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was then held, at which Rakai tauwheke proposed to draw the enemy out 
by stratagem. His plan was approved of, and he proposed to carry it out 
on the following morning. Putting on two feather-mats, and armed with a 
patu paraoa, he went before dawn to the beach, and entering the surf 
threw himself down and allowed the waves to carry him backwards and 
forwards, occasionally raising his arm a little that it might appear like a fin. 
The sentinels soon took notiee of the dark object in the water, which they 
concluded must be either a seal or a young whale. The cry of “ He ika 
moana! he ika moana!’’ brought the whole pa to their doors, and a 
general rush towards the beach followed, each striving to secure the prize. 
The pa was so close to the shore that the people did not hesitate to open 
the gates, and the foremost man plunged into the surf, but before he could 
discover his mistake the supposed fish rose and struck him dead. The 
alarm was immediately given, and the crowd fell back within the stockade 
and the scheme failed. "Weakened and wearied by the war, the two tribes 
laid down their arms | and made peace, which continued till broken by 
Manawa's raid on O 
The Ngatimamoe at that place were partly ruled by Takiauau, a Ngai 
Tahu and nephew of Te Rangi whakaputa, who was related to the former 
iribe on the mother's side. For some reason Manawa attacked these 
people. Having approached the pa with six companions for the purpose of 
reconnoitring, he caught sight of the tu ao kura, or head ornament of 
Rakaimomona, father of Tukiauau, who was sitting outside his house. 
Manawa hurled a spear in that direction and pierced the old man through 
the heart, then without being aware of what he had done, he returned to 
join the main body of his followers, resolving to attack the pa at dawn. 
Within the pa all was confusion, the death of Rakaimomona produced a 
panic, and it was decided to evacuate the place during the night, but in order 
to conceal their intentions from the enemy, they left fires burning in every 
house. Manawa, ignorant of what had happened, cautiously approached at 
dawn to invest the place, but not seeing anyone moving about, he sent 
scouts to the top of a neighbouring hill from which the pa could be over- 
looked, and they soon returned with the intelligence that the place was 
deserted. Manawa immediately returned to Waipapa and reported what 
had happened to Maru, who offered to follow the fugitives and to bring them 
back; his secret reason for doing this being that his Ngatimamoe connections 
might have an opportunity of avenging Rakaimomona's death at some future time. 
He found Tukiauau at Tutae putaputa where he was preserving his father's 
head, which he intended to keep, according to custom, at one end of his 
house, where, surrounded by mats, he and his children could look upon it, 
and think the old man was still amongst them. Maru urged Tukiauau not 
