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Te Arawa : a history of the Arawa people / Don Stafford ; foreword by Paora Tapsell.

Nā: Kaituhi: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa: Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: New editionWhakaahuatanga: xv, 573 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780947506100
  • 0947506101
Ngā marau: DDC classification:
  • 993.00499442 23
LOC classification:
  • DU467.A7
Contents:
Foreword to the 20156 edition -- Introduction -- The beginning -- The canoe -- The journey to New Zealand -- The first period of exploration -- The death of Tamatekapuna : Ihenga returns to Maketu -- Exploration by Ihenga -- Hatupatu and Kurangaituku -- The burning of Te Arawa canoe -- The curse of Manaia and its sequel -- The beginning of permanent settlement -- Rangiteaorere: the conquest of Mokoia and the slaying of taniwhas -- The destruction of Ngati Kahupungapunga -- Further settlement of the Lakes District -- The capture of Moura by Tutanekai -- The beginning of the wars at Rotoiti -- Ngati Pikiao occupy Rotoiti -- Troubles at Okataina -- The death of Wahiao -- Ngati Rangihouhiri -- The invasion and capture of Maketu -- Invasion from the east -- The taking of Maunganui -- Trouble at Rotorua with Tamamutu of Taupo -- Settlement at Rotorua -- Ngati Whakaue occupy Ohinemutu -- Death of Te Arakau -- an Arawa army goes to Waikato -- Warfare throughout the Rotorua area -- Trouble in the Te Puke area -- Ngati Pukenga -- Te Ramaapakura -- Pukekaikahu -- the capture pf Mokoia by Hongi Hika -- The death of Te Awhe -- The arrival of Tapsell -- Ngapuhi invasions of Mayor Island, Motiti and Tauranga -- First contact with the missionaries -- Missionaries and warfare on the coast -- Murder and missionaies at Rotorua -- Thomas Chapman, his wife and helpers settle in Rotorua -- The beginning of the wares with Te Waharoa -- The battle of Te Tumu -- The mission station destroyed -- The re-occupation of Maketu -- Missionaries re-occupy Rotorua in unsettled conditions -- Warfare on the coast -- Advances of missionaries during trouble times -- Arrival of the Catholic missionaries -- The capture of Farrar's boat and assault on Mayor Island -- Progress of missionaries and arrival of T.H. Smith -- The visit of Dr John Johnson -- Chapman witnesses a battle -- Visit of Governor Sir George Grey -- Chapman moves to Maketu -- Trouble at Motiti and Tarawera -- Death of Mrs Chapman -- Progress of the King Movement -- War in Taranaki -- The new system of Sir George Grey -- The troubles of a magistrate -- Arawa becomes involved in Maori-Pakeha wars -- Battles at Maketu and Kaokaoroa -- War at Tauranga and visit of Meade to Maketu -- Arawa are involved at Rotoiti and Te Tapiri -- Death of Fulloon and attck on Te Teko -- Gilbert Mair and fighting at Rotorua -- Battle at Puraku, Rotorua -- Te Kooti and the Whitmore Expedition -- Attack on Rotorua by Te Kooti -- Conclusion of Urewera campaigns -- Deaths of Tapsell and Chapman -- Appendix A. The crew of Te Arawa -- Appendix B. When the Arawa Canoe arrived -- Appendix C. Speeches of Arawa Tribes made to Sir George Grey -- Appendix D. Commerce in the Rotorua District -- Appendix E. Education in the Rotorua and Maketu Districts -- Appendix F. The Thermal-Springs Districts Act, 1881 -- Appendix G. Problems of township leases.
Summary: "The book tells the complete history of the Te Arawa waka and its descendants until the late nineteenth century. This relates the iwi's origins in the South Pacific; migration and settlement in Aotearoa; the exploits of ancestors including Tamatekapua, Ihenga, Hatupatu, Tutanekai and Wahiao; development and relations among the Arawa confederation; the arrival of Europeans; Te Arawa's participation in Māori-Pakeha warfare; and the conclusion of campaigns involving Te Kooti"--Publisher's website.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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Originally published: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1967.

Reprinted: 1991, 1994, 2002, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-545), index (pages 547-568) and genealogical index (pages 569-573).

Foreword to the 20156 edition -- Introduction -- The beginning -- The canoe -- The journey to New Zealand -- The first period of exploration -- The death of Tamatekapuna : Ihenga returns to Maketu -- Exploration by Ihenga -- Hatupatu and Kurangaituku -- The burning of Te Arawa canoe -- The curse of Manaia and its sequel -- The beginning of permanent settlement -- Rangiteaorere: the conquest of Mokoia and the slaying of taniwhas -- The destruction of Ngati Kahupungapunga -- Further settlement of the Lakes District -- The capture of Moura by Tutanekai -- The beginning of the wars at Rotoiti -- Ngati Pikiao occupy Rotoiti -- Troubles at Okataina -- The death of Wahiao -- Ngati Rangihouhiri -- The invasion and capture of Maketu -- Invasion from the east -- The taking of Maunganui -- Trouble at Rotorua with Tamamutu of Taupo -- Settlement at Rotorua -- Ngati Whakaue occupy Ohinemutu -- Death of Te Arakau -- an Arawa army goes to Waikato -- Warfare throughout the Rotorua area -- Trouble in the Te Puke area -- Ngati Pukenga -- Te Ramaapakura -- Pukekaikahu -- the capture pf Mokoia by Hongi Hika -- The death of Te Awhe -- The arrival of Tapsell -- Ngapuhi invasions of Mayor Island, Motiti and Tauranga -- First contact with the missionaries -- Missionaries and warfare on the coast -- Murder and missionaies at Rotorua -- Thomas Chapman, his wife and helpers settle in Rotorua -- The beginning of the wares with Te Waharoa -- The battle of Te Tumu -- The mission station destroyed -- The re-occupation of Maketu -- Missionaries re-occupy Rotorua in unsettled conditions -- Warfare on the coast -- Advances of missionaries during trouble times -- Arrival of the Catholic missionaries -- The capture of Farrar's boat and assault on Mayor Island -- Progress of missionaries and arrival of T.H. Smith -- The visit of Dr John Johnson -- Chapman witnesses a battle -- Visit of Governor Sir George Grey -- Chapman moves to Maketu -- Trouble at Motiti and Tarawera -- Death of Mrs Chapman -- Progress of the King Movement -- War in Taranaki -- The new system of Sir George Grey -- The troubles of a magistrate -- Arawa becomes involved in Maori-Pakeha wars -- Battles at Maketu and Kaokaoroa -- War at Tauranga and visit of Meade to Maketu -- Arawa are involved at Rotoiti and Te Tapiri -- Death of Fulloon and attck on Te Teko -- Gilbert Mair and fighting at Rotorua -- Battle at Puraku, Rotorua -- Te Kooti and the Whitmore Expedition -- Attack on Rotorua by Te Kooti -- Conclusion of Urewera campaigns -- Deaths of Tapsell and Chapman -- Appendix A. The crew of Te Arawa -- Appendix B. When the Arawa Canoe arrived -- Appendix C. Speeches of Arawa Tribes made to Sir George Grey -- Appendix D. Commerce in the Rotorua District -- Appendix E. Education in the Rotorua and Maketu Districts -- Appendix F. The Thermal-Springs Districts Act, 1881 -- Appendix G. Problems of township leases.

"The book tells the complete history of the Te Arawa waka and its descendants until the late nineteenth century. This relates the iwi's origins in the South Pacific; migration and settlement in Aotearoa; the exploits of ancestors including Tamatekapua, Ihenga, Hatupatu, Tutanekai and Wahiao; development and relations among the Arawa confederation; the arrival of Europeans; Te Arawa's participation in Māori-Pakeha warfare; and the conclusion of campaigns involving Te Kooti"--Publisher's website.

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