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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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  • Petr Blazek

    At 8am on 23 August 2015

    Very interesting website. Thanks.

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    At 6am on 20 November 2014

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  • 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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