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Chapter VI — At Te Rau College - The Autobiography of a Maori
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When I left Canterbury College , before completing my B.A. degree, I was appointed assistant tutor at Te Rau Theological College. The principal was the Venerable Archdeacon H. W. Williams who was later appointed Bishop of Waiapu. I found that when I taught, the Archdeacon knocked off for the day,...
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An Inadequate Wage - Chapter II — Early Years at Te Araroa - The Autobiography of a Maori
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A more kindly and a more upright man than Wi Tito , I had never met, and yet, now, since I am sophisticated, I am set wondering whether Wi paid us adequately for our services. He had a large bullock which was found necessary to keep on the rope. Every afternoon after school a number of children c...
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Mr. J. H. Pope - Chapter II — Early Years at Te Araroa - The Autobiography of a Maori
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Mr. J. H. Pope, inspector, paid one visit to the school before it closed. I do not know what I learned at school, but at least I knew what a lake was in English. Mr. Pope held up a large piece of paper and, pointing at it said, "Land is here, land is there, and land is all round, what do you call...
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A Taniwha's Lair - Chapter II — Early Years at Te Araroa - The Autobiography of a Maori
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An early photograph of Te Araroa . Waha-o-Rerekohu the giant pohutukawa, is on the extreme right. The hill at the back is the historic Whetumatarau. Mrs. R. T. Kohere , with her eldest daughter, Hinekukurangi . Mrs. Peni Hakiwai , sister of Mrs. Kohere, and an old East Cape resident, with her son...
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Fat Kakas Shaken from Trees - Chapter II — Early Years at Te Araroa - The Autobiography of a Maori
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Though I am now an old man and my father died fifty-two years ago, one memory will ever be green in my mind, and that was the night we spent in the forest. When the hinau berries were ripe and falling to the ground the kaka (native parrot) was fattest. The bird descended to the ground to eat the ...
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Wheat-growing Industry - Chapter II — Early Years at Te Araroa - The Autobiography of a Maori
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Before the Hauhau war broke out on the East Coast in 1865, the Maoris sowed wheat extensively. With the surplus wheat, the Ngati-Porou tribe were able to purchase their own schooners in which they took their produce to the Auckland market. With hand-mills, pieces of which can still be seen today,...
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I Try to get into Te Aute - Chapter IV — At Te Aute College - The Autobiography of a Maori
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All such stories increased my wish to go to Te Aute , and, in 1885, my father and I were once more on the road to Gisborne. All my clothes were rolled in a swag and tied in front of my saddle. My father bought some extra things for me at Gisborne, then we parted and I went by boat to Napier. I wa...
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My First Circus - Chapter IV — At Te Aute College - The Autobiography of a Maori
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Before I close this account of my days at the Gisborne Central School, I must say something about my first circus, which was St. Leone's. I was dumbfounded to see two horses with a man standing with one leg on the rump of each horse, galloping around the ring with more horses in front. I was in a...
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Life at Te Aute - Chapter IV — At Te Aute College - The Autobiography of a Maori
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The boys did all the work in the college except laundry work and scrubbing the bedrooms, this being done by maids. Washing the sheets and clothes was also done by the boys under the supervision of the matron. The most coveted position was that of assistant masters' waiter, for this flunkey was pe...
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A Historic Island Disappears - Chapter IV — At Te Aute College - The Autobiography of a Maori
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Both the lake and the island have since disappeared for, due to the enterprise and engineering skill of Archdeacon Williams , the Waipawa river was diverted and the lake was drained into the dry bed of the Waipawa. It was to the little island that Pareihe and other Hawke's Bay chiefs once betook ...
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Friends I Adore - Chapter IV — At Te Aute College - The Autobiography of a Maori
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I cannot conclude this chapter without paying tribute to some of the people whom I learned to respect and adore during my sojourn at Te Aute . I first saw and heard the Venerable Archdeacon Samuel Williams at evening prayers at the college one Friday evening. He read the short service in Maori. H...
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Two of My Neighbours - The Autobiography of a Maori
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I have mentioned my neighbours who live on either side. As I face the sea, George Goldsmith lives in the house on the right and Willie Walker on the left. They are both good sheep-farmers and we all have spent a good portion of our lives at East Cape and we all like it despite its isolation. Beca...
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Incredible Fish-stories - Chapter VIII — Stray Reminiscences - The Autobiography of a Maori
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A student at Te Rau College once told me that the Maoris in the north Auckland district used to dive into deep water where large eels might be found, and, having located one, would hook it in the body and then come to the surface and haul it up. I believe this method of catching eels is not uncom...
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"Ko te Hera te Pakeha" - Chapter VIII — Stray Reminiscences - The Autobiography of a Maori
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The late Poverty Bay chief, Wi Pere , who represented the Eastern Maori electorate for several years, and who after his defeat in 1905 by Sir Apirana Ngata , was appointed to the Legislative Council, was outspoken, but he had sense enough to put his unparliamentarily remarks in Maori form when ad...
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Chapter 5 — A Versatile Chief
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It has been mentioned that Mataura , the grandsire of Ngati-Hokopu, or Whanau-a-Rerewa, as the hapu was called in earlier times, lived in the Pukekiore pa. As his descendants increased in number they left the old home and began to build homes for themselves lower down the hill. It has also been m...
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The Peacemaker - Chapter 7 — A Fiery Peacemaker
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After a large meeting at Ruatoki in 1917, when a monu- page 44 ment to the memory of the chief Numia Kereru was unveiled, I, with a large party of Ngati-Porou , was weatherbound at Whakatane. A Tuhoe chief named Tutanga-a-hau had followed us to Whakatane and was with us the three days we were the...
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A Ferocious Ngati-Hoko - Chapter 7 — A Fiery Peacemaker
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I may here, perhaps, relate an incident in which a relative of Mokena Kohere 's was the leading actor. Te Paaka , an uncle of the Rev. Mohi Turei , always carried a hatchet in his belt, and even slept with it. And yet I never heard he ever assaulted anyone with that hatchet of his. Te Paaka happe...
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Pakairomiromi Taken - Chapter 8 — Hauhau Rising on the East Coast
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With the garrison strengthened by the addition of the white troops Captain Fraser took command, and, after consulting Mokena Kohere , decided to attack the Hauhau stronghold at Pakairomiromi on August 2, 1865. The attack was divided into three sections, commanded by Captains Fraser and Biggs and ...
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Chapter 9 — Two Eras in Ngati-Porou History
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Two Eras are often referred to in Ngati-Porou history, viz., “Te Tau i a Rewharewha” and “Te Tau i a Waiwaha,” i.e., “The Year of the Epidemic” and “The Year of Waiwaha.” A woman, Rakerake , composed a love song about the chief Mauriatea in which she refers to “the year of the epidemic.” The chie...
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