Hi Judith I forwarded your request onto a member of our Genealogy group, who is very knowledgeable on the Pirongia district. I hope his reply is helpful. Regards Linda Te Awamutu Genealogy Message: 14 Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:59:27 +1300 From: Judith Harper <quester@orcon.net.nz> Subject: [nz] Pharpharnua Farm, Whata Whata Hoe, Pirongia To: NZ Rootsweb list <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <5316F57F.6040002@orcon.net.nz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed My grandmother Elsie Beet wrote the above address in a reading book in about 1914. She was about 14 years old and her writing is neat and decisive so I guess she knew her address but then I wonder about the spelling of Maori at that time. So can anyone please tell me what or where Whata Whata Hoe is? I know about Whatawhata but that seems too far away to be included under Pirongia. Any ideas please? And how might Pharpharnua be understood these days? Thanks. Judith Harper Nelson, NZ
WHATIWHATIHOHE >From The New Zealand Guide "Auckland Prov. Below Pirongia Mountain near the junction of the Puniu Stream and Waipa River. The site of the one-time village of the Maori King." Hope this helps. Regards, Christine Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:59:27 +1300 From: Judith Harper <quester@orcon.net.nz> Subject: [nz] Pharpharnua Farm, Whata Whata Hoe, Pirongia To: NZ Rootsweb list <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <5316F57F.6040002@orcon.net.nz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed My grandmother Elsie Beet wrote the above address in a reading book in about 1914. She was about 14 years old and her writing is neat and decisive so I guess she knew her address but then I wonder about the spelling of Maori at that time. So can anyone please tell me what or where Whata Whata Hoe is? I know about Whatawhata but that seems too far away to be included under Pirongia. Any ideas please? And how might Pharpharnua be understood these days? Thanks. Judith Harper Nelson, NZ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message