Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Stafford, D. M. (Donald Murray), 1927-2010

Publication

Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia, 2016.

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Details

Additional Authors

Tapsell, Paul

Description

xv, 573 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables; 25 cm

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.

Subject

• Waka
• Pakanga
• Tikanga-ā-iwi
• Kōrero nehe
• Whakapapa
• Pūrākau
• Te Arawa (New Zealand people)
• Māori (New Zealand people) > New Zealand > Bay of Plenty (Region) > History
• Māori (New Zealand people) > New Zealand > Bay of Plenty (Region) > Biography
• Tāngata
• Bay of Plenty (N.Z. : Region) > History
• Bay of Plenty (N.Z. : Region) > Biography

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• History

Note

• First published: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1967.
• Reprinted: 1991, 1994, 2002, 2006.

Bibliography (note)

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

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9780947506100 (hbk.)
• 0947506101 (hbk.)

OCLC

• 957742258
• SCSB-11210384

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library