Tikao, Hone Taare, 1850?-1927

Date: 7 May 1901

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B061

Description: Contains notes from the sitting of the Maori Land Court at Kaiapoi and Nelson to hear succession and subdivision cases. Includes significant verbatim evidence on the Whakatu, Whakapuaka, Whangarae, and D'Urville Island Land Blocks. Comprises evidence by Hemi Matenga, Huria Matenga-Katene and others. Physical Description: Marbled boards, 33 cm

Date: 1923-1937

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-004

Description: Published by Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, New Zealand, 1923. With annotations in ink on page 19 relating to Von Luckner and Ripapa Island, and a clipping of an article, dated 1937, relating to Count Von Luckner being refused permission to visit the island, where he was a prisoner during World War One. The book relates to Māori history and stories relating to the Port Hills, near Christchurch, and Banks Peninsula, as told to Cowan by Teone Taare Tikao. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed volume with holograph annotations in a folder

Date: 1910-1922

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-33

Description: Contains research notes, typewritten and handwritten waiata and newspaper clippings. Includes `A Maori love-song': Whakapukupuke ai au-e! Te roimata i aku kamo...; and an article about `The death leap of Tikawe' with annotations. Also includes `Tangi song' chanted by Takarongi [Takarangi] Mete Kingi and others at the tangihanga ceremony over the late Premier, at Parliament House, Wellington, June 21st, 1906: Whakaronga [whakarongo?] e te rau, tenei te tupuna o te mate, ka iri kia au, i tipu i te Reinga... Another `Tangi song' sung by Wi Pere and other East Coast natives: Haere ra e Koro! Koutou ko matua - unuhia i te rito o te harakeke ka tu i te aroakapa... Also a `Ngai Tahu dirge' sung by Timoti Whiua and Tioti Ropitini [George Robinson] of Wairewa Little River, Canterbury: Pu ma uru, e riringi mai nei-i-e!... Also includes a waiata tangi (mo Te Awaawa, rangatira o Ngati Whakaue mo tona matenga): Ka moe koa Taupiri [Taupori?] o te rewarewa, e tu tai ana ra te Kauika taramea... Also a waiata with translation entitled `Tongakohu's lament. The Maori fairy chief's farewell to Ngongotaha Mount'. Other typewritten and handwritten waiata and extracts. A typewritten chant `The sword chant of Thorstein Raudi' [possibly typed by B Stowell?]. Letter to Cowan by P Buck dated 20th Dec 1922, discusses Cowan having loan of Buck's France diaries and Gallipoli diary. Copy of article from the Akaroa Star about local mountain names and folklore, mentions H T Tikao [Hone Taare Tikao] as having been the source of the story. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1913-1916

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: qMS-0211

Description: Polynesian/Maori Voyages, Maori Astronomy, Tribal Narratives, the Waikato Wars, Hauhauism and the Paimarire Religion. Includes information on the Taranaki Mauri-Stones (ie. Tupua & Ahurewa), the Maui Maori stones of Whakatu (Nelson) and Tikanga-Muru. Comprises the arrest of Rua Kenana; the early history of the Kaikoura; the exchange of cannons for the Wairau and Port Underwood; the Wairau Incident; Te Kooti's exile and seizure of the schooner Rifleman, and Te Rauparaha's acquiescence to Ngati Apa's sale of the Rangitikei. Finding Aids: Index at qMS-0217.

Date: [1830-1923]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-94

Description: Research papers relating to Ngai Tahu history, particularly from around the Port Hills and Banks Peninsula and two photographic prints. Includes handwritten notes from an interview with Tare Tikao [Teone Taare Tikao] entitled 'Evening at Rapaki' and some hand-drawn sketches of the hills and landscape of Banks Peninsula. Also includes some typewritten drafts for a book about Christchurch and Canterbury including chapters about Akaroa which includes some laments for Onawe composed by Puwai [also spelt Puai] a survivor of the 1832 raid on Onawe pa. Photographic prints are of a family group including a boy on a rocking horse and a photo of a drawing of a Maori village entitled 'Wataputa. Canterbury Plains 1848. Drawn by W Fox Esq.' Arrangement: From bundle 17 in original listing. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1937-1941

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-138

Description: Letter to Cowan from Alf Warbrick [Alfred Patchett Warbrick], the Ngati Rangitihi boatbuilder, rugby player and tourist guide, written in 1937 from King George Hospital in Rotorua. A letter from K Pihama dated 1937/38 about some songs or waiata that Cowan had sent her including 'Whakapukepuke'. Also mentions Kehu [aka Chadwick] and his children Wenerata Kehu and Waikura Bell, and grand-daughter Reremoana Bell. A letter from C H Crawford written in 1939 from Papatoetoe, mentions that he grew up in Sumner and would visit Rapaki often to attend church and remembers Hone Taare Tikao and Paora Taki. A letter from I Warbrick and D Sewell written in 1941 mentioning their gratitude at Cowan's financial contribution towards a memorial for a memorial [possibly for Alfred Warbrick]. Arrangement: From 46 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1935-1941]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-99

Description: Assorted research papers relating to early Maori history and migration. Includes a letter from Herries Beattie relating to Rakaihautu and a copy of the 'Journal of Polynesian Society' (extract from Vol. XXXI. No. 4). Also includes two other copies of JPS, Vol. XXIX. No. 4 (titled 'Ngau-Taringa') and Vol. XIX. No. 2. (titled 'The breadfruit-tree in Maori tradition). Also includes a copy of 'National Education' the Journal of the New Zealand Educational Institute, October 1, 1941. Also includes other drafts and clippings. Arrangement: Bundle 18 in original listing. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Small drawing of a Maori man wearing a taniko-bordered cloak, holding a taiaha standing in front of a whare. Reference number for this drawing is A-389-019. - To Ephemera Collection - Two promotional pamphlets for Cowan's books: 'Tales of the Maori Bush' and 'A Trader in Cannibal Land'..

Date: 1862-1939

From: Lewis, Frank B, fl 1946-1977 : Papers relating to the Taiaroa family

Reference: MSX-3572

Description: Contains obituaries and information regarding prominent South Island Maori. The early obituaries are written in Maori, the later ones are in English. Also contains various telegrams and loose related papers. Language - (some in English) Source of title - Cover title Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph (23 cm, uncoloured canvas)

Date: 1896-1899

From: [Postcard album of cards donated by Mrs Brabin. 1909-1920s].

By: Brabin, Agnes, 1929-; Gill, H J, active 1912

Reference: Eph-F-POSTCARD-Vol-1-11-3

Description: A studio portrait showing a group of two men Teone Taare Tikao and Hoani Matiu (standing); and two women possibly Hera (Sarah) Te Wahia nee Antoni, and Hana Maaka. They are all wearing traditional clothing including feather cloaks. Each holds a weapon: two taiaha, a tewhatewha and a mere. There are other images in the same series at Te Papa which date the image to 1896. A researcher previously identified Tikao as Hoani Maaka saying it was a "Group of Kai Tahu tipuna from Purakaunui and Puketeraki identified as Hoani and Hana Maaka, Hoani Matiu and Hera Te Wahia' (Email from Otago Museum, 6 April 2011). Earlier personal communication from a researcher identified Tikao as Hori Kerei Taiaroa MP for Southern Maori. This correspondent suggested the 1899 date. There are in existence several other photographs of this group or individuals. Other Titles - Maori Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard in album.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 139 x 84 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs A S Brabin in 1980.

Date: ca1918

From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers

Reference: qMS-0201

Description: Various topics including many waiata from different iwi, birds, fish, games, eels, whakapapa - from the South Island. Information recorded from Tame Roach of Otaki, and a letter from Tare Tikao. (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.