Lindauer Ringa Rehe

Painter of Mana

Kamariera Te Hautākiri WharepapaTūhoto ArikiHōri Kerei Taiaroa [Hon, MLC]Hūria Ngārongoā Kātene MātengaEruera Maihi PatuonePāora TūhaereWiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te WaharoaTāmati Wāka NeneTomika Te MutuKewene Te HahoPāora TūhaereParatene Te ManuWiremu Nēra Te AwaitaiaWāhine Weaving KākahuKai TimeErueti TamaikōhāWhitiora Te KumeteRāpata Wahawaha [Major, NZC]The Tohunga Tā Moko at WorkPōmare II, known as Whiria, later Whētoi Pōmare II'In days gone by' Fire-MakingTāraia Ngākuti Te TumuhuiaHōne Heke Ngāpua [MHR]Mere Kuru Te KatiAna Rupene and ChildHākopa Te Ata-o-Tū'Happy days' Playing Ruru or FivestonesPare WāteneTe Horetā Te TaniwhaThe Tohunga Under TapuTakerei Te RauangaangaPakewa [previously identified as Te Rangipikinga]Wāhine and Kōhine Making KeteTāmati Pirimona MarinoTūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero TāwhiaoTāmati Wāka Te PuhiAnehanaMāori WomanWiremu Te ManewhaWīremu Parata Te Kākākura WaipunāhauTāmati Ngāpora ManuhiriJames Carroll [Hon, MLC, later Sir]Te HāpukuRatene HihitawaRēnata Kawepō Tama-ki-HikurangiHeeni Hirini and childWiremu Tako Ngātata [Hon, MLC]Rewi Manga ManiapotoHuria MatengaPera Te Rangituatahi TūtokoTe Paea HinerangiMāori PortraitTukukino Te AhiātaewaWaata Kukutai [Major]Tōkena Te KerēhiTomika Te Mutu, chief of the Ngaiterangi tribe, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandRuka AratapuWahanui Reihana Te HuatareHōri Ngākapa Te WhanaungaTe Rangi TopeoraHēnare PōtaeKeeta Te KaniTe Hira Te KawauHōri Kīngi Te ĀnauaDigging with the KōTaonui HīkakaĪhaka WhaangaRetimana Te ManiaHāmiora TūHeta Te Haara

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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