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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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  • Anonymous

    At 5am on 7 April 2012

    How mutch do this art cost.??... or are the made so many of thouse in 1885..??

  • Anonymous

    At 5pm on 1 April 2012

    kia ora hoki nga whanau nga rangatira he tiaki nga kupu pa ana ki to matou tupuna e kimi ana au i toku tupuna a Te Rau kaimakariri me he mea ko mohio koutou me wai a mai koutou ki toku email srotana@gmail.com waia mai me ringi mai pea 078286179 toku ingoa ko heraparo rotan

  • Sheryldene Tukiri - Waikato/Whatua

    At 5pm on 8 February 2012

    Kia Ora Whanau, Ko Sheryldene Tukiri taku ingoa No Rahui Pokeka te Kainga Noho, engari Ko Whaingaroa/Kawhia te kainga Tuturu. Ko Taupiri te Maunga, Waikato Te Awa, Tainui/Kurahaupo nga waka Whaingaroa te Moana, Waikato te Iwi, Ko Ngati Mahuta me Tahinga nga hapu, Ko Waahi me Poihakena nga Marae, Ko Potatau Te Wherowhero te tangata, Noreira He Piko he Taniwha He Piko he Taniwha, Waikato Taniwharau. WOW! I have been researching my whakapapa goin on two years now and finding it pretty out of it but all goodz, lol and yea I was wondering if anyone out there has heard of my Tupuna Te Rau Kaimakariri from Te Akau, I've found his name in this book and he left some sad comments however if there is anyone who could be of assistance please dont hesitae to call me on 078287510/0212970855 noreira mihi atu koutou katoa, Ka huri.

  • Mokai Mahara - Ngaati Te Wehi, Ngaati Mahanga, Ngaati Haua, Ngaati Whakaue. Waikato/Te Arawa

    At 10pm on 23 December 2011

    What an awesome view of Lindauer paintings and so far I have viewed 4 of my tupuna in this collection. Thank you very much for allowing me to do this it was a pleasure reading and getting to see where these paintings come from.

  • Tarati - Ngati Whatua

    At 6pm on 8 September 2011

    Paora Tuhaere was especially awesome to see and to show my children their history and relate the impact he had on Auckland city by inviting the Governor to set up government in Tamaki Makaurau.

  • Tony Adams - Ngati Porou - Ngai Tahu

    At 12pm on 18 August 2011

    Such an awesome Website!!! Thank you very much for making this possible, greatfull I found this :))

  • Caroline McBride

    At 9am on 15 June 2011

    To answer John Anstis'comment - Lindauer painted hundreds of works and this website is limited to those in public collections. Unfortunately these two portraits are not part of the holdings of art museums that have contributed so far.

  • john anstis - ngati hamua , rangitane

    At 6pm on 5 May 2011

    i did not see lindauers painting of retimana te korou or another painting by lindauer of retimana's daughter - in - law irihapeti.

  • huti eruiti - wo/maniapotoaikat

    At 4pm on 27 March 2011

    kkiaora he mokopuna ahau ki o nga kaumatua i roto te pukapuka nei. how wonderful that we are able to view these photos.thans to those resoncible for this.

  • Amy-lee

    At 1pm on 29 January 2011

    the art is really amazing i enjoyed doing the art work upstairs and being able to take it home

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