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The Lindauer Art Gallery Māori Visitors' Book is a remarkable document. Spanning the years 1901 to 1918, it contains hundreds of heartfelt comments and provides an extraordinary account of Māori engagement with the Partridge Collection.

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Whakamāori whakapākehā ranei: 001-002| Translation of pages: 001-002

 
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    Nga kupu a nga tangata matakitaki, me tuhituhi kikonei|Te reo Māori and English - complete transcription
    Te Ra Date Ingoa Name Kainga Residence Whakaaro Comments
    31/5/1901  W. Hiona  Hokianga  Tino Tuturu te whakaahuatanga - 
    3/6/1901      Kani. Kerei. Piripi 
    3/06/1901  Kerei, Tawhai, Piripi    He nui te pai o nga ahua, ano, o, koratou Tinana ora. 
    3. June  Ruka Aratapu  Poverty Bay   
    Hune. 3  eruera paraone    Ikite ahau inga whaka ahua o ngakau matua kua mate ki tepo 
    June. 3  Aporo Paerata  Poverty Bay  I kite au ia Pera Tutoko me Renata Kawepo me Ruka Te Aratapu. Tena ra koutou katoa. 
    June. 3  Henare Ruru   Poverty Bay  I aroha au ki enei ahua ngatangata o mua 
    June. 3  Henare Ruru   Poverty Bay  I aroha au kienei ahua nga tangata o mua 
    June. 3  Mahaki Paraone  Poverty Bay  I aroha au kienei ahua he tangata ora au 
      H.P. Tunuiarangi  Wairarapa  Henui taku whaka miharo kinga rangatira nei 
    June. 3  Jacob Rapiata    "Kanui tepai o nga kau matu o mua i whaka ahua tia io ratau ra 
    June. 3  Hapepereki 1901  iharamaiauituranganui   Ku kite a hau i a ko u to u te na ko uto u 
    June. 3  Mate Haere.Koko 1901  iharamaiauituranganui   kua kiteahau i taku tipuna ia Wi,. Kingirangatiraoturanganui 
      Ho Kerekere   iharamai au ituranga  Ka nui tooku pai itaaku kitenga i a pera tutoko 
    Hune 3  A.H. Kumeroa  Wairarapa  He mea whakamiharo tenei monga whakatipuranga  
    Hune 3   Heni Rihiona  Hawera  Hemihi nui taku mo enei whakaahua 
    Hune 3  Mere Pereiha  Hawera  Kanui toku koa moaku whanaunga 
    Hune 4  Wi Taua  Hokianga  Tino pai nga ahua o aku tupuna 
    Hune 4  Hohepa Poene Kuku  Russell  E whaka pai ana ahau ki nga ahua o aku tupuna 
    Hune 6  Hori Paraone  Akarana   Kanui taku whakapai ki nga ahua o nga kaumatua nei 
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    Ngā kupu a ngā tāngata mātakitaki, me tuhituhi ki konei |Te reo Māori - with modern punctuation and macrons
    Te Ra Date Ingoa Name Kainga Residence Whakaaro Comments
    31/5/1901  W. Hiona  Hokianga  Tino tūturu te whakaahuatanga - 
    3/6/1901      Kani. Kerei. Piripi 
    3/06/1901  Kerei, Tawhai, Piripi    He nui te pai o ngā āhua, ānō ko ō rātou tinana ora 
    3. June  Ruka Aratapu  Poverty Bay   
    Hune. 3  eruera paraone    I kite ahau i ngā whakaahua o ngā kaumātua kua mate ki te pō 
    June. 3  Aporo Paerata  Poverty Bay  "I kite au i a Pera Tutoko me Renata Kawepo me  
    June. 3  Henare Ruru   Poverty Bay   
    June. 3  Henare Ruru   Poverty Bay  I aroha au ki ēnei āhua ngā tāngata o mua 
    June. 3  Mahaki Paraone  Poverty Bay  I aroha au ki ēnei āhua he tangata ora au 
      H.P. Tunuiarangi  Wairarapa  He nui taku whakamīharo ki ngā rangatira nei 
    June. 3  Jacob Rapiata    "Ka nui te pai o ngā kaumātua o mua  
    June. 3  Hapepereki 1901  iharamaiauituranganui   Kua kite ahau i a koutou tēnā koutou 
    June. 3  Mate Haere.Koko 1901  iharamaiauituranganui   Kua kite ahau i taku tipuna i a Wi Kingi rangatira o Tūranganui 
      Ho Kerekere   iharamai au ituranga  Ka nui tōku pai i tāku kitenga i a Pera Tutoko 
    Hune 3  A.H. Kumeroa  Wairarapa  He mea whakamiharo tēnei mō ngā whakatipuranga  
    Hune 3   Heni Rihiona  Hawera  He mihi nui tāku mō ēnei whakaahua 
    Hune 3  Mere Pereiha  Hawera  Ka nui tōku koa mō aku whanaunga 
    Hune 4  Wi Taua  Hokianga  Tino pai ngā āhua o aku tūpuna 
    Hune 4  Hohepa Poene Kuku  Russell  E whakapai ana ahau ki ngā āhua o aku tūpuna 
    Hune 6  Hori Paraone  Akarana   Ka nui taku whakapai ki ngā āhua o ngā kaumātua nei 
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    Ngā kupu a ngā tāngata mātakitaki, me tuhituhi ki konei |English - complete transcription and translation
    Te Ra Date Ingoa Name Kainga Residence Whakaaro Comments
    31/5/1901  W. Hiona  Hokianga  Very authentic portrayals 
    3/6/1901       
    3/06/1901  Kerei, Tawhai, Piripi    The paintings are very good, just as if their living bodies were present 
    3. June  Ruka Aratapu  Poverty Bay   
    Hune. 3  eruera paraone    "I saw the images of the elders who have passed on 
    June. 3  Aporo Paerata  Poverty Bay  "I saw Pera Tutoko and Renata Kawepo and Ruka Te Aratapu. Greetings to you all.  
    June. 3  Henare Ruru   Poverty Bay   
    June. 3  Henare Ruru   Poverty Bay  I felt for these images of our people of old 
    June. 3  Mahaki Paraone  Poverty Bay  I felt for these images I am still alive 
      H.P. Tunuiarangi  Wairarapa  I am amazed at these people of great esteem  
    June. 3  Jacob Rapiata    Great to see the elders of the old days whose likenesses were made during their lifetimes 
    June. 3  Hapepereki 1901  iharamaiauituranganui   I have seen you all greetings to you all 
    June. 3  Mate Haere.Koko 1901  iharamaiauituranganui   I have seen my ancestor Wi Kingi, chief of Turanganui 
      Ho Kerekere   iharamai au ituranga  I was very pleased to have seen Pera Tutoko 
    Hune 3  A.H. Kumeroa  Wairarapa  This is amazing for future generations 
    Hune 3   Heni Rihiona  Hawera  I am grateful to have seen these images 
    Hune 3  Mere Pereiha  Hawera  I am so happy to see my relatives. 
    Hune 4  Wi Taua  Hokianga  The images of my ancestors are delightful. 
    Hune 4  Hohepa Poene Kuku  Russell  I am pleased with the images of my ancestors 
    Hune 6  Hori Paraone  Akarana   I am extremely pleased with the images of these elders. 
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Pito korero about Latest comments about Pages 001 - 002

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  • Petr Blazek

    At 8am on 23 August 2015

    Very interesting website. Thanks.

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    At 6am on 20 November 2014

    Pozdrowienia od sklepu zeglarskiego z Bydgoszczy

  • ngaire lea robinson kahotea - ngati puu, ngati maru

    At 4pm on 13 March 2014

    Kia ora im looking for a maori design that represents (McCaskill, ngati puu, ngati maru) my phone number is 0279078341 thanks. Xx

  • carol

    At 3pm on 4 March 2014

    very interesting portrait....I know my ancestors Paipa were Ngati Porou and I am related to the Wharepapa line...

  • Ngarangi Walker - Ngati Porou

    At 7pm on 17 February 2014

    Kia ora. I'd be interested to korero to anyone who has any info/whakapapa on Ruka Aratapu.

  • anissa ljanta

    At 9pm on 21 April 2013

    My kids great great grandmother signed this page, how great to actually see her very words! I would love to know what year these pages of the visitors book were from?

  • Charlotte Nikau

    At 12am on 13 June 2012

    Kia ora, thank you so much for the information that you have provided from my nana kene purua. I have been trying to put together my whakapapa, and it great to see that my nana's writing, as soon as I saw the writing I knew it was him. If only you knew how much this means to me. Please keep up the fantastic effort. Arohamai.

  • Caroline McBride

    At 10am on 21 May 2012

    Thanks to Nerolie for her positive comment about viewing whanau names. If you open the book on any page you are offered 3 choices in the box below: a faithful transcription of the words as they were written at the time; a transcription with modern punctuation and macrons and a transcription and translation into English. 'Hope you enjoy reading their korero and thanks to Te Taura Whiri i te reo Maori The Maori Language Commission for all of the transcription and translation work on the Visitors Book.

  • Nerolie Hemara - Ngati Maniapoto

    At 2pm on 30 April 2012

    How exciting,to go through these pages and view some familiar whanau names. How unfortunate that I am not able to understand their korero. Not finished looking but I will be back

  • Gail Young

    At 11am on 19 April 2012

    Remana Nutana (Mangere Bridge) and Wahanga Wetini (Raglan). These two people are mentioned in the above book. Does anyone have a portrait or pictures of these two people? They feature on entry number 152.

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