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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: John (Benjamin) GORDON Otaki
« on: Friday 22 August 25 05:38 BST (UK) »
Hi Mike
You seem to be kith & Kin with some of my family/whanau/clan
My understanding is that Ngati Raukawa are the iwi which claims Otaki as part of their rohe but Te Rauparaha was definitely not Ngati Raukawa. He was leader of the Maori who established a multi-tribal marae at Otaki in the early 1800s they travelled south from Kawhia and included various outliers including our Rena (on George's marriage Cert)also/Rina/Lena. Maori has no "L" so that variant is obviously influenced by English.
Our Rena is accepted as Arawa Ngati Kea-Ngati Ngati Kuara as mentioned above by local Maori who have a more recently established (1930s ?) Marae at the foot of the Horohoro escarpment that is a bit south of Rotorua where Arawa are centred.
We have been told that Te Rauparaha collected various remnants from outlying areas and went south to escape Tainui rampages.
According to my family
For the record Thomas is buried at Pukekaraka (Native-Catholic Cemetery) Some records of burials are in the small Catholic Church on the town side of the Pukekaraka hill.
Papers Past record
Evening Post 21 December 1920 Page 8
OTAKI (BY TELEGRAPH - SPECIAL TO THE POST.) OTAKI, This Day.
The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Gordon took place on Saturday afternoon, when the remains were buried in the Native cemetery. Services were conducted in the church and at the graveside by the Rev. G. F. Petrie, M.A. and the Rev. Temuera Tokoiatua. [Sat 18 Dec 1920]
You seem to be kith & Kin with some of my family/whanau/clan
My understanding is that Ngati Raukawa are the iwi which claims Otaki as part of their rohe but Te Rauparaha was definitely not Ngati Raukawa. He was leader of the Maori who established a multi-tribal marae at Otaki in the early 1800s they travelled south from Kawhia and included various outliers including our Rena (on George's marriage Cert)also/Rina/Lena. Maori has no "L" so that variant is obviously influenced by English.
Our Rena is accepted as Arawa Ngati Kea-Ngati Ngati Kuara as mentioned above by local Maori who have a more recently established (1930s ?) Marae at the foot of the Horohoro escarpment that is a bit south of Rotorua where Arawa are centred.
We have been told that Te Rauparaha collected various remnants from outlying areas and went south to escape Tainui rampages.
According to my family
For the record Thomas is buried at Pukekaraka (Native-Catholic Cemetery) Some records of burials are in the small Catholic Church on the town side of the Pukekaraka hill.
Papers Past record
Evening Post 21 December 1920 Page 8
OTAKI (BY TELEGRAPH - SPECIAL TO THE POST.) OTAKI, This Day.
The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Gordon took place on Saturday afternoon, when the remains were buried in the Native cemetery. Services were conducted in the church and at the graveside by the Rev. G. F. Petrie, M.A. and the Rev. Temuera Tokoiatua. [Sat 18 Dec 1920]