The marae was originally the home and farm of the phillips family alex and wife betty and children. Classroom conversations, anzac day and remembrance, links and resources, ncea history, junior social studies and history hands on history history guides, links and resources. Wairaka was the daughter of chief toroa whakatane to act as a man this story springs from the 12th century great migration. Trevor lives in melbourne and spends summer in new zealand. His kuia wairaka is well known in the district for having uttered the words kia whakatane au i ahau which gave rise to the name of the town whakatane and the river. Manu ariki marae is administered by marae reservation trustees and the grand daughter of the phillips family who are in the process of sorting out legal and relationship issues with the te. The early marae meetings were held at the eastern end of the island. The takitimu canoe anchored at waimarama with the anchor being called te taupunga o takitimu which is the. Ka eke ki wairaka ka tahuri whakamuri, kati ko te aroha te tiapu i kakepuku kia rere arorangi te tihi ki pirongia kei raro koe toko, taku hoa tungane naku ano koe i huri ake ki muri mokai te ngakau te whakatau iho kia poruatia e awhiakiri ana. Pare was a kind and loving caring person who worked hard for her marae, at wairaka.
It is written in three parts, the first covering the traditional history to the end of the seventeenth century, the second to the middle of the nineteenth century, and the. Jarei and william are reading some story books to the younger kids adeles mum, adele, sophie, sarah,and chloe catch up on the latest gossip, relaxing at the marae. Search continues for first world war maori soldiers. Browse nz history nzhistory, new zealand history online. Decent can be traced back to the original inhabitants, kupe, paikea, tara, whatonga, tara and toikairakau. Mced by year 12 students assina te paakolio and richard mann, the event was opened with a karakia from te punas matua peter walters.
The sounds of waiata and haka rang out at te mahurehure marae as te puna o wairaka celebrated its top students and farewelled its year leavers at a special dinner on friday, november 9. Hawaiki heta hiakita iharaira inland irakewa jeff kahuki kereopa killed kooti kumara land court living mair maize manuauware manuka maori marae mataatua mataatua canoe matahi materoa maungapohatu meetinghouse muriwai narratives ngai turanga ngati awa ngati patu ngati. Presently the canoe began to drift away on the outgoing tide. Little does she know nick and his family harbor a deep secret, leaving her to wonder if she truly knows the man she was destined for. Wairaka is also known as te whare o toroa the house of toroa, captain of the mataatua canoe. All but one of the men are named, and im hoping someone will be able to identify the mystery man, standing on the far left, dr soutar says.
The story of wairaka wairaka is a maori ancestor for the mt albert area of auckland. Spanning half a century and five countries, delving deep into how family history shapes who we are, wairaka point is a story about the truth and what it is to believe in something beyond doubt. The story of wairaka the story of wairaka wairaka is a maori ancestor for the mt albert area of auckland. It was in danger of being swept away on the tide, but wairaka and other women on board saved it. In these days, hardly any maori people forget the interesting history of wairaka. New book shares the history of more ngati whakaue marae nz.
The following history is pertaining to the great ancestor wairaka. Wairaka fell in love with him and they eloped together as far as westport in te wai pounamu. For many hundreds of years this great oral tradition of song flourished in aotearoa. She is known as one of the beautiful daughters of toroa, chief of the ngati awa tribe and captain of the matatua waka canoe. Mr pei jones, the noted maori scholar, has written a long essay on her life and songs which is being presented in this magazine in five instalments. He is the winner of the prestigious australian spectator thawley essay prize 2016, on australias future.
In waiata our forebears spoke their hearts in grief and celebration. An old woolshed that housed a wairarapa marae burned to. The link with the original inhabitants is long and unbroken. The women of the mataatua canoe, left to themselves when the men went ashore for the first time, found a waka canoe drifting out to sea again. It was not the first meeting house to be built at maketu marae, but it is certainly considered to be the most important, because of its ancestral name. The story of wairaka owairaka school pepeha schools. Te puna o wairaka dinner 2018 mount albert grammar school. Wairaka marae memorial gates, whakatane nzhistory, new. There was also a formal handover of the kaitataki wahine female leader and kaitataki tane male leader for.
As she did this, she shouted, kia whakatane au i ahau. Tena koe you may of already found this via the info that kakapo has already given you. Raupo publishing nz ltd september 1, 1997 language. Kotahi koa koe i mihia iho ai ko taku tau whanaunga no toa i te tonga no mania i te uru. When the mataatua canoe arrived from hawaiki, the ancestral homeland of maori, the crew left it unmoored. Riversdale marae building destroyed by fire overnight. She was born on the island of mauke on the ancient marae called te rangimanukanuka, in fact wairaka s full name is wairaka the glistening waters of the ocean. Te puna o wairaka dinner 2019 mount albert grammar school. Unfortunately, many elders have passed away that could have helped you. Rangataua marae is located just south of whakatane, and is also known as pahou pa.
Te whare o toroa connects ancestrally to the waka mataatua. Riversdale marae building destroyed by fire overnight stuff. Whakapapa however has a more subtle and comprehensive meaning in maori. Te puna o wairaka bid a fond farewell to its year leavers and celebrated its top students at a special dinner on monday, november 4 at te mahurehure marae. Auaukiterangi is the name of the ancestral carved house at maketu marae, which was built and opened in 1962.
Te runanga o ngati kahu ki tauranga naumai haere mai. Some of puhiwahines songs, and her love affair with mahutu are still famous in the maori world today. Located on the foreshore at whakatane, the meeting house mataatua commemorates the canoe and wairaka, the woman who saved it from being swept away. From a maori view of the world, we acknowledge the land that sustains us. There was also a formal handover of the kaitataki wahine female leader and kaitataki tane male leader for the kapa haka group in 2020. Wairaka was very brave and very important and that is why she has been known for a very long time. There are 3,000 census records available for the last name wairaka. When she was a teenager, her brother got banished, so he came to tama ki ma kaurau and lived on the maungamountain after a couple of years, wairaka came to visit her brother but when she got there, her brother had already moved on, so she renamed the.
Like a window into their daytoday life, wairaka census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. As part of our obligation in maintaining the support of ngati awa and tangihanga, we attended the tangi at wairaka today. The studio photograph, which was brought to his attention by relatives at wairaka marae in whakatane, came from the whakatane museum. Many of our key place names originated from these early origins te whanganuiatara. Safety reasons around large, old trees falling over were also cited as reasons for removal. It is now a place of meditation, refuge and shelter. Family history moments site disclaimer every effort is made to provide accurate information, however, content is only as good as available documentation, and information submitted by descendants of our familial lines. Sep 27, 2010 wairaka was very brave and very important and that is why she has been known for a very long time. This marae also known as te whare o toroa is at whakatane.
Parehuia is a descendant of mereaira and captain bluett, whom all the bluett families descend from. Ngati awa have an archive house in wairaka with the history. An old woolshed that housed a wairarapa marae burned to the ground early on sunday morning. Maori oral tradition tells us the area is a part of the huge fish te ika a maui, hooked and caught by maui a polynesian tupua super hero. Aug 25, 2014 a look at the history of omahu marae, between napier and hastings, and iwi ngati kahungunu and hapu ngati hinemanu and ngati upokoiri. Waka huia archive 1997 history of omahu marae, ngati.
In that language it has complex connotations of genealogical lines, yes, but also the history of the people involved and perhaps most importantly, the inter. Later in the same day mr ernest corbett, minister of maori affairs, formally opened the newly built war memorial gates at the entrance to wairaka marae, near the whakatane waterfront. Wairaka bay of plenty region te ara encyclopedia of new. An international group of 18 year old students perform the wairaka song on the main stage in the goetheanum during the connect conference 2009. The whare tipuna is also called rangataua and the wharekai hinekete. Stories relating to our school pepeha owairaka school.
Owairaka mt albert heritage walks auckland council. A long time ago there lived a young, beautiful woman from ngati awa. Wairaka marae memorial gates, whakatane on the morning of 23 september 1950, ngati awa celebrated the 600th anniversary of the landing of the migration canoe mataatua at whakatane. The tree removals included species identified as pests, such as olive and monkey apple. She was born on the island of mauke on the ancient marae called te rangimanukanuka, in fact wairakas full name is wairaka the glistening waters of the ocean. Nga hapu o waimarama whakapapa dates back to premigration times. Recent history whilst piritahi marae did not have land until 1976 the marae committee existed from 1971. One day when her husband,tamatea, was away hauauru sent sweet sounds and words across the isthmus. Some of the descendants of wairaka daughter of the mataatuas captain, toroa became the ngati awa tribe. Piki mai kake mai homai te waiora ki ahau, e tu tehu ana koia te moe a te kuia i te po, po, na wairaka i raru ai, ka papaki kau ana nga tai o mauao, ka po, ka ao, ka awatea, tihei mauri ora welcome to our website. Jan 23, 2009 in waiata our forebears spoke their hearts in grief and celebration. A history of the maori people of the taupo district. A look at the history of omahu marae, between napier and hastings, and iwi ngati kahungunu and hapu ngati hinemanu and ngati upokoiri. Wairaka bay of plenty region te ara encyclopedia of.
Waka huia documents the history and stories of pukaki marae as one of the oldest marae in the tamaki makaurau region, through the eyes of the descendants of te akitai, hapu of te waiohua. Waiata maori songs in history penguin books new zealand. The whakapapa is articulated in the table below and illustrates key lines of decent to both the original and migrant peoples. More than 40 people have gathered at tarukenga marae for the launch of a book celebrating ngati whakaue marae, their history and their people. She cried me whakatane au i au i shall act like a man, and the women managed to save the canoe. Wairaka a 40 title details report block 37829 owners name alternate names gender ownership type minute book reference ratio shares 1 biddle whanau trust 148872 absolute 57 trw 4853 0. In our area, our school and our mountain are both called owairaka meaning it belongs to or where she wairaka lived. They had a work sheet to do on the history of whakatane and the mataatua marae. A whakapapa of the marae whakapapa, a maori word, is often abstracted to the english language as the word genealogy. Kia ora ginseng i lived in wairaka for many years and still return. Bilingual classes at owairaka school began in 1989.
Aratois pathways, a brief timeline of the wairarapa. The wairarapa is a large and bountiful region with a long and complex history. The paddles were tapu to women, but a high spirited teenager, wairaka, who was the daughter of chief toroa, boldly seized one of the paddles and paddled the waka back to shore. Tuhoes mother paewhiti was the daughter of the priest taneatua who was the spiritual guide on the waka mataatua and is a wellknown explorer who gave many place names. This book is the result of nearly twenty years of ardent research and is a fine addition to maori history. The women of the mataaua canoe, left to themselves when the men went ashore for the first time, found a wakacanoe drifting out to sea again. This statue at the mouth of the whakatane river commemorates the bravery of wairaka. Te whare o toroa wairaka marae is one of four ngati awa marae located in whakatane. His interests include history, mountain biking and interfering in his sons life. Auaukiterangi was an ariki high chief and the father of hoturoa. Chloe does not like photos room, 12, and 14 all went to the visitors centre at the mataatua marae. Apr 30, 2009 an international group of 18 year old students perform the wairaka song on the main stage in the goetheanum during the connect conference 2009. Motu wairaka marae at riversdale burnt down in the early hours of sunday morning. Although she was married, hauauru, the west wind of waitakere, yearned for her.
The following tale, preserved for centuries in maori tradition, is one that has never been recorded in its entirety in print. There is a special mural in the classroom that was painted by the children from the whanau. It incorporates owairaka mountain, the story of owairaka and a fantail which is a kaitiaki or guardian that looks after the wellbeing of the children at our school. Genealogy profile for wairaka wairaka deceased genealogy genealogy for wairaka deceased family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka mataatua, the maunga putauaki and the awa whakatane. When the mataatua canoe arrived at the mouth of the whakatane river, the commander, toroa, took his men ashore to inspect a cave they had seen. Find a family history center about family search my family booklet family history books.
In conclusion this is a brief history which serves to demonstrate the long and close association between nga hapu o waimarama and the land and coast. This writing speaks to the spaces, places, people and times associated with the land that unitec institute of technology, te whare wananga o wairaka, as a tertiary institution is builton, rangimatarau. A place where you can catch up on all the haps at home, at your marae, on the papawhenua, in your hapu. New book shares the history of more ngati whakaue marae.