Hi Judith , While you await replies from others you may be interested in this ,below Ray http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19300508.2.97&srpos=1&e=--1910---1930--10--1----0Beet%2c+Pirongia-- On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Judith Harper <quester@orcon.net.nz> wrote: > > 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 >