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• Aerial photographs of New Zealand Archaeology
  Aerial photographs of pā sites in Taranaki and Hawke's Bay.
  
  
• Ao hou = The new world
  Te Ao Hou/The New World was published from 1952-75 by the Dept. of Māori Affairs to provide "interesting and informative reading for Maori homes". All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Captain Cook : voyages of discovery
  From the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, includes images of artefacts collected during the voyages.
  
  
• From Hawaiki to Hawaiki : the Māori people of Aotearoa, New Zealand
  The magic of being Māori, the indigenous Māori people - their culture, history, mythology, legend and whakapapa (genealogy).
  
  
• Hokotehi Moriori Trust
  Information about the trust and history and cultural renaissance of the Moriori people.
  
  
• Index of Māori names / compiled by Henry James Fletcher
  Index compiled in about 1925 of Māori names referred to in books and journals, including the names of boundaries, Māori individuals, canoes, trees, landmarks and geographical locations.
  
  
• Iwi-hapū names list
  Provides a reliable and comprehensive resource when describing material in, by and about Māori iwi and hapū.
  
  
• Iwidex
  Index to published and unpublished information sources on tribal history, tikanga-a-iwi, and whakapapa held in the Heritage and Research Collections of Auckland City Libraries.
  
  
• Kaputuhi Pā
  About Kaputuhi Pā which is the cultural center for Ngāti Kaputuhi, a hapu of Ngāti Maniapoto. History, genealogy and news about Ngāti Kaputuhi and Ngāti Maniapoto.
  
  
• Kerēme : rākau teitei e iwa = nine tall trees
  Searchable selective index to the Ngāi Tahu Māori Trust Board Claim before the Waitangi Tribunal. Material indexed includes: iwi, hapu, marae, individual people, organisations, places and events.
  
  
• Living Heritage = Tikanga Tuku Iho
  Online bilingual initiative enabling New Zealand schools to develop and publish an online resource, based on a heritage treasure in their community.
  
  
• Māori as he was : a brief account of Māori life as it was in pre-European days
  By Elsdon Best. E-book. Original published 1934. A critique of this work by Philip Steer is also available.
  
  
• Māori culture
  Māori activities, operations, exhibitions, programmes and events at Tamaki Paenga Hira, the Auckland Museum and also out in the community.
  
  
• Māori Interest Group : New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc
  Includes a section on how to research your whakapapa; Iwi maps; Māori words and names and list, with contact details, of members and the research they are conducting.
  
  
• Māori New Zealanders
  About the migration of Māori to New Zealand, Māori history, and Māori tribes including map. From Te ara, the online encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  
  
• Māori resources
  Introduction to tracing your whakapapa, significant tribal resources held in Manukau Libraries, a map showing iwi and waka, and links to a selection of websites with Maori content. Available in Māori and English.
  
  
• Māori. Volume 1 / by Elsdon Best
  E-book. Original published 1924. A study representing the most complete survey of Māori culture of that time.
  
  
• Maniapoto Māori Trust Board
  Includes information about the Maniapoto Māori Trust Board, an events calendar and downloadable documents.
  
  
• mea waihanga i Aotearoa : Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  State Services Commission Māori language site about the Treaty of Waitangi.
  
  
• Mokomōkai : the documentary
  Background information on the TV documentary series, produced by Maui Dalvanious Prime, about Mokomōkai (prepared Māori heads) which have ethnographic and sacred significance to Māori and the efforts to repatriate them to New Zealand.
  
  
• Moriori / by Denise Davis and Māui Solomon
  Article from Te ara, the encyclopedia of New Zealand about the history of Moriori. Includes photographs, background information and bibliography.
  
  
• New Zealand and the Māori flag
  Brief information and history of the design of the Māori flag. Created for the 4th World Indigenous Youth Conference (4WIYC); modified for 5WIYC.
  
  
• New Zealand Wars = Nga Pakanga Whenua o Mua
  Information and materials dealing with the New Zealand Wars. Includes bibliography.
  
  
• Ngāiterangi Iwi, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
  Established in 1989 to assist in the development of social, education, health and the economic aspirations of the Ngāiterangi Iwi. History of Ngāiterangi; health and social services; Marae bookings online; membership registration and Tauranga mythology.
  
  
• Ngāti Hinewaka
  Māori of the south-east Wairarapa coast from Hat Point to Lake Ferry. Includes history, map, Waitangi Tribunal claim WAI-959, claims committee members and members only section.
  
  
• Ngāti Whātua o Orakei
  Website of the Ngāti Whātua o Orakei. Access to whakapapa information, news, quarterly newsletter by the board and Waitangi Tribunal claim WAI-388.
  
  
• Ngai Tai
  Website of the Ngaitai iwi. Access to whakapapa information, and news and discussion forums, mostly restricted to registered members.
  
  
• Niupepa = Māori newspapers
  Digitised text and images from Alexander Turnbull Library's collection of Māori newspapers (1842-1933).
  
  
• Pākehā(European)/Māori transliterations
  A list of given and surnames in English and Māori transliterated and has a link to the Māori Interest Group of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
  
  
• Papers past : New Zealand newspapers and periodicals
  Papers Past showcases selected 19th century New Zealand newspapers and periodicals.
  
  
• Parihaka
  History of the Taranaki settlement Parihaka and the passive resistance movement. Includes information on the annual Parihaka International Peace Festival.
  
  
• Polynesian voyagers : the Māori as a deep-sea navigator, explorer, and colonizer / by Elsdon Best
  Dominion Museum monograph 5, Wellington: Dominion Museum. E-Book created by the Knowledge Basket.
  
  
• Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust
  Information on the historical claims relating to the Port Nicholson Block, Wellington, N.Z. Includes a registration form, full-text claim documents and information about the trust.
  
  
• Powhiri : New Zealand's welcoming spirit
  A comprehensive guide to a powhiri, a Māori ceremony of welcome.
  
  
• Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou
  The history and organisation of the Ngāti Porou tribe of Poverty Bay are detailed, as well as its activities, iwi registration and news of the iwi.
  
  
• Rangiātea
  Bilingual site. Captures some of the history of Rangiātea the oldest surviving Anglican Maori Church in Otaki, New Zealand, destroyed by fire in 1995, will document the rebuilding.
  
  
• Raukawa Trust Board
  Includes four Pou Whenua: Te Pae O Raukawa, Wharepuhunga, Maungatautari, Te Kaokaoroa O Patetere.
  
  
• Reo : newsletter / New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc, Maori Interest Group
  Full-text of selected articles is available.
  
  
• Spiritual and ancestral home of Tainui
  History and culture of the Tainui people, and their long association with Kawhia Harbour and Maketū Marae.
  
  
• Tāngata taumata rau
  Contains over 3000 biographies of New Zealanders, originally published in the Dictionary of New Zealand biography between 1990 and 2000.
  
  
• Tī kōuka whenua : tī kōuka, a symbol for our city
  Includes information on Māori history of Christchurch, Banks Peninsula and the wider Canterbury Region, maps, a glossary of Māori terms and a short history of the Māori tribes of Canterbury.
  
  
• TAKOA : te aka Kumara o Aotearoa : a directory of Māori organisations and resource people
  Website of TAKOA. The directory can be ordered online. Information about scholarships available through various sources, iwi map and Māori canoe resource.
  
  
• Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Incorporated : mandated iwi authority for Rangitaane O Manawatu
  Fosters the cultural, physical, spiritual, educational and economic wellbeing and development of the Iwi of Rangitaane O Manawatu.
  
  
• Taonga Pūmau o Te Tai o Poutini = Heritage West Coast
  Heritage West Coast was formed after a number of informal heritage forums came together to share their knowledge and experience. Heritage West Coast encourages a regional approach to heritage planning rather than groups working individually. Includes papers on the history of the West Coast
  
  
• Tapuhi
  Catalogue of unpublished material - photos, drawings & prints, maps, manuscripts and archival material - from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections.
  
  
• Te Aupouri : a Māori tribe of Aotearoa
  Information about the history,genealogy and lands of the Far North iwi; details about their trust board and how to register as Te Aupouri.
  
  
• Te Kāhui Māngai : directory of Iwi and Māori organisations
  A national list of organisations whose mandates to represent their iwi and hapū have been recognised by the Government.
  
  
• Te Kawerau a Maki
  Site of the the tangata whenua of Waitakere City. Includes brief history of the iwi.
  
  
• Te Kotahitanga o Ngā Māhanga ā Tairi Society Incorporated
  Established by Ngā Māhanga and Ngāti Tairi to oversee the development of resources, culturally, socially and economically.
  
  
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
  Ngāi Tahu are the Māori people of the southern islands of New Zealand, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu is the governing body. Background, objectives, information and programmes are detailed for all the associated corporations.
  
  
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui
  Ngāti Ruanui are the Māori people of South Taranaki. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui is the governing body. Includes history, contacts, photo gallery, and an archive of the newsletter Te Pou Korero.
  
  
• Te Rūnanga O Te Rarawa
  Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa is involved in a number of areas to foster the cultural, physical, spiritual, educational and economic well-being and development of the iwi of Te Rarawa.
  
  
• Te Rauparaha
  History of Te Rauparaha created from material provided by Ngāti Toa and Toa Rangatira.
  
  
• Te Runanga o Ngāti Pū
  Official website of the legal entity mandated to represent the hapu, Ngāti Pū of Hikutaia ki Whangamata. Includes constitution, newsletter.
  
  
• TheProw.org.nz : ngā kōrero on te tau ihu
  Provides a site for collecting stories about the people and history of the region covering the north of the South Island, Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman Districts. Includes interactive map with locations to bring up stories of particular areas, along with instructions for adding your own family history and stories.
  
  
• Timeframes
  Database of selected New Zealand, Pacific and Antarctica heritage images from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, the research library within the National Library of New Zealand.
  
  
• Trail of Waitangi
  Excerpts from various sources on the Treaty of Waitangi: events leading to the Treaty, description of the Treaty signing, texts in English and Māori.
  
  
• Treaty of Waitangi = Te Tiriti O Waitangi
  Archives New Zealand site provides a short history of the Treaty and an online facsimile.
  
  
• Treaty of Waitangi Website
  The Treaty of Waitangi, the people, events and issues surrounding it.
  
  
• Waitaha
  Information on the Waitaha Protests, their history and whakapapa. Also e-books, tohunga teachings, information on basic healing skills and rongoa plants.
  
  
• Waitangi National Trust Estate : our birthplace = te pitowhenua
  Administers the Treaty House and provides information on the history of Waitangi and Māori culture.
  
  
• Waitangi Tribunal = Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
  A permanent commission of inquiry. Information about the Tribunal and the claims process. Includes reports.
  
  
• Wellington City Libraries. Māori Collection and Resources
  Includes full text material (e.g. Legends of Te Whanganui-a-Tara), indexes and iwi (hapu) history reading lists.
  
  
• Whakapapa Club : genealogy@maori.org.nz
  Resource for researching Māori genealogy. Includes articles, forums, lists, directories.
  
  
• Whakapapa
  An introductory resource into researching Māori genealogy. Includes location of items in the University of Auckland Library and an iwi map.
  
  
• Whangaroa Ngaiotonga Trust
  The Trust administers the block of land known as Ngaiotonga A3. Describes the history and current activities of the Trust with information about office holders, issues of newsletters, and the latest strategic plan.
  
  
• Whitiwhiti kōrero = Exchanging ideas through discussion
  Provides news and information about the Te Mana i Waitangi Project, run by the Human Rights Commission. The project aims to increase understanding of the human rights aspects of the Treaty of Waitangi through research, education and discussion. All issues available in full-text.