Published in 1967, te arawa was the major work by distinguished rotorua historian, the late don stafford. Ko te ihu o te waka kei maketu, ko te kei o te waka kei tongariro. Te arawa and tainui te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Te arawa and its crew left hawaiki after a conflict over food resources involving houmaitawhiti and his sons tamatekapua and whakaturia against the chiefs toi and uenuku. On entering the kaituna estuary beside okurei, the bow of the te arawa canoe was tethered to a large rock, tokaparore, and to an anchor rock called tuterangiharuru, which held her fast in the current of the kaituna river. Arautauta was sailed by tarawa accompanied by two taniwha sea creatures and landed at waiotahe beach, between opotikimaitawhiti and ohiwa harbour. Arrival of the tainui waka canoe kawhia maori history. He started his journey on board the tainui waka and was persuaded by his cousin tamatekapua into sailing to aotearoa aboard the arawa waka.
The captain of the waka was tamatekapua, with the legendary ngatoroirangi as its principal tohunga high priest. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. A history of the arawa people, and, as the citys official historian, two major books on the. Te arawa people trace their descent from this union. The tribes are based in the rotorua and bay of plenty areas and have a population of around 40,000. Today, iwi tribes can trace their entire origins and whakapapa genealogy back to certain waka hourua.
Te arawa the voyage of the arawa canoe ngatoroirangi was the high priest who navigated the arawa waka on their eventful journey from hawaiki to aotearoa. Ngatoroirangi was the high priest who navigated the arawa waka on their eventful journey from hawaiki to. In maori mythology, arawa was one of the great oceangoing, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled aotearoa. Waka huia te riaki amoamo tells us why land confiscations fueled his passion for history. Te arawa is the founding waka of many tribes, especially in the central north island. E oho a book researched by raimona inia of te arawa. Te arawa waka, he karakia tiimata canoes, kayaking, canal. The book tells the complete history of the te arawa waka and its descendants until the late nineteenth century.
We started with a book called the history of maketu and we just started flicking through it and it took us on the. Our history and legends tell us many stories of the journey to aotearoa, for each waka and each tribe has its own history. This area became identified with te arawa, and is affirmed on marae with the proverb. Kei te whakamatatau tonu a mercia raua roihana i nga tini ahuatanga o te ao hangarau nei this is a quick test to see if we can also broadcast via te arawa fm via zoom. The 40 metre twinhulled waka was one of the great voyaging canoes used in the migrations that settled aotearoa new zealand, with over 30 iwi tribe members on board. Its now a week until the launch of te arawa, our new edition of don staffords classic history of the arawa people of rotorua and the central bay of plenty. The history of whakarewarewa village there are many layers to the history of whakarewarewa, the living maori village. He attended western heights high school before completing an undergraduate medical degree at the university of otago.
Me timata te whakapapa o ngati tuwharetoa ki hawaiki ki puhaorangi. The beautiful te kuraimonoa awaiting her celestial lover puhaorangi. Te rangimatoru, under hapekitumatangioterangi, which landed at ohiwa, is the ancestral canoe of the old tribes te hapuoneone and ngai turanga. In maori myths and legends, it is said that the whakarewarewa thermal area was created when te hoata and te pupu goddesses of fire travelled from hawaiki in the form of fire to relieve their brothers chills. It is also the place associated with significant battles of the tribe and where the bones of their ancestors lie. Tapuaeharuru marae is located on the eastern shores of lake rotoiti at tapuaeharuru bay. Historian don stafford cbe mbe spent most of his long career championing the history and heritage of his beloved city, rotorua.
Te arawa is regarded as the major work by one of the leading historians of preeuropean new zealand, the late don stafford. Turi high chief of the aotea waka married rongorongo, daughter of tamatea arikinui of the waka takitimu. Nov 23, 2017 pou o whakaue is a history of eight marae of whakaue the tupuna, the whenua, the whare, the tangata whenua and their memories of the marae, the relationships to the ancestor whakaue and te arawa whanui. Early nonmaori recorders of these many histories wrongly tried to meld them all into a single story. Some 20 generations ago a great leader named houmaitawhiti lived in the polynesian homelands called hawaiki.
From tama there are three generations kahumatamoemoe, tawakemoetahanga, uenukumairarotonga down to rangitihi. He authored numerous books, including the award winning te arawa. This sumptuous new edition reproduces the complete history of the arawa people from the arrival of te arawa canoe until the late nineteenth century, and includes a new foreword by professor paul tapsell. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Te arawa award winners announced te arawa whanau ora. According to maori legend te arawa was the name of the name of the canoe and tribe that travelled from hawaiki to aotearoa. The whare tupuna is named uruika, and the marae connects ancestrally to te arawa waka and the maunga matawhaura. More than 40 rangatahi young people were nominated and te arawa award winners announced over 300 attended the te arawa awards recently as te papa takaro celebrated excellence in sport, cultural activities, service to the community. The te arawa partnership working group are holding special hui for te arawa marae, iwi authorities, entities, land trusts, stakeholders and te arawa whanui to provide a briefing on the election process, implementation of the partnership and the role te arawa stakeholders will play in the success of the te arawa partnership.
Maketu educares innovative approach to using history to. Aug 17, 2016 its now a week until the launch of te arawa, our new edition of don staffords classic history of the arawa people of rotorua and the central bay of plenty. New edition of te arawa profiled in the rotorua daily. This sumptuous new edition reproduces the complete history of the arawa people fro.
Houmaitawhitis sons tamatekapua and whakaturia became involved in a number of skirmishes with uenuku. He has eight children and they are poetically known as nga pumanawa e waru o te arawa the eight beating hearts of te arawa. It is said in proverbs that the bow of te arawa canoe rests at maketu and the stern at tongariro. Paul tapsell the book tells the complete history of the te arawa waka and its descendants until the late nineteenth century. The journey to aotearoa maori people of aotearoa new. This relates the iwis origins in the south pacific. Te arawa refer to their tribal area in the saying mai i maketu ki tongariro, ko te arawa te waka which places the prow of the te arawa canoe at maketu on the bay of plenty coast, and the stern at mount tongariro. Te wehi te kihi was born in kawhia at a pah site known as karereatua and spent his young adolescence in kawhia, after their little scuffle older brother kawharu left kawhia but eventually came back after helping in battles against te arawa with ngati raukawa chief ngatokowaru. Te tiriti o waitangi treaty of waitangi rotorua library. Boards have minor compression to extremities, a little rubbing, and a minor crease on spine. Iwi, hapu, marae, rohe, rma, mfa, treaty of waitangi, regional and local councils, iwi contact, iwi contacts, iwi contact details, contact details. The history of the te arawa people is inextricably linked to the arawa canoe.
The te arawa confederation of maori iwi and hapu tribes and subtribes based in the rotorua and bay of plenty areas of new zealand trace their ancestry from this waka. Tainui te waka, hoturoa te ariki by tauranga city libraries staff hc is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 3. The memorial depicts key events in te arawa s history. In maori mythology, arawa was one of the great oceangoing, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled aotearoa the te arawa confederation of maori iwi and hapu tribes and subtribes based in the rotorua and bay of plenty areas of new zealand trace their ancestry from this waka.
Ka korerohia te tuwheratanga o te whare runanga o ngapumanawaewaruote arawa me te honongo kei waenganui i a pikiao raua ko rereiao. As well as the stories of this great chief and his many descendants, the book relates the recent, controversial history of the carving of pukaki that featured in the te maori exhibition, its origins, how it was acquired by the crown, and how ngati whakaue regained it from the auckland museum in 1997. Rees tapsell ngati whakaue te arawa waka was born and raised in rotorua with his three siblings. The story tells about these times, the voyage and finally landing on the shores of aotearoa. If you can shed any light on this please let us know. At tamaki, the tainui waka was dragged over the narrow portage between the waitemata and the manuka manukau harbours.
Ka moe ia rongorongo, tamahine a tamatea arikinui o te waka takitimu. D m stafford traces the history of te arawa from their 14th century migration to aotearoanew zealand until the late 1880s. Te arawa is a confederation of maori iwi and hapu tribes and subtribes of new zealand who trace their ancestry to the arawa migration canoe waka. Enclosed is the te arawa mandate report, prepared following a hearing held. The te arawa confederation of maori iwi and hapu tribes and subtribes.
Ko te arawa te waka ko te arawa mangainui upoko tutakitaki. Now, after some warss, the decision was made to build a great. Syndetics summary critical conversations in kaupapa maori edited by te kawehau hoskins and alison jones. Story of te arawa te ara encyclopedia wikipedia article. Dr don staffords history of te arawa records the rangiteaorere history this way. Rangitihis sons moved most of the te arawa tribe inland to the geothermal lakes. Hopefully we will have this available also to our radio listeners. Talks about the opening of the meeting house ngapumanawaewaruote arawa and the connection between pikiao and rereiao. He tupua a puhaorangi, engari ka puremutia e ia tetahi wahine maori ko kuraimonoa te ingoa. A place desired by all was te motutapuatinirau an island later renamed mokoia in lake rotorua because of its strategic importance and geothermalwarmed gardens. The book is a collection of historical information collected by inia from elders of te arawa. The people of the arawa waka then gradually spread across the land to.
One of the tainui waka crew was kopuwai and he took to wife hinemoana te waiwai, probably upon the slaying of her husband, tamawhare. Don stafford nzhistory, new zealand history online. Its primary hapu are ngati kawiti and ngati tamateatutahi of ngati pikiao. A history of the arawa people, and, as the citys official historian, two major books on the history of rotorua area. E oho researched book produced by raimona inia for te arawa. Through a long and distinguished career, he wrote over 20 books on rotorua and its history. Rangiteaorere, the eponymous ancestor of ngati rangiteaorere descends seven generations from tamatekapua of te arawa waka, one of the many waka that arrived in aotearoa in the year 50ad. Te arawa is the major work by one of the leading historians of preeuropean new zealand, the late don stafford. Wed like to confirm its origin and credit the artist who was responsible for its design.
Like the other young people who were growing up around tauranga moana in those days, raumati heard a great deal about te arawa, the rival canoe which sailed from hawaiki at the same time as tainui. Te arawa multiplied and spread across the geothermal zone of the central north island, occupying lands in a continuous line from coast to volcanic mountain interior. As an example, lake waikaremoana is the ipukarea of ngai tuhoe. It is said that the priest rakataura also called rakaiuru in the company of other tohunga left tainui and proceeded southwards through the forestlands by foot. Many te arawa men fought for the colonial government in the new zealand wars that occurred in the mid19th century in the north island of new zealand. Dec 12, 2011 te arawa is the founding waka of many tribes, especially in the central north island.
Through a long and distinguished career, he wrote over 20 books on rotorua. Arautauta was sailed by tarawa accompanied by two taniwha sea creatures and landed at waiotahe beach. The te arawa iwi tribe built their first pa fortress on a hill in maketu, just 45 minutes drive northeast of rotorua. Here is a collection of pepeha for marae in the rohe of te arawa waka. Rotorua energy charitable trust te arawa rangatahi achievement awards. Rehua, the star that guided the arawa waka from hawaiki to new zealand, is carved above te kuraimonoa. The launch at the rotorua museum will be presided over by rotorua mayor steve chadwick, with representatives of local iwi and dons family among the distinguished guests. The lists of books below are accessible the maori collection, this collection is on the second floor.
My tribes which descend from those ancestors are ngai tara, ngati rangitane, ngati kahungunu and ngai te whatuiapiti. Today in maketu near the landing of the te arawa canoe a special. Many te arawa men fought for the colonial government in the new zealand wars that occurred in the mid19th. Settlement and migration te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Ngati kea ngati tuara, ngati makino, ngati pikiao, ngati rangiteaorere, ngati rangitihi, ngati rangiwewehi, ngati. The tohunga ngatoroirangi was the first to step off. This sumptuous new edition reproduces the complete history of the arawa people from the arrival of te arawa canoe until the late nineteenth century, and includes a. Houmaitawhitis dog potaka tawhiti was killed by a chief, uenuku, who had witnessed it breaching tapu. Koianei nga kohikohinga korero me nga whakaaro a te roopu whakamana i te tiriti o waitangi. This sumptuous new edition reproduces the complete history of the arawa people from the arrival of te arawa canoe until the late nineteenth century, and. The te arawa canoe takes its name from the red shark it resembled as it journeyed to new zealand, a name the iwi tribe will keep forever. Ko tona kaupapa e pa ana ki nga mahi kei waenga i a ratou me te mahi a te karauna kia whakamutu atu nga keremi tiriti o te arawa.
This collective effort will inform our communities of how te arawa saw the treaty in a historic and contemporary context. About our village whakarewarewa the living maori village. The final resting place of te arawa was at maketu, at the mouth of the kaituna. The arawa shark logo appeared on early club correspondence. As a major in the new zealand militia, te keepa te rangipuawhe led a contingent of the te arawa tribe, which pursued the rebel leader te kooti into the urewera region. For panui, tangihanga notices, scholarships and info related to our whenua, iwi and hapu of te arawa. Ultimately, this led to tamatekapua leaving the island along with his people as captain of te arawa waka. The book contains the stories from the finalists for best short story. Pou o whakaue is a history of eight marae of whakaue the tupuna, the whenua, the whare, the tangata whenua and their memories of the marae, the relationships to the ancestor whakaue and te arawa whanui. Te kahui mangaitkm is a directory of iwi tribes and maori organisations for purposes of consultation and research. The seven waka that arrived to aotearoa were called tainui, te arawa, mataatua, kurahaupo, tokomaru, aotea and takitimu. The te arawa tribes have a close historical interest in the lakes around rotorua.
When whakaturia was killed, tamatekapua departed on the arawa, having kidnapped ngatoroirangi ngatoro from the tainui canoe to act as his navigator. Ngatoroirangi was the high priest who navigated the arawa waka on their eventful journey from hawaiki to aotearoa. The story of the voyage of the te arawa waka was a major focus last year. Traces the history of te arawa from their 14th century migration to aotearoanew zealand until the late 1880s. Ka whakahokahokai ano au kia topa iho i te ipukarea a kahumatamomoe ki te riu o te waka te arawa wh4 2004. But it was not always thus, for many, many years ago the arawa people, then known as ngati ohomairangi, lived in legendary hawaiki, far to the north of new zealand. Te honongamareikura o te arawa takitimu the noble linkage between te arawa waka and takitimu waka. Fluent in te reo maori, don travelled on foot to every corner of te arawas rohe, and played a significant role in preservation of historical sites and objects. Ko ngatoroirangi te tohunga o runga o te arawa waka, ko paepaekirarotonga te waka o waitahaarikikore te matua o hahuru.