Te Rauparaha Biography

In the late 1860s Tamihana, the son of Te Rauparaha the Ngati Toa chief, wrote a 50,000-word account of his legendary father’s life. The original manuscript is held in the Sir George Grey Special Collection, part of the Heritage Collections at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero the Central City Library. In this track Haunui Royal talks with Ross Calman who has recently released a new, and much needed translation of this biography. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/search/card?id=45845755-9691-560d-b5d4-2413d1528e9a&entityType=FormatGroup Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-tonga, Ngāi Tahu) is a Wellington-based writer, editor and translator, and a descendant of Te Rauparaha. In 2015 Ross was the recipient of an Auckland Library Heritage Trust Scholarship, which enabled him to undertake research visits to Auckland to view the original manuscript. The original manuscript can be viewed by visiting the reading room Level 2 Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero the Central City Library. Also available as a digital copy here: https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/manuscripts/id/14244/rec/2 Image reference: Te Rauparaha and Tamihana and Ruta Te Rauparaha, p.2 of manuscript, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections GNZMMS 27 Music credit: He Mihi ki Nga Tupuna by Aotearoa from album Tihei Mauriora