Topic: Māori
He Pātaka Kupu Ture / The Legal Māori ArchiveLegal Māori Archive, a online collection of more than 14,000 pages of around 250 19th century documents that illustrate the bi-lingual nature of New Zealand's legal history. |
Māori Collections Each of our three libraries has an Adult Māori Section and also a Junior Māori Section. In Hastings Library the Adult Māori Section has both reference and lending collections and is located upstairs. These collections contain items of cultural, historical, social and language significance for all of Aotearoa. Emphasis is given to any material of a local nature, particularly Ngāti Kahungunu. |
Land Information New Zealand - LINZ - websiteLand Information New Zealand (LINZ) - website includes:
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Māori Land CourtMāori Land Court online Various searches available:
Also view judgements of the Māori Appellate Court 9from 1993) and the Māori Land Court (from 2010). View related Acts, Rules and Regulations online. Plus much more! |
Websites for Māori ResearchListed here are various websites to assist with you research in Māori related subjects.
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Māori Services Moana Munro, Te Kaitiakipukapuka Māori - Māori Resources Librarian, has her desk upstairs in the Māori Section at Hastings Library. Although she is based in Hastings, Moana also connects with Flaxmere & Havelock North Libraries. Moana helps with research, organises programmes, connects with the community and looks after our Māori collections. |
Waitangi Day & the Treaty Waitangi Day"Every year on 6 February, New Zealand marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. In that year, representatives of the British Crown and over 500 Māori chiefs signed what is New Zealand's founding document." Read more... The Treaty of Waitangi came to Hawke's BayA copy of the Treaty was signed in Hawke's Bay on 24 June 1840. Major Bunbury anchored off the Tukituki River mouth in the HMS Herald and sought the signature of Te Hapuku in particular. The Herald-Bunbury Treaty copy includes Te Hapuku, Waikato and Mahikai (Kahungunu) as signatories. Image: An artist's rendition of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Te Wa Pakiwaitara - Preschool StorytimeTe Wā Pakiwaitara mo nga Tamariki - Korero me Panui - Ako I Te Reo Māori Ki te Wharepukapuka o Heretaunga. A pre-school story session for everyone who loves to Korero Māori - Discover legends of Hawke's Bay. Held on the last Thursdays of the month 11am - 11.30am, in the Children's Section at Hastings Library. |
Te Kōrari Exhibition 2011 Toi Paematua students of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa presented their Te Kōrari Exhibition to the community - an exhibition of the raranga (weaving) created during their learning journey, from Sunday 30 October thru till Monday 14 November. The exhibition is a celebration of achievement of three years of learning for the students, who are assessed on all aspects of preparing and presenting this exhibition. The community is invited to come and enjoy this display of fantastic, functional artwork. Held upstairs in the Activities Area of the Hastings War Memorial Library from Sunday 30 October until Monday 14 November, students were on hand to discuss aspects of their work with the public. Te Kōrari refers to the seeds and stem of the Harakeke plant (flax), symbolising many of the students' journeys in developing this collection. Harakeke - a staple survival plant in olden Maori life used for kai, rongoa (medicine), whare, whariki (flooring), kakahu (clothing), sandals etc, prior to the arrival of European resources. |
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