Hauraki Iwi History

This is a version of the story of Marutūahu's journey to Hauraki in search of his father Hotunui. This version is sourced in a manuscript written by Tukumana Te Taniwha of Ngāti Whanaunga. It was edited and translated by George Graham of Auckland Museum and published in the  Journal of the Polynesian Society , Volume 50, No. 199, pp. 120-133. KA HEKE MAI A MARUTUAHU KI HAURAKI NEI. 1. Ka mahue atu a Kawhia i a Marutuahu. Ka haere mai ki Hauraki ki te kimi i tona matua. He hoa tona i to raua haerenga mai. 2. Ka haere mai i runga i nga maunga. I te haerenga mai, ta raua mahi he wero haere i te manu hei kai ma raua, huahua ake. 3. Ka tae mai ki Waikato, ara ki Tuakau, ka whiti i te awa o Waikato. Haeremai i runga i te maunga o Tirikohua, wero haere mai i te manu, kuku, tui, kaka. 4. A tae mai ki Otau, ka whiti mai i te awa o Te Wairoa, ka piki mai i te maunga i Kohukohunui ka eke mai i te tau, ka titiro ki Tikapa, ki te moana o Hauraki. Heke tonu i runga i te tau, ka...

Ko Aotearoa or The Maori Recorder, 1861, Vol 1, No. 1 pp. 16-20

GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20521, 3 APRIL 1941 Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 76, 31 March 1941, Page 4 MAORI LEADER, TUKUMANA TE TANIWHA.  The death has occurred at his home at Waimango  of Tukumana Te Taniwha, head chief of the Ngati Whanaunga tribe, at the age of 82 years. He was a grandson of the famous chief, Te Te Horeta Te Taniwha. Tukumana Te Taniwha was one of the last surviving men versed in the ancient genealogy and history of his branch of the Hauraki Maoris. He always worked for the advancement of his people and was the Maori leader in the district. He was one of those instrumental in arranging the transporting of the great carved meeting house Hotunui to be deposited in trust for the Thames tribes in the Auckland War Memorial .Museum. Natives from all over the Waikato, Thames and Hauraki districts are gathering at Waimango for the tangi.