Book details family history te runanga o ngai tahu. Ngai tahu trace their tribal identity back to paikea, who lived in the polynesian homeland of hawaiki. He served as kaiwhakahaere chairperson of te runanga o ngai tahu, the tribal council of ngai tahu, for approximately 18 years, from 1998 until december 2016. From the early 1800s ngai tahu frequently traded with and worked for pakeha, especially whalers, who bought a new kind of wealth advanced technology. In 1998 ngai tahu settled historical grievances with the crown. At ngai tahu tourism, our purpose is to make the connection with our customers, through our people, to our place and to ngai tahu. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This text has been framed and edited by te maire tau and atholl anderson, creating a history of ngai tahu s migration from the wellington region through to.
Tangata ngai tahu people of ngai tahu unity books online. Rob tipa ngai tahu, ngati kahungunu is a freelance journalist with more than forty years experience as a reporter and editor with metropolitan, community and farming publications. Public history talks are free and are a collaboration between the national library of new. During the ngai tahu treaty claim to the waitangi tribunal, he was the leading advocate and authority on ngai tahu history, traditions and values associated with the west coast pounamu. Uenuku, ruatapu and paikea ngai tahu origins lie in hawaiki, which is considered by maori to be their homeland in the pacific. Produced by the ngai tahu archives team to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the ngai tahu deed of settlement, the book is beautifully and. Harry evison reexamines new zealand colonial history in the light of a number of original documents, particularly the ten ngai tahu deeds by which th. Tangata ngai tahu remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of ngai tahu. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Ngai tahu are the iwi comprised of ngai tahu whanui. Virginia, who is the greatgreatgranddaughter of william. Puraho m b 1545 main chief responsible for the first migration to the south island beginning around 1620. Ngai tahu is currently out of print this magnificent narrative tells of ngai tahu s migration from the wellington area into the south island. But it was in 1925 and 1929 that ngai tahu census committees brought together this work and created the blue book containing all the names of those ngai tahu kaumatua alive in 1848 and 1853.
Te maire tau author of ngai tahu a migration history, the. Amalgamating maori into colonial settler society was a key part of british policy in new zealand after 1840. Tangata ngai tahu remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the. Turakautahim b 1602 third son of tuahuriri and hinetawai. The ngai tahu deeds is intended as a manifesto for the scientific method, demonstrating the use of original primary sources to find out what probably happened in history. A history of ngai tahu matawhaiti kindle edition by whaanga, mere. Nov 18, 2015 in recent decades, he has been actively involved in the tribal affairs of ngai tahu.
He owned a hairpiece that was sacred to him, and used it in important tribal rituals. He was the father of maru, one of ngati kuris most. Today more than 53,000 registered ngai tahu trace their whakapapa back to at least one of these kaumatua. Crippled by clubfeet from birth, he was never involved in battles. By the 1840s many ngai tahu women some reports say as many as 74%, had married pakeha. For the fiordland marine guardians, the unveiling of newly erected poupou marine reserve markers in charles soundtaiporoporo represented an important milestone and was the rewarding culmination of several years collaborative planning. Its takiwa tribal area is the largest in new zealand, and extends from white bluffs te parinui o whiti southeast of blenheim, mount mahanga and kahurangi point in the north to stewart island in the south. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, some fifty biographies bring ngai tahu history into the present. He has assisted ngai tahu at the waitangi tribunal, and his previous books include te wai pounamu. He studied at west christchurch district high school and victoria university college, wellington. The editors, helen brown senior researcher and takerei norton manager, are part of the ngai tahu archive team at te runanga o ngai tahu which produced tangata ngai tahu under the guidance of te pae korako the ngai tahu archive advisory committee. Plunket and ngai tahu honour shared history with new. In accordance with the ngai tahu claims settlement act, the crown formally apologised, returned the tribal maunga aoraki, and provided both cultural and economic redress to. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
This text has been framed and edited by te maire tau and atholl anderson, creating a history of ngai tahu s migration from the wellington region through to rakiura. These books portray two tribal groups with intersecting histories, but the books themselves have very separate emphases. The history draws on early accounts by ngai tahu elders. Ngai tahu holdings corporation limited is owned by the ngai tahu iwi of the south island of the new zealand. Ngai tahu, or kai tahu, is the principal maori iwi tribe of the south island of new zealand. While western historians interpret most of their history from written sources, ngai tahu s past as we know it today is a collection of oral traditions transmitted over generations, and finally written down by tohunga between the late 1840s and the 1920s. Posts about ngai tahu written by department of conservation. Journalist hugh carrington wrote a history of ngai tahu in the 1930s, drawing on the knowledge of oaro elder hariata beatonmorel and earlier scholars. Through this approach one may appreciate how ngai tahu interpreted its past. The ngai tahu archive team manages the ngai tahu archive which comprises the collections of the ngaitahu maori trust board, the records of te runanga o ngai tahu and personal papers. Place names are tangible reminders of the ngai tahu relationship with the landscape of te waipounamu. The nook book ebook of the a carved cloak for tahu.
Harry evison reexamines new zealand colonial history in the light of a number of original documents, particularly the ten ngai tahu deeds by which the crown acquired maori title to the southern half of new zealand from 1844 to 1864. Takiroa rock art shelter nzhistory, new zealand history. This is the fourth and final edition of a series of books on the history of maori in the nelson and marlborough area. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, fifty biographies bring ngai tahu history into the present. The wharenui and its marae are an area of extreme social and cultural import. Atlas cultural mapping project te runanga o ngai tahu. Oral histories, legends, and accounts of contemporary life of a ne. With such an understanding, it is assumed that a history may be applied to the traditions. Tahu potiki and his wife hamoterangi are depicted on the pare above the door. Homepage cultural mapping project te runanga o ngai tahu. The book tells the fascinating story of william gilbert, who was a carpenter aboard the american whaling ship, ajax, when it arrived in new. Ngai tahu a migration history, the carrington text book. Ngai tahu claim traditional rights over the vast majority of te waipounamu. The people in this book have contributed to their iwi, hapu and whanau in myriad ways.
This splendid book came from an agreement between the publishers in early 2017 to produce a book of ngai tahu biographies to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the tribes te tiriti settlement. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a carved cloak for tahu. Te runanga o ngai tahu general manager of oranga dr hana oregan says the iwi is excited to be joining with plunket to help build a new generation of strong ngai tahu nurses at a time when the contributions of the two mareikura wahine from puketeraki are being celebrated. To escape being killed at sea by his brother, he came to new zealand on the back of a whale.
One of paikeas descendants was tahupotiki, from whom ngai tahu take their name. It annotates, extends and puts into context a 1930s history written by a pakeha journalist, hugh carrington, who himself drew on the knowledge of ngai tahu. It annotates, extends and puts into context a 1930s history written by a pakeha journalist, hugh carrington, who himself drew on the knowledge of ngai tahu elders and scholars. Economic and social change, along with landpurchase programmes, were central to this process.
As ngai tahu pounamu researcher, maika undertook an inventory research. The three main streams of descent which flow together to make up ngai tahu are in historical order waitaha, mamoe and tahu. Two dunedin mums have collaborated to create a series of beautiful childrens books with hand drawn images featuring both english and te reo maori. This book is a richly illustrated, comprehensive history of te tau ihu o te waka a maui the nelson and marlborough region. Jun 01, 2009 these books portray two tribal groups with intersecting histories, but the books themselves have very separate emphases.
Its main interests are in tourism, fisheries, property and forestry and it is among the wealthiest iwi in new zealand. Ta tipene currently chairs te pae korako the ngai tahu archive advisory committee and is involved in both the ngai tahu research centre at uc and nga pae o te maramatanga at the university of auckland. Half a millennium ago the valley of the waitaki river was a welltrodden seasonal hunting and fishing route. Available from nationwide book distributors ltd, nz. Ngai tahu a migration history, the carrington text by te. Hear about these projects, the background to the teams formation, and their future aspirations. Stevens said the book presented a unique opportunity to tell ngai tahus story from ngai tahus perspective. Ngai tahu holdings the history of ngai tahu tribal investment. Refusing to come quietly, nepia mahuika new zealand books.
Illustrator kirsten parkinson at work in her studio. The dominant tribal group of southern new zealand is ngai tahu. Ngai tahu creates maori atlas for travellers rnz news. Te maire tau is the author of ngai tahu a migration history, the carrington text 5. This book examines the nature and forms of ngai tahu oral traditions and identifies methodologies for analyzing and interpreting them. The legend of the seven whales of ngai tahu matawhaiti. Produced by the ngai tahu archives team to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the ngai tahu deed of settlement, the book is beautifully and generously illustrated. His personal scholarly interest is largely in traditional history and ethnology of ngai tahu and te waipounamu. The library also holds books and resources on other iwi. It won a 2015 nga kupu ora maori book award in the biography category. After more than six years of researching and piecing together family history, virginia ginnie mayo ngai tahu, of little akaloa, has produced her book william the carpenter from wiltshire.
Dec 20, 2017 the ngai tahu archives team spent more than five years creating the online atlas ka huru manu which has the more than place names, iwi history and traditional travel routes. Virginia, who is the greatgreatgranddaughter of william gilbert and heni te marino, has written to dozens of contacts over the last six years, many of whom. Maori resources, dunedin public library, dunedin, new zealand. North otago and south canterbury have the lions share of new zealands rock art sites. In recent decades, he has been actively involved in the tribal affairs of ngai tahu.
A migration history the carrington text considers the movement, intermarriage and settlement of its people with a focus on how the carrington text sits in relation to other commentaries about the tribes past. He led many battles against the rangitane and ngai tara around marlborough sounds. As ngai tahu pounamu researcher, maika undertook an inventory research programme of ngai tahu taonga held in major museums. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions starting at. These whakapapacentred biographies span 200 years of our history, and were prepared and collated by the team at te runanga o ngai tahu.
The ancestral tribes and more recent maori occupiers of the nelson and marlborough region have left traaditions of the creation, shaping. Ka huru manu uses the latest geographical information system technology to record, map and transmit traditional ngai tahu knowledge. His 1952 ma history thesis on canterbury maori was the first to attribute maori destitution to land loss. Ngai tahu share this ancestor with the ngati porou people. In the case of te poho o tahu, the koruru is actually matawhaiti the other eponymous ancestor of ngai tahu matawhaiti, with his wife hine toka. Refusing to come quietly, nepia mahuika new zealand. Ka huru manu, the ngai tahu cultural mapping project, is dedicated to mapping the traditional place names and associated stories within the ngai tahu rohe tribal area. Their origins lie in the north island and before that in the islands of eastern polynesia. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A unique feature of the book is its handsome colour reproductions of these deeds and their plans, published here for the first time. Through digitisation, the archive is also becoming a repository for archives of tribal significance repatriated from external institutions. This magnificent narrative tells of ngai tahus migration from the wellington area into the south island. He became head of ngai tuhaitara on the death of his brothers hamua and tanetiki. Ka huru manu, the ngai tahu cultural mapping project, is dedicated to mapping the traditional maori place names and associated stories within the ngai tahu rohe tribal area.
Ngai tahu matawhaiti, a subtribe of ngati kahungunu, believe that the seven hills still clearly visible near whakaki lagoon, east of wairoa, were. The people in the book have contributed to their iwi. We will work actively to protect the people, environment, knowledge, culture, language and resources important to ngai tahu for future generations. Weve had several people who have made massive contributions to ngai tahu history, ngai tahu traditions, recording ngai. This became a series of nearly fifty columns published in te karaka magazine over a period of ten years. This book cover is illustrated by the author, mere whaanga, who retells the story of the seven whales. Our defining link as ngai tahu is the ability to whakapapa back through this history and link with our ancestors of the past. Hilary mitchell is the coauthor of nga whanau rangatira o ngati tama me te atiawa the chiefly families of ngati tama and te atiawa. Ngai tahu means people of tahu and all ngai tahu whanui can trace their ancestry back to this man, the tribes founder tahu potiki.
Author biographythe editors, helen brown senior researcher and takerei norton manager, are part of the ngai tahu archive team at te runanga o ngai tahu which produced tangata ngai tahu. Ngai tahu is currently out of print this magnificent narrative tells of ngai tahus migration from the wellington area into the south island. The book is composed of 50 profiles of people who have made significant contributions to ngai tahu, from a local level through to those with a national profile. All are descendants of waitaha, ngati mamoe and ngai tahu. Roger blackleys galleries of maoriland is an important new book that focuses on. Te pae korako the ngai tahu archive advisory committee has guided this publication, which is intended as the first in a series of biographical volumes. Oct 31, 2018 to reconnect with his ngai tahu heritage, he researched a series of articles on traditional uses of new zealand native plants that were on the ngai tahu taonga plants list. Harry evison was born at beckenham, christchurch, in 1924. People of ngai tahu, a book celebrating the rich and diverse lives of 50 ngai tahu people, has been launched to coincide with the 20 year anniversary of the ngai tahu deed of settlement and has been long listed for the ockham new zealand book awards 2018. About us cultural mapping project te runanga o ngai tahu. Visit our ngai tahu atlas to see over 1,000 traditional place names in te waipounamu. Best sellers prime video help new releases books gift. Te runanga o ngai tahu services the tribes statutory rights and ensures that the benefits of the settlement are enjoyed by ngai tahu whanui. To reconnect with his ngai tahu heritage, he researched a series of articles on traditional uses of new zealand native plants that were on the ngai tahu.
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