Orakei (Auckland, N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Orakei Marae collection.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-240
Scope and Contents
In 1950 the Ngati Whatua people were removed from their homes at Okahu Bay, Auckland, to state houses on Bastion Point, the land on the flat at Okahu Bay having been compulsorily acquired by the Government under the Public Works Act. The Orakei Marae Trust Board was formed in 1959 with the object of providing a marae so that the Ngati Whatua could re-establish their tribal life and customs. In 1971 the Orakei Marae Development Council was established and a more ambitious programme of...
Dates:
1971 - 1976
Orakei Marae songbook.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-C-37
Scope and Contents
Notebook dating from the 1920s or 1930s containing songs in Maori, pencil sketches and pressed leaves.
Dates:
1920s - 1930s