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...

The following versions of the story concerning the journey of Tainui from Hawaiki to Aotearoa appear in Volume IV of Ancient History of the Maori by John White. (Government Printer 1888) These versions are attributed to Ngāti Maru and the first version was undoubtedly extracted from a manuscript by Hoani Nahe. An English translation, again sourced from Ancient History of the Maori, appears after each version. You can read about John White here . Version 1 (pp. 21-23) He korero mo te haerenga mai o nga tupuna o te Maori i Hawa-iki. Ka timata i ta nga kaumatua Maori wahi i mohio ai. Ko te take i haere mai ai te tangata Maori ki tenei motu he whawhai nui noa atu i Hawa-iki; tini noa atu nga tangata i tu ki taua whawhaitanga, a he tini ano hoki nga tangata ki te hinganga. Ko te ingoa o tenei parekura ko te Ra-to-rua. No te taenga mai ki konei ki Ao-tea-roa nei ka titoa atu he waiata mo taua parekura nei mo te Ra-to-rua. Nga tangata nana tenei parekura ko Heta tetahi, ko Ue-nuku tetahi; na...

Te Waka Maori o Niu Tirani, Volume 8, No. 23, 1872, pp.155, 156