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Tamatea-aio : A bad night ; fishers do not go out. 



Tamatea-kai-ariki-whakapa : A bad night ; fishers do not 

 go out. 



Ari-matanui : A bad night (ka oho te rama, ka rere te ika, 

 ka torohihi haere — fish frightened by the torches). 



Huna : A bad night; the fish are concealed (huna), hence 

 the name of this night. 



Mawharu : Not a good fishing-night. 



Maure : Not a good fishing-night. 



Ohua : \ 



Atua : 



Hotu: 



Turu : 



Eakau-nui : j-Moon too bright for fishing. 



Bakau-matohi : 



Takirau : 



Oika : 



Korekore-whakatehe :/ 



Korekore-piri-ki-te-tangaroa : Fishing begins after mid- 

 night (kia kaukau ki te ao). 



Tangaroa-amua :\ 



Tangaroa-a-roto 



Tangaroa-kiokio : I r , 1 ■ , , £ r. ■, . 

 m to -Good nights lor fishing. 



Otane : & ° 



Orongo-nui 



Mauri : 



Mutuwhenua : A very good night. 



The following is a charm or invocation repeated by fishers 

 who are about to go a-fishing : — 



Taumaha kai te motumotu 



Kai te kapekape, kai te rorerore 



I aua kia mate, i aua kia irohia 



Ka nia Tupii, ka ma Rakaihika 



Ka ma te kapititanga ki tamoe 



Tena hoki taumaha ka eke kai ou ringa 



Maire mai ki taumaha, 



Popoko mai ki taumaha. 



The following is a charm repeated in order to beguile the 

 kokopu into taking the bait (mounu) of the bob-line : — 



E kai, E te kokopu, i tana kai 



Ki te uru ti, ki te uru ta 



Ki taku wahine kotungatunga, koratarata. 



Hai konei, E Kopu E ! , 



Kopu nui, kopu roa 



E hi ana, e rawe ana 



Tongia ! 



Tongia mai runga, tongia mai raro 



Tongia mai nga taita 



E hi ana, e rau ana 



Tonqia ! 



