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Story: Genealogy and family history

Maniapoto's whakapapa in graphic form

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Maniapoto's whakapapa in graphic form

Here Maniapoto's whakapapa is presented visually as a family tree. In this case the story goes many generations further back than in Tom Roa's recitation.

Whakapapa from information provided by Tūhuatahi Tui Adams

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How to cite this page

David Swain, Genealogy and family history – What is genealogy?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/whakapapa/27059/maniapotos-whakapapa-in-graphic-form (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Swain, published 7 April 2011.

Comments

Susan
19 January 2012
Hi there , I visited your website for the first time last night and I noticed that you had some genealogy research resources. You are doing some lovely work, and it is evidently appreciated by many people. I was wondering if you might consider listing my genealogy form page as a link on your website. I'd like to be associated with some of the better websites online like yours. I'm an amateur genealogist and I've created these forms that people can download and use for their genealogy research. My website is entirely free because I feel strongly that people should be able to research their family without paying for it. I've listed my information below if you're able to link to me: URL: http://www.obituarieshelp.org/genealogy_forms_downloads.html Title: free genealogy forms Description: Family tree templates available in PDF form. These free forms can be used to create your own personal family tree. I'll be adding the largest groups of census forms online within the next two weeks so I hope your visitors enjoy them and use them to further their ancestry search. Thanks for reading this and I'm glad I found your website. Susan