Whakapapa Resources

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Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka Inc. was incorporated in 1996 to further the development of the descendants of Rakaipaaka. This website provides information on our whakapapa, iwi strategy, and projects for development. Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka is based in Nuhaka, Aotearoa New Zealand. Also check out a tour of marae in our district, and marae stays available through Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka.

Issues passports; administers civil unions; registers births, deaths and marriages; administers citizenship applications; ensures gambling is fair, legal and honest; enforces censorship law and anti-spam law and promotes internet safety; contributes to community development by administering Lottery Grants, Community Grants Schemes, Grants Online and Trusts; and provides support services and policy advice for Ministers of the Crown. We are home to the Office of Ethnic Affairs, Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management,and the Local Government Commission. The Department's present activities include implementation of dog control legislation and a dog safety campaign, implementation of the Local Government Act 2002, providing information on local councils, and working with local and central government to support community outcomes.

The niupepa collection consists of over 17,000 pages taken from 34 separate periodicals. It is based on "Niupepa 1842-1933", a microfiche collection produced by the Alexander Turnbull Library. 70% of the collection is written solely in Maori, 27% is bilingual and about 3% is written in English. There were three main types of niupepa published; government sponsored, Maori initiated, and religious.

Everything you need to know about Maori Land Trusts; successions, setting up a trust, how they work, purpose and intent and application forms etc.

Kia Ora & welcome to the official site of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Maori Interest Group

Maori culture, history, myth and legend encapsulated in whakapapa, genealogy. What is Whakapapa, discover your whakapapa and resources.

Mythology, Legends and Poetry of the Maori

Are you looking for information on iwi history, genealogy, biographies, and historic issues such as tribal wars, events, or M?ori movements? Then use Iwidex, an easy way to find information about Maori waka, traditions, waiata, haka, tribal whenua, maunga, marae, carving, weaving, stories and whakapapa.

This index is from an unpublished manuscript compiled about 1925 by the missionary Rev. Henry James Fletcher (1868-1933). In its original form it was 987 pages long, a vast index of Maori names referred to in books and journals, including the names of boundaries, Maori individuals, canoes, trees, landmarks and geographical locations. It was Fletcher's greatest piece of work, and one that merited improved access. The New Zealand Collection of the University of Waikato Library holds a microfilm copy of the index which was scanned, converted into a Word file, proofread, edited and converted into webpages.