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elder brothers amounted to 2000 f'e rua mano "j. So they deserted their 

 place by night, and travelhng steadily on they reached Whaugaparaoa by 

 nightfall. In the morning early he was surprised there by his two brothers 

 and their people ; then they fought, and several were killed on both sides, 

 though by far the greater loss was that of the two elder brothers ; Hauiti 

 himself was wounded in the leg with a spear. The name given to this 

 battle was, " Werewere.'" After this, notwithstanding the many killed, 

 they fought again ; for whoever cares for loss of men in war when they are 

 numerous ? [The old world story !] By night Hauiti and his people left 

 that place also, and reached another spot where they bivouacked. On the 

 following morning he was again pursued by his two brothers, and when he 

 had nearly reached the village (-pa) of the chief Tamatauira (that is, Te 

 Eangitawehikura), he was again overtaken by his two brothers. Again he 

 turned with his people to fight them, and they were again defeated ; many 

 feU in this battle, which was named " Kauneke.'' Then it was that his 

 friends came forth to strengthen him, and they fought again, when his 

 elder brothers were again beaten; this battle was named, " Z'o te ngaere- 

 nukit, ko te ngaere-rangi." Now, however, Hauiti, being reinforced by his 

 friends, followed after his two brothers and overtook them in their retreat ; 

 they again fought another battle, and his two brothers were again defeated ; 

 this fight was named, " Ko te Rangihiivera, ko te Parau-era-nui." And this 

 was the last fight between them, for the two elder brothers were utterly 

 routed. Afterwards, their bitter wrath and anger being over, they ceased 

 fighting, and dwelt peaceably ; but their descendants, in aftertimes, fought 

 again, — as shall be now related. 



3. The Stoey of the Dreadful Falling-out between the Children 

 OF two of those Brothers. 

 Taua, the eldest brother, had a son named Apanui ; and Kahukuranui 

 was the son of Hauiti. Now the very beginning of the deadly feud between 

 their sons arose from Apanui's calling to Kahukuranui after the manner of 

 calling to a dog ; * and the inciting cause of his doing so was the whiteness 

 of the hair of the head of Kahukuranui. However, though greatly dis- 

 pleased, Kahukuranui kept his deadly anger in his own bosom, brooding 

 over the insult, and scheming how he should be amply revenged on Apanui. 

 At last he hit upon a plan ; he, Kahukuranui, determined to give his son as 

 a husband for the daughter of Apanui, and when the two fathers had quite 

 agreed, Kahukuranui proceeded to build a fine house for the occasion, which 

 was also named '' Whakarei'' — beautiful, or highly ornamented. The 



* " Moimoi " — a common term among the old Maoris for calling to a dog ; but a 

 great insult if applied to a man. 



