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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 Whakatmiai. 

 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 Jiapuku. 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 welcome, nor supplied them with 

 cauoes 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 tie kei, tie kei tietiekei tiekei tie ha koa, koa koa ei eiJ 1 ' 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. 





