Hauraki Iwi History

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2940, 18 July 1878, Page 3 Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2945, 24 July 1878, Page 2

Here is a lightly edited version of this story which appeared in the Thames Advertiser on 3 February 1894. A copy of the version as it appeared in the newspaper can be seen below. THE HOE O TAINUI JUDGMENT CONFIRMED, AN INTERESTING CASE. Till sitting of the Chief Judges Court at the Thames to hear the reasons for granting a rehearing of the Hoe o Tainui block, which a few years back was decided by the Native Lands Court to belong to Ngati Tahuna and Ngati Te Hiko of Ngati Paoa and Ngati Koura has resulted in the application of the Ngati Mahuta for a rehearing, being dismissed, and the original judgment confirmed. Tainui was the canoe which came from Hawaii some fifty generations ago, and was the original or first canoe which landed here. She was followed by Te Arawa canoe. Te Hoe o Tainui signifies the steer oar of the Tainui canoe. The Hoe o Tainui judgment ranks amongst the most important of judgments given under the auspices of the Native Lands Court, and in itself proves the wi...

Colonist, Volume IX, Issue 850, 22 December 1865, Page 3

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9419, 27 January 1894, Page 5

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Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8924, 23 November 1897, Page 3 Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8920, 18 November 1897, Page 2

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4514, 13 February 1872, Page 2

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 241, 10 October 1936, Page 6  (Supplement) New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 779, 19 January 1853, Page 3

Thames Star, Volume LXV, Issue 19374, 3 April 1935, Page 3

Paki o Matariki, 2 May 1907, Page 1

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 128, 2 June 1931, Page 6

Here is a version of the story concerning the ancestor, Te Ngako, son of Marutūahu. It has been lightly edited. It was taken from Ancient History of the Maori by John White. (see reference below). The story tells of the deaths of Kahurautao and his son Kiwi at the hands of Te Wai-o-Hua in Tāmaki. These deaths were avenged by Rautao and Whanga. Ko te whakatupuranga tenei o Te Ngako o te tama a Marutuahu.  Whanau ake ta Te Ngako, ko Kahu-rau-tao, whanau ake ta Kahu-rau-tao ko Kiwi ko Rau-tao, ko Whanga. Ka moe a Kiwi te matamua a Kahu-rau-tao, i te wahine ia Nga-whakawanga, i te tamahine a Hape a te tama a Koroki tupuna o Nga-ti-koro-ki e noho i Maunga-tautari, ka pakuhatia te tama a Kahu-rau-tao ki roto o Wai-kato.  A i ona ra o muri iho, ka haere a Kahu-rau-tao ki Waikato, kia kite i te iwi o tana tama, ki te tiki ano hoki i te pataka whakairo a nga maatua o Nga-whakawanga o te wahine o tana tama. Toko rua a Kahu-rau-tao, raua ko tana tama ko Kiwi i te haerenga...

Te Paki o Matariki, Volume 9, 1893  

Cook and the crew of the Endeavour arrived into Hauraki on Friday the 3rd of November 1769 after passing Tuhua (Mayor Island), near Tauranga. They arrived at a group of rocks and islands called Te Rua-o-Māhua. Cook named this collection of rocks and islets, The Court of Aldermen. Today, these islands are known as the Aldermen Islands. They continued further and came to Te Whitianganui-a-Kupe where, on Thursday the 9th of November, Cook observed the transit of Mercury. He subsequently named the area Mercury Bay. It was while they were making these observations that a Ngāti Whanaunga man was killed. Cook's journal records the event as follows: While we were making these observations five Canoes came along side of the Ship, two large and three small ones, in one were 47 people but in the others not so many. They were wholy strangers to us and to all appearances they came with a hostal intention, being compleatly arm'd with Pikes, Darts, Stones & ca h...

Although 19th-century open conflict between the Crown and Hauraki iwi did not generally take place within Hauraki itself, Hauraki was not unaffected by conflict during the Waikato War. Various sections of Hauraki iwi - particularly Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Pāoa - became involved in aspects of the war on the Waikato side of the Hūnua Ranges and elsewhere too (such as at Rangiriri). In their report on the Hauraki claim, the Waitangi Tribunal relates two events which were direct conflicts with Hauraki people. The first was the well known shelling of  Pūkorokoro-Miranda . The second was the less well known attack on the Te Koheriki-Ngāti Pāoa encampment at Paparata in the Hūnua Ranges on 13 December 1863. The Tribunal also mentions that they heard evidence from elders of Ngāti Rongoū that Papaaroha in Coromandel was also shelled. Here is what the Tribunal says: From The Hauraki Report, Vol 1,   p. 207, Waitangi Tribunal A report of the attack lead by 'Captain Jackson' a...