Waka manuscripts japanese culture through rare books. An authority on maori canoes, jeff is also the author of polynesian navigation and the discovery of new zealand, nga waka o nehera. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This story of the takitimu waka is according to the traditions and research from rarotonga and is transcribed from an interview with tama huata, executive director of the takitimu festival. Kurahaupo iwi members commemorate anniversary of treaty of. The journey to aotearoa maori people of aotearoa new. While there are multiple versions of the voyage and settlement of the crew of the waka, the story changes depending on which tribal region one is in. This is a list of places in the book tai tokerau, by florence keene. Maori mythology and history origin myths and folklore of. History book 04 te tapere nui o whatonga rangitane o wairarapa. Nov 29, 2015 captain of the ancestral kurahaupo waka whatonga discovered and named the great forest te tapere nui o whatonga 26 generations ago. Transforming the rich records of oral history into a written document, this is a work of considerable value to students of navigation and polynesian history, and. Kurahaupo iwi members commemorate anniversary of treaty of waitangi signing.
Some of the major events that occurred in wellington city between its preeuropean settlement and 1865. She was of extremely noble lineage being descended from both ruawharo, the tohunga of the waka takitimu, and popoto. After tamakiteraki comes poupaa and then te rakiwhakamaru. Whatonga was one of three chiefs on board the kurahaupo waka, which journeyed across the pacific ocean to aotearoa, new zealand, possibly as early as the 12th century. The canoe arrived off the north islands east coast, sailed northward past north cape or was carried across the te to waka portage at auckland, and then went south to taranaki, landing at tongaporutu. A consecutive account of the traditional history of the. This name refers to the prow te tau ihu of the canoe o te waka of maui a maui. Maori oral tradition tells us the area is a part of the huge fish te ika a maui, hooked and caught by maui a polynesian tupua super hero. According to maori traditions, the waka mamari, captained by ruanui, settled the whangape area after being forced out of the hokianga during early maori settlement of new zealand. Ngati kahungunu project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Under influence from other genres such as kanshi, novels and stories such as tale of genji and even western poetry, it developed gradually, broadening its repertoire of expression and topics. Apr 16, 2014 the people that cook saw were descended from the occupants of two wakas.
So much historical information regarding my tupuna and te waka o tainui. According to ngati kahungunu traditions, the takitimu arrived in aotearoa from rarotonga around 11001200 ad as one of the waka canoes in the great migration. The first meeting of maori and europeans, and the journeys that led to it. History book 04 te tapere nui o whatonga rangitane o.
July 2016 arts, maori and pacific team libraries and learning services taitokerau. This map shows the landing places of a number of waka canoes important to different iwi tribes throughout new zealand. It is a preliminary report, and does not deal with all matters at issue between the parties. Another related tainui whakapapa has uenukudescend from toitehuatahi nine generations. History of the march on the pa and iwi of parihaka, a village which stands at the base of the sacred mountain taranaki. The takitimu waka is known as te waka tapu o takitimu, the sacred canoe takitimu. Two voyages is a fabulously illustrated examination of the tragic first meeting between maori and europeans, and the journeys of the people involved. The tau ihu of the waka forms farewell spit, golden bay, tasman bay, the marlborough sounds and cloudy bay. Waka in the book tai tokerau by florence keene whakapapa. Ko aotea te waka tupuna o nga rauru, nga ruahine, ngati ruanui, ngati tamaahuroa, rahotu o taranaki me te ati haunuiapaparangi. Paikea is the name assumed by kahutiaterangi because he was assisted by a whale such as a southern right whale maori. History preeuropean settlement 1865 wellington city.
Te arawa is regarded as the major work by one of the leading historians of preeuropean new zealand, the late don stafford. It was captained on its journey from hawaiki by tamateaarikinui, high chief and priest, and carried a number of tohunga or priests. In taranaki tribal tradition, kurahaupo is known as te waka pakaru ki te. The book contains the korero of how the place names came to be. The dakota and lakota nations by guy gibbon, empire of the summer moon. They established a large fortified pa at pawarenga. The tangata whenua tribes of te tau ihu in the first paragraph. It describes the journeys to their dramatic point of coincidence in golden bay.
The waka, the crew and their cargo turned to stone, thus creating the south island. Sep 21, 2017 part of the past of our new zealand history is linked to that of the cook islands. The traditional history of the manawatu begins with the arrival of whatonga. Merata kawharu is the director of research at the university of aucklands jameshenaremaoriresearchcenter and an associate professor of research at otagouniversity. He was a great great grandson of kupe of the matahourua waka and a son of whatonga of the kurahaupo waka. The name of two triangular patches of lightcoloured cliff showing against the green vegetation a few miles to the west of cape palliser is called ngaraokupe, the sails of kupe. Ngati kuri emerges from the marriage of the kurahaupo waka people ngati kaha with the earlier te ngaki inhabitants. The canoes that maori have been thought to have arrived in traditionally gave rise to the different tribal groupings. Aratois pathways, a brief timeline of the wairarapa. We understand the lines have shifted through intermarriage etc.
One of the principle chiefs aboard this waka was whatonga. Here they were attacked by a war party from the south, which greatly. Eruera maihi patuone was a chieftain of the ngati hau hap u from hokianga in the far north. Pacific voyaging and discovery encounters nzhistory, new. Muaupoko are the descendants of tara, the eponymous ancestor of the ngai tara tribe. For account of ngati tumatakokiris situation within a chronology of tribal occupation of te tau ihu, see pages 3, 69. This maori language manuscript contains a great deal of whakapapa relating to the takitimu and kurahaupo waka. It is situated within the potikari papakainga, and was established by the ancestral leader, tarapatiki.
Maori tradition with its history of ancestral canoes generally opposes the theory of accidental settlement. Canoes of the west coast and lower north island te ara. Ko kurahaupo te waka ko tararua te maunga ko punahau te roto ko hokio te awa ko kohuturoa raua ko kawiu nga marae ko punahau, ngarue, ngai te ao, ngati tamarangi, ngati hine, ngati whanokirangi, ngati pariri nga hapu ko muaupoko te iwi whakahono, kia tu kaha muaupoko. The brief description below includes the text from the original registration report considered at the time of registration. The waco siege began in early 1993, when a government raid on a compound near waco, texas, led to a 51day standoff between federal agents and. An outline of whakapapa maori genealogy, and a selection of stories and genealogies from the kurahaupo and takitimu waka canoes covering the tribes of rangitane, ngai tara, ngai te whauiapiti and ngati kahungunu. Early nonmaori recorders of these many histories wrongly tried to meld them all into a single story. In white, john 1888 the ancient history of the maori, his mythology and traditions.
Managing our resources, a finalist in the 2003 montana book awards, and tahuhu korero. Way,way back in the timeline of history, it is said seven vaka canoe left the shores of the cook islands. Ngati kuri information wanted iwi, hapu and marae owc. Waka landing places nga waewae tapu maori exploration.
The first voyaging canoes and maori weapons in preeuropean new zealand, and editor of elsdon bests notes on the art of war. Morehu marae is one of three marae settlements belonging to the hapu of te uri o tai of te rarawa in the pawarenga region. The taranaki tribes say that te moungaroa was the captain of the kurahaupo and that the canoe was wrecked in hawaiki, or on rangitahua, an island in the middle of the sea, and that the crew were brought to aotearoa on the mataatua or aotea canoes. In taranaki tribal tradition, kurahaupo is known as te waka pakaru ki te moana or the canoe broken at sea, and was reputed to have arrived in aotearoa in the same generation as the other great migration vessels of the maori although unlikely to have arrived at the same time like aotea, mataatua, takitimu, tainui, arawa etc. According to maori tradition, whatonga, a chief of the kurahaupo waka was the first person to settle the lands at the tip of the north island. Some elders recited 23 generations of te ngaki ancestors before the arrival of kurahaupo waka. Revocation of dissolution of incorporated societies 2008. In maori tradition, kurahaupo was one of the great oceangoing, voyaging canoes that was. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. There are a number of uenuku figures cited in tainuiaotea sources such as uenukutuhatu and uenukuterangihoka, all from the aotea and kurahaupo waka. It looks at why and how they traveled, and brings the reader to understanding of that infamous first contact. The rangitane story begins with the arrival of the kurahaupo waka canoe or migration. He and their descendants discovered, explored and named places throughout aotearoa, and these remain on the land, coast and sea today, most notably te whanganui atara wellington.
They are kurahaupo, takitimu, mataatua, tainui, te arawa, aotea, tokomaru, horouta, uruaokapuarangi and araiteuru. There are two large islands north and south and a number of smaller islands in new zealand. There are many books about the history of new zealand that begin with the arrival of the europeans. Maori traditions say that the mataatua was initially sent from hawaiki to bring supplies of kumara to maori settlements in new zealand. Jeff evans is a wellknown writer and photographer who works for leading clients in new zealand and overseas.
From here, various rangatira moved inland and south to. Kupethe navigator in the history and traditions of the taranaki coast, journal of the polynesian society, vol. The story of the migration of maori to new zealand, customs, cosmology and religion, tribal structure. Whether these seven left at the same time or over a period of time is still a point of conjecture and debate amongst scholars of polynesian migrations. A photo album doesnt tell you the whole story about a family, and this book doesnt tell the whole story of parihaka. Kupe was touted to be originating from hawaiki and navigated his way to new zealand using stars and ocean currents as his guide.
These are but a few of the most interesting pieces in keio universitys collection, but generally speaking, there are far more waka works in yotsuhanbon format than in the smaller mutsuhan sixth format. The book tells the complete history of the te arawa waka and its descendants until the late nineteenth century. History books of new zealand tell that the first maori to ever find new zealand was kupe. Pohurihanga married maieke and their children settled kapowairua, pa. Aotea waka of ngati ruanui and nga rauru, taranaki.
There are many scholastic explanations of the kurahaupo waka hekenga to aotearoa. An ancient name for the south island, te waka o aorangi, comes from the voyage made by aorangi which ended in a violent storm. Te waka araki was an ancient vessel that landed around the aupouri shores. As the story was told by our old people,when mataatua waka landed at whakatane toroa the chief had a young brother named that time the two. Early nonmaori recorders of these many histories wrongly tried to. One of the lead negotiators for the kurahaupo iwi, richard bradley, attended the hikoi and spoke to. His descendants eventually migrated south from mahia peninsula to settle much of the lower. Te waka ahuruhurumanu is the name given as the uruao waka migration or the magical prototype of the uruao. The kurahaupo had already arrived damaged to the kermadecs and most of its people continued their journey to the land in the south on other waka e. In maori tradition, mataatua was one of the great voyaging canoes by which polynesians migrated to new zealand. Canoes of the northern tide te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. It follows the voyages of the waka kurahaupo, and of abel tasman.
Muriwhenua this is the end of the land as spoken by pohurihanga te kaha when he landed the canoe kurahaupo at takapakura bay far north. For more information about each of the waka and their voyages of exploration, see te aras. The people that cook saw were descended from the occupants of two wakas. Wherever their starting point, some of the ancestral canoes are said to have travelled in pairs for the greater part of the journey, and may have been singlehulled canoes lashed together. History of the tokomaru waka ancestral canoe of the ati awa people. The wairarapa is a large and bountiful region with a long and complex history. Arrivals to the area from the waka kurahaupo intermarried with te kahui maunga and the taranaki tribe emerged.
History and traditions of the maoris of the west coas t. Te arawa, mataatua, aotea, kurahaupo, tokomaru and tainui. The history of te tau ihu northern south island is marked by a long series of invasions from the north as population pressures, escapes from dangerous situations attracted to the treasures in. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the pacific on his waka hourua voyaging canoe from his ancestral polynesian homeland of hawaiki. According to maori, the first explorer to reach new zealand was kupe. It is thought that kupe made landfall at the hokianga harbour in northland, around years ago. For articles, include the source journal or serial, if. Kurahaupo, tainui, mataatua aotea, te arawa, tokomaru, takitimu, horouata. Includes whakapapa of toroa, toi, te hapu oneone, ueimua.
History book series 44 te tapere nui o whatonga rangitane o. His descendants eventually migrated south from mahia peninsula to settle much of the lower north island and the top of the south island. Kurahaupo was confirmed as a historic area by the maori heritage council mhc1994630. Story time with waka books cecilia manueli story time with waka books is the latest development in the waka story book series 2000 of the institute of education at the university of the south pacific. The seven were takitumu, te arawa, mataatua, aotea, kurahaupo, tokomaru and tainui. His descendents the people of taraika ngai tara and rangitane rangitane have maintained their relationship with the land from the earliest times through to the present. It is gradually being transcribed into the website. Part of the past nz history a blog about new zealand history and culture, including the coromandel peninsula. Its likeness is outlined in te waka atamarereti,the tailofthe scorpion. Our history and legends tell us many stories of the journey to aotearoa, for each waka and each tribe has its own history. The local tribe is te rongomaiwahine, and have the common female ancestor of that name. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
An illustrated history, bridget williams books, wellington, 2014, pp. Next page origin of taranaki tribes back to main fleet canoes chart 2. The discovery and settlement of the pacific howe, professor k. History and traditions of the taranaki coast is the title on the spine 1910. It consists of four story kits, compiled for children at four levels. The people that cook saw were descended from the occupants of two waka s. Part of the past of our new zealand history is linked to that of the cook islands. The kurahaupo waka landed in various places in the north island and eventually settled at nukutaurua. Whakapapa including myth, legend, history and genealogy. Take the reference to your local public library, and they can help you access the original item. Captain of the ancestral kurahaupo waka whatonga discovered and named the great forest te tapere nui o whatonga 26 generations ago. Hoe literally means to push away with the hand, and has taken the meaning to paddle or row, and then the meaning of hoea has broadened further to express voyaging as a crewman in a boat or canoe then hoea ra was expanded even further as a metaphor, meaning to work together with maximum effort in a common and potentially lifethreatening task. According to maori tradition, paikea is an ancestor of ngai tahu and ngati porou, maori tribes in the south island and east coast of new zealands north island. Waka has a long history, first recorded in the early 8th century in the kojiki and manyoshu.
After its arrival in aotearoa it made many travels. The ngati kahungunu trace their origins to the takitimu canoe. One of the lead negotiators for the kurahaupo iwi, richard bradley, attended the hikoi and spoke to iwi members. Kurahaupo the ngati kuri tribe of muriwhenua say that pohurihanga was the captain of the kurahaupo, and that it landed at takapaukura tom bowling bay near north cape. The sayings of taitokerau, which won the te reo maori category at the nga kupu ora book awards in 2009.
In maori tradition, aotea is one of the canoes by which maori migrated to new zealand. New zealand maori cultural traits and historical background. The story behind the legend of the seven maori canoes and. He travelled using his voyaging canoe called waka houroa and landed at the hokianga harbour in northland. From the te papa collection there are carvings, weapons, waka huia, jewellery, and taonga, tools used.
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