Colenso’s collections

1-19 [at Waitangi].

20 This morning at xi. I left the Station... At ½ past vii p.m. I reached Tangoio... over the hot and dry stony beach….

21-22 [at Tangoio].

23 noon, when we left Tangoio.... At v. p.m. we reached the river Kaiwaka, where we halted for the night.

24 at a very early hour we started [from the Kaiwaka river and] travelled till Sunset, when we halted at our old potatoe plantation, Te Wairo....

25 left Te Wairo... and by ii p.m. reached Tarawera....

26 [at Tarawera].

27 went to the forest [by Tarawera].

28 [at Tarawera].

29 started [from Tarawera] on our return [and] gained Te Pohue....

30 started early [from Te Pohue], and by 4 p.m., gained Petane....

31 left for Ẁarerangi, and going partly by water, I got there by 1 p.m. At Sunset we left, and reached the Station [Waitangi] by midnight.

1849 February

1-28 [at Waitangi].

1-7 [at Waitangi].

8 At xi. a.m., I left the Station…. Calling at the village of Tanenuiarangi.... Resuming my journey... we travelled till an hour after Sunset, when we halted in the plains at Te Kapa;

9 left our bivouack [at Te Kapa], and in 2 hours reached Ngaẁaka­tatara... left this place…. In 2 hours we reached Patangata…. resumed our journey to Te Waipukurau….

10-11 [at Te Waipukurau].

12 left Te Waipukurau, and, travelling steadily all day... reached Te Ẁiti, (our usual sleeping-place at the entrance of the long forest) a little after Sunset;

13 recommenced our march and travelled till Sunset, halting again in the wood.

14 started by a new route for Puehutai, still travelling through the forest... passed by Te Umutaoroa, a low gloomy spot [“The slow-baking oven”]... in about 5 hours we reached the village of Puehutai;

15 [at Puehutai].

16 at noon we left Puehutai in 2 canoes [for] Ngaawapurua, which village we reached by Sunset.

17 started [from Ngaawapurua] for Te Hawera... and reached that village an hour after Sunset... [through] the long and heavy forest.

18-20 [at Te Hawera].

21 left Te Hawera... and... gained the River Makakahi... and on its banks we halted for the night.

22 Continuing our journey... we crosssed the Ruamahanga river... and by sunset we gained [Te Kaikokirikiri] village....

23-26 [at Te Kaikokirikiri].

27 started [from Te Kaikokirikiri]... we travelled steadily until an hour after Sunset, when we gained the village of Huaangarua....

28 [at Huaangarua].

29 started [from Huaangarua] and, in 4 hours gained Otaraia…. Leaving Otaraia, we made... our way down the valley, reaching the village of Tauanui an hour before Sunset... pressing on, we reached Parikarangaranga., a deserted village by an hour after Sunset; where we halted for the night.

30 resumed journey... By xi. a.m. we reached Te Kopi;

31 [at Te Kopi].

1 [at Te Kopi].

2 left [Te Kopi]... for Wellington [but] found we could not get along under the bases of the high and steep cliffs... so climbing the cliffs we travelled over the high table land to Upokokirikiri... crossed the lagoon [in a canoe] and travelled on till night; when we scrambled along in the dark under the high cliffs and over the slippery tidal rocks [until] at last, wet & shivering we gained the little fishing village of Mukamukanui

3 left Mukamukanui continued our journey over the hills towards Pitoone, which village we gained by x. p.m....

4 left Pitoone…. By iv. p.m. we reached Ohariu.

5-6 [at Ohariu].

7 returned [from Ohariu]…. Arriving at Kaiẁaraẁara (a native village in the suburbs of Wellington)... went on to Pitoone; which village we reached by iii. p.m.

8 walked to the Hutt Bridge village, 2 short miles…. Returning to Pitoone....

9 went to Wellington [from Pitoone]....

10-13 [at Wellington].

14 at ii p.m., bade farewell to Wellington [and arrived] at Pitoone

15-16 [at Pitoone].

17 This morning at an early hour we left Pitoone, and travelled on steadily over the new road till night fall, when we halted on the lower hills of Tararua.

18 This morning early we resumed our march... travelled on until nightfall, when we halted on the banks of the Tauẁarenikau river in the Wairarapa valley....

19 left our uncomfortable sleeping quarters, and proceeded to ford the [Tauẁarenikau] river.... Three hours steady travelling brought us to Kaupekahinga, a Native village on the banks of the Ruamahanga river... started afresh for Huaangarua, which we reached by noon.

20-22 [at Huaangarua].

23 started [from Huaangarua] for Pahawa, and... gained the potatoe plantation at the head of Pahawa river by nightfall....

24 left the Potatoe plantation.... By iii. p.m., we reached Pahawa….

25 [at Pahawa].

26 At ii p.m. I left [Pahawa] for Ẁaraurangi... reached Ẁaraurangi by Sunset….

27 Leaving Ẁaraurangi…. By iii, p.m. I gained Taihoata [sic] river... onwards… until 2 hours after dark, when... I made the little fishing-village of Waipupu....

28 started [from Waipupu, and reached] Ẁareama [and] reached Mr. Guthrie’s Cattle Station at Castle Point [but] pushed on in the dark and rain, scrambling over rocks and trees, and through mud and streams... and reached Mataikona by x: p.m.

29-30 [at Mataikona].

1849 May

1 at iii. p.m… proceeded [from Mataikona]. Travelling smartly on, we reached the banks of Owahanga River, by dark, where we halted for the night.

2 from this place [on the banks of the Owahanga river] to Akitio, where we arrived by iii. p.m….

3 [at Akitio].

4 left Akitio. After 3 hours travelling, or wading through mud & water, we reached Pakuku... recommenced our march, and by 1, p.m., reached Tautane (Cape Turnagain)... made... our way to Wangaehu... by Sunset –

5 started from [Wangaehu] for Porangahau which place we reached by noon.

6-7 [at Porangahau].

8 left Porangahau, and travelling smartly, reached Pohatupapa, a small village without Natives but with plenty of fleas, by v. p.m.

9 started [from Pohatupapa]. At 2 p.m. we passed Tuingara... by Sunset we gained Manawarakau....

10 proceeded [from Manawarakau] leisurely over the hills... reached Waimarama by 4 p.m….

11-14 [at Waimarama].

15 At x a. m… left Waimarama... across the country by unfrequented paths... reached Ngaẁakatatara by Sunset.

16 walked [from Ngaẁakatatara] to Patangata....

17-20 [at Patangata].

21 left Patangata before day... reached Ẁakatu... by iv. p.m. …

22 left [Ẁakatu] for the Station [Waitangi], which we gained by iv, p.m….

23-31 [at Waitangi].

1849 June

1 Left, this morning... for Kohinurakau, and reached it by dusk.

2-3 [at Kohinurakau].

4 left [Kohinurakau] at noon upon our return; reached the Station [Waitangi] an hour after dark.

5-13 [at Waitangi]

14 left the Station [Waitangi] and reached Bethany [Petani] by Sunset.

15 left [Petani]... at 2, p.m., I reached [Tangoio].

16-17 [at Tangoio].

18 At ii, p.m., I left [Tangoio] and gained Bethany [Petani] by Sunset....

19 Left [Petani] at iii... and reached the place where a canoe was waiting for us by iv.... Landing at Sunset at Otihere... travelled by starlight to Ẁarerangi where we arrived by viii....

20 At 2 p.m. we left [Ẁarerangi] by an inland route, and by Sunset reached Waitanoa.... Thence... we reached the Station [Waitangi] by vii. p.m.

21-30 [at Waitangi].

1-31 [at Waitangi].

1-31 [at Waitangi].

1-27 [at Waitangi].

28 Left [Waitangi], this morning... reached Bethany [Petani] by Sunset;

29 At noon I left [Petani] for Tangoio...

30 [at Tangoio].

1849 October

1 at . i. x, p.m., we left the place [Tangoio]... and at ½ past xi. reached Bethany [Petani].

2 [at Petani].

3 left the village [Petani] on our return…. By 2 p.m., we reached Ahuriri... reached the Station [Waitangi] shortly after Sunset....

4-16 [at Waitangi].

17 This morning at 10... left the Station [Waitangi].... At Sunset we halted at Mataraua , a very small village halfways between Cape Kidnapper & Waimarama.

18 from this place [Mataraua] over the beach... we reached Waimarama by 2 p.m....

19-21 [at Waimarama].

22 At noon we... left [Waimarama] and by Sunset, ... reached Kohinurakau:

23-24 [at Kohinurakau].

25 Leaving Kohinurakau, we reached the Station [Waitangi] by 5 p.m.

26-31 [at Waitangi].

1-14 [at Waitangi].

15 left the Station [Waitangi] this morning at xi... to visit Patea, and (by way of Taupo) Tarawera…. At iii. p.m. we reached Waikaha.... Travelling steadily... reached Ngaẁakatatara village an hour after Sunset....

16 About noon we left [Ngaẁakatatara] and, travelling slowly, reached Patangata by 3 p.m….

17 left [Patangata] for Te Waipukurau.... Reached that village by 5 p.m.

18 [at Te Waipukurau].

19 left [Te Waipukurau] at ¼ past viii... travelled on steadily across the plains [Te Ruataniẁa] and through the fern... until 5 p.m., when... we halted at our old sleeping-place on the banks of the Waipoua river [Motuowai?].

20 At 8, a.m., we resumed our journey... travelled slowly on… till vii, p.m. when [we] reached the base of the Ruahine range.

21 commenced ascending through the Fagus forests, and after 5 hours... gained the first open summit.... Travelled on till 5 p.m., when we halted at Ngaroto, our old halting place, on the high western ridge.

22 started this morning very early... safely reached [Te Awarua] by vi, p.m….

23 started [from Te Awarua] for Matuku... by a new & most dangerous descent down the immense cliffs of the Rangitikei river... ascended the wet, precipitous & overhanging Cliffs... and reached Matuku in 5 hours....

24-26 [at Matuku].

27 started [from Matuku] for Murimotu, a village lying to the westwards… a day’s heavy journey, up and down steep clayey hills... reached Murimotu shortly before Sunset.

28 started [from Murimotu] for our long (and, to us, unknown) walk towards Taupo... travelled till Sunset, over very dreary plains – sometimes arid and sometimes boggy – when... we halted on the banks of the River Ẁangaehu, at the base of the mountain Paratetaitonga ... a most desolate appearance, scarcely any plants, and no mosses or Algæ , grow within reach of its unwholesome waters....

29 started... to reach Poutu, the nearest of the Taupo villages, situate on the Rotoaira lake... entered at sunset....

30 [at Poutu].

1 started [from Poutu] for Korohe.... Four hours steady travelling brought us to the Waikato [Tongariro] River [and swam across]... soon crossed the swamps & emerged to the immediate shores of Taupo Lake.... After 3 hours... from the River Waikato, we reached Korohe….

2 [at Korohe].

3 left [Korohe] for Motutere, which village we reached in 3½ hours.

4 paddling... to Waitahanui (a small river near the NE. extremity of the lake), which we reached in 3 hours.... Landing... we resumed our journey, and in 4 hours reached Motukino….

5 Leaving this village [Motukino] we travelled East, over a succession of dry and barren downs, till near Sunset, when... we reached Te Papa, a small isolated village....

6 [at Te Papa].

7 At xi. a.m., we left [Te Papa], and by iv p.m. reached Tarawera, by a very hilly route.

8-9 [at Tarawera].

10 start [from Tarawera] at v. By iii, p.m. we gained the summit of the mountain pass, Titiokura... pushed on, & at v. o’Clock emerged from the forest... fled for refuge [from the rain] to some miserable forsaken sheds, which stood in a potatoe plant­ation hard by….

11 [in the potato plantation].

12 left [the potato plantation]... In 9 hours steady persevering travelling we gained Petani, during which we crossed Te Waio­hingaanga river 43 times, waist deep!

13 At x. a.m. we left [Petani], in a Canoe; and by iii p.m. reached the Station [Waitangi].

14-31 [at Waitangi].

1-10 [at Waitangi].

11 Left the Station [Waitangi] this morning at 11 o’Clock... crossed Ahuriri harbour…. At Sunset, we reached Petani.

12 At noon we proceeded towards Tangoio.

13 [at Tangoio].

14 At iii p.m. we left [Tangoio], on our return to Petani.... At Sunset we reached that village;

15 2 p.m., when I left [Petani] for Ẁarerangi... crossed the inner harbour safely in our little Canoe, and... reached Ẁarerangi by dark ­–

16 leaving Ẁarerangi at iv. p.m., we soon reached Te Poraiti.... At Sunset, we ventured across the inner harbour [and] paddled on... reached the Station [Waitangi]... by xi. p.m.

17-31 [at Waitangi].

1850 February

1 [at Waitangi].

2 left [Waitangi] this morning – reached [Kohinurakau] a little before Sunset.

3 [at Kohinurakau].

4 at one, p.m, we left [Kohinurakau]…. By iii. p.m., we reached Ngaẁakatatara... left for Patangata...

5 [at Patangata].

6 left on my return... Calling again at Ngaẁakatatara... about midnight, or later... we threw ourselves down among the fern on the banks of the Ngaruroro river….

7 crossing the river we reached the Station [Waitangi] in about an hour....

8-28 [at Waitangi].

1850 March

1 [at Waitangi].

2 This morning at 11 o’Clock I left the Station [Waitangi]... at 9, p.m., we reached Waimarama....

3 [at Waimarama].

4 At noon we left [Waimarama] for Manawarakau, which village we reached by Sunset.

5 started afresh.... At 2 p.m. we gained Tuingara.... Continuing our journey till dark, we reached the litt1e village of Ouepoto, our old sleeping-place….

6 left [Ouepoto] ... 3 hours steady march over tidal rocks brought us to Parimahu.... By 3 p.m. we had crossed the long sandy beach, and... reached [Porangahau] by Sunset.

7 At i. p.m., we left [Porangahau] and... halted at iv. p.m., at the little fishing-village of Wangaehu –

8 Recommenced our journey…. By noon we had reached the little village of Tautaane just under Cape Turnagain.... travelled till Sunset, when we halted under a clump of Karaka trees, which grew close to the shore.

9 recommenced our journey, and in less than 2 hours reached Akitio…. At ½ past viii, p.m... we dragged ourselves into Mataikona.

10-11 [at Mataikona].

12 At noon we started for Rangiẁakaoma (Castle Point), which place we reached by sunset.

13 [at Rangiẁakaoma].

14 left Rangiẁakaoma... By Sunset we reached Waipupu….

15 recommenced our journey…. At ii p.m. we called at a little retired village near Te Unuunu... reached Ẁaraurangi 2 hours after Sunset....

16 started [from Ẁaraurangi].... By iii. p.m. we gained Pahawa….

17-18 [at Pahawa],

19 started [from Pahawa] for Wairarapa, going up the bed of the Pahawa river... By Sunset we reached Te Takapau, the little village at its head....

20 started afresh [from Te Takapau] for Huaangarua, which village we entered a little before sunset...

21-25 [at Huaangarua].

26 proceeded up the [Wairarapa] valley.... By Sunset we reached Hurunuiorangi...

27 left Hurunuiorangi.... By iii. p.m , we reached Te Kaikokirikiri;

28-31 [at Te Kaikokirikiri].

1850 April

1 At noon we left Te Kaikokirikiri, and travelling steadily on, reached the edge of the great forest by Sunset. Here we halted

2 commenced our miserable journey [through the long forest] till 4 p.m.

3 Resuming our disagreeable march, and pressing steadily on, we suddenly emerged from the dark woods upon the little isolated village of Te Hawera by iii. p.m.,

4 [at Te Hawera].

5 [left Te Hawera] and once more entered the forests. We travelled steadily on without stopping, and reached Ngaawapurua… half-an-hour after Sunset….

6 started very early [from Ngaawapurua] some... by canoe... poled up the [Manawatu] river... gained the village of Puehutai a little before Sunset...

7-8 [At Puehutai].

9 At ii., p.m., we left Puehutai [for] Te Hautotara, which village we reached by v. p.m….

10 left the village [Te Hautotara]... travelled till near Sunset… finding we could not clear the forest by night, we halted by the side of the river Mangatawainui.

11 recommenced travelling, and... reached Te Waipukurau village an hour after dark.

12 At noon I left [Te Waipukurau]... reached Te Tamumu [village] by Sunset....

13 At ii p.m., we left [Te Tamumu] for Patangata, which village we reached by dusk....

14 [at Patangata].

15 At ii p.m., we left this village [Patangata] for Ngaẁakatatara…. We reached it by v. p.m….

16 [proceeded from Ngaẁakatatara] to the Mission Station [Waitangi] which we reached by iv. p.m….

17-30 [at Waitangi].

1850 May

1-8 [at Waitangi].

9 Left the Station [Waitangi].... By Sunset we reached Petani….

10 started [from Petani] for Tangoio;

11-14 [at Tangoio].

15 At ii p.m., I left Tangoio on my return to Petani, which village we reached a little before Sunset.

16-19 [at Petani].

20 Left Petani at xi... and reached the Mission Station [Waitangi] shortly after Sunset.

21-31 [at Waitangi].

1850 June

1-16 [at Waitangi].

17 left the Mission Station [Waitangi]... An hour after Sunset I reach Petani….

18 left [Petani] for Tangoio;

19-20 [a. t Tangoio].

21 At noon I left Tangoio, and travelling steadily on reached Ahuriri shortly after dark.

22 crossed the harbour [Ahuriri, and walked] to the Mission Station [Waitangi].

23-30 [at Waitangi].

1-4 [at Waitangi]

5 left for Waimarama…. An hour after dark, we halted under the high cliffs near Cape Kidnapper.

6 resumed our journey [and] reached Waimarama.

7-8 [at Waimarama]

9 left Waimarama by an inland path for Kohinurakau, reaching it by dusk.

10 [at Kohinurakau].

11 left [Kohinurakau], & reached Ngaẁakatatara village a little before Sunset, & thence pushed on to Patangata.

12 left [Patangata] for Te Rotoatara, and reached it by ii. p.m.;

13-14 [at Te Rotoatara].

15 Leaving Te Rotoatara and arriving at Patangata....

16 travelled [from Patangata] to Ngaẁakatatara;

17 Returned [from Ngaẁakatatara] to the Mission Station [Waitangi].

18-29 [at Waitangi].

30 left the Station [Waitangi] this morning for Cape Kidnapper.

31 Rusticating at Cape Kidnapper.

1 Returned to the Mission Station [Waitangi].

2-31 [at Waitangi].

1850 September

1-30 [at Waitangi].

1 [at Waitangi].

2 left the Mission Station [Waitangi].... By Sunset we reached Petani....

3 left [Petani] but were obliged to halt at Kaiwaka stream…

4 Resuming our journey, we reached the Mohaka river [and] halted on the opposite bank for the night.

5 Continuing our journey, we reached Tarawera an hour after Sunset….

6-7 [at Tarawera].

8 At iv. p.m. I left, on my return…. Reached the Tawai (Fagus) wood on the top [of the first of the high ridges]... where we halted.

9 recommenced our journey. We crossed the River Mohaka by noon, & gained Titiokura, the topmost ridge, by iii. p.m... obliged to take refuge in the neighbouring forest....

10 [unwell but] by Sunset, reached Kaiwaka our former sleeping­ place....

11 again resumed our journey towards Tangoio, which village we reached by ii p.m….

12-13 [at Tangoio].

14 left [Tangoio]. & reached the Station [Waitangi] an hour after Sunset.

15-31 [at Waitangi].

1-14 [at Waitangi].

15 This morning, at xi, I left the Station [Waitangi]... out of the direct path and [ascended] the hills to Kohinurakau. This village we gained by dusk....

16 descended [from Kohinurakau] to the valley…. By noon we gained Ngaẁakatatara... passed on to Patangata…. We reached it by iv. p.m….

17-18 [at Patangata].

19 left Patangata... reached Te Waipukurau by iii. p.m….

20 [at Te Waipukurau].

21 left [Te Waipukurau]... By Sunset we had reached the little isolated village of Eparaima….

22 left [Eparaima] for Porangahau... arrived there shortly before Sunset;

23-25 [at Porangahau].

26 left Porangahau; and, the tide favoring us, we reached Ouepoto... by Sunset.

27 left [Ouepoto] for Manawarakau, which village we reached... an hour after dark.

28 proceeded leisurely on [from Manawarakau].... By iv. p.m., we reached Waimarama....

29 left [Waimarama] at ii., p.m... halted... near Te Awanga village;

30 Three hours travelling this morning brought us to the Mission Station [Waitangi].

1850 December

1-19 [at Waitangi].

20 left [Waitangi] for Tangoio. Crossing Ahuriri harbour & landing on the opposite shore…. By Sunset we reached Petani.

21 resumed our journey [from Petani] to Tangoio, which village we reached by noon.

22 [at Tangoio].

23 At 2 p.m. we left Tangoio... by vi., travelling leisurely, we reached Petani....

24 [left Petani]... it was past vii at night by the time we reached Ahuriri, and past x. long before we reached the Station [Waitangi].

25-31 [at Waitangi].

1-31 [at Waitangi].

1-28 [at Waitangi].

1 left the Station [Waitangi]... reached Petani an hour after Sunset.

2 [at Petani].

3 left [Petani] for Tangoio....

4 [at Tangoio].

5 At ii p.m. we left Tangoio... got late and weary (and hungry) to Petani;

6-9 [at Petani].

10 [left] Petani [and arrived] at Ahuriri.... Crossing the harbour, we reached the Station [Waitangi] a little after Sunset....

11-20 [at Waitangi].

21 left the Station [Waitangi].... By ii p.m. we reached Mataraua... reached Waimarama by Sunset....

22-24 [at Waimarama].

25 left [Waimarama]... and by v. p.m., we reached Manawarakau.

26 at noon, we left [Manawarakau]... travelled on steadily over the hills till starlight, when... we gained Tuingara....

27 At iii p.m., we left Tuingara, and arrived at Parimahu by dusk;

28 travelled leisurely on [from Parimahu].... By iii p.m. we reached Poranguhau….

29-31 [at Porangahau].

1 Leaving Porangahau... we travelled on, over the open downs and high exposed hills until iii. p.m., when we descended to Ẁangaehu….

2 recommencing our journey [from Ẁangaehu], reached Tautaane by noon.

3 proceeded on our journey... over the long sandy beaches and under the sand hills... by ii p.m., reached Akitio….

4 set out [from Akitio] for Mataikona... and, by Sunset, we reached the village.

5-6 [at Mataikona].

7 left [Mataikona] at 2 p.m… across the salt-water inlet, which is under the village... reached the little village of Ẁakataki by sunset….

8 resumed our journey [from Ẁakataki].... At iv. p.m., we crossed the Ẁareama inlet in a small canoe.... By Sunset we reached Waipupu....

9 [at Waipupu].

10 proceeded [from Waipupu]... over the open beaches and, after 5 hours toiling, we got... to Kaihoata... and gained the little village of Ẁakauruhanga, near Te Unuunu, [a secluded spot among the hills] by sunset.

11 At ii, p.m... resolved to leave [Ẁakauruhanga]... by dusk we reached Ẁaraurangi.

12 started [from Ẁaraurangi]... turned a romantic & craggy point of land, named Ngapihao, about 2 miles from Ẁaraurangi... by iii p.m., we reached Pahawa....

13 [at Pahawa].

14 left Pahawa... reaching Te Awaiti village an hour after dusk.

15 left this little village [Te Awaiti] at noon and reached Oroi... by iv. o’clock.

16 [at Oroi].

17 [left Oroi]. In 3 hours we reached Tuhirangi, a small village…. Leaving Tuhirangi we trave11ed... until 3 hours after Sunset... we reached Te Kopi –

18 [at Te Kopi].

19 At x. o’clock... we attempted a passage [from Te Kopi, of the cliffs].... By ii. p.m., we gained Turanganui....

20-21 [at Turanganui].

22 leaving this village [Turanganui]... in about an hour, we reached the little village of Tauanui... resumed our journey... [and arrived] at Tuhitarata, Mr. McMaster’s Sheep Station…. Travelling briskly on, I reached Otaraia... by dusk.

23 left the village [Otaraia]... on our way to Huaangarua ....

24-28 [at Huaangarua].

29 proceeded up the valley [from Huaangarua]... called on Capt. Smith in passing... hastened on, and by 3 p.m. reached Te Ahiaruhe…. Hence on to Hurunuiorangi , which village we reached by sunset.

30 started [from Hurunuiorangi]... reached Te Kaikokirikiri by iv. p.m.