Lindauer Ringa Rehe

Painter of Mana

Hōne Heke Ngāpua [MHR]Wāhine Weaving KākahuRewi Manga ManiapotoHēnare PōtaeThe Tohunga Under TapuPakewa [previously identified as Te Rangipikinga]Ruka AratapuHuria MatengaAnehanaTe Paea HinerangiHāmiora TūRāpata Wahawaha [Major, NZC]Te HāpukuĪhaka WhaangaErueti TamaikōhāKai TimeJames Carroll [Hon, MLC, later Sir]Hōri Ngākapa Te WhanaungaTūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero TāwhiaoMāori WomanRatene HihitawaTāmati Pirimona MarinoTe Rangi TopeoraWāhine and Kōhine Making KeteWiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te WaharoaHūria Ngārongoā Kātene MātengaWhitiora Te KumeteHeeni Hirini and childTāmati Wāka Te PuhiDigging with the KōHōri Kīngi Te ĀnauaHeta Te HaaraRetimana Te ManiaKeeta Te KaniPāora TūhaereTōkena Te KerēhiWahanui Reihana Te HuatareTukukino Te Ahiātaewa'Happy days' Playing Ruru or FivestonesKewene Te HahoWiremu Tako Ngātata [Hon, MLC]Ana Rupene and ChildRēnata Kawepō Tama-ki-HikurangiTāmati Wāka NeneTe Horetā Te TaniwhaKamariera Te Hautākiri WharepapaTāraia Ngākuti Te TumuhuiaWiremu Te Manewha'In days gone by' Fire-MakingThe Tohunga Tā Moko at WorkPāora TūhaereHākopa Te Ata-o-TūTakerei Te RauangaangaTomika Te Mutu, chief of the Ngaiterangi tribe, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandTūhoto ArikiTaonui HīkakaMere Kuru Te KatiEruera Maihi PatuoneTāmati Ngāpora ManuhiriMāori PortraitHōri Kerei Taiaroa [Hon, MLC]Wiremu Nēra Te AwaitaiaWaata Kukutai [Major]Te Hira Te KawauTomika Te MutuParatene Te ManuPōmare II, known as Whiria, later Whētoi Pōmare IIPare WātenePera Te Rangituatahi TūtokoWīremu Parata Te Kākākura Waipunāhau

Welcome to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki’s website dedicated to Gottfried Lindauer’s celebrated portraits of 19th century Māori rangatira: men and women who continue to inspire today. This is a place for their stories.

We invite you to explore their fascinating histories along with Lindauer’s other paintings imagining Māori life.

Read the heartfelt comments of Māori tūpuna and viewers in the Visitors’ Book, listen to interviews with descendants, learn about how Lindauer made the paintings, and contribute your comments and engage in discussion. 

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Visitors' Book

The Lindauer Art Gallery Māori Visitors’ Book is a remarkable document. Spanning the years 1901 to 1918, it contains hundreds of poignant comments written in te reo Māori by visitors to the gallery.

This extraordinary record provides a window into Māori engagement with their tūpuna through the Partridge Collection. See their handwritten stories, and read the original responses or their translations.

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