Hauraki Iwi History

Here is an extract of writing by the great Ngāti Maru scholar, Hoani Nahe, concerning the arrival of Tainui in Aotearoa and its journey through Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi (Bay of Plenty), Hauraki, Tāmaki and Muriwhenua. This extract appeared in the Appendices to the Journal of the House of Representative, dated 1880. At the time, Hoani Nahe was a Member of the House of Representatives. A translation of this extract into English can be found here . LEGENDARY HISTORY OF THE MAORIS (EXTRACTS FROM A COMPILATION OF THE)., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1880 Session I, G-08 2. — KO ETAHI ENEI o nga KORERO WHAKAPAPA o te WAKA nei o TAINUI, na HOANI NAHE, M.H.R Kaore nga Maori e mohio ki nga tau, o te taenga mai o Hotu ki tenei motu, a tae noa mai ki tenei ra Engari ko nga whakatipuranga ta matou e mohio ai. Ka noho te iwi ra i Hawaiiki, ka tarai waka ma ratou, hei rapu whenua hou mo ratou. Ka taraia te waka ra ka oti ko Tainui te ingo...

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The following extract was taken from an article entitled 'THE TIPUA-KURA, AND OTHER MANIFESTATIONS OF THE SPIRIT WORLD.' by Lieut.-Colonel Gudgeon, C.M.G. It was published in Journal of the Polynesian Society, Volume 15, 1906, pp 27-57. ...Papakauri is an enchanted tree, whose history is even more mysterious than that of Papataunaki, related in a previous article. It is, moreover, surrounded by such a web of superstition of a truly unexplainable nature that it will be difficult to make myself intelligible to Europeans. I am, indeed, conscious that the pakeha side of my brain does not understand the tale as related to me, whereas on the Maori side it is clear enough. I think I have already remarked that tipuas are an exception to the rule, that all things are subject to the great laws that govern the universe. Tipuas obey no law, whether human or divine, but are somewhat amenable to karakias when uttered by a tohunga of reputation. With this preliminary warning, I will commence ...