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over the ranges to fetch some, and it subsequently came mto general use 

 for tools and weapons, those made of inferior materials being discarded. 

 Kaureka's packet marks a period, though not a very distant one, seeing that 

 if she was a co-temporary of Moki she arrived at Horowheuua about 1700. 



It does not follow from this account of the discovery of greenstone that 

 it was unknown to all in the North Island, for the Hawaikians acquh'ed 

 their knowledge of the existence of New Zealand from Ngahue, whose god 

 was a sea-monster called Poutini. A woman named Hiue tuaohoanga 

 caused this man to be driven away from Hawaiki. He rode on the back of 

 his sea-monster to Tuhua ; but being pursued thither by Hine tuaohoanga, 

 he passed on to Ao-te-aroa (North Island) ; but fearing it was too close, 

 continued his voyage and settled at Arahura, where he discovered the 

 greenstone, which was valuable enough to ensure him a safe return to 

 Hawaiki, and it was with axes made of this greenstone that the canoes were 

 shaped in which the first immigrants arrived. There is strong presumptive 

 evidence that this story is a myth, but it is just possible Ngahue's monster 

 may have been a proa or junk, as European vessels, when first seen, were 

 called atuas by the Maoris. The descendants of Maru tuahu at Hauraki 

 show a hei tiki, which they say he wore when he arrived in New Zealand. 

 It has been handed down from generation to generation, being alternately 

 in possession of his Ttiranaki and Hauraki descendants. It is quite 

 possible, too, that traffic in greenstone between Ngati Wairangi and the 

 North Island tribes bordering on Cook Straits may have been in existence 

 for many years before it became known to Ngai Tahu. 



The discovery of greenstone brought Ngati Wairangi into collision with 

 Ngai Tahu, and blood was shed. To avenge this, Turakautahi asked Te 

 Kangitamau to undertake the command of an expedition, which he accepted. 

 The route chosen was up the Eakaia, with which locality Te Eangitamau 

 was familiar. Somewhere between Kanieri and Kokatahi he fell in with Te 

 Uekanuka, a chief celebrated as much for his enormous size as for his great 

 courage, whom he killed. Having accomplished his object Te Eangitamau 

 retm-ned. The next expedition was attended with very disastrous results, 

 being defeated by Ngati Wairangi at Mahinapua, where Tane tiki, Tu te 

 piru-angi, and Tutae maro were slain ; the survivors with difficulty effecting 

 their retreat. 



To avenge this loss a third expedition was sent under the command 

 of Moki and Maka, who defeated Ngati Wairangi at Otuku whakaoka. 



The struggle between the two tribes continued till within the last fifty 

 years, when Tuhuru and his brother Te Pare overcame Ngati Wairangi at 

 the battle of Paparoa, and, assisted by Te ao whakamaru and Puku, 

 completed theu' destruction. The present residents on the coast are Ngai 

 Tahu. 



