Handwritten notes and songs relating to the village of Motutawa

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File K. Box 3

Content Summary:

Motutawa is an island in the middle of Lake Rotokakahi near Rotorua. The notes, some of which are based on publications, mainly relate to the village of Whakarewarewa, where Makereti lived for many years. It had been settled by the survivors of the village of Te Wairora following the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. The headings of the notes include the idea of Whaka village as a tourist resort, houses, the great migration of 1350, Maori pas, tattooing, personal ornaments, burial chests and Maori canoes. There are also notes taken during the hearings of a commission of inquiry in 1926. At the end of the file is a photograph of Wahiao Meeting House.

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M2417

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