Hauraki Iwi History

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6967, 17 March 1884, Page 5 Read a biography of Te Kooti Arikirangi

Toke Watene (1881-1955) was a kaumātua of Ngāti Maru. Linked below is a recording of him talking about various Tainui and Hauraki traditions. 00:00- 31:42 Toke Wātene talks [in English] about the arrival of Tainui waka from Hawaiki in December (Hohua) on a spring tide. Hoturoa was the tohunga and Hotunui the commander. He also retells the journey of Tainui around the Waitematā, Manukau, and onto Kāwhia where the canoe was turned to stone. Hotunui was accused of stealing kūmara and went to live at Hauraki. Marutūahu went in search of him and married two women of the area from whom the various Hauraki tribes descend. Toke outlines the various tribes of the area, from whom they descend and gives various pepeha relating to them, and traces his whakapapa. Notes from this audio: Tainui means high or great tide Tainui left Hawaiki in a spring tide Ohoata, spring time  They were told not to go during the days of Tamatea as this was the time of storms Hotunui was the priest, Hoturoa was the...

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1968, 6 November 1863, Page 3 New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 42, 1 January 1864, Page 2

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 58, Issue 4173, 15 August 1949, Page 5

  Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 16, 19 January 1929, Page 1  (Supplement)

Te Wananga, Volume 4, No. 10, 1874, p. 102

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume III, Issue 1, 31 January 1857, Page 5

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15668, 23 July 1914, Page 9

Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1994, 10 December 1863, Page 8 See also: Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1993, 8 December 1863, Page 4 See also: Press, Volume III, Issue 349, 12 December 1863, Page 3

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 245, 16 October 1928, Page 6 Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 229, 26 September 1936, Page 6  (Supplement)

Te Waka Maori i Niu Tirani, Volume 1, No. 40, pp: 529-532