Pukapuka ManuhiriVisitors' Book

Whakamāori whakapākehā ranei: 035-036| Translation of pages: 035-036

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  Nga kupu a nga tangata matakitaki, me tuhituhi kikonei|Te reo Māori and English - complete transcription

  Te Ra Date	Ingoa Name	Kainga Residence	Whakaaro Comments
  1902	Eru Tokara Teohomauri	Gisborne, (Ngatiporou)	He mihi he aroha i pa mai ki au i tenei ra mo tooku kitenga i o koutou whaka ahua e noho nei i roto i tenei whare. Ano kei te ora tinana koutou katoa penei me au. E tino koa ana au i tooku taenga mai ki konei. Kia tau tonu te manaaki ate atua ki runga kia koe e Ruka Aratapu i tenei ao pahemohemo. Kia atawhai tia koe (Henare Potae) me (Meiha Rapata Wahawaha) e to tatou matua i te Rangi
  	P Kirkwood	torohanga	Kanui te pai otokuki tenga ingaranga tira oniutireni nuiatu teora otokunga kau i toku kitenga iaratou.
  Hepetema 9	Mita K ngatipare	Raglan	Kei te whakaora ake toku ngakau
  Hepetema 10	Tainui Awhiro	Te Akau	Hepetema 10 1902, Kanui te hari o Toku ngakau i Toku Kitenga ia Koutou e Koro ma e noho nei iroto i tenei whare metemea ano e ora ana koutou ara e Tawhiao e noho huihui nei Koutou koo Tupuna koo matua Kei te Korerotia tonutia o Koutou Ingoa e matou o Koutou maru ite ao ko aku mihi tapu tēnei mō koutou e Koro ma Heoi ano, na Tainui Awhiro
  Hepetema 15	Hori Te Paerimu
  Hepetema 30	Wirihana Te Aooterangi	Te Akau
  Oketopa 2	Mita K Ngatipare	Raglan	Me nui rawa te whakamoemiti a nga Iwi Maori Ki tenei Pakeha e tiaki nei i o tatou Tupuna E hoa kei te tino nui rawa atu toku whakapai kia koe mo runga i tau mahi Kohikohi i nga ahua o matou Tupuna a me tau tiaki pai hoki. Ma Te Atua koe e tiaki

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  Ngā kupu a ngā tāngata mātakitaki, me tuhituhi ki konei |Te reo Māori - with modern punctuation and macrons

  Te Ra Date	Ingoa Name	Kainga Residence	Whakaaro Comments
  1902	Eru Tokara Teohomauri	Gisborne, (Ngatiporou)	He mihi, he aroha i pā mai ki a au i tēnei rā mō tōku kitenga i ō koutou whakaahua e noho nei i roto i tēnei whare. Ānō kei te ora tinana koutou katoa pēnei me au. E tino koa ana au i tōku taenga mai ki konei. Kia tau tonu te manaaki a te atua ki runga ki a koe e Ruka Aratapu i tēnei ao pāhemohemo. Kia atawhaitia koe (Henare Potae) me (Meiha Rapapta Wahwaha) e tō tātou matua i te rangi
  	P Kirkwood	torohanga	Ka nui te pai o tōku kitenga i ngā rangatira o Niu Tīreni. Nui atu te ora o tōku ngākau i tōku kitenga i a rātou.
  Hepetema 9	Mita K ngatipare	Raglan	Kei te whakaora ake tōku ngākau
  Hepetema 10	Tainui Awhiro	Te Akau	Hepetema 10 1902 Ka nui te hari o tōku ngākau i tōku kitenga i a koutou e koro mā e noho nei i roto i tēnei whare, me te mea anō e ora ana koutou, arā e Tawhiao e noho huihui nei koutou ko ō tupuna ko ō matua Kei te kōrerotia tonutia ō koutou ingoa e mātou, ō koutou nui, ō koutou mana, ō koutou rangatiratanga ō koutou maru i te ao. Ko aku mihi tapu tēnei mō koutou e koro mā Heoi anō, nā Tainui Āwhiro
  Hepetema 15	Hori Te Paerimu
  Hepetema 30	Wirihana Te Aooterangi	Te Akau
  Oketopa 2	Mita K Ngatipare	Raglan	Me nui rawa te whakamoemiti a ngā iwi Māori ki tēnei Pākehā e tiaki nei i ō tātou tūpuna E hoa kei te tino nui rawa atu tōku whakapai ki a koe mō runga i tāu mahi kohikohi i ngā āhua o ō mātou tūpuna, ā, me tāu tiaki pai hoki. Mā te Atua koe e tiaki

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  Ngā kupu a ngā tāngata mātakitaki, me tuhituhi ki konei |English - complete transcription and translation

  Te Ra Date	Ingoa Name	Kainga Residence	Whakaaro Comments
  1902	Eru Tokara Teohomauri	Gisborne, (Ngatiporou)	I was full of gratitude and love today at seeing all your portraits assembled here in this gallery. It is as though you are all alive, like me. I am so happy that I have come here. May God's blessings be upon you Ruka Aratapu in this world that experiences death. May our lord in heaven care for you Henare Potae and Major Robert Wahawaha.
  	P Kirkwood	torohanga	I am so happy to have seen the chiefs of New Zealand. I am very satisfied at having seen them all.
  Hepetema 9	Mita K ngatipare	Raglan	My spirit has been lifted
  Hepetema 10	Tainui Awhiro	Te Akau	September 10 1902 I was extremely pleased to see you all my elders who are assembled here in this gallery, it's as if you are all alive. There you are Tāwhiao, assembled here with your elders and ancestors. Your names are still mentioned by us your greatness, your prestige, your nobility and your authority in this world. This is my sacred greeting to you all my male elders. That is all, Tainui Āwhiro.
  Hepetema 15	Hori Te Paerimu
  Hepetema 30	Wirihana Te Aooterangi	Te Akau
  Oketopa 2	Mita K Ngatipare	Raglan	The Māori people should be extremely grateful for this Pākehā who takes care of our ancestors. My Friend, I am very obliged to you for the work you have done in gathering together the images of our ancestors and for taking good care of them. May God bless you.