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there some of the Ngati Apa people plundered food from the Ngati Kahu- 

 ngmiu, who resented it, and retaliated by firing on the Ngati Apa. There- 

 upon a fight ensued, but neither side gained ground, so peace wag made. 

 But troubles were not yet quite over on all sides. There was a skirmish 

 at Kiwitea known as Oiroa, where a yoxmg chieftainess of this name was 

 taken prisoner, two persons being killed on the Ngati Hau-iti side. Then 

 Ngati Hine-manu and Ng^iti Upoko-iri came from Ka-iri-take, on the Oroua. 

 As soon as Ngati Apa heard of this, they defied them and threatened them 

 with death ; but, through the mediation of many chiefs present at a meeting 

 held to arrange the expedition, no fighting took place, and peace was made 

 ■ — this time a lasting peace. Only one other murder took place to mar the 

 union that has since existed, and this was the killing of a chief named Te 

 Ngangi ; but this was not revenged, and the chieftainess Ruta was given 

 as a pledge of peace to Kawana Hunia of Ngati Apa (Hakeke's son). 



And now the gospel of peace and goodwill to man was proclaimed, 

 accepted, and carried out — yes, lived for many a year with far more interest 

 and zeal than in many a so-called Christian country. 



List of Hapus (Sub-Tribes) of the Ngati Apa Tribe between the 

 Whanga-ehu and Eangi-tikei Rivers. 



(Kindly supplied by A. McDonell, Esq.. of Lower Rangitikei. ) 



Art. XII. — The Waterloo of the Waikato, fought in 1830, and its Effects on 

 the After-enacted Land Laws of that Part of the North Island. 



By W. Welch, F.R.G.S. 



[Read before the Manaioatu Philosophical Society, 29th April, 1909.] 



The Battle of Taumatawiwi, fought in 1830, may well be termed the 

 Waterloo of the Waikato. A few words will explain the importance of 

 the battle. 



The Maori tribes north of Auckland, collectively known as Ngapuhi, 

 were the first to obtain firearms in quantity. With the new weapon these 

 tribes overran the North Island, slaughtering and capturing prisoners 

 almost with impunity. Their incursions into the Waikato culminated in 

 the storm and massacre of Matakitaki Pa in 1822. 



