As mentioned previously the MIG AGM was not possible during the Tauranga Research Weekend in early July.  Nevertheless members of the Māori Interest Group pulled a display together at short notice and as you can see from the following photos, they did us proud.  Sincerest thanks to all those members involved.^BM

When Brenda sent me an email and said she was ill, I rang Audrey King and said there would be no Maori Table. She said “Oh yes there will and you are it”. So I had to think about it—I had three books on Rotorua by Don STAFFORD.

Māori Deaths from 1866—1920 by the Tauranga Library.

One book by Jack Steadman

The Ngai  te Ahi  Historical Report Wai 370 and Ngawaro Regional Historical Review by Jim Pendergrast.

I have my Great Grand Mother Te Korowhiti TUATAKA, who married Edward DOUGLAS, back to the 8 canoes. I took 6 copies of each so I could give them away. They may or may not be correct, but they are as given to me by my family.  I also had a Family Tree Maker chart back about 4 or 5 Generations with photos of Te Korowhiti and Edward as well as  my other Ancestors.

On Saturday a couple from Wellington came and let me go for meals and a cuppa. On Sunday Lorriane RICE came from Auckland and helped. She also had books and Knowledge that  I did not have. She said we needed a list, and organised it. I think we had a good weekend and I hope everyone was happy with it.

Daphne.

Daphne Eades-Campbell ‘womanned’ the MIG table on Saturday 4^th July – displaying her own Whakapapa and books with local tribal histories.

On Sunday the table was looked after by Daphne Eades-Campbell, Daniel Phillips, Harete Phillips and Lorraine Rice in the morning and Daphne and Lorraine in the afternoon.

We had a number of people stop to ask questions and look for assistance, among them were the following:

·           Tonia Norris, Tauranga

·           Jude Russell, Tauranga

·           Jim Cantlon, Tauranga

·           Francis Rupe, Otumoetai

·           Bob McKenzie, Te Puke

·           Paul Schultz, Tauranga

·           Patrick Clarkin, Tauranga

·           Genevieve Wansell, Katikati

·           Bryce West, Te Puke

Note the fabric – we had two pieces – both NZ themes.

The one on the bottom is a woven pattern so I see that as our kete wananga to hold all our whakapapa and the one on top shows a number of valued items or taonga which is how we view the fruits of our research.

Ka kite, Lorraine.