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Vol. 14 Issue #4 NOEMA/NOVEMBER 2007

Special Interest Group No.76 of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. The MIG formed in 1993 & was ratified by the NZSG at the Christchurch Council Meeting on Saturday the 3rd December 1994

Official Publication of the NZSG Maori Interest Group N E W S L T R www.rcyachts.net/maori NZSG MĀORI INTEREST GROUP TE REO Patron: Vacant Volume 14 Issue 4 NOEMA/NOVEMBER 2007

Executive Committee 2007-2008

Please address all correspondence to the MIG Secretary as below;

New Zealand Society of Genealogists Attention : Māori Interest Group Secretary PO Box 8795 Symonds Street Auckland, AKD 1035 NEW ZEALAND or Mëra-hiko/E-mail: [email protected] with the Subject line "Maori Interest Group"

CONVENOR : Mr. Peter ALLEN

SECRETARY : Mrs. Brenda JOYCE

TREASURER : Mrs. Brenda JOYCE

NEWSLETTER EDITOR : Mr. Bruce MATHERS

COMMITTEE : Mrs. Colleen PETRICEVICH Mrs. Lorraine RICE Mrs. Harete PHILLIPS Mr. Owen ORMSBY

RESEARCH OFFICER : Mrs. Lorraine RICE

RESEARCH ADVISOR : Mr. Peter ALLEN [Māori Land Court]

WHAKAPAPA ADVISOR : Mrs. Brenda JOYCE

WEBMASTER : Mr. Bruce MATHERS

ARCHIVIST : Mrs. Brenda JOYCE Our Archives are stored at the FRC

LOOKUP SERVICE : Mrs. Brenda JOYCE

EXECUTIVE LIAISON : Mrs. Brenda JOYCE (Māori Interest Group)

When corresponding with officers of the MIG you must always quote your NZSG Membership Number and include a LARGE Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope [SSAE] with your letter if a reply is anticipated.

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Membership of the NZSG Māori Interest Group is free, but you must be a financial member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.

IN THIS ISSUE

IMPORTANT NOTICES—PLEASE READ! 4

NZSG LOOK-UP SERVICE—MLC 5

MIG RESEARCH SERVICE 7

BMD AMENDMENT BILL—ACCESS UPDATE 8

KING TUHETITIA 10

TEPUNA SURVEY RESULTS 12

MĀORI KAI 13

Please have all material for the next newsletter [Pepuere/February 2007] to the MIG Secretary before th the 25 Hanuere/January 2007 PAGE 4 TE REO

IMPORTANT NOTICES PLEASE READ!

CONVENOR’S CORNER: Court for details, reports and *management structure details. These will help you increase your knowledge of your own blocks.

Just a reminder about the 2008 AGM and Conference to be held over Queen’s Birth- day weekend at St Bede’s College, Pa- panui, Christchurch.

Yours sincerely

Peter ALLEN Convenor Kia ora Members; November 2007

Thank you Bruce for a great maga- *In Maori Land Court terms a “trust” is a zine. The August issue was easy to read “Management Structure,” set up by own- and full of information. Thank you also to ers to administer and look after land or all the contributors. Without you the shares in land. Further details are on page Editor’s job would be more difficult. BM 5 of Te Reo Noema 2006 Don’t forget to write to the Māori Land

EDITORIAL: Aotearoa. Speedy and helpful answers to such requests help build the mana of the group and give us a fine reputation, your support and advice is always welcome and we would like to build up a network of members who are willing to offer their services in the field of research advice. See article on page 7.

During August we were thrilled to be con- tacted by Waka Huia through TVNZ with a proposal of featuring the activities of the MIG. Brenda devoted a lot of time and Kia Ora; thought in an attempt to accommodate

Over the past several weeks there has the needs of the program producers and been a flurry of activity within our group. assembled a comprehensive information We have been particularly busy with a package for the show. surge of queries and pleas for help from While obviously not our primary goal, our as far away as the United States and even from Government Departments within (Continued on page 5) TE REO PAGE 5

(Continued from page 4) from our members – if you have a family group focuses largely on the needs of our recipe or any cooking ideas or know of a members who are not fluent in their traditional food which sustained our Whakapapa – urban Maori who have lost ancestors, please send them in. touch with their Iwi, the younger genera- We have started this series off with a arti- tion between Maori and Pakeha cultures cle elsewhere in this issue and again with and those members solely raised Pakeha Christmas so close, it may be appropriate and who have discovered Maori blood a to begin with the Hangi, always a favour- few generations back and who wish to ite amongst family and friends during embrace this fiercely proud heritage. Christmas and certainly one of the more This membership is extremely important practical methods to serve a large meal. I to us and we as the MIG executive are am looking forward to your further well aware how ‘lost’ some of these mem- thoughts and ideas on the series. bers are in beginning their search, we are From the MIG whanau to yours, we wish also conscious of the fact that this sector you all a safe and happy Christmas and a of our membership is not catered for else- prosperous New Year. Don’t forget that where. This therefore has lead to a defi- the NZSG has a great selection of research ciency in our membership base fluent in tools available for sale to stuff your Te Reo Maori and while TVNZ was ex- Christmas stocking – also remember fam- tremely keen to showcase the group ily gatherings at Christmas are always an through Waka Huia, we could not fulfill excellent opportunity to update the family their requirement of providing members records. sufficiently fluent at this time. Needless to say, Brenda and I were extremely dis- Thank you all for your support over the appointed at the loss of such an impor- past twelve months and we hope our tant opportunity to boost the profile of the group will grow even stronger in 2008. group but we also accept the criteria set Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. by the producers. The invitation has been Meri Kirihimete me nga hari o te tau hou. left open for us to proceed at a future date once we are in a more tenable position to Haere Ra provide fluent speakers in Te Reo Maori.

As this is our last issue of Te Reo for 2007 and with Christmas fast approaching I am sure you are all now planning your family gatherings and meals. So in this newslet- ter it may be appropriate that we have Bruce MATHERS/ started a series of articles on Maori Kai. Puruhi MATERA We hope to include articles on both tradi- Noema/November 2007 tional and contemporary meals and I wel- come any suggestions and contributions

NZSG CD LOOK-UP SERVICE: MĀORI LAND COURT

The NZSG will do a free look-up for members in the Māori Land Court Records which they hold on CD.

CD Rom Search : About the CD ROM service:

NZSG has a collection of CD ROMs. This service allows members to

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(Continued from page 5) There is a charge of NZ20 ¢ents per A4 request a search of the CD ROMs held in page. Please send a minimum of $2 in the collection. Please consult the online unused stamps to cover this cost, any Library Catalogue http:// stamps not used will be returned. www.genealogy.org.nz/ How many requests may I make? Search_the_Library_219.aspx for re- At any one time you may request searches sources which are available on CD Rom for up to 5 different names in this index. held in your area of interest. Each search may result in several print- These are some of the resource files: outs. 20 sheets or more will require an A4 NZSG Index size envelope.

 Australian Indexes How do I make a request?  British Isles Vital Records Index Printout the Research Service Search form  1851 Census of Devon, Norfolk http://www.genealogy.org.nz/data/ and Warwickshire media/documents/General/F97% 20Research%20Service%20Search.pdf  1881 Census of England, Wales Complete the form. If you can, supply and Scotland additional information on the back of the  Pallots Marriage Index form. Post: your completed request form, stamped self–addressed DLE (business) Results of searches of the CD ROMs are sized or larger envelope and $2 in unused available as a printout. stamps to NZSG Research Services, PO Box 14036, Panmure, Auckland 1741, What information can I obtain? New Zealand. Information available depends on the source. Email enquiries to: [email protected] How much does a search cost? Source: http://www.genealogy.org.nz/

There are currently 1614 matches for “Māori Land Court” records in the NZSG Cata- logue. BM Nov’07

The Māori Interest Group website is proudly hosted by R/C Yachts brisbane, australia - www.rcyachts.net

Where possible, please supply all source and/or reference details with any material submitted for inclusion in Te Reo. TE REO PAGE 7

RESEARCH land, copies from the minute books, cop- SERVICE ies of hand writing. Great reading. I am getting there”. This is to let you know about the re- Our website attracts questions from over- search advice that sees and non-members. Here is a quote Māori Interest Group from another email. offers. Send your I am a university student from the United question by email or States. I am currently pursuing a Ful- letter to the address noted on the inside bright Grant that would allow me to go to front cover of Te Reo. A member of the New Zealand next year and study. My committee will reply. State if you would goal is to write an extensive article on the also like your query put in Te Reo – a good advancements of Maori women and their choice as it will reach many people. When role in current society. I am writing to writing your question, remember to: enquire whether there are any groups you 1. Enclose a SSAE if you want a reply may know of that I can contact for inter- posted to you. views or any individuals that would be willing to speak to me.” 2. Write clearly on one side of the pa- per, explaining exactly what you We were thrilled to get this email in reply. want to find out. “Thank you so much for your help. I have contacted many organizations in New Zea- 3. Write names in capitals with sur- land and you were by far the most names underlined e.g. RIHARI help. Thank you again”. RANGI. Most questions are on the lines of “How You may even be helped to vault over the can I find out my Iwi?” “How can I find out proverbial brick wall. Here is a quote about my grandparents?” “Where is my from a recent letter. “I followed your steps great-grandmother buried?” Our booklet and got to the Rotorua Library and the Māori Land Court. . . Wow! Amazing peo- (Continued on page 8) ple . . . they sent me information on the

WHAKAPAPA: AN INTRODUCTION TO MĀORI FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH A4 Soft cover with front page in full colour. 16 pages. ISBN 0-473-11172-1. 2006

The NZSG Māori Interest Group is the proud publisher. This booklet explains how Whakapapa is different and then describes the records available and how to access and interpret these. Postal and email addresses are provided together with notes on helpful websites. A glossary of Māori words and their meanings together with images of many types of records are included.

Available from NZSG, PO Box 8795, Symonds Street, Auckland and MIG Secretary Brenda Joyce, 17 Peter- house Street, Tawa, Wellington, WTN 5028. $10.00 includes p&p within NZ. PAGE 8 TE REO

(Continued from page 7) sion utilities. Unfortunately we do not use on Whakapapa Research has proved in- mapping or land use software with my valuable in answering such requests. limited skills as webmaster BM

There are, however, some questions we Lorraine Rice is the Group’s research offi- are not able to answer straight away. cer. Bruce and Brenda also reply to ques- This one had us stumped. tions. We would welcome help from mem- bers with this work. We all have our dif- “I am the geospatial database administra- ferent strengths and areas of expertise so tor for the Department of Conservation/Te the more people we can call on for re- Papa Atawhai and am very interested in search advice the better service we can your Maori Interest group’s Iwi maps in give. digital format. I viewed the maps on your http://www.rcyachts.net/maori/ Please do consider volunteering. Con- maps.htm website. Have you got this infor- tact Brenda Joyce via the Auckland mation in either Esri or Mapinfo format?” NZSG office if you would like share your knowledge with others. BJ However we were eventually able to re- spond once we realized they were conver-

RECORDS ACCESS BILL TO GET REWRITE

By TRACY WATKINS - The Dominion Post Thursday, 11 October 2007 www.dompost.co.nz

The Government has backed down in the face of a public outcry over rules restricting access to public records - but critics say the changes have not gone far enough.

The Government had proposed clamping down on public access to births, deaths, marriages and relationship registration records, arguing that it was necessary to prevent identity fraud.

But opposition from minor parties the Greens, the Maori Party, United Future and ACT, and groups including genealo- gists, the Salvation Army and the media has forced it to do a U-turn.

Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker said yesterday that the Government would seek to rewrite the legislation to allow continued public access by anyone with adequate identification.

A public register would also be estab- lished so people could check who had accessed their records. But people would also have the right to request that their TE REO PAGE 9 records not be disclosed to the public. it shut off public access to records which had been publicly available since 1848, Commonwealth Press Union chairman Mr Locke said. But he was concerned Tim Pankhurst congratulated the Govern- about the opt-out provisions and believed ment yesterday for "largely seeing sense" they should be qualified with a public but criticised the opt-out provisions as interest criteria. illogical. "In the original bill, for example, if a per- "The Births, Deaths, Marriages and Rela- son publicly mentioned their age they tionships Registration Amendment Bill, as could then not prevent others from check- originally proposed, was a clear attack on ing their birth date on the register," Mr freedom of information," said Mr Pank- Locke said. hurst, who is The Dominion Post's editor. Peter Nash, executive officer of the "These are matters of public record and Society of Genealogists, was dubious should remain so ... We have no problem about Mr Barker's changes. "A basic with applicants having to present identifi- human right of any human being is to cation and people being able to know who find out who the hell they are. had accessed their records." "From our point of view, a genealogist or family historian is somebody who But allowing people to request that their wants to find out about their own back- records not be disclosed defeated the in- ground, their own lineage. I don't think tent of the amendment, Mr Pankhurst a person has a right to opt out of a sys- said. "Mr Barker has got it half right. He tem that lets a descendant of theirs now needs to go the whole way." know where they come from. That's a Green MP Keith Locke said the Govern- nonsense." ment U-turn was a major victory for free- Mr Barker said a public interest test in dom of information. cases where people opted out could be The original bill had horrified genealo- included in the final bill. gists, historians and journalists because The above article appeared in The Dominion newspaper early October, while I fully appreciate that this news is a little out-of-date now, some of our members still may not be aware of these new changes to the BM&D Amendment Bill and more impor- tantly, as this decision has such a huge impact on our research capabilities, espe- cially Whakapapa, I feel it is significant enough to mention it again. As if the previ- ously proposed changes had succeeded, we (Māori) would NOT have had access to any BMorD records until 2013!!! Thank you to all those members who supported our request to make submissions to the Select Committee and especially to Brenda for formalizing the MIG submission—I am sure our perspective as genealogists and Māori in particular for MLC successions and our need to access the records would has played a paramount part in making this rewrite possible! I don’t think it can be overstated that this decision is one of the most important ever to impact on New Zealand genealogy. BM

Also see the MIG ‘Births, Marriages, Deaths and Relationships Registration Amendment Bill’ submission Te Reo Mei/May Vol. 14 Issue 2 2007 pages 6—8 PAGE 10 TE REO

THE MĀORI KING hanga took place, on 21st August 2006.

MOVEMENT He was educated at Rakaumanga School in Huntly, Southwell School in In this issue we conclude the series on Hamilton and St Stephen's Māori Boy’s the Māori Kings which commenced in College in Bombay. He is married to Te the May 2006 newsletter. Atawhai (Jennifer) [nee] TAWHIAO and Tuheitia PAKI OStJ (1955–). they have three children, Whatumoana Paki (born 1990), Korotangi Paki and The Seventh & Current Māori Ruler. Ngawhaihonoitepo Paki. Tuheitia PAKI was born 21st April 1955 Prior to becoming king, he was the and is the current Māori king. He is the Tainui cultural advisor to Te Wananga o eldest son of the previous Māori mon- Aotearoa at Huntly. arch, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Tuheitia_Paki & http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/states/ crowned on the same day as her tangi- oceania/maori.html

׀ Tuheitia

Also see Te Reo Mei/May 2006 Vol. 13 Issue 2 pages 9—14

When contacting officers of the MĀORI INTEREST GROUP You Must Always

QUOTE YOUR NZSG MEMBERSHIP NUMBER TE REO PAGE 11

Coronation—King Tuheitia Paki on the throne at Turangawaewae Marae 21st August 2006 Source: [Photograph] Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/ PAGE 12 TE REO

SEARCHING FOR undertaken in North America so Kuglin’s TŪPUNA : study was an important step in that it focused on New Zealand researchers. My WHAKAPAPA RESEARCH- project went one step further and looked ERS AND PUBLIC at an even more specific genealogist LIBRARIES group, that of whakapapa researchers. RESEARCH My survey was distributed at Auckland, RESULTS Manukau, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin public libraries as well as online Ko Te Arawa te waka via the MIG website. As you’ll see from Ko Tongariro te maunga the results I present below there are some Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te moana interesting, and possibly important, differ- Ko Ngāti Turumākina te hapū ences between whakapapa researchers Ko Moata Tamaira tōku ingoa and genealogists generally. Library pro- fessionals are always on the look out for Introduction ways that we can anticipate our custom- Kia ora. My name is Moata Tamaira and ers demands and I hope that this piece of earlier this year I undertook a piece of research may eventually help aid the long research looking at how whakapapa re- and arduous task of whakapapa research searchers use public libraries. I am for both researcher and librarian alike. happy to state that this research has now been completed and has passed academic Results muster, and as a result I have now com- Although I had hoped for a response of 70 pleted my Master of Library and Informa- – 80 completed questionnaires in fact I tion Studies degree. received less than half that number with only 32 questionnaires returned in time. My research project was based on the What follows are some of the “highlights” earlier work of Heidi Kuglin who surveyed of my research project. For further infor- members of the NZSG as well as distribut- mation please visit ing surveys amongst Auckland City Li- www.searching4tupuna.blogspot.com braries and National Library users. Other research into genealogists and how they (Continued on page 16) carry out their research has mainly been

Age comparison of this study and those of Lambert (1998), Drake (2001), and Kuglin (2004)

40% 35% 30% Lambert study 25% Drake study 20% 15% Kuglin study

responses 10% Tamaira study 5% Percentage of total total of Percentage 0% <20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71+ Age TE REO PAGE 13

W A N T E D - Y O U R H E L P !

We desperately need your articles, queries, whakapapa, items of interest and research tips for the newsletter.

MĀORI KAI

From Editorial: In this newsletter it may be appropriate that we have started a series of articles on Māori Kai. We hope to include articles on both traditional and contemporary meals and I welcome any suggestions and contributions from our members – if you have a family recipe or any cooking ideas or know of a traditional food which sus- tained our ancestors, please send them in.

In this and following issues of Te Reo we plan to print articles about traditional and contemporary Maori food practices. What has this to do with Whakapapa? You may well ask. When studying family history the more you know of the life styles of the people – how they lived and why – the richer will be your understanding of your fami- lies.

In the time before contact with Europeans Māori had developed high order skills in wood carving, weaving and the making of stone tools. However, they did not have the use of metals or the skills to make pottery. These two facts limited and strongly influ- enced the way they prepared food. They could not fry, bake or pot roast. The only containers for liquids were gourds and bowls made from wood or stone. They could boil liquids by dropping hot stones into the containers or suspending food in baskets in hot pools of thermal areas.

What they did most efficiently was wet steaming in a hangi, cooking on hot stones or in the hot ashes of a dying fire. Within these limitations they were able to eat well and enjoy a nutritious diet.

Meat was in short supply but kai moana was plentiful eg pipi, kutai, tuna, crayfish, paua, kina, toheroa, and muttonbirds. The latter were very popular and traded between the tribes. Maori grew kumera and built pataka for storage. Puha was popular. Small birds were trapped and

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(Continued from page 13) steam. Quickly baskets of kai (meats, preserved in fat. When supplies became stuffing, vegetables and steamed pudding) short there were always fern roots to be are placed on top. Clean wet sheets then harvested in the bush. Māori did not wet sacks. Finally earth is piled on top have alcoholic drinks water served in and firmly tamped down so no steam can gourds being used to quench thirst. escape. The heat of the steam cooks the food. It cannot be overcooked but it will Once the Europeans arrived Māori were need 2-3 hours to thoroughly cook the quick to adopt some of their ways and food. adapt them to their own uses. Māori cooking evolved but still retained elements Making a good hangi takes skill and ex- of the old traditions. The boil-up served perience. If there is plenty of steam when with puha or watercress was possible with the hangi is opened then you have suc- the introduction of metal pots and roast cess. If there is no steam, so the saying meats became popular. goes, go buy fish and chips.

THE PIT HANGI A CHRISTMAS HANGI This is a traditional method of cooking Why not have a hangi for Christmas din- which has maintained its popularity with ner this year? It caters for large numbers Māori and is much enjoyed by non-Māori if you are expecting guests. No messy for its delicious smoky flavour and the kitchen to clean up afterwards. Several because it is comparatively easy to cater families in your street could combine to- for large numbers. In only very minor gether and share the work. ways does it owe anything to European Ideally have an experienced person to influence (the use of foil to wrap the food direct operations to ensure success. Your for cooking?) public library will have books giving de- A hangi pit is dug. Large stones are col- tailed instructions or you could consult a lected and heated to white heat in a fire of website by doing a Google search – there manuka. Then cold water is pored on the are many excellent websites out there. stones to produce copious amounts of

Cross-section of a hangi (Continued on page 15) TE REO PAGE 15

(Continued from page 14) comments or suggestions for the next We would much appreciate any feed back issue of Te Reo? Have you a favourite from readers. Write by post or email. recipe to share? Would you like an infalli- Contact details are on the inside front ble recipe for rawena? BJ cover of this issue. Did you find the arti- Ref: David Fuller. Maori Food and Cookery. AH & W cle of interest? Has it increased your un- Reed 1978 derstanding? Would you like to make Maori Cookbook Whitcoulls

Notes: Māhinga kai Traditional Māori food resources—food gathering practices and traditional Māori foods including indigenous shellfish, inland fish (tuna [eels], fresh- water kōura [crayfish]) and plants (pūha, kūmara etc).

 ‘Mahinga kai’ literally means ‘food works’, and it is an all-inclusive term that encom- passes the ability to access (both physically and legally) the resource, the site where gathering occurs, the activity of gathering and using the resource, and the good health of the resource – it must be fit for cultural use.

 Whakapapa should not be viewed while consuming food or drink.

THE OVEN HANGI few pork bones and on these 4 pork chops. (Chicken can be added or used in Prepare this meal in a place of pork chops). Add 4 pieces of roasting dish which pumpkin and 4 potatoes. Over this lay must have a fitted lid. cabbage, enough for 4 and if possible Heat the oven to a mod- some watercress. Add 1½ cups water. No erate heat. Into the salt is needed. Cover the dish and bake dish sprinkle some 3½ hours. Serves four. parsley and a few pieces Ref: Māori Cookbook, Glenfield College Home & School of dried celery. Lay in a Association—undated.

MĀORI INTEREST GROUP—CD LOAN

THE DEFENDERS OF NEW ZEALAND AND MĀORI HISTORY OF THE WAR : This CD was purchased at Conference. If you would like to have a postal loan email the Secretary at [email protected] You will be sent the CD on a first come, first served basis and will be asked to include postage stamps to cover the cost of sending you the CD when you return it. This offer is only available to NZSG members. PAGE 16 TE REO

(Continued from page 12) spondents in my research compared with Age – Previous research on genealogists two North American studies the New Zea- has drawn the conclusion that they are land based study conducted by Kuglin. most likely women, nearing or at retire- Gender – Most research into genealogists ment age. In my experience I felt that has identified a strong trend towards whakapapa researchers might be younger. women being more involved in the hobby This turned out to be the case, particu- than men. My research confirmed this larly in Manukau where none of the 13 trend, though not as strongly as in previ- respondents were over 50 years of age. ous studies. The graph below shows the ages of re-

Gender comparisons in this study and those of Lambert (1998), Drake(2001), and Kuglin (2004)

80% 70% 60% Lambert study 50% Drake study 40% 30% Kuglin study

responses 20% Tamaira study 10% Percentage oftotal 0% Male Female Nil Gender

Ethnicity – Although it was safe to as- Kuglin’s study found that genealogists sume that most whakapapa researchers were most likely, when visiting a new or would have some Māori ancestry them- unfamiliar library, to browse the geneal- selves, I was curious to what extent non- ogy shelves, and this was the action they Māori researchers might be involved in were most likely to employ on a subse- researching Māori ancestors. Of the 32 quent visit. This study found that shelf- respondents to the questionnaire 3 had browsing as a first port of call was much no Māori ancestry. It is hard to say if this less popular, with consulting the Māori ratio would remain the same in a larger reference librarian the most selected op- sample size but may be an area of interest tion for both first and second visits. This for future researchers. is an important difference and one that Public libraries would do well to make Research experience – Kuglin’s study note of. Having a Māori reference librar- found that 79% of her respondents had ian available to help with whakapapa en- been involved in genealogical research for quiries will be of benefit to these custom- 5 years or more. This research found that ers. only 47% of respondents had been in- volved for that long however this may be Research institutions used – In Kuglin’s partly due to the relative youth of those study respondents used an average of 6 who responded to the survey. different research institutions with Na-

First research action in the library – (Continued on page 17) TE REO PAGE 17

Length of time respondents had been involved in whakapapa research

35% 30% 25% 20% 15%

responses 10%

Percentage of total 5% 0% <1 1-2 3-4 5-10 10+ Years

(Continued from page 16) alogy sources for researchers were; Births, tional Library of New Zealand ranking as deaths and marriages, Census, and Elec- the most popular. In this study respon- toral rolls. In this research Births, deaths dents used on average 4 different institu- and marriages and Electoral rolls were the tions and the National Library ranked 2nd and 3rd most cited source but the most only fourth most popular with public li- frequently chosen option was Māori Land braries the most selected option. Court/Te Kooti Whenua Māori records. This is a notable difference and one that Length of Library visits – Kuglin’s study libraries should be aware of so that ade- and this one were quite close with regards quate access to appropriate indexes can of how much time researchers spent per be provided. visit in the library researching whaka- papa/genealogy, with most respondents Librarian assistance – The genealogists spending several hours at the library. in Kuglin’s study asked for help from a librarian much less frequently than those Whakapapa sources - Kuglin’s study found that the four most important gene- (Continued on page 18)

Legend Comparison of first whakapapa research action a. Consult the genealogy at new library with first action on a repeat visit to reference librarian b. Consult the Māori refer- the same library ence librarian c. search the library cata- 70% logue 60% d. browse the genealogy 50% shelves 40% First visit e. browse the Māori collec- 30% Repeat visit tions shelves 20% responses f. look for a brochure or 10% other printed guide to Percentage of total 0% introduce me to the collec- abcde fg tion Research actions g. use the online whakapapa sources

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Time spent per library visit by researchers to undertake whakapapa research

60% 50% 40% 30% 20% responses 10% Percentage total of 0% <1 1 2-3 4-5 5+ Hours

(Continued from page 17) Computing experience – Whakapapa in this study. Kuglin found that less than researchers are reasonably experienced 10% of genealogists asked more than once computer users with most respondents per visit. In this study 25% of respon- assessing themselves as moderately ex- dents asked for help this often. perienced or better.

Self-assessed level of computing experience

40% 35% 30% 25% Kuglin study 20% Tamaira study 15% 10% 5% 0%

Percentage oftotal responses d e er on rate N ience eginn ode B M xper Experienced E y er V Degree of experience

My thanks to those of you who participated in my study—Moata Tamaira. Our thanks are also extended to Moata for considering the MIG in conducting this survey and for her regular updates and especially for following through with the final results BM TE REO PAGE 19

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