This website is maintained for descendants of William Morris of Blackrock, Cork, Ireland and  Te Umutapuihi no Te Whanau a Kai Koreaunei/Taupara me Te Aitanga a Mahaki, no reira nau mai  haere mai kia koutou te whanau Morris katoa.

I would like to acknowledge the following wahine; my cousin the late Mrs Shelagh Tidy,of Tolaga  Bay and aunt Mrs Alison N.Wright, of Napier for their invaluable verbal and written  information. I would also like to acknowledge my g
 late grand aunt Mrs Fern Rutherford, of Birkdale, Auckland, for all the input and research she passed on to me over the years they have all inspired me to set up this family tree  website.

Nga mihi nui.Tai

References:
 De Z. Hall, R.Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki woman of mana.
 Halbert, R. (1999). Horouta. Singapore:Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd. Leask, D. (1991). Maraea Morris Maria`s hand written memoirs. Te Tairawhiti Museum. MacKay,J.A.(1982). Historic Poverty Bay (4th ed.). Christchurch:Whitcoulls Ltd. Morris-Derbyshire, T. (2011). Personal family photo albums.
 Morris-Derbyshire, T. (2011). Facebook. Retrieved October 26, 2011, from  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001104485705#!/tai.derbyshire Rutherford, F.(2009). A child on her back.  Private Publisher NZ. Te Ara (2011). Story:Ngā hāhi – Māori and  Christian denominations Part of page 6 – Salvation Army. Retrieved October 27, 2011, from  http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/nga-hahi-maori-and-christian-denominations/6 Wright, A. N. (1999). William Morris master whaler 1815-1882: From Blackrock, Co. Cork to  Hawkes 
 Bay New Zealand. Private Publisher NZ.
 Wright, A. N. (2002). William Morris daybook: Life in early Port Ahuriri. Private Publisher NZ. Wright, A. N. (n.d.). Kaumatua: The life of William Te Pere Morris. Private Publisher NZ.