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" Coining up the river from there, we came to Te Ana and Te Karaka^ 

 at both of which places the Ngati Apa were hving in force. From there we 

 went up to Te Pohue, and stayed there for two years and a half. There 

 were three settlements between these places, full of Ngati Apa, for they 

 were a very numerous people in those days. The reason why we stayed so 

 long at Te Pohue was that we had takeii a great liking to the land in conse- 

 quence of the abundance of kakas. A tvhakatavhi arose from this — namely. 

 ' Noku tenei whenua ko rangatiro,' ; meaning, ' This my land is the chief 

 of lands.' After we left Te Pohue we proceeded home." 



This may have been the migration known as the Heke Mai-raro, or 

 " migTation from below," the north point being always referred to as down- 

 ward. Another war is known as the Heke Whiri-nui, called by this name 

 owing to the fact that the whiri or plaited collars of their mats were made 

 very large for the journey. This is the name given by Travers, in the ' Life 

 of Te Rau-paraha,' to the heke previously described, but called by the Maori 

 narrator the Heke Kariri-tahi ; and the Kariri-tahi migTation is described by 

 him (Travers) as having come down later, under Tara-toa ; but we are in- 

 clined to think the account given by our dark friend is the correct one, though 

 it is difiicult at tliis date to be certain, for after Te Rau-paraha was firmly 

 established in his newly acquired land these hekes were constantly occur- 

 ring, both to help him and also to participate in his newly acquired wealth. 



Regarding; the battle of Hao-whenua. to which some reference has been 

 made, it appears that one of Te Rau-paraha's sons, named Tupoa, was killed 

 by Ngati Parere, a hapu of Mua-upoko. He was discovered lighting a 

 fixe (probably figurative language) at Kereru, so was waylaid and slain. 



Knowing full well the storm that this action would bring about their 

 ears, Mua-upoko. prepared for battle. Invitations were sent out to Rangi- 

 tane, Ngati Apa, Whanga-nui, and Nga Rauru, all of whom responded 

 and sent their contingents ; and all the old people, women, and children of 

 the Mua-upoko were sent to the pa at Papai-tonga for safety. 



The battle was fought at Otaki, at the rear of the present hotel, about 

 half a mile from the mouth of the river ; Ngati Toa, in combination with 

 Ngati Awa, Ngati Rau-kawa, and Ngati Tama, being victorious. It is said 

 that seven hrmdred men were killed in this fight, and after it was over Te 

 Rau-paraha attacked Papai-touga, where he killed a hmidred more. 



When Te Rau-paraha reached Waikanae he noticed a black cloud 

 hanging over Kapiti; and, seeing in this sign an omen of further success, 

 he again attacked the combined tribes at Horo-whenua, where he seems to 

 have had but indifferent success, for he was driven to Kapiti by Mua-upoko, 

 Ngati Apa, Rangi-tane, and Pehi Turoa, of Whanga-nui, with his three 

 hundred men. Between Hao-whenua and the next heke, which we are able 

 to describe, occuiTed the death of Taka-rangi at Kohuru-po. An account 

 has appeared in the Jour. Polynesian Soc. ; but, as we have additional notes, 

 we wiU proceed to describe the events that led up to that battle and other 

 affairs ; so we will retrace our steps to the time of Kawana Hunia's birth. 



Kawana Hunia, Hakeke's son, was born at Wai-tapu, a pa far up the 

 Bangi-tikei River, and when he had gTOwn out of childhood his father took 

 him to Oroua, and placed him in the care of Hamiora. who arranged to look 

 after him. He did this with the idea of creating a friendship, and to pre- 

 vent his people of the Ngati Apa molesting Ngati Tauira and Maero, who 

 Bad ceased to reside at Te Awa-mate and that neighbourhood, and had 

 taken up their abode at Oroua, on account of the strained relationship which 

 had for a long time existed between these hapus. 



