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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
Papatupu Block Committee minute books (Tai Tokerau).
Collection
Identifier: Matauranga-Maori MSS-88/7
Scope and Contents
MP88/7/1 Papatupu Block Committee Minute Books. Contents: 1. Kaitara 4. Mahimahi, Motukawanui 8. Matauri 10. Motatau (2 vols) 11. Kopuakawau, Waikare 12. Parimata-Mokau, Waihaha, Waikare 18. Te Rawhiti 19. Te Wiroa 20. Oromahoe 21. Pakonga 22. Te Karaka, Wairoa 25. Whakakoro, Kotuku (2 vols) 26. Wawa 27. Tautoro, Motatau 28. Waihou (2 vols) 29. Whakarapa (2 vols) 30. Tuataranui, Maungakohatu, Orakau, Ruarei 31. Matawaia 32. Kahakaharoa, Pukahu, Te Karae 33. Touwai, Ririwha 34. Kahikatoa (3...
Dates:
1900 - 1908