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A recording from a series of talks held at Victoria University entitled "Te Kingitanga: The Māori King Movement - some aspects of its development and the present situation." [This was a VUW Extension course, 19-24 October 1974]
- Te Uira Manihera, Te Puea.
00.00 - 02.47: Te Uira Manihera - "Tarapipipi sent a telegram..." Te Arawa slated Tarapipipi for taking on himself to stop payment of money, when they attended the tangihanga of Tumate. He stated, "From this day on my only duty will be as Kingmaker. Let the people determine all the matters of interest or importance to them." Death of Ranginui.
02.47 - 03.25: (Unidentified speaker) - Tarapipipi was the elder of the elder branch.
03.25 - 04.10: Te Uira Manihera - the successors to Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipi.
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Kurangataua Tupu Taingakawa
04.10 - 05.59: Bob Mahuta: Kurangataua wished to carry on with warfare. Tarapipipi was thus assigned the role as Kingmaker. He was a cripple. The role of Kingmaker passed from Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi to Tupu Taingakawa to Tarapipipi to Wiremu to Te Waharoa then Tahiwaru. Possession of the title reverted back to the matamua line, to Wiripoi, then to his descendant Ranginui, who died recently, then it passed to Wiripoi II. The sole task of the Kingmaker is to ratify the position of King.
05.59 - 06.57: Patai - He aha te tikanga i tu ai a Wiremu Tamihana, koia te Kingmaker?
06.57 - 07.27: Whakautu - No te atua.
07.27 - 08.18: Wharetoroa Kerr.
08.18 - 09.28: (Unidentified speaker). Wiremu originally refused the Kingitanga. Wiremu was Potatau's uncle - nobody else could do it. Because of Wiremu's association with the Anglican Mission he obtained the Bible with which the Kings and Queens are consecrated.
10.02 - 11.27: Bob Mahuta - talks about Te Puea.
11.27 - 11.54: He patai.
11.54 - 12.37: Bob Mahuta - reply.
12.37 - 12.46: He patai.
12.46 - 13.20: Bob Mahuta - reply.
13.20 - 30.38: Wharetoroa Kerr. Talks about Te Puea. Her elder sister was Hera who married Hema Te Ao of Ngāti Raukawa. Te Puea's brother was Manakore [sp? Te Puea's brother was Wanakore].
Te Manakore
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Te Atairangikaahu = Te Rata
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Koroki
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Te Atairangikaahu
Te Puea was born at Mangatawhiri. Following the 1914 - 18 war the influenza epidemic struck the Waikato and many died. Te Puea took charge of the orphans saying, "You are all mine. I claim you all as mine." She initiated Te Pou o Mangatawhiri Concert Group.
She established the Kingitanga centre at Ngaruawahia in light of the prophecy by her grandfather Tawhiao, Ngaruawahia is my footstool. The people initially lived in sack houses. The pakeha residents in the area opposed their living there. Money was raised by Te Pou o Mangatawhiri to build Kimikimi House at Ngaruawahia.
She had a close association with Apirana Ngata. She constructed the Mahinaarangi Meeting House. Turongo was erected on the right side of Mahinaarangi.
World War Two arrived. Te Puea joined the Red Cross. She became involved with the construction of canoes and went searching for a part of a canoe located at Waikato. After this was located she attended a tangihanga at Kawhia and asked after a canoe builder. An old man called Te Ranui told her that he had built the canoe, part of which she had recovered, for her grandfather, King Tawhiao. Only part of the hull remained. He marked out a groove to fit the old and new parts together using a piece of charcoal.
Pare Waikato and Pare Hauraki were the sleeping quarters erected. Te Puea purchased a plot of land for farming purposes.
During WWII she was classed as an enemy (alien) and policemen were sent to watch her every day. She always wore an apron and an old hat.
She later travelled to Tonga accompained by the present Queen, Te Atairangikaahu. Te Puea was also known as Te Kirihaehae.