; views on the road to Tokaora; railway line running through the centre of Palmerston North; the Manawatu Gorge; a street in Masterton; the Wairarapa plains and sheep farms; a stand of cabbage trees; dry riverbed of the Putangirua River en route to the Putangirua Pinnacles, and a view of the Pinnacles. The slides are not in his original numerical sequence, and are selected by subject relating to particular talks. Arrangement: These slides were selected by Mr Williams from his original sequence to create a representative collection of New Zealand images which he used in illustrated lectures on his return to England. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 1920

From: Harris, Esme Enid, 1913-1993 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-216

Description: Snapshots of a group of unidentified people on a tramping trip in the Ruapehu area. Views include mountain huts, tussock, snow-covered slopes, icicles, and the Crater Lake. Other Titles - Ruapehu. 1920 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Grey soft card cover, entitles `Ruapehu. 1920', lettered in white ink; 14 x 17 cm

Date: 1898

From: Babbage, Herbert Ivan, 1875-1916 :[Album of watercolours]

By: Babbage, Herbert Ivan, 1875-1916

Reference: E-285-q-006

Description: A view looking down to the Crater Lake, Ruapehu. The surrounding rim is covered in snow Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 230 x 295 mm

Date: ca 1908-1909

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, Charles Tenison, active 1906-1910

Reference: PAColl-0763-01

Description: Photographs of a climbing trip to Mount Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe including: Mount Ruapehu from Haunhungatahi; climbers in the snow at the summit of Ruapehu; two men cooking outside a tent on the snow line on Ruapehu; Crater Lake on Ruapehu; Red Crater on Tongariro; Ngauruhoe erupting; Waimarino forest; Ruapehu from Ngauruhoe showing the lakes between them (called Nga Puna-a-Tania in the caption); the crater of Ngauruhoe; the Whakapapa gorge; and the Whangaehu glacier. Photographer probably Charles T Salmon. Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-D-1281

Description: Crater Lake, Mount Ruapehu. Print with hand-applied colouring made from a negative taken 9 October 1964 by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print with hand-applied colouring, mounted on board, 68 x 38 cm

Date: 9 Oct 1964

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-62906-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1962

By: Fox, Ronald, 1938-; Griffith, Penny, 1943-

Reference: PAColl-5342

Description: This photograph won photographer Ronald Fox, the Pacific Area Travel Association's award for the best tourist promotion picture of the year in 1962. Fox at that time was 24 and working for the Wellington Tourist and Publicity Department The woman in the bathing costume in the foreground is Penny Griffith who was working on the staff of the Chateau at the time. She said that it was a stinking hot day and that she got badly sunburned. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Copyright detail and use conditions updated 12 December 2023 following information provided by a staff member.