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Letter from Aperahama Tipae and others to Henare Matua
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Tau Tohutoro | Reference NoHM00873Rā | Date1873/07/29Mai I Te Wāhi | PlaceWhangaehuMai I Te Tangata | FromAperahama Tipae me tahi atuKi Te Tangata | ToHenare MatuaNgā Tāngata | Names in letter Te PenetanaKarenaAperahama TipaeTikiKaupapa | SubjectWhakatau Take; GrievanceReta; Correspondence
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Tu-hinga | TranscriptTranscript: Te Wakatakerenui
Te Ngaere Whangaehu
Maehe 12 1875
Kia Henare Matua Autahi. E koro tena ra koe me nga komiti kia ora i roto i nga mahi tohu a te Atua kia nuku atu ou tau i te ora roa i nga ra e haere ake nei heoi te mihi.
E hoa e Henare Matua Ko nga korero tonu tena a Te Penetana i whakautu mai ai i aku tono atu kia ia kia tuhia mai e ia te Pukapuka, Tiwhikete, ka tuku mai ai ki ahau kia tuhia ai o matou ingoa ki taua Tiwhikete, e hoa kaore i pai mai taua Tumuaki a Te Penetana. Ko tenei e tukua atu ana nga pukapuka a taua Pakeha kia kite koe mau e rapu mai hoki he tikanga mo enei korero kaore au i te marama ki te tono ano i te tiwhikete no te mea ko aku kupu tono ko au korero tonu i tuhi mai nei i tangohia mai nei e Karena ma ko aua korero tonu au nei aku i tuhi atu ai. He kimi noku me pehea ra hoki he kupu hoki hei tono atu maku ki taua Pakeha, heoi ka tuhia iho aua korero ki raro nei.
(1390). Tari o Te Kooti Whakawa Whenua Maori Akarana Nowema 20 1874
E hoa ma tena koutou kua tae mai nei ta koutou Pukapuka o te 11 o nga ra o Nowema mo to koutou piihi whenua mo Ruatangata mo Raukautaua ano hoki kia whakawakia. E pai ano na to hoa na Penetana Tumuaki Kaiwhakawa, kia Aperahama Tipae kei Whangaehu, Whanganui.
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E Hoa e Henare Matua
Ko taku tono tuarua tuatoru enei i raro nei ka tuhia iho nei kia kite koe.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu Tihema 5 1874
Kia Te Penetana Tumuaki o te Kooti
E hoa tena koe, kua tae mai to Pukapuka o te 20 o nga ra o Nowema kia whakawakia a Ruatangata, a Rakautaua. E hoa kaore e pai kia whakawakia ano hoki no te mea kua whakawakia nei hoki, engari ko te Tiwhikete anake te tuku mai e koe kia tere to tuku mai.
Na to hoa, na Aperahama x Tipae.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu
Hanuere 11 1875
No te roa o to utu mai i tera reta koia ka tuhia atu tenei, e hoa e Te Penetana tukua mai nga Tiwhikete o Ruatangata, raua ko Rakautaua, ko to kupu i tuhi mai nei kia whakaae atu matou i te whakawa, e hoa kaore matou e pai kia whakawakia no te mea kua oti ano hoki te whakawa, heoi ano te mea hei tuku mai mau ko te Tiwhikete anake heoi te kupu ki a koe naku na to hoa, na Aperahama x Tipae
E hoa Henare, ko nga kape tena mau e titiro te tika, te he ranei, koia ka whakaaturia atu kia mohio koe i te tika i te pehea ranei.
75/289
(191) Tari o Te Kooti Whakawa Whenua Maori Akarana Pepuere 18 1875
E hoa e Aperahama Tena koe.
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Kua tae mai to Pukapuka o te 11 o nga ra o Hanuere mo Ruatangata mo Rakautaua hoki. Otira e hoa kahore i ata marama i ahau te tikanga o to Pukapuka e whakahe ana ranei koe ki te wahanga o aua piihi whenua a me he mea, e whakahe ana koe, he aha koe i tuku mai ai i nga tono wehewehe.
Na to hoa
na Tiki.
No te Tumuaki Kaiwhakawa.
Kia Aperahama Tipae
Whangaehu
Whanganui
Ko te utu mai tena o nga tono e rua i tono ai ahau i te Tiwhikete o Ruatangata o Rakautaua.
E hoa, e Henare Matua, mau te tikanga e titiro iho kei a koe te whakaaro.
Heoi
naku na tou hoa aroha
na Aperahama x Tipae.
Kia Henare Matua
Porangahau
NepiaWhakamāoritanga | TranslationTe Wakatakerenui
Te Ngaere Whangaehu
To Henare Matua Autahi. Greetings to you, elder, and to the committees. May you be well in God's works, may your years extend in long life in the days ahead - that is my greeting.
Friend Henare Matua, those are the exact words Te Penetana [Fenton] replied with when I requested him to write the document, the certificate, and send it to me so our names could be written on that certificate. Friend, Chief Judge Fenton did not agree. Here I am sending that Pakeha's letters so you can see them, and you should find some procedure for these matters. I am unclear about requesting the certificate again because my request words are the same ones written here that Karena and others took - those very words I wrote to him. I am wondering how there might be words for me to request from that Pakeha, so those words are written below.
(1390). Maori Land Court Office Auckland November 20, 1874
Friends, greetings. Your letter of November 11th has arrived regarding your land blocks Ruatangata and Raukautaua to be heard. Very well. From your friend Penetana, Chief Judge, to Aperahama Tipae at Whangaehu, Whanganui.
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Friend Henare Matua,
These are my second and third requests below, written for you to see.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu December 5, 1874
To Fenton, Chief of the Court
Friend, greetings. Your letter of November 20th has arrived about Ruatangata and Rakautaua being heard. Friend, it is not right to hear them again because they have already been heard - only send the certificate, send it quickly.
From your friend, Aperahama x Tipae.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu January 11, 1875
Because you took so long to reply to that letter, this is being written. Friend Te Penetana, send the certificates for Ruatangata and Rakautaua. You wrote saying we should agree to the hearing - friend, we do not agree to a hearing because the hearing is already finished. The only thing you need to send is the certificate. That is my word to you, from your friend, Aperahama x Tipae.
Friend Henare, these are copies for you to examine for right or wrong, so they're shown for you to know what's right or how things stand.
75/289
(191) Maori Land Court Office Auckland
February 18, 1875
Friend Aperahama, greetings.
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Your letter of January 11th has arrived about Ruatangata and Rakautaua. However friend, I do not clearly understand your letter's meaning - are you opposing the partition of those land blocks? If you're opposing it, why did you send partition applications?
From your friend,
Tiki.
From the Chief Judge.
To Aperahama Tipae
Whangaehu
Whanganui
That's the reply to my two requests for certificates for Ruatangata and Rakautaua.
Friend Henare Matua, you should examine the procedure - the decision rests with you.
That is all
from your beloved friend
Aperahama x Tipae.
To Henare Matua
Porangahau
Napier
Te Ngaere Whangaehu
Maehe 12 1875
Kia Henare Matua Autahi. E koro tena ra koe me nga komiti kia ora i roto i nga mahi tohu a te Atua kia nuku atu ou tau i te ora roa i nga ra e haere ake nei heoi te mihi.
E hoa e Henare Matua Ko nga korero tonu tena a Te Penetana i whakautu mai ai i aku tono atu kia ia kia tuhia mai e ia te Pukapuka, Tiwhikete, ka tuku mai ai ki ahau kia tuhia ai o matou ingoa ki taua Tiwhikete, e hoa kaore i pai mai taua Tumuaki a Te Penetana. Ko tenei e tukua atu ana nga pukapuka a taua Pakeha kia kite koe mau e rapu mai hoki he tikanga mo enei korero kaore au i te marama ki te tono ano i te tiwhikete no te mea ko aku kupu tono ko au korero tonu i tuhi mai nei i tangohia mai nei e Karena ma ko aua korero tonu au nei aku i tuhi atu ai. He kimi noku me pehea ra hoki he kupu hoki hei tono atu maku ki taua Pakeha, heoi ka tuhia iho aua korero ki raro nei.
(1390). Tari o Te Kooti Whakawa Whenua Maori Akarana Nowema 20 1874
E hoa ma tena koutou kua tae mai nei ta koutou Pukapuka o te 11 o nga ra o Nowema mo to koutou piihi whenua mo Ruatangata mo Raukautaua ano hoki kia whakawakia. E pai ano na to hoa na Penetana Tumuaki Kaiwhakawa, kia Aperahama Tipae kei Whangaehu, Whanganui.
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E Hoa e Henare Matua
Ko taku tono tuarua tuatoru enei i raro nei ka tuhia iho nei kia kite koe.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu Tihema 5 1874
Kia Te Penetana Tumuaki o te Kooti
E hoa tena koe, kua tae mai to Pukapuka o te 20 o nga ra o Nowema kia whakawakia a Ruatangata, a Rakautaua. E hoa kaore e pai kia whakawakia ano hoki no te mea kua whakawakia nei hoki, engari ko te Tiwhikete anake te tuku mai e koe kia tere to tuku mai.
Na to hoa, na Aperahama x Tipae.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu
Hanuere 11 1875
No te roa o to utu mai i tera reta koia ka tuhia atu tenei, e hoa e Te Penetana tukua mai nga Tiwhikete o Ruatangata, raua ko Rakautaua, ko to kupu i tuhi mai nei kia whakaae atu matou i te whakawa, e hoa kaore matou e pai kia whakawakia no te mea kua oti ano hoki te whakawa, heoi ano te mea hei tuku mai mau ko te Tiwhikete anake heoi te kupu ki a koe naku na to hoa, na Aperahama x Tipae
E hoa Henare, ko nga kape tena mau e titiro te tika, te he ranei, koia ka whakaaturia atu kia mohio koe i te tika i te pehea ranei.
75/289
(191) Tari o Te Kooti Whakawa Whenua Maori Akarana Pepuere 18 1875
E hoa e Aperahama Tena koe.
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Kua tae mai to Pukapuka o te 11 o nga ra o Hanuere mo Ruatangata mo Rakautaua hoki. Otira e hoa kahore i ata marama i ahau te tikanga o to Pukapuka e whakahe ana ranei koe ki te wahanga o aua piihi whenua a me he mea, e whakahe ana koe, he aha koe i tuku mai ai i nga tono wehewehe.
Na to hoa
na Tiki.
No te Tumuaki Kaiwhakawa.
Kia Aperahama Tipae
Whangaehu
Whanganui
Ko te utu mai tena o nga tono e rua i tono ai ahau i te Tiwhikete o Ruatangata o Rakautaua.
E hoa, e Henare Matua, mau te tikanga e titiro iho kei a koe te whakaaro.
Heoi
naku na tou hoa aroha
na Aperahama x Tipae.
Kia Henare Matua
Porangahau
NepiaWhakamāoritanga | TranslationTe Wakatakerenui
Te Ngaere Whangaehu
To Henare Matua Autahi. Greetings to you, elder, and to the committees. May you be well in God's works, may your years extend in long life in the days ahead - that is my greeting.
Friend Henare Matua, those are the exact words Te Penetana [Fenton] replied with when I requested him to write the document, the certificate, and send it to me so our names could be written on that certificate. Friend, Chief Judge Fenton did not agree. Here I am sending that Pakeha's letters so you can see them, and you should find some procedure for these matters. I am unclear about requesting the certificate again because my request words are the same ones written here that Karena and others took - those very words I wrote to him. I am wondering how there might be words for me to request from that Pakeha, so those words are written below.
(1390). Maori Land Court Office Auckland November 20, 1874
Friends, greetings. Your letter of November 11th has arrived regarding your land blocks Ruatangata and Raukautaua to be heard. Very well. From your friend Penetana, Chief Judge, to Aperahama Tipae at Whangaehu, Whanganui.
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Friend Henare Matua,
These are my second and third requests below, written for you to see.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu December 5, 1874
To Fenton, Chief of the Court
Friend, greetings. Your letter of November 20th has arrived about Ruatangata and Rakautaua being heard. Friend, it is not right to hear them again because they have already been heard - only send the certificate, send it quickly.
From your friend, Aperahama x Tipae.
Te Wakatakerenui Whangaehu January 11, 1875
Because you took so long to reply to that letter, this is being written. Friend Te Penetana, send the certificates for Ruatangata and Rakautaua. You wrote saying we should agree to the hearing - friend, we do not agree to a hearing because the hearing is already finished. The only thing you need to send is the certificate. That is my word to you, from your friend, Aperahama x Tipae.
Friend Henare, these are copies for you to examine for right or wrong, so they're shown for you to know what's right or how things stand.
75/289
(191) Maori Land Court Office Auckland
February 18, 1875
Friend Aperahama, greetings.
Page 3:
Your letter of January 11th has arrived about Ruatangata and Rakautaua. However friend, I do not clearly understand your letter's meaning - are you opposing the partition of those land blocks? If you're opposing it, why did you send partition applications?
From your friend,
Tiki.
From the Chief Judge.
To Aperahama Tipae
Whangaehu
Whanganui
That's the reply to my two requests for certificates for Ruatangata and Rakautaua.
Friend Henare Matua, you should examine the procedure - the decision rests with you.
That is all
from your beloved friend
Aperahama x Tipae.
To Henare Matua
Porangahau
Napier
Letter from Aperahama Tipae and others to Henare Matua. Ngāti Kere Archives, accessed 08/04/2026, https://ngatikere.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/1370