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TE RAUPARAHA AND RANGIHAEATA. 
pa, at Wanganui,, they were received very hospitably by 
a few women, its only inhabitants, their husbands being 
absent; food was cooked for them; afterwards they arose 
and slew their entertainers, and then pursued their journey 
south; the natives hearing of their coming, removed with 
their property inland. The party took up their abode 
at Ohau, and there murdered some of the Horowhenua 
natives ; this was the commencement of the war ; from 
his post at Horowhenua, Te Rauparaha made repeated 
raids against Manawatu ; the- Horowhenua natives being 
ignorant of his former murders, brought him presents of 
food, but he slew the bearers of them ; when their tribe, 
the Moa Upoko, heard of his treachery, they raised a war 
party of three hundred men, and surprised Rauparaha, killing 
one hundred of his followers, and compelling him to flee to 
Waikanae ; the Horowhenua made common cause with the 
Nga ti apa, who came and fought at Waimea, where they 
slew Huna, the Chief ; Te Pehi and the Ngatitoa were con- 
quered, and they lost one hundred men. The daughter also 
of Pehi was killed and cooked'; her body was carried in a 
taha, a bark basket, to Wanganui, and there eaten. Raupa- 
raha^s own gun fell into their hands, being taken by Paora, 
Turanga pito. 
This success excited the hopes of Rauparaha^s enemies ; a 
force of three thousand men went against him, collected from 
all the places on the coast; they reached Waimea, the scene 
of their former success. Turoa gave the hatchet to Turanga 
pito, to go and murder Te Rauparaha ; this great force, how- 
ever, was conquered by the Hgatitoa and Ngatiawa ; the 
battle was fought on the island of Kapiti. Rangi mairehau, 
the Chief of Turakina, went to Rangihaeata, being a relative 
of his by marriage, expecting to be spared, but that Chief 
cast him on the fire, and roasted him alive; with this excep- 
tion, they used the victory with moderation, and made peace 
with the tribes who had fought against them. 
Pehi felt deeply the loss of his child, and determined on 
taking signal revenge ; but to do it effectually, it was neces- 
sary to have a larger supply of guns and ammunition ; for 
