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into the air. They kept ascending till they were on a level with the pa of 
Rakai-te-hikuroa. They then sailed in a direct line to it, and hovered over 
his house, and commenced nodding their heads. It was then known who. 
had killed the children. Then Kahutapere, whose pa was Pukepoto, near 
the residence of Mr. W. Chambers, Repongaere, collected his followers and 
attacked Rakai-te-hikuroa. There was killed Tupurupuru, son of Rakai- 
te-hikuroa who was defeated, and with his followers fled to Ukurarenga on 
Mahia Peninsula. 
The name of the oven in which Tupurupuru was cooked was Whakatauai. 
The stones used were called rehu, and resembled scoria. They were also 
called whahukura and whaturangahua. There was also a greenstone mere 
used called whakatangiara. After the people had resided at Ukurarenga for 
some time, Kahuparoro arose to go to Turanga.  Rakai-te-hikuroa, on 
ascertaining his intention, said to him, “ Friend, go in peace to where our 
son rests, but let his spirit hover in quietness over Turanga,” meaning that 
the bones of his son should not be disturbed. On Kahuparoro’s arrival at 
Turanga he collected the bones of Tupurupuru and brought them to the 
Mahanga, near the Mahia, and there left the skull. He then proceeded on 
to Nukutauroa (Table Cape), and there made fish-hooks of the shoulder 
blades. The name of the rock from whence he started to fish is Matakana. 
When he threw out the hook to fish, he chanted the following hurihuri (in- 
cantation) :—Divide, divide the waters of Tawake with the red ornamental 
weapon of Tupurupuru and Rakai-te-hikuroa. Who is thy ancestor? He 
is Takitamaku Tahito-rangi and Pahito-weka." 
When he pulled up the hook he had caught a hapuku. Tamaiwiriwiri 
hearing the chant thought it was Tupurupuru fishing, so he hastened to 
Ukuraienga and informed Rakai-te-hikuroa what he had heard; Tamarui- 
hiri also discovered that Tupurupuru's bones had been used to dig fernroot 
with by Hauhau. ‘Then fighting commenced to avenge the insult, and 
many were killed on both sides. In one of these engagements Hauhau 
and several others were slain. 
Rakai-te-hikuroa and his followers had to retreat to the Wairoa, but the 
people of that place did not give them weleome, nor supplied them with 
canoes to cross the river with, so Rakai-te-hikuroa, to make his party appear 
more formidable, tatooed the women like men, and set up tatooed cala- 
bashes, and performed a haka led on by Hinekura. The chant used was— 
“ A tte kei, tie kei tietiekei tiekei tie ha koa, koa koa ei ei.” The Wairoa people 
residing near the crossing came to look on, so when they were well scattered 
Rakai-te-hikuroa and party attacked them and killed many of them, and 
then proceeded to Arapauanui. 
