Whati Whati Hoe on the banks of the Waipa River was the name taken from the nearby Maori settlement for the farm owned by James George Berry (my great grand uncle) and his wife Mary (nee Neil). "Maori moving from Auckland and the Manukau Harbour, up the Waikato and Waipa Rivers in their waka, on reaching the rapids, broke their paddles and landed naming the place Whati Whati Hoe meaning Broken Paddles." This is from a paper which lies in the care of the Te Awamutu and District Museum. Both James and Mary were very involved with the Maori, particularly Mary who was granted by Parliament the right to dispense free medicines to the Maori. Mary's interpreter was Arthur Ormsby who I guess was related to the Ormsby recently on the NZSG Council. From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of new-zealand-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, 9 March 2014 4:52 p.m. To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: NEW-ZEALAND Digest, Vol 9, Issue 59