The history of the ngati kahungunu of wairoa takitimu was one of the ancestral waka, which hawaikinui, hawaikiroa, and hawaikipamamoa sailed in to the land of aotearoa. The research for this dissertation was motivated by indigenous elders responses to my architectural design work as an indigenous architect. It was here matua tamati tata, told us of the history of the waka and its crew. Topic event the canoe takitimu arrived off tirikawa, north rock, at the base of the mountain mauao, which we now call maunganui, at the entrance to tauranga moana. Key books on maori literature university of auckland. There are six volumes divided into takitimu and tainui canoe areas. Waka has a long history, first recorded in the early 8th century in the kojiki and manyoshu. The district council has its headquarters in whataupoko, in the central city. In 2004 he marked 30 years as the kawai kaitiaki of ngai tahu whakapapa an acknowledged authority on the contemporary whakapapa of the ngai tahu people. Takitimu was a waka canoe with whakapapa throughout the pacific particularly with samoa, the cook islands and aotearoa new zealand in ancient times. This canoe, the takitimu, came here from distant hawaiki, and the honoiwairua.
In 1966 the first encyclopedia of new zealand was published in three thick volumes. Some say it is the vehicle which will carry the mana. Kupe agreed and nukutawhiti asked that the waka be refitted to take more people. It tells of the ngati kahungunu people tangata whenua of hawkes bay and parts of east coast and wairarapa from their origins in the pacific islands to their lineage in aotearoa up to the twentieth century. Indigenous architecture through indigenous knowledge. New zealand journal of geology and geophysics, 1985, vol.
The sight and sound of a score of waka taua, war canoes, and their sweating, chanting crews will forever remain etched on the memories of those who attended the 1990 treaty of waitangi commemoration. An encyclopaedia of new zealand was a critical and publishing success at the time, and has been used as a basic reference work about the country since then. It includes southland district, gore district and the city of invercargill. The people that cook saw were descended from the occupants of two wakas. This maori language manuscript contains a great deal of whakapapa relating to the takitimu and kurahaupo waka. As this whakapapa genealogical table shows, ranginui, the founding ancestor of ngati ranginui, was the greatgrandson of tamateaarikinui, the captain of the canoe. The students will write the speech in their wehi books. His most famous spouse was rongomaiwahine, a descendant of popoto, who lived on the mahia peninsula in the hawkes bay. After migrating south from the poverty bay region and marrying rongomaiwahine from mahia, he in. It is gradually being transcribed into the website. Nihoniho, gave cowan an account of the takitimu canoe that was.
Next page origin of taranaki tribes back to main fleet canoes chart 2. Takitimu ora is a collective of community leaders based in hastings that helps communities and organisations to partner together to address complex social issues using collective impact. Turanganuiakiwa great standing place of kiwa is a city in northeastern new zealand and the largest settlement in the gisborne district or gisborne region. When researching your whakapapa, its helpful to find out from your whanau what your iwi affiliations are. A bilingual collection, in 67 chapters, of the histories, genealogies, songs and chants of the tainui people, it represents the culmination of a lifes work by the scholar and historian dr pei te hurinui jones. Mainly from the kurahaupo and takitimu waka canoes. Tainui continued on to tauranga, the coromandel peninsula and waitemata harbour. Under influence from other genres such as kanshi, novels and stories such as tale of genji and even western poetry, it developed gradually, broadening its repertoire of expression and topics.
Te manuwhakahoro 24 nga peke e maha 25 te ika hui rua a hikapa. A love story introduction to the units ka mau te wehi. There is a great deal about the maori, his history, his customs, in this compact volume of 800 pages, but the book is written in such a happygolucky, freeandeasy style, that perhaps a notice of it should be written in a similar vein, lest the author think he is taken too seriously. The following story or saga of the building and launching of the takitimu, with the attendant ceremonies, in the central pacific, and her voyage to new zealand, is told by the chief, tuta nihoniho, the principal rangatira of the the ngatiporou tribe, of the east coast. Aug 18, 2019 in maori traditions, the tainui waka was commanded by the chief hoturoa. Jeff evans is a wellknown writer and photographer who works for leading clients in new zealand and overseas. Arrival of the tainui waka canoe kawhia maori history.
This story of the takitimu waka is according to the traditions and research from rarotonga and is transcribed from an interview with tama huata, executive. Ruawharo and his brothers were a tohunga on the takitimu canoe. Also mentions kurahaupo, mataatua, takitimu and te. Event the canoe takitimu arrived off tirikawa, north rock, at the base of the mountain mauao, which we now call maunganui, at the entrance to tauranga moana. An account of the waka takitimu, photographs of the ancestors depicted in the carvings of the takitimu marae lower east coast. Throughout tamatis korero, a kekeno sunned itself on tirikawa and then entertained us with graceful manoeuvres in the water. Petrology of the calcalkaline lavas of the permian takitimu group, southern new zealand. Takitimu waka 1 tama te kapua 1 te arawa waka 1 toi 1 all items 7 view gallery 0. A detailed account of this waka, including karakia, a list of the crew, and a list of references. Gisborne is a coastal city located on the east cape of new zealands north island.
On its voyage the tainui stopped at many pacific islands, eventually arriving in new zealand. The first voyaging canoes and maori weapons in preeuropean new zealand, and editor of elsdon bests notes on the art of war. Tradition holds that nukutaimemeha, the waka that maui used to haul up the north island, rests petrified on hikurangi mountain paikea travelled to aotearoa from hawaiki on the back of a whale and landed at whangara. It carried sacred relics and among its crew were those schooled in the oldtime lore of hawaiki.
Takitimu was one of the ancestral waka, which hawaikinui, hawaikiroa, and hawaikipamamoa sailed in to the land of aotearoa. The turanganui river a brief history department of conservation. Known as a lover and provider more than a fighter, kahungunu had eight wives. Other visible landmarks were identified and their stories also told. Here are some additional sources that you might like to try. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the south island and stewart island rakiura. About nukutawhiti, captain of ngatokimatawhaorua waka on arrival of kupe back in hawaiki, there was a great war raging and nukutawhiti asked his grandfather kupe for the great waka matawhaorua to take his people away to the new land of aotearoa. It arrived at the western end of ninetymile beach at a place called awanui and then travelled on round the island to the safe landlocked harbours of the east coast. This book traces the history of the rangitane tribe, now based around the manawatu but with whakapapa links extending throughout central new zealand.
He devoted his later years to the writing of takitimu and the building of the takitimu carroll meeting house in wairoa. When researching your whakapapa, its helpful to find out from your whanau what your. For some, in averaging generations back to waka migration, this method could help align maori history with standard western conceptions of time. Part i of ii i want to talk to you about one of the holy grails of nz and cook islands maori whakapapa, the belief in the so called great fleet from polynesia through the cook islands and landfall in aotearoa. This is a classic boat ride in the poverty bay harbour, runing over summer every sunday at 2pm from the portmarina. The purpose of this research was to find out how the culture of an indigenous architect informs their practice of architecture. Named by tamatea, one of the great explorers in the history of new zealand, after the takitimu waka canoe was wrecked near te waewae bay, these maunga add lustre to the western southland landscape and continue to inspire stories, songs,poetry and art. Rocks and stones from the seashore were used in waka for ballast and wet sand was used to keep shellfish alive and fish fresh during journeys inland or expeditions along the coast. Kahungunu was the great grandson of tamatea, rangatira of the ancestral takitimu waka. Waka landings, places of significance and tribes east coast. The final story in the book is not based on a previously.
Registration report for a wahi tapu northland regional council. The collective was formed in response to te pou matakana, north island whanau ora commissioning agency, seeking to support community partnerships. The canoe takitimu left hawaiki for new zealand about a. Takitimu lower east coast christchurch city libraries. Apr 16, 2014 the people that cook saw were descended from the occupants of two wakas.
Whakapapa including myth, legend, history and genealogy. Takitimu, which was originally published in 1944, tells the story of the takitimu canoes migration from the pacific islands to aotearoa, and of the descendants born in new zealand who became ngati kahungunu the peoples centred around the hawkes bay and wairarapa who now make up new zealands thirdlargest iwi. The beginning of the takitimu story in aotearoa is with the first landfall in muriwhenua at a place known as te. The commander tamatea decided to go ashore and give thanks for a safe landfall after a long sea journey. The local tribe is te rongomaiwahine, and have the common female ancestor of that name. This map shows waka canoe landing sites, tribal areas and places of significance for maori in the east coast region. Tamatea, was careful to acknowledge the great tree that tane provided to build the waka takitimu. Being the story of the people of the east coast to whom belongs the ancestral canoe known as takitimu. Selected bibliography of material on the waka waka wakka. It was captained on its journey from hawaiki by tamateaarikinui, high chief and priest, and carried a number of tohunga or priests. Showing results 16 of 6 for takitimu waka advanced search.
Ask the students to search online for more about turongo and mahinaarangi, and look for the tribal areas of tainui waka and takitimu waka. Shortly after the takitimu waka landed on the peninsula, the tohunga. Waka, japanese poetry, specifically the court poetry of the 6th to the 14th century, including such forms as the choka and sedoka, in contrast to such later forms as renga, haikai, and haiku. Stories of tauranga moana compiled by evelyn stokes. Genealogy free fulltext a brief history of whakapapa. Includes cosmology, myths, legends and more recent history. Also known as takitumu, this waka is remembered as being perhaps the most tapu of all waka to voyage to aotearoa.
It has been described by some as the skeletal structure of maori epistemology because all things have their own genealogies. Nga iwi o tainui is a classic work of new zealand and maori history, first published in 1995. An authority on maori canoes, jeff is also the author of polynesian navigation and the discovery of new zealand, nga waka o nehera. It was captained on its journey from hawaiki by tamateaarikinui, high chief and priest, and carried a. Maori electoral rolls from 1872 to 1969 they recorded iwi and hapu names. The story of te waharoa and sketches of ancient maori life and history christchurch, whitcombe and thombs, 1906. We have shared this link previously and here it is again. Large waka, such as nga toki matawhaorua which are usually elaborately carved and decorated, consist of a main hull formed from a single hollowedout log, along with a carved upright head and tailboard. Adventure tourism mv takitimu historic boat ride gisborne harbour. Notes for volumes 7 were never published, but are on microfilm. The singular narrative that arose from this approach was promoted by stephenson percy smith via his theory of a great fleet which he calculated arrived in 50 ad smith 1898, 1910. Nga hapu o taihoa marae april 18, 20 takitimu book by t. The takitimu waka is known as te waka tapu o takitimu, the sacred canoe takitimu. The story of the takitimu waka is largely associated with the ancestors.
The poverty bay flats encompass gisborne city as well as surrounding areas makaraka, matawhero and ormond where vineyards and farms are prominent. As the waka takitimu passed through hawkes bay, ruawharo named the bay te whanga a ruawharo. Takitimu, j h mitchell shop online for books in new zealand. Mitchell 18701944 grew up in thames, and from the age of 15 until his death lived in wairoa. It sits at the south end of the gisborne district and also within poverty bay. Takitimu is one of the great tribal histories in the new zealand literary canon. Wai 436 ngai tane, ngati pahauwera and the crown a report for. The students may want to do a study of the kingitanga the king movement, of aotearoa new zealand. I arahina te waka takitimu e to matou tupuna ko tamatea arikinui. He was a dairy farmer, maori interpreter, and an authority on iwi history and whakapapa. Time to savor and reread the 100 star waka poems by robert sullivan. The students will learn about the farewell protocol on a marae.
A report for the waitangi tribunal richard shill, litt. Waka taua in maori, waka means canoe and taua means army or war party are large canoes manned by up to 80 paddlers and are up to 40 metres ft in length. Tradition holds that nukutaimemeha, the waka that maui used to haul up the north island, rests petrified on hikurangi mountain. Son of tamateapokaiwhenua and hence a direct descendant of tamateaariki, the eponymous ancestor who commanded the takitimu waka in the migration from hawaiki, kahungunu grew up in the bay of plenty. More recently, whakapapa has become the subject of research in bioscience and genetics with some exploring the potential of whakapapa as a foundation for genetic research hudson et al. She was of extremely noble lineage being descended from both ruawharo, the tohunga of the waka takitimu, and popoto, commander of the kurahaupo. Selected bibliography of material on the waka waka wakka wakka. The term waka also is used, however, as a synonym for tanka short poem, which is the basic form of japanese poetry.
These are the names of the waka we have come to associate with the great fleet. The mv takitimu is believed to be the oldest pilot vessel in new zealand still able to be operated. Its first landfall was at whangaparaoa on the east coast of the northern north island. Waka landings, places of significance and tribes east. Special edition raumati 2007 the year that was2006 inside this issue. Also mentions kurahaupo, mataatua, takitimu and te arawa. In maori traditions, the tainui waka was commanded by the chief hoturoa. A second important canoe for tauranga moana is takitimu known to tauranga moana tribes as takitimu. After its arrival in aotearoa it made many travels. The waka has become a symbol of maori unity and pride in this year of remembrance. This is the first known research in canada that privileges the use of indigenous knowledge in the design process by indigenous. Whakapapa from information provided by te awanuiarangi black. This waka canoe was very tapu sacred as it carried the maori gods, kahukura, tamaiwaho, tuniateika, hine korako, ronomai and ruawharo. In research, whakapapa has been presented in tribal histories, maori land court records, and consistently as a framework for matauranga maori maori knowledge and maori research methodologies.
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