History book 04 te tapere nui o whatonga rangitane o. It describes the journeys to their dramatic point of coincidence in. It describes the journeys to their dramatic point of coincidence in golden bay. It guaranteed that individual maori iwi tribes should have undisturbed possession of their lands, forests, fisheries and other taonga treasures in return for becoming british subjects. 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. According to maori, the first explorer to reach new zealand was kupe. The treaty of waitangi was signed 6th february, 1840, between maori iwi and the crown.
The descendants of whatonga eventually settled most of the. The rangitane story begins with the arrival of the kurahaupo waka canoe or migration. A little over 200 metres of land separates the waters of the tamaki river and manukau harbour at te to waka in auckland. It follows the voyages of the waka kurahaupo, and of abel tasman. 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.
Some have affiliations to the tainui waka, others to the tokomaru waka. Ngati kuri information wanted iwi, hapu and marae owc. After tamakiteraki comes poupaa and then te rakiwhakamaru. Two voyages is a fabulously illustrated examination of the tragic first meeting between maori and europeans, and the journeys of the people involved. History book 04 te tapere nui o whatonga rangitane o wairarapa.
Another related tainui whakapapa has uenukudescend from toitehuatahi nine generations. The fact kaikoura signed the treaty showed the kurahaupo tribes had started to regain their status in the area following the musket wars of the 1820s and 1830s, he said. The people that cook saw were descended from the occupants of two wakas. 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. Te to waka the canoe portage a little over 200 metres of land separates the waters of the tamaki river and manukau harbour at te to waka in auckland. History book 01 origins and early occupation in the wairarapa in. It is thought that kupe made landfall at the hokianga harbour in northland, around years ago. It contains details of all the canoes that brought migrants from the pacific islands to aotearoa new zealand in centuries past, including lists of the waka canoes, names of crew members on the vessels, waiata songs and karakia prayers used, and maps. Some elders recited 23 generations of te ngaki ancestors before the arrival of kurahaupo waka. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This made her extremely heavy to steer, and very slow through the water, and speed was a critical factor for their survival. 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.
The tribe of the area is the ngati kahungunurangitane, with geographic distinction to te rangiwhakaewa in the immediate dannevirke region. The ancestor whatonga the rangitane tribe trace their origins to whatonga, one of three chiefs who commanded the kurahaupo canoe as it sailed to new. Search the history of over 433 billion web pages on the internet. November 29, 2015 rangitane people have lived continuously in the wairarapa region for 28 generations or some 7800 years. You are free to browse the forums, but if you wish to comment or add requests, you must register, which is quick and. Nga waka e whitu e tau nei hoea hoea ra tainui, te arawa, matatua hoea hoea ra tokomaru, takitimu, kurahaupo, aotea ra, nga waka enei hoea ra, e o tatou tupuna seven canoes headed this way. Early nonmaori recorders of these many histories wrongly tried to meld them all into a single story. The whakapapa i have is waimirirangi to the kurahaupo waka and kairewa going to rahiriahuaiti through his mothers side and to rahiriwhakaruru through his fathers side. 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 matawhaourua, or matahourua, of kupe, the aotea, tainui. Other northern canoes te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. The takitimu waka is known as te waka tapu o takitimu, the sacred canoe takitimu. It guaranteed that individual maori iwi tribes should have undisturbed possession of their.
She was of extremely noble lineage being descended from both ruawharo, the tohunga of the waka takitimu, and popoto, commander of the kurahaupo. Ko enei iwi ko muaupoko, ngati apa, ngati wai, ngati whatua, rangitane, taranaki. Oceangoing wakas always leaked, and bailing was a continuous and normal activity, but on the kurahaupo the water was rushing in, and the hulls flooded. Te uri o te pukeroa page 2 tracing tupuna ancestors. While there are multiple versions of the voyage and settlement of the crew of the waka, the story changes.
By 1964, when alan armstrong featured performance details for these two songs in his book maori games and hakas, he gave this translation. The obituary was featured in nelson mail on may 15, 2020. They are both waka flockas real life brothers, they have the. 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. 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. The story of takitimu opens with excitement and activity.
Canoes of the west coast and lower north island te ara. Jun 20, 2017 the fact kaikoura signed the treaty showed the kurahaupo tribes had started to regain their status in the area following the musket wars of the 1820s and 1830s, he said. History book series 44 te tapere nui o whatonga 764. Rich in conflict and drama, and blending history and symbolism, these. The word waka has two different but related meanings. Their ancestors arrived in aotearoa from hawaiki on the kurahaupo waka. 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. Dannevirke welcome prior to the arrival of the european settlers in the 1870s, the line of descent for maori in the area was from the takitimukurahaupo waka. It follows the journeys from their origins, to their point of coincidence in golden bay. Ngati kuri emerges from the marriage of the kurahaupo waka people. Ko aotea te waka tupuna o nga rauru, nga ruahine, ngati ruanui, ngati tamaahuroa, rahotu o taranaki me te ati haunuiapaparangi. It looks at why and how they traveled, and brings the reader to understanding of that infamous first contact.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Our history and legends tell us many stories of the journey to aotearoa, for each waka and each tribe has its own history. Nov 12, 2009 the origins and fortunes of the tangata whenua tribes of te tau ihu the top of the south were varied, with many skirmishes taking place to establish land tenure and supremacy. There are many books about the history of new zealand that begin with the arrival of the europeans. Welcome to the whakapapa club forums where you will find a wealth of information. We left whatonga and his companions as castaways on the island of rangiatea, at which place they made a long. Two voyages follows the journeys of the waka kurahaupo, its occupants and their descendants. Ngati tumatakokiri a numerous and fierce tribe, dominated the northwestern quadrant of the south island for at least 200 years. Its rohe traditional tribal lands extend between the mangawhero, whangaehu, turakina and rangitikei rivers. Takitimu, tokomaru, kurahaupo and aotea these are the seven canoes. My own ancestors came in two waka called takitimu and kurahaupo, about 30 generations ago. Kurahaupo, tainui, mataatua aotea, te arawa, tokomaru, takitimu, horouata.
The local tribe is te rongomaiwahine, and have the common female. It contains details of all the canoes that brought migrants from the pacific islands to. November 29, 2015 rangitane people have lived continuously in the wairarapa. Ngati apa is a maori iwi tribe in rangitikei district of new zealand. He was a great great grandson of kupe of the matahourua waka and a son of whatonga of the kurahaupo waka.
Rich in conflict and drama, and blending history and symbolism, these canoe. There are a number of uenuku figures cited in tainuiaotea sources such as uenukutuhatu and uenukuterangihoka, all from the aotea and kurahaupo waka. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the pacific on his waka hourua voyaging canoe from. Our history and legends tell us many stories of the journey to aotearoa, for each waka and each tribe has. Apr 16, 2014 the people that cook saw were descended from the occupants of two wakas. The descendants of whatonga eventually settled most of the lower half of the north island including wellington where this conference is being held. It was captained on its journey from hawaiki by tamateaarikinui, high chief and priest, and carried a number of. The first migration to aotearoa by maori descendents arrived here by waka with their arrival between 600 and 800 ad. A history of maori of nelson and marlborough vol i, the people and the land huia publishers, wellington, and wakatu incorporation, nelson p6466, 7780, 9195, 1001, 89. Captain of the ancestral kurahaupo waka whatonga discovered and named the great forest te tapere nui o whatonga 26 generations ago. Before european settlers arrived in the 1870s, the line of descent for maori in the area was from the takitimu kurahaupo waka. Kurahaupo is generally acknowledged as an ancient and sacred canoe. European settlers began arriving in wellington in the early.
Ko taikorea, paaraekaretu me ruapehu ngaa maunga ko whangaehu, turakina, rangitikei me oroua ngaa awa ko apa hapaitaketake te tangata tuuturu apa wetewete i te takiritanga o te ata apa the destroyer who rises before dawn ngati apa take their name from the ancestor apahapaitaketake, who was the son of ruatea. Nov 29, 2015 captain of the ancestral kurahaupo waka whatonga discovered and named the great forest te tapere nui o whatonga 26 generations ago. Their ancestors arrived in aotearoa from hawaiki on the kurahaupo waka, settling initially in the bay of plenty. The canoe waka in maori traditions or stories describe the arrival in new. The local tribe is te rongomaiwahine, and have the common female ancestor of that name. Dannevirke welcome prior to the arrival of the european settlers in the 1870s, the line of descent for maori in the area was from the takitimu kurahaupo waka. Ko enei iwi ko muaupoko, ngati apa, ngati wai, ngati whatua, rangitane, taranaki kurahaupo, te aupouri, te hawai, me te rarawa.
It was captained on its journey from hawaiki by tamateaarikinui, high chief and priest, and carried a number of tohunga or priests. The journey to aotearoa maori people of aotearoa new. Ngati kuri emerges from the marriage of the kurahaupo waka people ngati kaha with the earlier te ngaki inhabitants. 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. Their joint work was published in two books, in which jury and smith falsely. The waka, or canoe, is the only bond joining them to their ancestral home, hawaiki.
History book series 44 te tapere nui o whatonga rangitane o. Waka has a long history, first recorded in the early 8th century in the kojiki and manyoshu. Tokomaru and tahatuna the earliest taranaki canoe tradition says that conflict arose in hawaiki when a party of spearmakers, led by tupenu and employed by the chief manaia, had molested manaias wife, rongotiki. 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. This wonderfully illustrated book explores the discovery of new zealand by the polynesians, and by the europeans after them. In maori tradition, kurahaupo was one of the great oceangoing, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled new zealand 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. It follows the journeys from their origins, to their point of coincidence in golden. This oral history, contained in traditional waiata and stories, has always maintained that settlement occurred earlier than 50.
The tawa loop walk te apiti manawatu gorge palmerston. Kupes descendent, whatonga, captained the kurahaupo waka and settled in whanganui a tara the great harbour of tara early in the 12th century. In maori tradition, aotea is one of the canoes by which maori migrated to new zealand. Whatonga was one of three recognised chiefs on board the kurahaupo waka, which journeyed across the pacific ocean to aotearoa, new zealand possibly as early as the 12th century. This was the most important canoe portage in preeuropean times, as the manukau harbour gave canoes access to the west coast. Mar 07, 2020 whatonga was one of three recognised chiefs on board the kurahaupo waka, which journeyed across the pacific ocean to aotearoa, new zealand possibly as early as the 12th century. The history of this botanical quest is related in the book, the voyage of tearetawhao. Rangitane was the grandson of whatonga and became the. Tokomaru and tahatuna the earliest taranaki canoe tradition says that conflict arose in hawaiki when a party of spearmakers, led by tupenu and employed by the chief manaia, had molested manaias wife. Nga waka o nehera collects all the published information on the subject of maori voyaging canoes into one volume.
It consists of four story kits, compiled for children at four levels. At that time there was a fairly large population of tangata whenua who were of a peaceful and friendly disposition. The tribe of the area is the ngati kahungunu rangitane, with. Ko kurahaupo te waka tupuna o etahi iwi rongonui o te taitokerau, o taranaki, o te moanaaraukawa. Rangitane history can be traced back 25 generations to the arrival of whatonga, the captain of the kurahaupo waka around 700 years ago. For example, a number of tribes trace their origin to the tainui canoe, while.
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