Nau mai, Haere mai ki tō tātou whare, Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui.

Te Kōhikohinga Māori

There’s a wealth of information here for you to enjoy.

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahereKo te manu e kai ana I te mātauranga, nōna te ao

Books are shelved by Dewey number, but you will usually need to browse more than 1 number

(This is because there can be different aspects of the same topic at different locations: e.g. culture, or tikanga or educational aspects of tikanga)

Māori ‘culture’ : • 305.8994• 371.97 • 390.09931 (tikanga)

• 993.101– e.g. Sir Peter Buck’s

The coming of the Māori

Note: Waka information can be found at 387.21, 398.2, 993.101, or 996

Question: What have you got on the Treaty?Answer:

While there are some main shelf numbers to check, for example:

323.11994 The rights of indigenous peoples, including studies of current aspects of the Treaty

993.1 Historical history, records and accounts

… A huge range of resources will be shelved with the topic they apply to, e.g. health, education, radio waves, fisheries

Oral history was recorded by Māori in different forms :• Place-names • Waiata • Carvings • Moko For example oriori

are more than lullabies – they also recite whakapapa and iwi histories Find at 784.For example ta

moko often describes the person, their deeds and their place within the whānau

Whakairo on the walls of the meeting houses represent rangatira and tohuna – often pan-iwi or sometimes of the local hapū

Often there is a whole historical narrative represented by a place-name rather than a literal translation of a phrase.

Search at wcl.govt.nz ….

To find theright placeon the shelf

:

Enter your keywords. If you know the title or author of the book enter those instead, e.g. ‘waitangi treaty health’

Published Histories

Māori history, in pre-European times : 993.101

Recent iwi histories are shelved with NZ regional histories

Stories from oral history may be found in books on legends, music, carving, tā moko.

For example Stafford, D Te ArawaMitchell, J.H. Takitimu

For example 993.122 Best, E Tuhoe993.12 Sole T Ngāti Ruanui

For example 398.2 legends731.624 whakairo (carving)784 waiata

Ngā Tupuna o Te Whanganui-a-TaraThe library has published 4 volumes in conjunction with the Wellington Tenths Trust.

- these are one page profiles of people who migrated from Taranaki and lived in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, from the arrival of Europeans, 1840s onwards.

- drawn from published material and the Minute Books of the Māori Land Court

- available to buy or borrow

Resources on our websitewww.wcl.govt.nz

Index to early clippings and articles from 1930s. Rohe include Te Atiawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Ruakawa, Ngāti Porou, Mataatua …

General Māori resources including wairuatanga, Māori music, art, theses supporting Mātauranga Māori and Te Ao Mārama

Local legends, heritage, Māori deeds, people and land for greater Wellington

Lists of tribal histories grouped by rohe and iwi

Land of Tarahttp://www.wcl.govt.nz/maori/wellington/landoftara.html

Elsdon Best with the assistance of Te Matorohanga writings has traced •Local voyages of discovery by Kupe, Toi, Whatonga, Tara…•Establishing of pa and kainga around Te Whanganui-a-Tara•stories of Rangi-kai-kore and Hine-rau•Attacks by Mua-upoko•Takitimu’s journey down the coast•Ngāti Mamoe settling around Rimurapa/ Sinclair Head•death of Wakanui, son of Tara•migratory waves of Kahungunu, Ngai Tahu, and Ngati Ira•Cook's anchoring at Wellington Heads•Ngāti Awa arrive and drive out Ngati Ira

This valuable resource ends with a list of local place names.

Also in the Whanganui-a-Tara section

Many other local heritage resources

Māori Musichttp://www.wcl.govt.nz/popular/classical/maorimusic.html

Contemporary Māori Arthttp://www.wcl.govt.nz/popular/maoriartists.html

Rauemi examples

Māori Births Deaths Marriages

Computer index only available in the Central Library.

Search by person, place, parent, date to find references to official records.

Ancestry.com online (Library edition)

Select Ancestry from the top drop down menu

Click here to find Ancestry

Ancestry includes : (for NZ)• City & Area Directories 1866-1955• World War I and II Nominal Rolls• Maori Land Claims 1858 – 1980• Electoral Rolls 1953-1981• Jury lists 1842-1862

External databases

whakapapa and land searches

tracing names

iwi stories and information

Historical BDM Onlinehttps://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/

Index to MLCMB http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/search/search_form.php?id=32

Maori Land Court Minute books provides easy and quick access to over 1100 minute books between 1865 and 1910.

Land areas from : Taitokerau, Taitokerau, Waikato-Maniapoto, Tairawhiti, Waiariki, Aotea, Takitimu, and Waipounamu Maori Land Court Districts.

Entering ‘whakapapa’ as a search term locates whakapapa attached to a land block / succession application.

Often only the first name(s) on the whakapapa is/are indexed.

Maorilandonline http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/gis/owner/interestSearch.htm

Search by Owner, Land block (Trust or location) or by a Visual map search of all blocks in the Māori Land Court system.

Archway (Archives NZ)http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/

Holds the archives of the NZ government including many national treasures. Of particular interest to Māori are the records of probates (wills) and land issues.

Note that this is a catalogue index only, there is not yet online access to the full text of the records themselves.

FamilySearchhttp://www.familysearch.org

Of particular interest are

•NZ Immigration Passenger Lists (1855 – 1973) •NZ Probate records, selected regions from 1878-1960

Unless you are searching for an ancestor overseas, it is quicker to select NZ as a location.

FamilySearch – only a few NZ links http://www.familysearch.org/eng/

Limit byInternational Genealogical IndexthenRegion: Southwest PacificandCountry: New Zealand

when searching for local heritage references.

Te Ara / DNZBhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies

Enter the name of the person here. Includes brief stories of people who have ‘made their mark’ on NZ. It does not include people who are alive.

There is a parallel Māori language series.

Some family trees included (if tree icon displayed).

Fletcher’s Name Indexhttp://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/nzc/fletcher/#browse

The range of books indexed is listed under Abbreviations

Niupepa http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=p&p=about&c=niupepa

New Zealand Electronic Text Centrehttp://www.nzetc.org/

HUGE range all in full text!

Journal – Polynesian Society of NZhttp://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/index.php

Search by keyword or journal year/issue to find full text information

London Illustrated News 1842-1902 : New Zealand contenthttp://digital.liby.waikato.ac.nz/pubcol?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=iln&l=en&w=utf-8

A keyword search makes this a wonderful resource for early events or names

British Parliamentary Papers http://digital.liby.waikato.ac.nz/bppnz

Approx 1830s until 1850s when NZ was beginning to publish similar documents

NZ war histories

http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/ Only includes 28th Battalion, and excludes the 15th Reinforcements or Jayforce.

The names and other details given are as recorded at enlistment. (Many used alternative names or were known by both Māori and English versions of their names). Rank information is often first rank only.

15th Reinforcements and volunteers recruited in NZ 1946-1947 for Jayforce in Japan :

The records of most of these men can be found on Auckland Museum's Cenotaph database.

Commonwealth War Graves http://www.cwgc.org/

The casualty database lists the names and place of commemoration of the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars.

It also records details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died "as a result of enemy action" in the Second World War.

It is possible to search by surname, date, war, rank, regiment, awards or any combination of those criteria.

National Library of New Zealand

A great resource for letters, photographs, unpublished manuscripts, newspapers www.natlib.govt.nz

Main search across all types

Different search types

Paperspast

(link is on main natlib pagewww.natlib.govt.nz )

Wgtn newspapers include : * Evening Post 1865-1945* Hutt News 1927-33* NZ Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser 1842-3* NZ Gazette and Wellington Spectator 1839-44* NZ Spectator and Cook’s Strait Guardian 1844-1865* Wellington Independent 1845 – 1874

Search individual titles or across all

Timeframes – over 80,000 images!

(link is on main natlib pagewww.natlib.govt.nz )

TAPUHIuse to access unpublished material

Search for descriptions of items held by the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Some pictorial items have been digitised. At the end of the TAPUHI record look for “View archived copy online” to see the object on the National Digital Heritage Archive.

(link is on main natlib pagewww.natlib.govt.nz )

AtoJs Online(Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives)

Reports infogathered orprepared by govtdepts, e.g.• Genealogies• Complaints• Parihaka incidents and speeches• Censuses and tribe returns• Claims• Crown grants• Govt reports e.g. prisoners

(link is on main natlib pagewww.natlib.govt.nz )

Donald McLean Papershttp://mp.natlib.govt.nz/?l=en

The Donald McLeanpapers contain 14,500English language letters,including 300 lettersfrom Māori concerningland issues. This is the largest surviving seriesfrom the 19th century.

Includes letters,diaries, maps, family letters and other

papers.

http://teaohou.natlib.govt.nz/

Some writers were Hirini Mead, J.C. Sturm, Patricia Grace, Maharaia Winiata, Kingi Ihaka, Reweti Kohere, Rowley Habib.

Also contains photographs of “ordinary people” and hui – marae, school, cultural groups and associations such as the Māori Women’s Welfare League

Iwi labour market indicators

Marae profiles

Some additional websites

Tu Mai Iwihttp://www.dol.govt.nz/services/LMI/tools/tu-mai-iwi.asp

Analyse iwi information by AgeGenderQualificationsStudy involvementRegionsLabour marketPersonal incomeHours of workTop 10 employment occupationsTop 10 industries employedQualification attainment

Naumai place - marae news and

views http://www.naumaiplace.com/page/5-Home126 sites

Click here to search for your maraeNot all marae are included.

Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Send us an email (or call) and we’ll

do our best to help you. Email : enquiries@wcl.govt.nz

Phone : (04) 801 4114