Whites Aviation: Māori in Unidentified Places

A DigitalNZ Story by KAT

1930s - 1954. Whites Aviation took photos of NZ, including Māori people, places and taonga - many of which weren't named. If you can help identify any of these places contact Alexander Turnbull Library: https://natlib.govt.nz/questions/

Whites Aviation, Māori, wāhine, tāne, tamariki, whenua, marae, pā, kainga

Image: Poihaere Te Moho giving baby a drink, location unidentified

Poihaere Te Moho giving baby a drink, location unidentified

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Image: Group of Maori men eating watermelon, location unidentified

Group of Maori men eating watermelon, location unidentified

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Image: Unidentified Maori boy holding lamb in padock, location unknown

Unidentified Maori boy holding lamb in padock, location unknown

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Image: Maori men performing a waiata, location unidentified

Maori men performing a waiata, location unidentified

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Image: Māori woman dressed in piupiu and kakahu playing the ukelele, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

Māori woman dressed in piupiu and kakahu playing the ukelele, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

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Image: Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

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Image: Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

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Image: Large hui and feast at Maraenui Pā

Large hui and feast at Maraenui Pā

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Image: Māori man performing pūkana, Waikato

Māori man performing pūkana, Waikato

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Image: Māori man performing an action song, [Waikato]

Māori man performing an action song, [Waikato]

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Image: Sir Apirana Ngata performing waiata at the opening of Te Hono ki Rarotonga, Pākirikiri Marae

Sir Apirana Ngata performing waiata at the opening of Te Hono ki Rarotonga, Pākirikiri Marae

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Image: A group of Maori men performing a haka at the marae, location unidentified

A group of Maori men performing a haka at the marae, location unidentified

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Image: A Maori man doing the pūkana during a performance, location unidentified

A Maori man doing the pūkana during a performance, location unidentified

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman with her child

Unidentified Maori woman with her child

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Image: Isabel Ngamihi Charters (nee Rika) and her sister Moana Rika in traditional kapa haka performance dress

Isabel Ngamihi Charters (nee Rika) and her sister Moana Rika in traditional kapa haka performance dress

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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: Wharenui (Meeting house), includes Maori carving and design

Wharenui (Meeting house), includes Maori carving and design

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Image: Unidentified Maori women dancing, includes traditional dress (piupu), head bands with taniko design and poi

Unidentified Maori women dancing, includes traditional dress (piupu), head bands with taniko design and poi

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Image: Arareta Clubb and Elsie Whiti sitting outside a wharenui meeting house at an undentified location

Arareta Clubb and Elsie Whiti sitting outside a wharenui meeting house at an undentified location

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Image: Unidentified Maori warrior leading a haka, holding a taiaha

Unidentified Maori warrior leading a haka, holding a taiaha

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Image: Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in a blanket, both are wearing head scarves

Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in a blanket, both are wearing head scarves

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Image: Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in animal skin, woman is wearing a piupiu skirt

Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in animal skin, woman is wearing a piupiu skirt

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Image: Kahu Morrison and baby, outside a marae wharenui (meeting house)

Kahu Morrison and baby, outside a marae wharenui (meeting house)

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Image: Unidentified Maori group performing a Haka at Waitangi Day celebrations, at Waitangi

Unidentified Maori group performing a Haka at Waitangi Day celebrations, at Waitangi

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, studying a carved Maori post

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, studying a carved Maori post

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Image: Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, rubbing noses with a carved Maori post

Summer Child Studies series, unidentified young girl, rubbing noses with a carved Maori post

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Image: Unidentified Māori man carrying fifty pound bag of Champion flour

Unidentified Māori man carrying fifty pound bag of Champion flour

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Image: Unidentified woman walking with infant on her back, and small boy following with basket

Unidentified woman walking with infant on her back, and small boy following with basket

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Image: Molly Runga Raukura and an unidentified Māori girl, location unidentified

Molly Runga Raukura and an unidentified Māori girl, location unidentified

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Image: Māori carving of ancestral figure, location unidentified

Māori carving of ancestral figure, location unidentified

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Image: Section of a Māori carved pātaka panel, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Section of a Māori carved pātaka panel, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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Image: Maori wahine sitting next to a Maori sculpture, location unidentified

Maori wahine sitting next to a Maori sculpture, location unidentified

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Image: Tekoteko and koruru carvings at apex of wharenui Te Poho-o-Rawiri marae, Kaiti, Gisborne

Tekoteko and koruru carvings at apex of wharenui Te Poho-o-Rawiri marae, Kaiti, Gisborne

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Image: Kuia smoking a cigarette, location unidentified

Kuia smoking a cigarette, location unidentified

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Image: Māori musicians playing drums and brass instruments, location unidentified

Māori musicians playing drums and brass instruments, location unidentified

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman wearing a feather cloak and hei tiki

Unidentified Maori woman wearing a feather cloak and hei tiki

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Image: Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

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Image: Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

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Image: Maori woman performing a waiata, location unidentified

Maori woman performing a waiata, location unidentified

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Image: Hurihia weaving flax, location unidentified

Hurihia weaving flax, location unidentified

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman weaving flax, location unidentified

Unidentified Maori woman weaving flax, location unidentified

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Image: Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

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Image: Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

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Image: Gifts on paepae at Te Hono ki Rarotonga wharenui, Pākirikiri marae, Tokomaru Bay

Could this be at Piripiriki?

Gifts on paepae at Te Hono ki Rarotonga wharenui, Pākirikiri marae, Tokomaru Bay

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Image: Maori women performing a waiata, location unidentified

Maori women performing a waiata, location unidentified

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Image: Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori group performing an action song at the marae, Waikato

Maori group performing an action song at the marae, Waikato

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Image: Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori group performing a poi action song, Waikato

Maori group performing a poi action song, Waikato

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Image: Three Māori women, including Bella Te Hoari Papakura, performing a waiata, Waikato

Three Māori women, including Bella Te Hoari Papakura, performing a waiata, Waikato

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Image: Maori women performing an action song, Waikato

Maori women performing an action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori woman eating watermelon and carrying a young child wrapped in a blanket on her back

Maori woman eating watermelon and carrying a young child wrapped in a blanket on her back

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Image: Haehaeora Te Rangitakatu (nee Hurst) and mokopuna (grandchild)

Haehaeora Te Rangitakatu (nee Hurst) and mokopuna (grandchild)

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Image: Molly Te Mauri Meihana carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

Molly Te Mauri Meihana carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

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Image: Haehaeora Te Rangitakatu (nee Hurst) carrying a young child, Tiaho Te Waa, on her back wrapped in a blanket

Haehaeora Te Rangitakatu (nee Hurst) carrying a young child, Tiaho Te Waa, on her back wrapped in a blanket

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Image: Annie Ngauru Hoko (nee Downs) woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a blanket

Annie Ngauru Hoko (nee Downs) woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a blanket

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Image: Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

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Image: Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

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Image: Annie Ngauru Hoko (nee Downs) woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a blanket

Annie Ngauru Hoko (nee Downs) woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a blanket

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Image: Moetu Otimi with speared fish

Moetu Otimi with speared fish

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Image: Unidentified Maori girl wearing traditional kapa haka performance dress, including piupiu [Rotorua?]

Unidentified Maori girl wearing traditional kapa haka performance dress, including piupiu [Rotorua?]

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Image: Māori boy carrying coloured maize, Korohe

Māori boy carrying coloured maize, Korohe

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Image: Thomas Biddle of Korohe playing the harmonica

Thomas Biddle of Korohe playing the harmonica

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Image: Māori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

Māori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

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Image: Maori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

Maori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

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Image: Māori boy, possibly Moetu Otimi, blowing up a balloon, Waikato

Māori boy, possibly Moetu Otimi, blowing up a balloon, Waikato

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Image: Māori boy lighting the pipe for his young friend, Waikato

Māori boy lighting the pipe for his young friend, Waikato

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Image: Two Māori boys net fishing, Waikato

Two Māori boys net fishing, Waikato

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Image: Canoe racing on the river, Waikato

Canoe racing on the river, Waikato

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Image: A Maori woman in costume, location unidentified

A Maori woman in costume, location unidentified

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Image: A Maori woman playing the ukelele and a Maori woman playing cards on the beach, location unidentified

A Maori woman playing the ukelele and a Maori woman playing cards on the beach, location unidentified

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Image: Portrait of an unidentified kuia smoking, location unidentified

Portrait of an unidentified kuia smoking, location unidentified

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Image: Whitebaiting, featuring two unidentified Maori boys with a whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

Whitebaiting, featuring two unidentified Maori boys with a whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

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Image: Whitebaiting, featuring unidentified Maori boy with whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

Whitebaiting, featuring unidentified Maori boy with whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

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Image: Carved upper exterior of Te Papa-I-Ouru wharenui, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

Carved upper exterior of Te Papa-I-Ouru wharenui, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

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Image: Portrait of Maori kuia wearing a traditional feather cloak [Orakei Korako?]

Portrait of Maori kuia wearing a traditional feather cloak [Orakei Korako?]

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Image: Portrait of Ripo Warena smoking pipe and wearing a hat, location unknown

Portrait of Ripo Warena smoking pipe and wearing a hat, location unknown

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Image: Hill being quarried and Maori trenches outside Napier

Hill being quarried and Maori trenches outside Napier

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