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inhabitants, and were again driven from the Mania, although Kahungunu 

 had become the chief there by his marriage with Eongomaiwahine ; and 

 that these wanderers are again repulsed at Wairoa and Arapawanui to find 

 shelter at last with the people of Wakaari and Tongoio, and eventually 

 settled on the plains of Heretaonga, which were at the time thickly inhabited 

 by a people able to construct and garrison a pa like Otatara (Eedcliffe, near 

 Taradale), with its great entrenchments extending over an estimated area 

 of at least eighty acres. 



The Migration of Tamatea and others from Hawaiki, and early Settlement 



of Hawke's Bay. 

 This is the legend about the arrival of Tamatea, father of Kahungunu, 

 from whom the Ngatikahungunu take their tribal name. The name of 

 Tamatea's canoe was Takitimu. His companions were his father Eongokako, 

 Hikitapuae, Hikitaketoke, Eongo-i-a-moa, Taihopi, Taihopa, Kahutuanui, 

 Motoro, Angi, Kupe, Ngake, Paikea, Menuku, the children of Tato and 

 others. The reasons for their leaving Hawaiki were two : in the first place, 

 a quarrel about a woman ; secondly, a fight amongst themselves concern- 

 ing Wena. But they had previously ascertained the direction to steer. 

 They went to the forest to search for proper timber for canoes to pass 

 over in. The name of the forest was Tawhitinui. After searching for 

 some time they found suitable trees, six in number, they felled the 

 trees and made the canoos, which was a work for the gods. Accord- 

 ing to their ancestors, the gods always assisted in great works when 

 the proper incantations and offerings were made to them. Ere long 

 the canoes were completed and ready for sea. The names of the 

 canoes were — the Takitimu, Tainui, Arawa, Matatua, Kurahaupo, and 

 Tokomaru. All being ready, they were hauled down the stream named 

 Hauhau, to the sea. The Takitimu was the first to arrive at the stream, 

 its name was therefore changed to Horo-uta. When all was prepared, they 

 started on their voyage. After being out at sea. for some time, the food 

 which they brought from Hawaiki was all consumed, and they were faint 

 with fasting. Then arose Tamatea, and chanted a mataara, glaring fiercely 

 with his eyes. The people thought he intended to kill one of the party for 

 food. A man then stood up and called out, " I have got a calabash (ipu), 

 full of preserved birds," which were eaten ; but ere long hunger again 

 oppressed them. Then, again, Tamatea stood up and repeated as before ; 

 and the same fear came over the people that some one would be set apart 

 for food. So another called out, " I have some preserved fish," so they ate 

 that, — and again they hungered. The same man stood up a third time and 

 threatened, and once more food was found : and so it went on until they 

 arrived at Aotearoa (the Maori name for the North Island of New 



