Lindauer Ringa Rehe

Painter of Mana

Te HāpukuHāmiora TūTāmati Wāka Te PuhiMāori PortraitHūria Ngārongoā Kātene MātengaHeeni Hirini and childTe Horetā Te TaniwhaRatene HihitawaTāraia Ngākuti Te TumuhuiaĪhaka WhaangaTōkena Te KerēhiRēnata Kawepō Tama-ki-HikurangiHōri Kīngi Te ĀnauaWāhine and Kōhine Making Kete'In days gone by' Fire-MakingTāmati Wāka NeneThe Tohunga Under TapuAna Rupene and ChildTūhoto Ariki'Happy days' Playing Ruru or FivestonesAnehanaRāpata Wahawaha [Major, NZC]Te Rangi TopeoraWahanui Reihana Te HuatareHōri Ngākapa Te WhanaungaTomika Te Mutu, chief of the Ngaiterangi tribe, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandWiremu Nēra Te AwaitaiaWiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te WaharoaRewi Manga ManiapotoDigging with the KōHākopa Te Ata-o-TūThe Tohunga Tā Moko at WorkPāora TūhaereHuria MatengaHōri Kerei Taiaroa [Hon, MLC]Tomika Te MutuHōne Heke Ngāpua [MHR]Taonui HīkakaTāmati Ngāpora ManuhiriTūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero TāwhiaoHeta Te HaaraWīremu Parata Te Kākākura WaipunāhauParatene Te ManuWhitiora Te KumeteErueti TamaikōhāJames Carroll [Hon, MLC, later Sir]Ruka AratapuMere Kuru Te KatiHēnare PōtaeTāmati Pirimona MarinoWaata Kukutai [Major]Te Hira Te KawauTakerei Te RauangaangaTe Paea HinerangiEruera Maihi PatuoneKai TimePāora TūhaereRetimana Te ManiaTukukino Te AhiātaewaKamariera Te Hautākiri WharepapaWāhine Weaving KākahuWiremu Te ManewhaPōmare II, known as Whiria, later Whētoi Pōmare IIPakewa [previously identified as Te Rangipikinga]Keeta Te KaniPare WāteneWiremu Tako Ngātata [Hon, MLC]Māori WomanKewene Te HahoPera Te Rangituatahi Tūtoko

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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