Whakapapa starts at the dawn of time and weaves it’s way throughout the centuries and generations. Whakapapa is continuous and eternal, coming from the past, appearing in the present and disappearing into the future. Whakapapa binds us together, gives us our connections to the land, establishes our identity to the
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When searching for whakapapa you need to be aware that there are three different types of Maori naming conventions, depending on the year the person was born. You need to understand this to be able to find people who could be known by alot of different names. Here is an
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Within whanau (families) there will be the people who hold the whakapapa, who nurture and cherish the whakapapa and who have the korero (stories) that go with the whakapapa. These people will not necessarily hand you your whakapapa to you on a plate. You need to prove first to the
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Through whakapapa, relationships are established in line with Maori rules. Whanau today translates as family, and is often refered to in Pakeha as extended family, but the whanau is more wider than the extended family. Whanau encompasses not only your: – grandparents – parents and their siblings – your brothers
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Here are the main places to start looking for whakapapa as well as information as to what kind of records each place holds. Births, Deaths, Marriages Only marriages between Maori and Pakeha were required to be officially registered prior to 1911. The Maori Register of Marriages recorded marriages between 1911-1954.
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To get good whakapapa search results from Google you need to know how to do an advanced search else you will get alot of results that are not related to what you are looking for. We have designed a whakapapa search form that will create the advanced search for you
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When you are new to whakapapa knowing what websites to search can be hard.  That is why we have designed a whakapapa search form that will create searches for 18 of the the main genealogy sites that may have whakapapa, including an advanced search on Google. For some sites it
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The Whakapapa Club are producing a video series of researching your whakapapa online. In part 1 we look at important tips for searching the forums and the records.  Below the video is a transcript which has links to places mentioned in the video. Transcript: Kia ora and welcome to the
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The Whakapapa Club are producing a video series of researching your whakapapa online. In part 2 we look at how to do a whakapapa search on Google and get relevant results.  Below the video is a transcript which has links to places mentioned in the video. Transcript: Kia ora and
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The Whakapapa Club are producing a video series of researching your whakapapa online. In part 3 we look at how to do a whakapapa surname search on Google and get relevant results.  Below the video is a transcript which has links to places mentioned in the video. Transcript: Kia ora
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The Whakapapa Club are producing a video series of researching your whakapapa online. In part 4 we show you basic search tips you can use at the FamilySearch Site.  Below the video is a transcript which has links to places mentioned in the video. Transcript: Kia ora and welcome to
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