Names of tracks by which our ancestors travelled in parties to visit each other, and also to go to war (Ngati Ruaka)
John White (1889)
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions
Simplified
and annotated (in GREY boxes) by
John Archer
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The original text gives the translation of each place-name, eg;
Te-koti-pu (the intercepted) road from O-roua (the engulfed) Tau-po, Tara-wera (hasty spirit) Runanga (meeting) Turanga-kumu (silent standing) thence winding up the river Mohaka (the place of games of Haka) to Taurua (canoe to carry the net while fishing) to Ngare ngare he waka (demand a canoe), which is a rock belonging to the man Tauira-mate-awa (example of death in a river) which rock is a god or monster in the water (river or creek of) Ingahanga (Hinganga) (the falling down) of Ahu-riri (dam in the river) belonging to the tribe Nga-ti-mate-pu
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Taurua
track by Ohura (river Nth of Taumarunui) to Whakatumutumu. (head-waters of the Mokau – somewhere near Piopio)
Ruapekapeka
track from Kaiatawa at Whanganui (near Taumarunui -150 miles from river mouth) to Mokau (river) and to Paripari.
Tekowhatungawha
track from Taringamotu (just nth.of Taumarunui) to the home of Teihi to Wakatumutumu. (head-waters of the Mokau)
Warewaretara
track from Koretorehu which is a branch creek of the Whanganui river, to Tewakahoroa kainga at Rotoaira.
Taranaki
track inland from Tihoi and on to Waitotara.
Rakaunui
track from Wareroa at Taupo (Whareroa near Kuratau) to Mokau.
Puketapu
track from Rukawa at Taupo to Tereinga at the head of the Whanganui river.
Pureureu
track from Waikanae to Wairarapa. (today’s Otaki Forks track - Tararuas)
Tehiringa
track from Parawanui (near Flock House, Bulls) to Oroua at Rangitikei. (Kimbolton, Apiti, Rangiwahia)
Tehiringa
track from the river of Manawatu to Puketotara.
Ihitai
track from Rangitikei at Manawatu, to Oroua (Kimbolton, Apiti) and on to Taupo.
Upokongaro
track from Upokongaro at Whanganui to Patea by the interior (Inland
Patea - Moawhango),
and it ends at Ihitai (Near
Lake Rotoaira).
(I think this went up the Makirikiri
valley, down it the Whangaehu-Mangawhero river flats, to Mangamahu
then Bald Hilll - Moawhango, Rangipo, east side of Mt Tongariro to
Rotoaira)
Kotaeiri
track from Manawatu to (Inland) Patea, and on to Rotoaira, and at Ihitai at Rotoaira it ends.
Kaimanawa
track from Heretaunga (Hastings) to (Inland ) Patea and ending at Runanga.
Ruatahuna
track from Taupo to Turanga by Rotongairo to Waikari.
Rangipo
track from Hikurangi (across
the Whanganui river from Matahiwi)
to Taupo.
(today's
Matahiwi Track, short section of Parapara, across Pah Hill, Desert
Road)
Tekotipu
track from Oroua Taupo, Tarawera Runanga Turangakumu thence winding up the river Mohaka to Taurua to Ngare-ngare-he-waka, which is a rock belonging to the man Tauiramateawa which rock is a god or monster in the water Ingahanga of Ahuriri belonging to the tribe Ngatimatepu.
Mataiwi
track from Rarapa to Motuopuhi (pa Te Rauparaha hid in) and on to Rotoaira.
Mimingarara
track from Mangaehu (east of Stratford) to Tunupo at the Waitara (river).
Kaikoura
track from Waipa (river at Te Kuiti) to the Whanganui river going by way of Otamakahi Puketutu and on by Pukemapau.
Tetihiroa
track lying at Waitara (North of New Plymouth) at Waitangi(?) to Urenui on the coast. This is a track of the Ngatiawa tribe.
Teuruto
track from Makaikitea on the river Waitara to Pukearuhe on the coast south of Mokau (River).
Parapara
from the head of the Rangitikei river to Heretaunga (Hastings) it passes by Otara and (Inland) Patea over the Ruahine range to Tereinga and to Mahuru thence descending to Teahuturanga the track at the head of Manawatu to Heretaunga, thence on to Pouwhango the river where it commences, and at Teruataniwha it comes out on the plain.
Kaihinu
track from Manawatu to Wairarapa over the Tararua range. This track commences at Tetaita and Te Maire and it ascends near by the Tokomaru river, it goes over the Tararua, and comes down on the plain at Mangataunoke on the east side of the mountain; Ruamahanga is the name of the first Pa on the Wairarapa side of the mountain. This track occupies one day in going over it.
Tikawau.
track from Kirikiri to Tongaporutu between Waitara to Mokau.
Otuhi
track from Whanganui (River) to Waitotara. It commences at Mangapapa, and goes to Mamanga. This track takes two days to pass over it.
Taurua
or
Pakaateumauma
commences at Raupona at Whanganui and to the entrance of the Mokau river, and thence on by the Ohura thence on the ridge of Taurua.
Taumatamahoe
track from Pokuao at the source of Waitara on to Tangarakau at Whanganui.
Tengaiore
track from Waitara to Mangaehu, (stream east of Makahu) and on to Pipiriki.
Wakaihuwaka
track from Mangaehu (30 km E. of Stratford) to Pipiriki.
Taukokako
track from Mangaehu (30 km E. of Stratford) to Puketi.
Karewarewa
track from Waitotara to Pipiriki.
Puketotara
is a branch track from the Karewarewa track leading to Pukehika.
Roimatanui
is also a branch track from that of Karewarewa turning at Tunuhaere.
Tokomaru
or
Oihonga
a branch track from Karewarewa, terminating at Kauaropaoa. (stream Nth of Kaiwhaiki –Kemp’s Pole)
Ngapurua
track from Waitotara to Taumaha (Manutahi -south of Hawera) and is a good path, not having any bogs.
Kaingaroa
track from Tutakamoana at Taupo to Arowhena.
Kaingaroa
track from Taupo to Rotorua.
Mangorewa
This track commences at Puhirua from Rotorua, to Tauranga.
Tekokoroa
This commences at Rangatira and goes from Taupo to Matamata on the Waihou.
Okahukura
track
from Manganui-a-te-ao to the Rotoaira.
(from
today's Ruatiti to Erua, National Park and Lake Rotoaira)
Ko
Papa i-hoea:
te ingoa o Pamutana i Rangi-tikei.