Out of print.
This magnificent narrative tells of Ngāi Tahu’s migration from the Wellington area into the South Island. It annotates, extends and puts into context a 1930s history written by a Pākehā journalist, Hugh Carrington, who himself drew on the knowledge of Ngāi Tahu elders and scholars. Oral traditions and whakapapa complement the text.
The result is a unique document that explains how Ngāi Tahu settled, fought and intermarried, establishing their right to the land. Both Carrington’s enthralling tales of journey and consolidation and the tribe’s deep history come alive in the hands of two experienced historians.
Foreword, Sir Tipene O'Regan
Preface
Introduction 1: The Carrington Text and Ngāi Tahu History
Editorial Note
Introduction 2: A Migration History
The Carrington Text, Hugh Carrington
Introductions
Commentaries
1 The Beginning
2 Tūāhuriri
3 Intermarriage and Battle
4 Ngāi Tahu in Tory Channel
5 Hinerongo's Romance
6 The Fall of Waipapa
7 On to Kaikōura
8 Peketā and Ōpōkihi
9 Ngāi Tahu Reinforcements
10 Tukiauau's Revenge
11 Exit Tukiauau
12 Fresh Fields to Conquer
13 Occupation of Canterbury
14 Reverse for Ngāi Tahu
15 Turbulent Chiefs
16 Internecine Strife
17 Attacks on Ōmihi
18 The Last Battles
19 The Kai-huānga (‘Eat Relation') Feud
20 Te Rauparaha at Kaiapoi
21 Te Rauparaha's Revenge
22 Ngai Tahu Strike Back
Epilogue
Whakapapa
Appendix 1: The Carrington Family
Appendix 2: Additional Text from the Carrington Typescript