Pukapuka Manuhiri Our Guestbook

In 1901, visitors to the newly opened Lindauer Art Gallery on Queen Street in Auckland were able to sign a Visitors' Book and leave a comment about their experience. In the same spirit, we invite you to sign your name and share your reflections in the Whakamīharo Lindauer Online Guestbook.

Whakamīharo Lindauer Online

Ingoa Name Iwi Iwi Kainga Residence Whakaaro Comments
Vic Rauseo Santa Monica, California An extraordinary glimpse of people from an extraordinary culture!
Shon Thierry Yde Ngai Tamanuhiri Blenheim Gottfried Lindauer captures the essence of Mana Maori his are so beautiful.Credit came latter to Gottfied,as in those days the English was always rated in a superior catorgory , however time has rated Gottfried Lindauer as an amazing artist,personally I think he outshines Goldie whos work was not in the same league as Gottfried Lindauer.
Tania Hinehou Tapsell Butcher Ngati Whakaue / Ngati Raukawa Rotorua Kia ora, this is a treasure trove for descendants. I visit this site often since I discovered it while browsing the : Sesquicentennial booklet O-Raakau 2014 as descendants are eager to see their tipuna and recount memories of them.
Patu Hohepa Ngapuhi, Ngatiwai Te Mahurehure, Te Kapotai waima hokianga he tohu aroha ki nga rangatira, ki nga tupuna kua riro atu ki tua o te reinga. Anei nga roimata o matou o Hokianga, o te whare tapu o Ngapuhi, o raro hoki i te maunga o Taranaki.
TeArepa Tuwharetoa Napier Kia Ora
Maraea R. Te Whakatane B.O.P. So grateful to Gottfried Lindauer for the great work of immortalizing these ancestors on canvas.I am a great great grand-daughter of Tamaikoha. Thank you for this showing.
Tima Tane Ngati Whatu;TeRoroa;Nga Puhi and Kai Tahu Nelson I greatly enjoyed such amazing paintings of maori. Te Hira Te Kawau was my great great grandfather. His daughter Mere Hira TeKawau married the son of another chief, Rangatira Moetara;Hapakuku Moetara. Hapakuku's sister was Marama Russell,known for her knowledge of maori medicine and whose husband had the first store in NZ, based in the Hokianga.I am from Hapakuku. His brother travelled to England with small.Hapakuku travelled with the treaty of waitangi. A award was given, by the then pricess royal, representng her father the then King George.Due to ill he could not attend a ceremony based in Rotorua. In 2005 a family reunion was celebrated in Hokianga for the descendants of Rangatira Moetara, including my family from Mere Te hira tekawau and Hapakuku Moetara.
Anonymous dublin 1931/2013/sep

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