Te rauparaha was the son of werawera ngati toa and his second wife parekowhatu ngati raukawa. Te rauparaha, tamihana, 18191876 page 1 of 6 items. The list also omits the table of te rauparahas wives and children, that has been. Full text of history of new zealand internet archive. The pentkovsky papers by oleg pentkovsky find or buy book now. Tamihana te rauparaha had returned to new zealand with the idea of forming a maori kingdom, with one king ruling over all tribes, and used the runanga to secure the agreement of influential north island chiefs to his idea. Over a 9 month period 18423 they travelled as far as stewart island, sharing their faith and asking forgiv e ness for what te rauparaha who lived until 1849 had done. He was born in pukearuhe, taranaki, new zealand, the son of the great ngati toa leader te rauparaha and his fifth and senior wife, te akau of tuhourangi tamihana was strongly influenced by church missionary society teaching. For the purposes of the exhibition, kinaki refers to the small things that we relish and take pleasure from. Summarised from the dictionary of nz biography, and from burns. Tamihana born katu te rauparaha 1820s october 1876 was a notable new zealand maori leader, christian evangelist, assessor, writer and farmer. Nani whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me maunga teitei. Tamihana te rauparaha recorded that at this time christianity was first proclaimed in this part, and matere te whiwhi and i went to tokerau bay of islands to bring a minister to this end of the north island, so we might put an end to the desire for war in rauparahas mind.
Maori books on wellington wellington city libraries. This spelling readily identified him from tamihana, the son of te rauparaha. Sometimes called the napoleon of the southern hemisphere, he ruled the lower end of the north island from. Ruta tamihana te rauparaha by nga pataka korero auckland. Tamihana te rauparaha author visit amazons tamihana te rauparaha page.
The tamihanas belong to ngati huia, the tribe that were termed te rauparahas footsoldiers. Heinemann reid, 1989 b ter butler, peter, life and times of te rauparaha by his son tamihana te rauparaha alister taylor, 1980 993. Unknown pomare born hononga, tamihana te rauparaha and 10 other siblings. He was born at pukearuhe, a ngati tama pa in northern taranaki, while ngati toa were on their long journey from kawhia to the south. Book search engine can find the pentkovsky papers by oleg pentkovsky.
Ripahau again was invited to read from the scripture to tamihana and his cousin matene te whiwhi. He pukapuka tataku i nga mahi a te rauparaha nuia record of the life of the great te rauparaha by tamihana te rauparaha, auckland university press editor and translator, forthcoming, late 2020 te tiriti o waitangithe treaty of waitangi with. The maori magazine electronic resource te ao hou national. Atua te rauparaha historical records and family trees. In january 1848 grey finally released te rauparaha, after 18 months of imprisonment. Te rauparaha left kawhia after this episode but on his return joined a war party seeking revenge for the death of a prominent ngati toa warrior, tarapeke, in a duel outside te totara. Bible and treaty choosing an english bible version. A simple nullity the wi parata case in new zealand law. Ruta te rauparaha was the wife of tamihana te rauparahangati toa leader, missionary, writer, sheep farmer and assessor, and son of the renowned warrior te rauparaha. Tamihana te rauparaha author see all formats and editions. Pipi te whiwhi was the wife of henare matene te whiwhingati toa and ngati raukawa leader, missionary and assessor, and nephew of te rauparaha. Nga reta maori, is a collection of nga reta maori maori letters handpicked from the sir george grey special collections by robert eruera, poukokiri taonga tuku iho maori senior curator maori. Under te rauparahas command they went north and killed te wharengori of ngati pou. Book an act of piracy life and times of te rauparaha nzetc.
I have been constrained to write the story of an old new zealander largely to gratify the frequently expressed desire for a more comprehensive sketch of te rauparahas career on the part of many readers of my former books, in which fitful glimpses of the old chief were given. Unsigned but titled in angas hand with pencilled note civilized and christianized new zealand chief. Books by tamihana te rauparaha all formats hardcover sort by. Mr rickard has been painstaking in the gathering of the material for his book. Te rauparahas son, tamihana te rauparaha, provided the following ngati toa narrative of the attack on ngati kuri residing at kaikoura te rauparaha, 1980, pp. Waitohi ii rakaherea, te kiripaeahi and 5 other siblings. Te rauparaha escaped to te totara pa and after much fighting peace was restored. One day te rauparaha s son, tamihana said, i do not want war. He is wearing a cravat and european suit in pale grey. Te rauparaha and his followers would eventually find themselves established at kapiti island, a large island off the coast of wellington. Literary power couples by nga pataka korero auckland libraries published on 20200217t02. Sir george grey and his book collecting activities in new zealand. Alexander turnbull library, wellington, new zealand. He was influential in the original sale of land to the new zealand company and was a participant in the wairau affray in marlborough.
Life and times of te rauparaha by his son tamihana te rauparaha by te rauparaha, tamihana and butler, peter ed. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Atua te rauparaha was born to rewi te rauparaha and 2 kahuirangi te atiawa. Te rauparaha and kahuirangi te rauparaha was born in 1768, in te taharou near kawhia. George french angas tamihana te rauparaha head and portrait, painted in london. Te rauparaha, 1768 1849 te rauparaha 1768 1849 te rauparaha was born in 1768, at birth place, to werawera and parekohatu. Te rauparaha this nfu minibiopic eulogises the 19th century maori leader te rauparaha. Tamihana born katu te rauparaha 1820s october 1876 was a notable new zealand.
A set of four cards, one featuring samuel marsden tamihana te rauparaha and the other featuring t. Te rauparahas son tamihana obtained his fathers release by signing over the wairau to grey. According to some descendants he was born at puketapu on 22 january 1828. This infant lived to be the wellknown missionary chief, tamihana te rauparaha. One day te rauparahas son, tamihana said, i do not want war. He was born at pukearuhe, a ngati tama pa in northern taranaki, during the ngati toa migration from kawhia to the south. Tamihana te rauparaha, known also as katu, was the son of the great ngati toa leader te rauparaha and his fifth and senior wife, te akau of tuhourangi.
The text on which te rauparaha is based is a translation done in 1946 by george graham, of a manuscript written about the life of his father by tamihana te. Social security administration public data, the first name tamihana was not present. The ngati toa chief led his people on an exodus from kawhia, to a stronghold on kapiti island where he ruled via musket, flax trade and diplomacy over a cook strait empire extending south to akaroa. The project gutenberg ebook of an old new zealander, or te. Keith newman, author of ratana revisited an unfinished legacy reed 2006 and ratana the prophet penguin 2009. His war party consisted of 200 men travelling in five canoes. Te whiwhi went to paihia to bring a missionary to teach them more about jesus. The maori leader responsible for the greatest slaughter in the early nineteenth century was undoubtedly te rauparaha, a chief of the ngati toa tribe of the kawhia district this was a small tribe, closely related to the waikato and ngati maniapoto tribes who surrounded the kawhia domains of ngati toa. It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year. Tamihana te rauparaha nzhistory, new zealand history online. He took the name tamihana thompson when he was baptised by church. Te rauparaha was keen to control the supply of greenstone pounamu and other resources to be found in te waipounamu south island.
T he trip south of tamihana te rauparaha son of te rauparaha and matene te whiwhi nephew of te rauparaha. Steven oliver, tamihana te rauparaha, dictionary of new zealand. The origins of ka mate ka mate was composed by the ngati toa chief te rauparaha, descendent of hoturoa, captain of the tainui canoe, born 1760s at kawhia, died 1849 at otaki. Ngai tahu a migration history, bridget william books, 2008. Te rauparaha nzhistory, new zealand history online. Letters between ruta te rauparaha, pipi te whiwhi and. An historian who has recently done some important work on tamihana te rauparaha, especially his writings on his father, is arini loader of victoria university of wellington.
The books are still in the process of being balanced. The story of the composition of ka mate is well known within the oral histories of ngati toa and ngati tuwharetoa, the two iwi tribes most associated with the haka. Samuel d carpenter phd candidate in history recovering. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
The freeranging film includes recreations of the wairau incident which stirred fears of. The complexities of the treaty, which have done so much to shape new zealand history for nearly 200 years, are thoughtfully explored as orange examines the meanings the document has held for maori and pakeha. These references have apparently awakened some considerable interest in the life and times of the great. Maori king movement project gutenberg selfpublishing. Butler, peter, life and times of te rauparaha by his son tamihana te rauparaha alister taylor, 1980. Extracts from the writings of tamihana te rauparaha, originally written in maori. Mr rickard has been painstaking in the gathering of the material for his book, and in his writing he has made an.
This is the story of te rauparaha as told by his son tamihana te rauparaha, in 1869. The tamihana whanau are numerous in the ngati raukawa ki te tonga rohe. Later, the slave ripahau left uitas pa and returned to otaki, coming into contact with tamihana te rauparaha from kapiti island, the son of wiremu te rauparaha, the great ngati toa chief see 18 may. Tamihana te rauparaha, also known as katu, was the son of the great ngati toa leader te rauparaha and his fifth and senior wife, te akau of tuhourangi. Te rauparaha 1760s 27 november 1849 was a maori rangatira chief and war leader of the ngati toa tribe who took a leading part in the musket wars. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.