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Aterea Harehare assessor minute book.

 Collection
Identifier: Matauranga-Maori MSS-93/5
Scope and Contents

Transcription of land court hearing re Te Whaiti block

Dates: 1893 - 1907

Genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-C-32
Scope and Contents

Genealogy of the Ngai Tahu tribe, with genealogies and explanatory notes compiled from published sources, Dept. of Maori and Island Affairs records, Maori Land Court minute books, private records and oral traditions.

Dates: 1974

Hoani Te Whatahoro papers.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-C-8
Scope and Contents note In the nineteenth century, customary Maori knowledge that had previously been transmitted orally in whare wananga began to be recorded on paper. H. T. Whatahoro, also known as Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury, of Ngati Kahungunu and European descent, was one of several who wrote down significant amounts of this oral tradition and history between the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by acting as scribes for tohunga. Copies were made of the writings to ensure preservation and, not...
Dates: 1860s-1910

Hoani Waititi papers on Maori culture and language.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2010/02
Scope and Contents Although there were many facets to Hoani Waititi’s life and work, these papers pertain to his research, writing and teaching. Item 1, a typescript songbook, contains Maori songs commonly taught in school settings, two of which are attributed to Ngataki School. Items 2, 8, and 9 are accounts of tribal history by Waititi. Item 2 is handwritten and includes pasted-in photographs and illustrations, and comments written by others. It may have been a college or university research assignment....
Dates: 1914 - 1965