New Zealand Gazette – 1953 – No. 47

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✨ Maori Adoption Notices



SCHEDULE (KUPU APITI)—continued

No. Date of Order Adopted Child Sex (Tane, Wahine ranei) Date of Birth Adopting Parents
(Nama) (Te Ra i Hangaia al te Ota) (Tamaiti Whangai) (Te Ra Whanau) (Nga Matua Whangai)
488 20/3/52 Barbara Hanahuia Pauline Hill, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Barbara Hanahuia Pauline Vercoe Female (wahine) 8/8/51 Richard Vercoe and (raua ko) Wahineiti Vercoe.
489 22/2/52 Terence Paul Te Whata, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Terence Paul Tu Male (tane) .. 26/9/51 Augustine Tu and (raua ko) Tera Tu.
490 27/5/52 William Tohaia, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) William Mikaere Male (tane) .. 17/10/46 Jackson Mikaere and (raua ko) Rosie Mikaere.
493 28/5/52 Patricia Shirley Nicholas, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Patricia Shirley Nicholas Female (wahine) 25/1/51 Wiremu Nikorahi (William Nicholas) and (raua ko) Rose Nicholas.
494 18/3/52 Cora Reongaro Matijasovich, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Cora Kerea (Clare) Female (wahine) 11/11/51 Gordon Kerea (Clare) and (raua ko) Delia Kerea (Clare).
495 18/3/52 Janet Puawananga Johnston, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Janet Puawananga Rogers Female (wahine) 4/12/43 Haratua Aperahama Rogers and (raua ko) Messines Rogers.
496 7/5/52 Richard Ngawini Stone, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Richard Ngawini Male (tane) .. 21/1/52 Miroa Ngawini and (raua ko) Rakato Ngawini.
497 1/7/52 Winnifred Miraka Maaka Moke, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Winnifred Mira raka Maaka te Pania Female (wahine) 24/12/51 Wiremu te Pania and (raua ko) Kahukareti te Pania.
499 29/5/52 Maraea Rihi Ruha, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Maraea Rihi Brown Female (wahine) 28/9/51 Rewiri or David Brown and (raua ko) Riripeti or Betty Brown.
501 20/5/52 Ngahooro Ratana, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Nga hooro Tupe Male (tane) .. 1/11/51 Ngahooro Tupe and (raua ko) Patricia Tupe.
503 20/5/52 Hireme Harold Thompson, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Harold Rogers Tokona Male (tane) .. 16/1/48 Walter Tokona and (raua ko) Vera Tokona.
505 2/9/52 Rauhuia Winiata, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Rauhuia Edwards Female (wahine) 2/2/47 Te Paea Edwards, née Winiata.
507 20/3/52 Hohepa Wharekura Haira, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Hohepa Wharekura Haira Male (tane) .. 26/7/51 Irihei Haira and (raua ko) Maureen Haira.
508 24/4/52 Akima Jack Rewita, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Akima Jack Tupene Male (tane) .. 29/4/46 Akima Tupene and (raua ko) Pine Rete Tupene.
510 25/9/51 Charles Wahia Harawira, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Charles Wahia Tawhiao Male (tane) .. 5/2/50 John Charles Tawhiao and (raua ko) Heeni Ngahoro Tawhiao.
511 7/7/52 Margaret Ann te Pere Eru, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Margaret Ann te Pere Kamu Female (wahine) 30/6/46 Rawiri te Kamu and (raua ko) Gladys te Kamu.
512 1/7/52 Virginia May Heta, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Virginia May Butler Female (wahine) 14/2/52 Pohe Butler and (raua ko) Zeta Moreen Butler.
514 2/9/52 Roger Paul Hona, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Roger Paul Hona Male (tane) .. 8/4/52 Paul Hona and (raua ko) Mei Hona.
517 1/7/52 George Pererika Edwards, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) George Pererika Twist Male (tane) .. 8/1/52 Frederick Twist and (raua ko) Olive Twist.
518 2/9/52 Te Rangiaonui Doyle Pene, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) John Doyle Te Rangiaonui Marino Male (tane) .. 7/1/51 Sonny Hohepa Marino and (raua ko) Rauma hara Rosie Marino.
520 9/5/52 Colin Kingi, hereafter to be called (a muri ake nei ka huaina ko) Colin Irihei Haira Male (tane) .. 27/7/48 Irihei Haira and (raua ko) Maureen Haira.


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🪶 Notice of Adoptions Under Part IX of the Maori Land Act 1931 (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
5 August 1953
Adoptions, Maori Land Act, Maori Land Court, Waiariki District
62 names identified
  • Barbara Hanahuia Pauline Hill, Adopted child, name changed to Barbara Hanahuia Pauline Vercoe
  • Richard Vercoe, Adopting parent
  • Wahineiti Vercoe, Adopting parent
  • Terence Paul Te Whata, Adopted child, name changed to Terence Paul Tu
  • Augustine Tu, Adopting parent
  • Tera Tu, Adopting parent
  • William Tohaia, Adopted child, name changed to William Mikaere
  • Jackson Mikaere, Adopting parent
  • Rosie Mikaere, Adopting parent
  • Patricia Shirley Nicholas, Adopted child
  • Wiremu Nikorahi, Adopting parent, also known as William Nicholas
  • Rose Nicholas, Adopting parent
  • Cora Reongaro Matijasovich, Adopted child, name changed to Cora Kerea (Clare)
  • Gordon Kerea, Adopting parent, also known as Clare
  • Delia Kerea, Adopting parent, also known as Clare
  • Janet Puawananga Johnston, Adopted child, name changed to Janet Puawananga Rogers
  • Haruata Aperahama Rogers, Adopting parent
  • Messines Rogers, Adopting parent
  • Richard Ngawini Stone, Adopted child
  • Miroa Ngawini, Adopting parent
  • Rakato Ngawini, Adopting parent
  • Winnifred Miraka Maaka Moke, Adopted child, name changed to Winnifred Miraka Maaka te Pania
  • Wiremu te Pania, Adopting parent
  • Kahukareti te Pania, Adopting parent
  • Maraea Rihi Ruha, Adopted child, name changed to Maraea Rihi Brown
  • Rewiri or David Brown, Adopting parent
  • Riripeti or Betty Brown, Adopting parent
  • Ngahooro Ratana, Adopted child, name changed to Nga hooro Tupe
  • Ngahooro Tupe, Adopting parent
  • Patricia Tupe, Adopting parent
  • Hireme Harold Thompson, Adopted child, name changed to Harold Rogers Tokona
  • Walter Tokona, Adopting parent
  • Vera Tokona, Adopting parent
  • Rauhuia Winiata, Adopted child, name changed to Rauhuia Edwards
  • Te Paea Edwards, Adopting parent, née Winiata
  • Hohepa Wharekura Haira, Adopted child
  • Irihei Haira, Adopting parent
  • Maureen Haira, Adopting parent
  • Akima Jack Rewita, Adopted child, name changed to Akima Jack Tupene
  • Akima Tupene, Adopting parent
  • Pine Rete Tupene, Adopting parent
  • Charles Wahia Harawira, Adopted child, name changed to Charles Wahia Tawhiao
  • John Charles Tawhiao, Adopting parent
  • Heeni Ngahoro Tawhiao, Adopting parent
  • Margaret Ann te Pere Eru, Adopted child, name changed to Margaret Ann te Pere Kamu
  • Rawiri te Kamu, Adopting parent
  • Gladys te Kamu, Adopting parent
  • Virginia May Heta, Adopted child, name changed to Virginia May Butler
  • Pohe Butler, Adopting parent
  • Zeta Moreen Butler, Adopting parent
  • Roger Paul Hona, Adopted child
  • Paul Hona, Adopting parent
  • Mei Hona, Adopting parent
  • George Pererika Edwards, Adopted child, name changed to George Pererika Twist
  • Frederick Twist, Adopting parent
  • Olive Twist, Adopting parent
  • Te Rangiaonui Doyle Pene, Adopted child, name changed to John Doyle Te Rangiaonui Marino
  • Sonny Hohepa Marino, Adopting parent
  • Rauma hara Rosie Marino, Adopting parent
  • Colin Kingi, Adopted child, name changed to Colin Irihei Haira
  • Irihei Haira, Adopting parent
  • Maureen Haira, Adopting parent