Tuahiwi

Tuahiwi is a small New Zealand settlement located between Woodend and Rangiora. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kaiapoi.[1]

History

Pre-European

The land on which Tuahiwi was founded was originally a Ngāi Tūahuriri hapū of Ngāi Tahu pā site.[2] With European settlement, the site was reserved for Māori in the 19th century. In 1831, prior to European settlement, the pa had been attacked by Te Rauparaha. The attack was a revenge raid (utu) and the pa returned to the Ngāi Tūahuriri when the attackers left.

Development

There was a meeting house on the site in 1870 that almost burnt down.[3] Significant developments included the establishment of a Māori mission which included a church built in 1867 with its foundation stone having been laid by Governor George Grey on his visit to the settlement.[4]

In 1890 Tuahiwi was described as having a neat village of Maori residences. The old whares had been replaced by more substantial fenced cottages with gardens. A school, church (St Stephens), and meeting hall were in the centre of the township and there was a flagpole in front of the meeting hall. The Maori Land Court used the hall from time to time.[5]

Events

In 1900 the Tuahiwi hall was used as a base by D Company of the 1st North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Battalion, a volunteer unit.[6] The Mounted Rifles included Tuahiwi Maori who on being refused permission to fight in the Second Boer War protested to the Premier Richard Seddon in 1901.[7][8]

Dr Reginald Koettlitz and a number of members of Scott's Discovery Expedition made a goodwill visit to Tuahiwi in December 1901 prior to the expeditions departure from Lyttleton for Antarctica.[9]

Te Wai Pounamu College for Māori girls was founded there in 1909. It relocated to Christchurch.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 Teara, retrieved 20 April 2016
  2. ↑ Maori Pa, Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1797, 15 January 1869, Page 2, retrieved 20 April 2016
  3. ↑ News of the day, Press, Volume XIX, Issue 2794, 16 April 1872, Page 2, retrieved 20 April 2016
  4. ↑ Suicide of a well known Maori, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11307, 24 June 1902, Page 3, retrieved 22 April 2016
  5. ↑ Middle Island natives, Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7631, 15 August 1890, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016
  6. ↑ The Volunteers, Star , Issue 6818, 11 June 1900, Page 1
  7. ↑ The Volunteers, Star , Issue 6860, 30 July 1900, Page 3, retrieved 21 April 2016
  8. ↑ The Premier at Tuahiwi, Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11244, 9 April 1902, Page 8, retrieved 22 April 2016
  9. ↑ The Discovery, Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11146, 12 December 1901, Page 3
  10. ↑ "Funeral of a Maori Chief". The Press. LX (11501). 6 February 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Coordinates: 43°20′S 172°39′E / 43.333°S 172.650°E / -43.333; 172.650

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