Whites Aviation & Māori: Auckland & Te Tai Tokerau

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1927-1953. Whites Aviation took photos of NZ, including Māori people and places. These images, held at Alexander Turnbull Library, were taken near Auckland and Te Tai Tokerau. Have more info to share? Contact -https://natlib.govt.nz/questions/new

Māori, Auckland, Tai Tokerau

Image: Henry Takimoana in a cowboy hat, line fishing off the wharf, Bay of Islands

Henry Takimoana in a cowboy hat, line fishing off the wharf, Bay of Islands

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Image: Henry Takimoana in a cowboy hat, line fishing off the wharf, Bay of Islands

Henry Takimoana in a cowboy hat, line fishing off the wharf, Bay of Islands

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Image: Henry Takimoana in a cowboy hat, showing off his catch of fish, Bay of Islands

Henry Takimoana in a cowboy hat, showing off his catch of fish, Bay of Islands

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Image: Chief Hira Te Kawau of Orakei

Chief Hira Te Kawau of Orakei

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Image: Two Māori men sharpening an implement on a manual grinding stone

Two Māori men sharpening an implement on a manual grinding stone

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Image: Unidentified Māori whaler resting on the throat grooves of a whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands

Unidentified Māori whaler resting on the throat grooves of a whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands

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Image: Unidentified Maori whaler sitting in the mouth of a dead whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region, featuring balene

Unidentified Maori whaler sitting in the mouth of a dead whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region, featurin...

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Image: Unidentified whalers with dead whale at whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region

Unidentified whalers with dead whale at whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region

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Image: Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: Māori waka and whare at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka and whare at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: Māori waka at War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka at War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: Te Whare Runanga, maori meeting house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

Te Whare Runanga, maori meeting house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Waitangi House, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand

Waitangi House, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand

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Image: Treaty House, Waitangi with carved sculpture in foreground

Treaty House, Waitangi with carved sculpture in foreground

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Image: Canoe house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

Canoe house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Canoe house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

Canoe house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: View of the Treaty house, Waitangi

View of the Treaty house, Waitangi

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Image: Canoe house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

Canoe house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Unidentified young Maori girl being introduced to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, ceremony at Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

Unidentified young Maori girl being introduced to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, ceremony at Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including visitors, Maori group, Treaty House, ceremony for the Queen, Bay of Islands

Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including visitors, Maori group, Treaty House, ceremony for the Queen, Bay of Islands

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Image: Maori group performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

Maori group performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including visitors, Maori group performing, ceremony for the Queen, Bay of Islands

Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including visitors, Maori group performing, ceremony for the Queen, Bay of Islands

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Image: Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including visitors, Maori group, ceremony for the Queen, Bay of Islands

Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including visitors, Maori group, ceremony for the Queen, Bay of Islands

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Image: Ceremony for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

Ceremony for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Royal reception, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Royal reception, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, Naval officers, Government officials, Maori group performing, Bay of Islands

Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, Naval officers, Government officials, Maori group performing, Bay of I...

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Image: Royal reception, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Royal reception, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including people enjoying view, Bay of Islands

Waitangi Treaty grounds scene, including people enjoying view, Bay of Islands

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Image: Royal reception, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Royal reception, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Flagstaff at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

Flagstaff at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Treaty House at Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Treaty House at Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Treaty House, Waitangi, viewed from the flagpole

Treaty House, Waitangi, viewed from the flagpole

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Image: View from the verandah of the Treaty house, Waitangi

View from the verandah of the Treaty house, Waitangi

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Image: Treaty of Waitangi Monument, Te Tii Marae grounds, Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi Monument, Te Tii Marae grounds, Waitangi

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Image: Treaty of Waitangi Memorial at Te Tii marae, Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi Memorial at Te Tii marae, Waitangi

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Image: Treaty of Waitangi Memorial at Te Tii marae, Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi Memorial at Te Tii marae, Waitangi

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Image: Waitangi flagpole viewed from a Norfolk Island pine

Waitangi flagpole viewed from a Norfolk Island pine

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Image: Commemoration stone, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Commemoration stone, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Image: Obelisk and Maori warrior statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

Obelisk and Maori warrior statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

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Image: Obelisk and Maori warrior statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

Obelisk and Maori warrior statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

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Image: Inscription on Maori memorial at One Tree Hill, Auckland

Inscription on Maori memorial at One Tree Hill, Auckland

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Image: Obelisk and Maori memorial statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

Obelisk and Maori memorial statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

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Image: Maori memorial statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

Maori memorial statue, One Tree Hill, Auckland

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Image: Unidentified Maori fisherman with his catch of fish, Ninety Mile Beach, Far North District, Northland Region

Unidentified Maori fisherman with his catch of fish, Ninety Mile Beach, Far North District, Northland Region

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Image: Maori fortifications, Waipu, Whangarei, Northland

Maori fortifications, Waipu, Whangarei, Northland

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Image: Kerikeri model village, Kerikeri, Bay of islands

Kerikeri model village, Kerikeri, Bay of islands

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Image: Orakei, Auckland, view of Maori settlement at Orakei Domain, Okahu Bay, with beach and Tamaki Drive with several houses and meeting house on scrubland foreground, sports field and residential houses beyond

Orakei, Auckland, view of Maori settlement at Orakei Domain, Okahu Bay, with beach and Tamaki Drive with several houses and meeting house on scrubl...

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Image: Orakei, Auckland, view of Maori settlement at Orakei Domain, Okahu Bay, with beach and Tamaki Drive with several houses and meeting house on scrubland foreground, residential houses surround with Hobson Bay beyond

Orakei, Auckland, view of Maori settlement at Orakei Domain, Okahu Bay, with beach and Tamaki Drive with several houses and meeting house on scrubl...

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Image: Orakei, Auckland, view of Maori settlement at Orakei Domain, Okahu Bay, with beach and Tamaki Drive with several houses and meeting house on scrubland foreground next to sports field, residential houses surround with Royal Akarana Yacht Club and Hobson Bay beyond

Orakei, Auckland, view of Maori settlement at Orakei Domain, Okahu Bay, with beach and Tamaki Drive with several houses and meeting house on scrubl...

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