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The Lindauer Art Gallery Māori Visitors' Book Cover

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: 059-060| Translation of pages: 059-060

 
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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
    4/7/05.  Harry Reid   Rotorua  I consider this (The Lindauer) one of the finest collections I have seen of nation pictures most especially that of Hon Carroll and Ropiha of Rotorua I have seen pictures of Māoris all over the colony and consider these (the Lindauer) the best D. Reid Manager Rotorua Poi + War dance Corp  
      W B. Te Kuiti   Te Kuiti   
      Maki Waata  Kaipara   
      Lena  Hoti   
    Maehe 25 1884       Kakiteahau ingā āhua oNga tu Puna mengamatua, meteKiingi Māori Kanui takuaroha kienei rangatira Koia teneimihi aku Kiaora kia ratou enohomaina Rihari W. Piringaro = Kaipara  
    Oct 3. 05      tena koutou enga Rangatira wairua kua poto kite po. Kanui te aroha ote ngakau ite kitenga ia koutou. Haere atu ra kite po enga rangatira tanga Waimapuna Paora Kawharu 
    Oct 5.05  Punga Pakere (Rotorua)  Helensville, Kaipara   
      Mrs Sharman & Safauts, Beatric Day, Rose M Nathan, Mary Milward, Gella Roha, JWE Covie, Q W C Lovely, L Loissor, B Worsp, Rubi J Seddon, Daisey Benjamin, Gwen O Nathan, E M C Edwards, Daisy Worsp, Gladstone W Ward, Vincent Ward, L Johnson, J Peters     
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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
    4/7/05.  Harry Reid   Rotorua   
      W B. Te Kuiti   Te Kuiti   
      Maki Waata  Kaipara   
      Lena  Hoti   
    Maehe 25 1884       Maehe 25 1884 ka kite ahau i ngā āhua o ngā tūpuna me ngā mātua, me te Kīngi Māori Ka nui taku aroha ki ēnei rangatira Koia tēnei mihi āku. Kia ora ki a rātou e noho mai nā. Rihari W. Piringaro = Kaipara 
    Oct 3. 05      Tēnā koutou e ngā rangatira wairua kua poto ki te pō. Ka nui te aroha o te ngākau i te kitenga i a koutou. Haere atu rā ki te pō e ngā rangatiratanga Waimapuna Paora Kawharu 
    Oct 5.05  Punga Pakere (Rotorua)  Helensville, Kaipara   
      Mrs Sharman & Safauts, Beatric Day, Rose M Nathan, Mary Milward, Gella Roha, JWE Covie, Q W C Lovely, L Loissor, B Worsp, Rubi J Seddon, Daisey Benjamin, Gwen O Nathan, E M C Edwards, Daisy Worsp, Gladstone W Ward, Vincent Ward, L Johnson, J Peters     
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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
    4/7/05.  Harry Reid   Rotorua  I consider this (The Lindauer) one of the finest collections I have seen of nation pictures most especially that of Hon Carroll and Ropiha of Rotorua I have seen pictures of Māoris all over the colony and consider these (the Lindauer) the best D. Reid Manager Rotorua Poi + War dance Corp  
      W B. Te Kuiti   Te Kuiti   
      Maki Waata  Kaipara   
      Lena  Hoti   
    Maehe 25 1884       It was in March 25 1884 that I saw the images of the ancestors and forefathers and the Māori King I have great affection for these chiefs and so I greet them. Greetings to them all seated there. Rihari W. Piringaro = Kaipara 
    Oct 3. 05      Greetings to you all o noble spirits who have gone to the world of night. My heart is filled with affection at seeing you all Go to the world of night o great ones. Waimapuna Paora Kawharu 
    Oct 5.05  Punga Pakere (Rotorua)  Helensville, Kaipara   
      Mrs Sharman & Safauts, Beatric Day, Rose M Nathan, Mary Milward, Gella Roha, JWE Covie, Q W C Lovely, L Loissor, B Worsp, Rubi J Seddon, Daisey Benjamin, Gwen O Nathan, E M C Edwards, Daisy Worsp, Gladstone W Ward, Vincent Ward, L Johnson, J Peters     
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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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