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who felt the insult as keenly as his young relative, instantly adopted his 

 suggestion ; and so ra^Didly did he effect the movement, that his absence 

 was not discovered before he had successfully assaulted the pa and his 

 name was being shouted forth as the victor. Tuahuriri was surprised 

 asleep in his wliare, but succeeded in escaping, leaving his two wives, 

 Hine kai taki and Tuara whati, to their fate. These women were persons 

 of great distinction and were related to all the principal families in that 

 part of the country, and their lives ought to have been quite safe in the 

 hands of their husband's relations. But Tutekawa, who was a man of 

 cruel disposition, finding the husband had escaped, killed both the women. 

 As the war party were re-embarking a few hours after, Tuahviriri came out 

 to the edge of the forest, which reached nearly to the shore, and calHng Tu- 

 tekawa, asked him if he had got his waist-cloth, belt, and weapons ; on 

 being answered in the affirmative, he begged that they might be given back 

 to him. Tutekawa then stepped forward and flung them towards him. 

 After picking them up, Tuahuriri threatened his cousin with the vengeance 

 of his atiias for the injury he had done to him, and retiring into the depths 

 of the forest he invoked the help of his familiar sj^irits, and by theu' agency 

 raised the furious gale known as Tehau o Eongomai. This tempest 

 dispersed Tutekawa' s fleet, and many of his canoes were upset and the 

 crews drowned. He with much difficulty reached the South Island, where 

 to escape the vengeance of Tuahuriri, he decided to remain. He had 

 nothing to fear for the Ngatimamoe, to whom he was related on the mother's 

 side, and he knew that his presence would be still more welcome to them, 

 because he was willing to turn his arms against the remnant of Waitaha 

 who still maintained their independence. We now take leave of Tutekawa 

 for some years, and return to trace the fortunes of the warriors at Hataitai, 

 of whom we have heard nothing since Tu maro's secession. 



Though constantly at war with their neighbours or quarrelling amongst 

 themselves, they had succeeded hitherto hi maintaining their ground ; but 

 certain events occurred after the fall of Te mata ki kai poika and the defeat 

 of Tuahuriri, which ultimately led to their migration to the South Island. 



The first was the marriage of Tiotio's two daughters to Te Hautaki, 

 which was brought about in the following manner : — Te Hautaki, who was 

 the chief of a hapu living at Kahu, and allied to Ngatimamoe, was one day 

 driven out to sea from the fishing ground by a gale of wind. Fearing that 

 his canoe would be upset, and being unable to get back to his own place, 

 he tried to reach the o]3posite shore of the straits, and with much difficulty 

 effected a landing after dusk at Whanga nui a tara, just below the 

 Ngatikuri pa. " We are all dead men, " he said to his crew, " unless we can 

 reach the house of Tiotio unobserved." Tiotio was the upoko ariki, or 



