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Art. V. — Sketch, of the Traditional History of the South Island Maoris. 



By the Eev. James W. Stack. 



Plate II. 



[Read before the Philosophical Institute of Ganterlniri/, 6th Septemlcr and ith October, 1877.] 



Table of Contents. 



Sources of Information 



Classification of Traditions 



Difficulty of unravelling the Thread of the 



History 

 Chronology 

 Fabulous Traditions 



Ogre of Matau 

 Uncertain Traditions 



Waitalia 



Destruction of gigantic bird of prey. 



Ngatimamoe till 1677 



Connection with Cliatliams 

 Beliable Traditions 



Ngai Tahu 



Causes wliicli led to their migration 

 from North Island 



Eangitane 



Last Migration 



Commencement of War u'ith Ngati- 

 mamoe 



Capture of Te Rapa a te Kuri 



Naval engagement 



Battle of Ika a Whaturoa, or Tete 

 Whai 



Capture of Waipapa 

 Battle of Opokihi 

 Battle of Kahutara 

 Siege of Peketa 

 Attack on Omihi 

 Capture of Kura te an 

 Siege and capture of Pakihi, or Pari- 

 whakatau 



lV]iaraunga2mr<ihonui 



Taking possession of the laud 

 Tutekawa's death 



West Coast Natives 



Discovery of Greenstone 

 Expedition against West Coast 



Raid on South 



Battle of Teihoka 



Final destruction of Ngatimamoe 



Internal Dissensions 



Genealogy of Ngai Tahu, etc. 

 Map showing the extent of various 

 occupations 



As the vahie of this paper must depend entirely upon the trustworthiness 



of its contents, it is important that I should state at the outset the sources 



from whence my information was derived. 



Sources of Information. 



In the first place, then, I am indebted to the late Peta Te Hone, of 

 Kaiapoi, for most of these traditions. That chief was universally acknow- 

 ledged by the Ngai Tahu to be a high authority on all questions relating to 

 their past history. Since 1863, I have repeatedly submitted my notes to 

 chiefs in all parts of this island, and have carefully recorded their com- 

 ments, and this paper contains the result of my inquiries. 



Amongst others whom I have consulted I may name Hapakuku Kairua, 

 Hakopa te Ata o Tu, and Wiremu te Uki, of Kaiapoi ; the late chief 

 Whakatau, of Kaikoura ; Tamati Tikao, and Apera Pukenui, of Banks 

 Peninsula ; Te Mararoa, and Tarawhata, of Arowhenua ; Matiaha Tira 

 Morehu, and Natanawhira AVaruwarutu, of Moeraki ; Tarekahu, of Otago 

 Heads ; Pukuheti and Hutoitoi, and Eawiri, of Eiverton ; and Wereta 

 Tainui, of Greymouth ; besides very many others. 

 Classification of Traditions. 



The traditions may be divided into three classes — the mythical, the 

 uncertain, and the reliable. The mythical relate to pre-historic times, and 



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