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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: 049-050| Translation of pages: 049-050

 
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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
    Oketopa 29th  Pereme Peneti  Bell Block, Taranaki  "Karawe" 
    " 31st  Patiti Napireki  Rotorua  Tino papai rawa 
    Noema 2nd   T. Hapimana  Pourewa Waipa  Tino whakamiharo, tangi ana te ngakau 
      W. Hoete Te Matete  Parawai Hauraki  Tino kitea iho ina te arohanui ki nga kaumatua o mua 
    "  W T. Huihi  Hakepuku Pirangiu  Ka nui te pai kia ora. 
    Nov 2/11/03  Hone Paraea  Rawene Hokianga  Kanui taku whaka miharo ki enei ahua  
      Moana  Te Paina   Kanui tepai oenei mea katoa Kia ora [?] 
      Waiori  Te Paina   Ka nuito ku whaka pai ki to ku kitenga ieneiiwi 
      Hone Taonui   Te Kuiti   
      Chas. H. Holland  Te Kuiti   
    Dec 10th 03  Taingakawa  Waharoa   
    " " "  Geo Brown  Auckland   
    21/12/03  Hone Kaora  Kawhia  e whaka moe miti ana au i taku kitenga i nga kau matua nei 
    9/1/04.  H. Pihama  Pihama  Kanui taku whakapai itaku kitengta inga kaumatua nei 
    2/2/04.  Te Apaapa  Otorohanga  Kua kite au ioku tupuna ia Rewi Maniapoto raua ko Wahanui, heoi henui te mihi kia raua itaku kitenga heoi kaore emaha ngamihi itemea kua kite nei ahau ia raua. Heoi tena korua E Rewi Manipoto raua ko Wahanui natakorua mokopuna Nate Apaapa Kawenui Maniapoto  
    3/3/04.  Hone Taonui Hetet    Ka nui te pai 
    3/5/04.  Ho Whanihana     " " " " 
    14/1904  Mereana Hare Jaraeu  Omapere Hokianga  Tena koutou e pa ma e whae ma tino pai to koutou ahua. 
    17/3/04.  Reti Poraumati  Waipapa, Akarana  Nui atu te aroha. 
    " " "  Eruera. H. Karaka  " "   
    25 1904  Roka H. Hopere  Taupiri Waikato  He tino miharo rawa i pa mai ki toku ngakau mo te pai o te mahi o enei whaka ahua o nga kaumatua kua poto kite poo. Tena koutou E pa ma e whae ma. 
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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
    Oketopa 29th  Pereme Peneti  Bell Block, Taranaki  "Ka rawe" 
    " 31st  Patiti Napireki  Rotorua  Tino papai rawa 
    Noema 2nd   T. Hapimana  Pourewa Waipa  Tino whakamīharo, tangi ana te ngākau 
      W. Hoete Te Matete  Parawai Hauraki  Tino kitea iho inā te aroha nui ki ngā kaumātua o mua 
    "  W T. Huihi  Hakepuku Pirangiu  Ka nui te pai. Kia ora. 
    Nov 2/11/03  Hone Paraea  Rawene Hokianga  Ka nui taku whakamīharo ki ēnei āhua  
      Moana  Te Paina   Ka nui te pai o ēnei mea katoa. Kia ora [?] 
      Waiori  Te Paina   Ka nui tōku whakapai ki tōku kitenga i ēnei iwi 
      Hone Taonui   Te Kuiti   
      Chas. H. Holland  Te Kuiti   
    Dec 10th 03  Taingakawa  Waharoa   
    " " "  Geo Brown  Auckland   
    21/12/03  Hone Kaora  Kawhia  E whakamoemiti ana au i taku kitenga i ngā kaumātua nei 
    9/1/04.  H. Pihama  Pihama  Ka nui taku whakapai i taku kitenga i ngā kaumātua nei 
    2/2/04.  Te Apaapa  Otorohanga  Kua kite au i ōku tūpuna i a Rewi Maniapoto rāua ko Wahanui, heoi he nui te mihi ki a rāua i taku kitenga. Heoi kāore e maha ngā mihi i te mea kua kite nei ahau i a rāua. Heoi, tēnā kōrua E Rewi Maniapoto rāua ko Wahanui, nā tā kōrua mokopuna, nā Te Apaapa Kawenui Maniapoto 
    3/3/04.  Hone Taonui Hetet    Ka nui te pai 
    3/5/04.  Ho Whanihana     " " " " 
    14/1904  Mereana Hare Jaraeu  Omapere Hokianga  Tēnā koutou e pā mā, e whae mā. Tino pai tō koutou āhua. 
    17/3/04.  Reti Poraumati  Waipapa, Akarana  Nui atu te aroha. 
    " " "  Eruera. H. Karaka  " "   
    25 1904  Roka H. Hopere  Taupiri Waikato  He tino mīharo rawa i pā mai ki tōku ngākau nō te pai o te mahi o ēnei whakaahua o ngā kaumātua kua poto ki te pō. Tēnā koutou e pā mā, e whae mā.  
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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
    Oketopa 29th  Pereme Peneti  Bell Block, Taranaki  Very lovely 
    " 31st  Patiti Napireki  Rotorua  Excellent 
    Noema 2nd   T. Hapimana  Pourewa Waipa  Quite astonishing, the heart laments. 
      W. Hoete Te Matete  Parawai Hauraki  It is clear that there is much affection for the elders of yesteryear 
    "  W T. Huihi  Hakepuku Pirangiu  Very good, salutations. 
    Nov 2/11/03  Hone Paraea  Rawene Hokianga  I am totally amazed at these images 
      Moana  Te Paina   All of these are all great. Greetings 
      Waiori  Te Paina   I am very impressed at seeing these people 
      Hone Taonui   Te Kuiti   
      Chas. H. Holland  Te Kuiti   
    Dec 10th 03  Taingakawa  Waharoa   
    " " "  Geo Brown  Auckland   
    21/12/03  Hone Kaora  Kawhia  I am ever so grateful at seeing these elders. 
    9/1/04.  H. Pihama  Pihama  I am full of praises at seeing these elders. 
    2/2/04.  Te Apaapa  Otorohanga  I have seen my ancestors, Rewi Maniapoto and Wahanui and I acknowledge them both on seeing them. I don’t want to go on too much for I have seen them both and so, I greet you both, Rewi Maniapoto and Wahanui, this is from your grandchild, Te Apaapa Kawenui Maniapoto 
    3/3/04.  Hone Taonui Hetet    Very good. 
    3/5/04.  Ho Whanihana     " " 
    14/1904  Mereana Hare Jaraeu  Omapere Hokianga  Greetings my fathers and my mothers. Your images are very good. 
    17/3/04.  Reti Poraumati  Waipapa, Akarana  I have much affection. 
    " " "  Eruera. H. Karaka  " "   
    25 1904  Roka H. Hopere  Taupiri Waikato  I was overcome with emotion at the beauty of these paintings of our elders who have since passed on.My greetings to you my fathers and mothers. 
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Pito korero about Latest comments about Pages 049 - 050

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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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