Polynesian mythology and ancient traditional history of the new zealand race. Kupe is a legendary figure that features prominently in the mythology and oral history of some maori iwi tribes. Tirohia nga tikanga whakapai mo tenei paetukutuku reo maori. There are 3,000 census records available for the last name tama te kapua. Search and compare 100 places to stay close to tama te kapua. While still in hawaiki, tama te kapua used stilts to steal fruit from a tree belonging to a chief by the name of uenuku. Rangitoto is maori for bloody sky, with the name coming from the full phrase nga rangiitotongiaa tamatekapua the days of the bleeding of tamatekapua. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. Like a window into their daytoday life, tama te kapua census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. Rangitoto, maori for blood red sky also lava, scoria, derives from the phrase nga rangiitotongiaa tama te kapua the full name for the island meaning the day the blood of tamatekapua was shed, referring to a battle between tamatekapua and hoturoa, commanders of the arawa and tainui canoes, respectively, at islington bay. Details about tama te kapua meeting house, ohinemutu. Most of her songs expressed the yearning arising from the deep loneliness she felt, unable to turn to family for relief from the oppression of her solitary environment. Polynesian mythology and ancient traditional history of.
The present town was laid out in 1879 on the south bank of the uretara river. Tamatekapua meeting house save tamatekapua meeting house to your lists see where british royalty met with maori leaders in this traditional village of ohinemutu as you visit this historic meetinghouse. Papakura was born in matata, bay of plenty, new zealand in 1873. Tamatekapua, the famous captain of the te arawa canoe, was injured, and his people defeated, leaving the island and tamaki. Full text of polynesian mythology and ancient traditional history of the new zealand race.
Book a great hotel near tama te kapua meeting house with our price guarantee. James cowan tihio te rangi the battle of the giants the coming of the maori james cowan tradition. In the above table, hoaki and taukata are the two men who were wrecked on the coast near whakatane, and who disclosed to tama kihikurangi and the other tangatawhenua people of that place, the existence of the kumara in hawaiki, which led to the building and voyage of the aratawhao canoe to hawaiki, and which voyage again had an influence in starting the fleet for new zealand in 50. He was originally destined to travel aboard the tainui waka. The carving on the large meeting house is exquisite and highlighted by hundreds of inlaid shiny paua shells.
Tama te kapua lived many years in new zealand, and when he died he was buried near the summit of mount moehau. Tarakawas narrative shows why these people left rotorua. Often referred to as the tama by the locals, this house is out of bounds for the visitors, but they are welcomed to enjoy the outdoors. This has created a sense of despair and sometimes panic among maori and pakeha nonmaori educationists and commentators. Full text of the ancient history of the maori, his mythology. This dog, it was discovered, had been killed and eaten by toi te huatahi and uenuku. Beatrice yates aunty bea in rotorua has published a new book, her 6th in 6 years. Celebrated maori buildings share their secrets in new series. The outcry that followed is what led to tama te kapua leaving hawaiki and subsequently settling in new zealand.
Saddened by a long history of warfare and the lack of resources, houmaitawhiti decided it was time to send his people in search of new lands. Visit the tamatekapua meeting house to see where british royalty were welcomed and to view the site of the villages many ceremonies. Waka huia archive 1992 tama te kapua, captain of the te. Te reinga, the maori spiritland james cowan ngawai. The living village of ohinemutu operates in the traditional tribal ways but is completely open to the public. He was the giant son of haumaitawhiti, of hawaiki, and is first spoken of as journeying with his brother whakaturia in search of potakatawhiti, a dog belonging to haumaitawhiti. His activities fused with nga tamatoa and te roopu o te matakite and culminated in th. Tama te kapua tom poata, 19362005, founded the maori organisation on human. Ngatoroirangi was tricked onto the te arawa waka by the chief tamatekapua as it was considered good luck to have him aboard. Hinemahuru travels to east cape, where hinemaharu and the stunning raukokore church hold. His eldest son tama te kapua, along with the powerful tohunga navigatorpriest ngatoroirangi and other members of the tribe, set out on a 40metre, twinhulled sailing vessel waka in search of a.
This greatly angered ngatoroirangi and his disdain and animosity of the te arawa chief led to his leaving the group soon after arrival. This month, three of the books delve into stories of peoples lives there are ten maori role models, and life stories of pineaha murray of ngati apa in the far north, and tama poata renowned activist, pursuer of intellectual property, and filmmaker, actor, and director of indigenous films. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland. Tama te kapua explores the ornatelycarved whare nui that embodies the arawa waka captain tama te kapua. Among the generation of the fleet, he was regarded as being the man of supreme knowledge. Ohinemutu tamatekapua st faiths ohinemutu maori handcrafts. Visit the tamatekapua meeting house to see where british royalty were welcomed and to view the site of. Upoko xi the ancient history of the maori, his mythology. Enid tapsell recounts the history of maketu township and its te arawa inhabitants, from discovery and settlement by the voyagers of the arawa canoe led by tama te kapua through to the establishment of the first pakeha trading station. Toi whakairo art carving or just whakairo carving is a maori traditional art of carving 1 in wood, stone or bone.
The tamatekapua meeting house first opened in 1873 but was demolished in 1939. Ka kite atu a tama te kapua ki te more o maketu w 1971. Tama te kapua meeting house, ohinemutu, new zealand. Te arawa say that their ancestor tama te kapua named the northern harbour te wai te mata obsidian waters after implanting an obsidian mauri life force stone in the upper reaches near birkenhead.
Various legends and histories describe kupe as being involved with the polynesian discovery of aotearoa new zealand, around 0 ce. The reason for his leaving his homeland was the theft by his brother whakaturia and himself of breadfruit kuru or poroporo from a tree belonging to a chief named uenuku. The tribe leader tama te kapua arrived in a fleet from polynesia and claimed the land as far as the eye could see just like yertle the turtle. Rangitotos full name is te rangi i totongia te ihu a tama te kapua the day the blood of tama te kapua s nose flowed, in memory of an ancient battle on the island between the tainui people and their te arawa rivals. Koina ona tupuna matua engari ko te arikinuitanga o waikato ka puta mai i te taha o te wahine a hekemaru, ko heke i te rangi.
Te takinga was a famous warrior who was wounded in the head but tied a vine around his head and kept fighting. Ngaa rauru is recognised today as a hapu of taranaki. The first tamatekapua meeting house was located on mokoia island. Their ageing leader houmaitawhiti said goodbye to his people as he was too old to travel. If you get the opportunity to see inside the meeting house you will see a carving of tama te kapua with his stilts. Descendents of tama te kapua traipestry a woven tale. Over 30 ngati ohomairangi tribe members accompanied tama. Settlers included tenant farmers and immigrants with capital from the north of ireland, in particular county tyrone, where stewart had tenants. Ohinemutu rotorua, new zealand attractions lonely planet. According to maori tradition hoturoa was middle aged when he made the voyage to new zealand.
Rangitoto te rangiitotongiaa tama te kapua rangitoto island and its namesake volcano, can be seen throughout the auckland region. Poata seeing beyond the horizon by tama poata isbn. 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. Rangitoto is maori for bloody sky, with the name coming from the full phrase nga rangiitotongiaa tama te kapua the days of the bleeding of tama te kapua.
Hui hui mai is a classic work of regional and tribal history, first published in 1940 and now reprinted in an attractive facsimile edition. Ngati tuwharetoa project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Ko rangitoto nga rangiitotongiaa tama te kapua he moutere ahi tipua e tata ana ki tamakimakaurau. Search the history of over 422 billion web pages on the internet. Book walking tours from within rotorua before venturing to the village. This is his account of the historic 1975 maori land march. Last week, we ran a piece from matariki williams, one of the editors of protest tautohetohe. Waitaha, son of hei, and tapuika, son of tia, and tangihia, son of ngatoroirangi, remained at maketu. Nov 17, 2019 this week, were following up with an extract from the book, taken from the memoir of activist and writer tama te kapua poata. Tamatekapua was the commander of the te arawa canoe, which left the western.
Rangitoto island field trip, auckland research commons. Rangitoto island whats on auckland war memorial museum. Her commander was tamatekapua son of the clouds, the son of the venerable houmaitawhiti. This dog, it was discovered, had been killed and eaten by toitehuatahi and uenuku. It was later refurbished and opened again in 1943 and remains till date a sacred place for the natives there. Ohinemutu is just a 10minute walk from downtown rotorua. Full text of polynesian mythology and ancient traditional. Tamatekapua is holding the stilts he used when he stole breadfruit from a tree belonging to uenuku in the mythical homeland, hawaiki. In the early 1960s there were important archaeological investigations of an old maori settlement at te kauri. Jun 05, 2014 waka huia archive 1992 tama te kapua, captain of the te arawa waka 25 oct 1992 hamuera taiporuru mitchell of ngati whakaue talks about tama te kapua, captain of the te arawa waka. Tama te kapua was the captain of the arawa waka canoe and was badly wounded on the island, after having lost a battle with the tainui iwi tribe at islington bay. Ko ia hoki te ariki o nga ariki, ara, ko tona papa te matamua, ko rakauri te tama tuatahi a tuamatua, uri o te heketangarangi, koinei te kauhau ariki, ko ngatoroirangi raua ko tama te kapua, o tawahi mai, a, tae noa ki tenei motu jps 1893. The positional particles nei, na, ra and the definitives teenei, teenaa, teeraa. Memories, history, myths and legends unfold and provide a rich personal story and a social history of northern communitiespublisher information.
Tama te kapua, the famous captain of the te arawa canoe, was injured, and his people defeated, leaving the island and tamaki. At te matuahu the fame of mihiki te kapua as a composer began to grow. He started his journey on board the tainui waka and was persuaded by his cousin tamatekapua into sailing to aotearoa aboard the arawa waka. And of tamas doings and the perils that befell the maori mayflower i shall briefly tell.
Their pa was named te koari, and is still a sacred place. Maori religion and mythologychapter 5 wikisource, the free. Tamatekapu named many well known landmarks such as rangitoto. Tainui waka page 4 iwi, hapu and marae owc whakapapa. Adventist youth honors answer bookoutreachmaori lore. The final resting place of te arawa was at maketu, at the mouth of the kaituna. It is not clear whether this is an ancient practice. Kororia hareruia ki a ihoa o nga mano te matua, tama, wairua tapu me nga anahera pono me te mangai hei tautoko mai aianei akenei ae. After many wars, the earlier settlers were absorbed into the more dominant groups of the later comers. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The reason for his leaving his homeland was the theft by his brother whakaturia and himself of breadfruit kuru or poroporo from a. Mihikitekapua dictionary of new zealand biography te ara. Issues like those in te karanga a te kotuku were among the reasons the maori land march of 1975 took place.
This week, were following up with an extract from the book, taken from the memoir of activist and writer tama te kapua poata. Tama te kapua ngatoroirangi and ihenga hatupatu rangitihi tutanekais flute hongi hika the first pakeha settler and trader first mission settlement thomas chapman seymour spencer te waharoa treaty of waitangi sancta maria ernst diffenbach f. Tuhoro, the eldest, became the ancestor of the ngati tama chiefly line. Tama te kapua was born in hawaiki some years prior to the great immigration to new zealand. The perpetrator of this clever and successful hoax on a too credulous pakeha must have had many a chuckle in the years that followed. In maori tradition tamatekapua was the captain of the te arawa canoe which came to new zealand from polynesia in about 50. Tama te kapua meeting house is not open to the public, but can be viewed from the outside. Category, nonfiction, new zealand, nz history, nz protest. Hoturoa was born in hawaiki, the son of auauterangi and kuotepo, and was distantly related to tama te kapua. His eldest son tamatekapua, along with the powerful tohunga navigatorpriest ngatoroirangi and other members of the tribe, set out on a 40metre, twinhulled sailing vessel waka in search of a new homeland.
Ohinemutu is a welcoming city travelers enjoy for attractions such as the spas. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. During the last decade the new zealand government and its education, health, and welfare sectors have increasingly focused their attention on gaps between maori, nonmaori, and maori failure within the education sector and society generally. Her parents were englishman william arthur thom, a storekeeper, and pia ngarotu te rihi, a highborn te arawa woman of ngati wahiao hapu of tuhourangi, who was descended from te arawa chiefs tama te kapua, ngatoroirangi, hei and ika.
Ka oti au i a pikiao na te mea he uri ia a tama te kapua. Tama te kapua was born in hawaiki some years prior to the great immigration to. Indeed, a gifted member of the arawa tribe obligingly communicated to the wellknown journalist, ettie rout, every detail of the lore of his ancestors about carving, and the result may be studied in the book maori symbolism. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. Back of book new zealand stamps, cars new zealand stamps, coppernickel. Ngatoroirangi was tricked onto the te arawa waka by the chief tama te kapua as it was considered good luck to have him aboard. Scott hamilton revisits that history in this excerpt from his book ghost south road. Tama te kapua 1966 encyclopaedia of new zealand te ara. The newcomers came in conflict with the first settlers and with the descendants of toi. Tama te kapua came in arawa toroa came in mataatua tamatea came in takitumu porourangi came in horouta turi came in aotea. Tuhoro, and his younger brother, kahumatamomoe, sons of tama te kapua, also remained at maketu. Aug 22, 2015 tama te kapua went to moehau cape colville. The story tells about these times, the voyage and finally landing on the shores of aotearoa.
Potoru puta rakau ranei rangi rarotonga ratau ratou raua rawa reira rere riro rohe rongo roto runga rutu samoan taha tahitian tainui taku tama te kapua tana tane tangata maori tangi taniwha tapu taua te arawa tena tenei tera tetehi tika tiki tohunga tona tongan tonu. If you want to find things to see and do in the area, you might like to visit tamaki maori village and polynesian spa. Objects of resistance, persistence and defiance, a new book about the history of protest in new zealand. Rauru kiitahi is the ancestor of ngaa rauru and it is from him that the tribal name was created. The descendants of those who came in the arawa canoe relate, that they left their homes in the pacific for the reason that one uenuku, an ariki of the highest rank, killed and ate a dog named potaka tawhiti the property of the chief tama te kapua. For instance, in the great tama te kapua house at ohinemutu, tama te kapua and his brother, whakaturia, are shown on stilts to illustrate the incident when they used stilts to rob the fruit off uenukus tree in hawaiki. Tama te kapua tom poata, 19362005, founded the maori organisation on human rights in. Details about tama te kapua meeting house, ohinemutu, new zealand. Visit tamatekapua meeting house in rotorua expedia. Tama te kapua tom poata, 19362005, founded the maori organisation on human rights in the 1960s to campaign for maori land rights and social justice, and against the vietnam war and apartheid. Polynesian mythology and ancient traditional history of the new zealanders as furnished by their priests and chiefs.
He was the son of houmai tawhiti, and the grandson of tuamatua and karika. Ohinemutu is home to the te papaiouru marae and the tama te kapua meeting house, named after the paramount chief and captain of the te arawa canoe. The te arawa canoe landed at maketu, new zealand, where tama te kapua settled. Na, he mea whakaaro nui, kia whakakitea atu ki te ao katoa te whakapapa. In revenge, the brothers robbed uenukus fruit poporo trees. Tamatekapua meeting house, ohinemutu, new zealand ebay. Posted by tama te kapua poata nov 17, 2019 history. Highlights include the 1905 tama te kapua meeting house not open to visitors, many steaming volcanic vents, and the wonderful maoribritish mashup that is st faiths anglican church. Visit a marae with a group that has been called to a hui. Tainui te arawa, matatua, kurahaupo, tokomaru nga waka tena o tupuna, i hoe ai i te moana nui e takoto nei.
The house is not open to the public, but you are welcome to enjoy it from the outside. Ohinemutu is a lakeside maori village that is home to around 260 people. Celebrated maori buildings share their secrets in new. Full text of the ancient history of the maori, his mythology and traditions. Tama te kapua tom poata te whanau a rua, ngati porou, arawa 1936. Ka uia mai koe e nga whenua, ki te kauwhau whakapapa, mau e ki atu, wareware, ko au he tamariki. The volcanic cone is the youngest in the vicinity, and is believed to have been formed after a series of violent eruptions. Rangitotos full name is te rangi i totongia te ihu a tamatekapua the day the blood of tamatekapuas nose flowed, in memory of an ancient battle on the island between the tainui people and their te arawa rivals. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Etangata is an online sunday magazine specialising in stories that reflect the experiences of maori and pasifika in aotearoa.
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