Information on whakapapa, how to work with whakapapa, resources for finding information, indexes, lists of names and links all pertaining to whakapapa - genealogy.
This story is in essence a spiritual journey through the many stories of my tribes of the Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Wairarapa and Wellington regions of Aotearoa/New Zealand
Blog set up by a library student looking to get feedback and information from whakapapa researchers on how they use public libraries. This piece of original research aims to improve public library service to whakapapa researchers.
This list has been developed mostly to help fellow genealogists with indexing. Some Maori appear in indexes under their Maori name and then in other indexes under their European or Pakeha version.
Use Iwidex, an easy way to find information about Māori waka, traditions, waiata, haka, tribal whenua, maunga, marae, carving, weaving, stories and whakapapa. Can search online.
Search archival collections held in museums, local government bodies, libraries, historical societies, community repositories, and in-house business, educational, religious and sporting archives throughout New Zealand.
This is NOT the official Whakaki site, but a record of my thoughts and memories and excerpts from published articles. (where this is the case, the reference has been cited) Much of the genealogy has been taken from a book that has been in my family for ma