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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: 155-156| Translation of pages: 155-156

 
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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
    1916 Aug 16  Jesse Phillips J.P.  King Edward St Auckland   
    1916 Aug 17th  Eric L. Grant  Suva Fiji Island  Sa edua na vale vinaka rairai vinaka Tara 
    1916 Aug 17th  Joe Curtis  Levuka Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 17th  Sam Simpson  Levuka Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 18th  William W. Andrews  Levuka Fiji Island   
    Aug  Mr Crow bow   North Island  Kei te Whaka pai ahau Ki te Tangata mangu e tunaka ite kuaha iraro iho nei 
    1916 Aug 18  Kaikiri Keita Kōhere  East Cape   
    " "  Reweti T. Kohere  " "  Ko nga whakaahua rawa nei pea hei morehu mo te iwi Maori apopo.  
    1916 Aug 20  Te Ruawai Hunia  Torere Opotiki Bay of Plenty  Kanui te atahua o nga whakaahua oroto i tenei whare. 
    1916 Aug 20  Tu Maaka  Port Awanui E. Cape  Kanui te pai onga whakaahua wahine i roto ote nei whare 
    1916 Aug 22  Hori Te Tere  North Island   
    1916 22 Aug  Miss Kathleen Mareikura  Whanganui  He nui te whaka moemiti otoku ngakau mote pai oenei whaka ahua, ara otoku iwi maori Kia nui nga maanaki ate atua kirunga ite tangata nana i peita enei a whakamahara tanga 
    1916 23 Aug  Wm Eizzard  Victoria B. C. Canada   
    1916 23 Aug  Lilian Eizzard  Victoria B. C. Canada   
    1916 23 Aug  Wm Eizzard Jr  Victoria B. C. Canada   
          I enjoy the morning I spent looking at such a fine collection which I consider a great credit to your city 
    1916 24 Aug  R Signal  Wanganui  Most interesting 
    25/8.16  J Harrison (Cpl)  Featherston   
    1916 26/8.16  T. S. Carlyon  Auckland   
    1916 Aug 29th  Ida Simpson  Auckland  Tres bien! 
    1916 Aug 29th  Athol C. Garlick  Auckland  Beautiful! And a credit to New Zealand! 
    1916 Aug 29th  Frank E Burns  Auckland N.Z  Je suis tres plaise avec les tableaux. Ils sont tres bon. F. E. Burns 
    " Aug 29  Fred H Spencer  Whanganui  Ka pai nga whakaahua nei. Pererika H Penetia or Peneha 
    1916 Sept 2nd  C. M. White  Taupiri  Invaluable 
    1916 Sept 2nd  O. G. Cox  Auckland   
    " "  Herbert Cox  "   
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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
    1916 Aug 16  Jesse Phillips J.P.  King Edward St Auckland   
    1916 Aug 17th  Eric L. Grant  Suva Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 17th  Joe Curtis  Levuka Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 17th  Sam Simpson  Levuka Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 18th  William W. Andrews  Levuka Fiji Island   
    Aug  Mr Crow bow   North Island  Kei te whakapai ahau ki te tangata mangu e tū naka i te kūaha i raro iho nei 
    1916 Aug 18  Kaikiri Keita Kōhere  East Cape   
    " "  Reweti T. Kohere  " "  Ko ngā whakaahua rawa nei pea hei mōrehu mō te iwi Māori āpōpō.  
    1916 Aug 20  Te Ruawai Hunia  Torere Opotiki Bay of Plenty  Ka nui te ātaahua o ngā whakaahua o roto i tēnei whare. 
    1916 Aug 20  Tu Maaka  Port Awanui E. Cape  Ka nui te pai o ngā whakaahua wahine i roto o tēnei whare 
    1916 Aug 22  Hori Te Tere  North Island   
    1916 22 Aug  Miss Kathleen Mareikura  Whanganui  He nui te whakamoemiti o tōku ngākau mō te pai o ēnei whakaahua, arā o tōku iwi Māori. Kia nui ngā manaaki a te atua ki runga i te tangata nāna i peita ēnei whakamaharatanga. 
    1916 23 Aug  Wm Eizzard  Victoria B. C. Canada   
    1916 23 Aug  Lilian Eizzard  Victoria B. C. Canada   
    1916 23 Aug  Wm Eizzard Jr  Victoria B. C. Canada   
           
    1916 24 Aug  R Signal  Wanganui   
    25/8.16  J Harrison (Cpl)  Featherston   
    1916 26/8.16  T. S. Carlyon  Auckland   
    1916 Aug 29th  Ida Simpson  Auckland   
    1916 Aug 29th  Athol C. Garlick  Auckland   
    1916 Aug 29th  Frank E Burns  Auckland N.Z   
    " Aug 29  Fred H Spencer  Whanganui  Ka pai ngā whakaahua nei. Pererika H Penetia or Peneha 
    1916 Sept 2nd  C. M. White  Taupiri   
    1916 Sept 2nd  O. G. Cox  Auckland   
    " "  Herbert Cox  "   
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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
    1916 Aug 16  Jesse Phillips J.P.  King Edward St Auckland   
    1916 Aug 17th  Eric L. Grant  Suva Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 17th  Joe Curtis  Levuka Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 17th  Sam Simpson  Levuka Fiji Island   
    1916 Aug 18th  William W. Andrews  Levuka Fiji Island   
    Aug  Mr Crow bow   North Island  I am full of praise for the black man standing at the door below. 
    1916 Aug 18  Kaikiri Keita Kōhere  East Cape   
    " "  Reweti T. Kohere  " "  These paintings may become the only remnants of the Māori people of tomorrow.  
    1916 Aug 20  Te Ruawai Hunia  Torere Opotiki Bay of Plenty  These are very beautiful paintings in this gallery.  
    1916 Aug 20  Tu Maaka  Port Awanui E. Cape  These are very good paintings of women in this gallery.  
    1916 Aug 22  Hori Te Tere  North Island   
    1916 22 Aug  Miss Kathleen Mareikura  Whanganui  I am full of praises for these excellent paintings of my Māori people. May there be great blessings of God on the person who painted these memorials. 
    1916 23 Aug  Wm Eizzard  Victoria B. C. Canada   
    1916 23 Aug  Lilian Eizzard  Victoria B. C. Canada   
    1916 23 Aug  Wm Eizzard Jr  Victoria B. C. Canada   
          I enjoy the morning I spent looking at such a fine collection which I consider a great credit to your city 
    1916 24 Aug  R Signal  Wanganui  Most interesting 
    25/8.16  J Harrison (Cpl)  Featherston   
    1916 26/8.16  T. S. Carlyon  Auckland   
    1916 Aug 29th  Ida Simpson  Auckland  Tres bien! 
    1916 Aug 29th  Athol C. Garlick  Auckland  Beautiful! And a credit to New Zealand! 
    1916 Aug 29th  Frank E Burns  Auckland N.Z  Je suis tres plaise avec les tableaux. Ils sont tres bon. F. E. Burns 
    " Aug 29  Fred H Spencer  Whanganui  What excellent paintings. 
    1916 Sept 2nd  C. M. White  Taupiri  Invaluable 
    1916 Sept 2nd  O. G. Cox  Auckland   
    " "  Herbert Cox  "   
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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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