Maru Mohoao
A collection of narratives relating to the History of Ngati Maru Wharanui [Ngati Maru - Taranaki].
Monday 27 September 2021
He tangi - A Lament by Te Mamanga (aka. Numanga) of Ngati Maru - with translation by Dr Raukura Roa.
Saturday 25 September 2021
Wirihana Te Hihimua - Extracts from Cowan's "The Bush Explorers"
THE NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS MAGAZINE, VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 (AUGUST 1, 1930), THE BUSH EXPLORERS — STORY OF THE STRATFORD MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY ROUTE,The Bush Explorers, STORY OF THE STRATFORD MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY ROUTE .
(Written for the “New Zealand Railways Magazine” by JAMES COWAN.)
Ngakorako | Rako | Korako
Nga Kahui - A Collection of notes about the Kahui Descent groups of Taranaki
- John White, Ancient Maori.
- Apirana Ngata, He Tangi by Te Mamangu|Te Mamanga| Te Numanga
- Smith citing Rev.Taylor Wharekura
The following Kahui Groups (in alphabetical order) are mentioned:
#Kahui Kapua #Kahui Kauika #Kahui Maru #Kahui Pou, #Kahui Rangi, #Kahui Rere #Kahui Rua, #Kahui Tara, #Kahui Tawake, #Kahui Toka, #Kahui Tu #Kapua Whata
Will also add details of #Kahui_Mounga in the near future.
Sunday 4 July 2021
Ngati Te Ika Chiefs assisted Ihaia Kirikumara - An account by Wiremu Kingi Korowhiti Sept 1858
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Hapu of Ngati Maru - Matua Pono's List
In 1995, Dennis Patuwairua provided a list of 12 Hapu of Ngati Maru to Aroha Waetford, a researcher for the Waitangi Tribunal. Waetford outlined in her report that the list had been compiled by Pono Whakaruru and Dennis Patuwairua with the use of papers belonging to Pono's Father, Makimi Whakaruru. That list is below.
In the last 3 years, during the course of my involvement in the negotiations of Ngati Maru's Treaty Settlement, research was conducted in an attempt to collect as much information as possible about all or any of the hapu on this list.
From time to time, I plan to add info on the hapu in these blogs; and may refer to hapu from this list as being from Matua Pono's list, especially because a few other hapu names were located during the research process.
Wednesday 13 November 2019
Gudgeon's FLAWED Maruwharanui Table
Gudgeon's table in 'no way' aligned with tables that were in the whakapapa books held by various whanau of note. There was a huge difference! Tribal Whakapapa Books indicated that Maruwharanui was of the original *tangata whenua* stock (autochthones) and was alive around the arrival of the Aotea Waka (from Hawaiiki). By stark contrast, Gudgeon's table stated that Maruwharanui lived 12 generations later and claimed he was of Tainui Descent.
Unfortunately for us, Gudgeon's table was "published" and in the public domain and therefore became the dominant version misinforming readers everywhere and bringing our actual whakapapa into question by others. Yet Gudgeon's table was a fabrication and the purpose of this blog post is to prove that point.
Gudgeon's Table |
Sole's reproduction of Gudgeon's table |
Debunking Gudgeon
According to Historian, Monty Soutar, Gudgeon derived all of his material from the Native Land Court Minute Books. Gudgeon's provided a descent line from Maruwharanui down to Hakiaha Tawhiao of Taumarunui.Incidentally Hakiaha Tawhiao was Ngati Haaua and whilst he may have had Maru connections (because of the nature of whakapapa), he was NOT particularly known as belonging to Ngati Maru. This fact alone made Gudgeon's chart seem suspect; surely a Ngati Maru whakapapa should have been a descent line to an actual 'known' Ngati Maru person!
Checking the validity of Gudgeon's table was a simple task of locating evidence given by Hakiaha Tawhiao. With the use of the Maori Land Court Minute Book Index (MLCMBI), produced by the Auckland University, Hakiaha's evidence was found in the Investigation of Title for the OTIRANUI BLOCK. The whakapapa as it was recited by Hakiaha is in the image below.
Wanganui Minute Book 31
24th August 1896
Native Land Court Wanganui
Judge Robert Ward
Claim no 27 OTIRANUI area 5150 acres, plan WD 760
A comparison with the line in Gudgeon's table and Hakiaha's evidence quite plainly shows that Gudgeon replaced the name of the Wanganui tupuna TAMATUNA with PANEWERA.
PANIWERA was a Ngati Maru Chief, referred to a number of times by Ngati Maru witnesses before the Native Land Court in the Whitianga Rehearing held in 1895. Although, at no time was he referred to as the offspring of Rauroha or as the parent of Kahuparenga.
Wanganui Appellate Minute Book 4
11th October 1895
Wanganui Appellate Court, Wanganui
Claim: Whitianga Rehearing
The fact that he consulted the Minutes for the Whitianga Rehearing, seems to indicate he was specifically looking for Ngati Maru whakapapa. Although this case had substantial evidence by Ngati Maru people, no descent lines were given from Maruwharanui down to the witnesses.
Historian, Angela Ballara stated that Judges favoured Hawaiiki whakapapa over Autochthone whakapapa, which is likely to be the reason that Maruwharanui lineage wasn't provided.
In the absence of whakapapa, clearly Gudgeon created his own. Gudgeon's table - a fabrication!
He tangi - A Lament by Te Mamanga (aka. Numanga) of Ngati Maru - with translation by Dr Raukura Roa.
We are fortunate to have this moteatea by a tupuna of our own Iwi and equally fortunate for the translation by Dr Raukura Roa who included ...
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Sincere thanks to Jamie Tuta, Aunty Florence Amohia and Nathan Peri for manuscript contributions to this post. Aroha Waetford was commis...
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Kui Merania (My Great Grandmother) Ko Taranaki te Mounga Ko Whanganui te Awa Ko Maruwharanui te Tangata He Uri Ahau no Tamatea ...
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In the last blog, I referred to a "flawed"genealogy table of Maruwharanui that had been compiled by Native Land Court Judge Walter...