{"id":432,"date":"2021-03-26T23:01:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T11:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestir.red\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:00:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T08:00:16","slug":"237-130-session-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bestir.red\/?page_id=432","title":{"rendered":"237.130 Independent Study Week #5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Session 5: How do we know?-part 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Task<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make a short research presentation (minimum 3 slides) which contains reference to at least one image\/visual resource, one book, one source from another media (newspaper, documentary, interview etc) and relates to your project\/place to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For my research, although I have anecdotal evidence and a few references to there being M\u0101ori living in Days Bay, I have no solid information about where they lived or what happened to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, that will be my research topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locating the M\u0101ori of Days Bay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The original M\u0101ori name for Days Bay was Otuamotoro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Otuamotoro: Day&#8217;s Bay. A Ngati Ira fortified village. Built by Te Hiha six generations ago.<\/p><cite>Bauchop, H. <em>Ngati Ira and Rangitane in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara to 1865.<\/em> A Report Commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal, January 1997<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_432_1('footnote_plugin_reference_432_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_432_1('footnote_plugin_reference_432_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_432_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_432_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/forms.justice.govt.nz\/search\/Documents\/WT\/wt_DOC_93653064\/Wai%20145%2C%20H005.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_432_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_432_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the Ngati Ira Iwi were the original residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many settlements were there?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have evidence from interviews with M\u0101ori elders that there was more than one settlement in Days Bay. James Cowan, noted for his books on colonial history and M\u0101ori ethnography, documented a discussion on this and related subjects with a M\u0101ori woman called Rangi te Puni:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>One day Rangi te Puni took me to the sandy beach-side at Pito-one to point out some of the old-time homes and fishing places of the Atiawa and their kin. \u201cThe place you call Lowry Bay,\u201d she said, \u201cwas called by us Whio-rau, because of the abundance of the whio or blue mountain duck, in the little streams that came down from the hills about there. Ngau-matau (\u201cBite the Fish-hook\u201d) is the northern point of Whio-rau. \u201cBeyond again\u201d\u2014and the old dame pointed to Day&#8217;s Bay\u2014she called it \u201cDaisy Bay\u201d \u2014\u201cwe had a small settlement named Te Aewa. The north end of the Bay was Te Wharangi. The cliff there was one of our olden fishing marks. When the men went out in their canoes to draw the long seine net for moki or rock cod in the early morning, they used to paddle out in a line from the mouth of the Korokoro Creek, on the west there, across the harbour towards Te Wharangi.\u201d<\/p><cite>Tohunga. (October 1 1934). The Wisdom of the M\u0101ori. <em>THE NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS MAGAZINE, VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also reference to a p\u0101 site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Day&#8217;s Bay. On the ridge to the north may be seen the remains of a fortified position, as evidenced by levelled hut sites, an earthwork defence, and butts of totara posts.<\/p><p>The positions where even a single line of earthwork defence was employed, are but few, and consist of one at Days Bay &#8230;<\/p><cite>Best, E. <em>The Land of Tara and They Who Settled It.<\/em> The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 28, No. 109, 1919<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_432_1('footnote_plugin_reference_432_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_432_1('footnote_plugin_reference_432_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_432_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_432_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/www.jps.auckland.ac.nz\/document\/\/Volume_28_1919\/Volume_28%2C_No._109\/The_Land_of_Tara_and_they_who_settled_it._Part_VI%2C_by_Elsdon_Best%2C_p_1-17\/p1<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_432_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_432_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s another source on this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Orua- motoro Pa was located at Days Bay and was said to have been built by Te Hiha of Ngati Kahungunu (Ngati Ira?).<\/p><cite>Raukura Consultants. <em>Eastern Bays Shared Path.<\/em> Hutt City Council, 2018<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What remains as of 2021?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, most of Days Bay where the k\u0101inga and p\u0101 would have stood has been subdivided and developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the p\u0101 site may have looked<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A p\u0101 site like this would typically have had some kind of terracing and house platforms, surrounded by a Totara palisade. This example from the King Country shows what it could have looked like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/34840-enz.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/34840-enz.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/34840-enz-300x207.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption>Pollock, Kerryn. <em>King Country region &#8211; M\u0101ori settlement and occupation<\/em>. Te Ara &#8211; the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http:\/\/www.TeAra.govt.nz\/en\/photograph\/34840\/tuitahi-pa-site (accessed 29 March 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, now we have evidence that the p\u0101 existed, and had been abandoned by 1919, given that it was seen as a ruin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened to the p\u0101 after 1919?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that the p\u0101 site was on the &#8220;ridge to the north&#8221; of Days Bay, then it would have become part of the first tranche of sections that were developed for residential housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a map of subdivisions at Day&#8217;s Bay, Lowry Bay, etc. compiled from official records by Palmer &amp; Mahood in 1922.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/days_bay_pa_site_section.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/days_bay_pa_site_section.png 770w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/days_bay_pa_site_section-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/days_bay_pa_site_section-768x696.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption>Sourced from LINZ. Crown Copyright reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How might the Days Bay villages ave looked?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The villages themselves are likely to have comprised of wood or flax built huts, and unfortunately would not have left much archaeological evidence of their presence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vaughan-flanagan-village-final-1024x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vaughan-flanagan-village-final-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vaughan-flanagan-village-final-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vaughan-flanagan-village-final-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vaughan-flanagan-village-final-1536x764.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vaughan-flanagan-village-final-1200x597.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bestir.red\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/vaughan-flanagan-village-final.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiaki.natlib.govt.nz\/#details=ecatalogue.20668\">Greenwood, Joseph Hugh. <em>Diary.<\/em> 1819-1849<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_432_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_432_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_432_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_432_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_432_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_432_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_432_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/forms.justice.govt.nz\/search\/Documents\/WT\/wt_DOC_93653064\/Wai%20145%2C%20H005.pdf<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_432_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_432_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_432_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">http:\/\/www.jps.auckland.ac.nz\/document\/\/Volume_28_1919\/Volume_28%2C_No._109\/The_Land_of_Tara_and_they_who_settled_it._Part_VI%2C_by_Elsdon_Best%2C_p_1-17\/p1<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_432_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_432_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_432_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_432_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_432_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_432_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_432_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_432_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_432_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_432_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_432_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_432_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_432_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_432_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Session 5: How do we know?-part 2 Task Make a short research presentation (minimum 3 slides) which contains reference to at least one image\/visual resource, one book, one source from another media (newspaper, documentary, interview etc) and relates to your project\/place to date. 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