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Wanganui 6 June 1845 Friend, Te Heuheu, Greetings to you and your children there at your home in Taupo. Sir, we are upset at the information that went to you, that is, the talk that you and Taonui and Ngawaka untied our canoes from the mooring posts of our village. However, don't say it is right, it's merely come from the lips of people elevating the status of their villages. We said nothing behind your back although you have heard the back-chat of others there. We did not make anything of it, we did not speak out. The act of the people of Tunuwhare, that is, of Te Kuihi, we are upset about that. This is the reason for what took place, the assault on our daughter, who was so upset by you. So your canoes were plundered. Well, that ended that. And at that time Te Teira [Taylor?], Te Makarini[McLean?] and I spoke about it and the matter was put to rest. We are not strangers to the consequences of talk. If there had been talk from here, McLean would have heard and spoken to you. You know indeed that bad talk will not arise from this new practice of the Pakeha, that is, the practice of the faith. [p.3 - possibly a page missing from the letter here?] Here are the books for your son, for Tamati Waka. You hear perhaps of the talk about Kapiti, and the talk about Heretaunga. Te Rauparaha has gone there to return Te Kaiaia[?], but they did not heed him. Our children have gone there - Te Mamaku, Te Tahana and Te Wiremu. When they[?] return, then the land should be left for the Pakeha. That's all we have to say. From your good friends, Te Makarini, Hori Kingi, Te Mawai, Hoani Wiremu Putikiwharanui

Wanganui 6 Hune 1845 E hoa, e Te Heuheu, Tena koutou ko o tamariki noho mai ana ki to koutou kainga ki Taupo. E pa, e pouri ana o matou ngakau ki nga korero i tae ki a koe, ara, ki nga ki e tukutukua ana koe me Taonui me Ngawaka ki o matou waka ki nga tukuwaru a o matou pa. Otira kei ki koe he tika, nga[na] te ngutu o te tangata i ahu noa atu, he whakanuinga korero mana ki ona kainga. Kahore kore rawa o matou kupu i muri i a koe, engari ano kua rongo hoki koutou no muri kupu na te tangata i reira ano. Kahore i whakanui, kahore rawa matou i whai kupu. Ko te mahi o nga tangata o Tunuwhare, ara, o Te Kuihi, i pouri matou ki tera. Tenei te mea i puta ai taua mahi, nga[na] ta matou tamahine i murua, i takahia e te manuka o koutou. No reira hoki ka murua o koutou waka. Heoi ano, kua mutu tera. Ki reira kua korerotia e Te Teira, e matou ano me Te Makarini hoki, a mutu noa atu tera mahi. Ehara hoki tatou i te tauhou ki nga mahi o te arero. Me whai kupu o konei, kua rongo a Makarini, kua korero atu ki a koe. Kua mohio rapea koutou e kore e tupu te kupu kino i runga i tenei tikanga ho[hou?] o nga Pakeha, ara, te tikanga o te whakapono. [p.3 - possibly a page missing from the letter here?] . . . tenei nga pukapuka mo to tamaiti mo Tamati Waka. Ka rongo pea koe ki nga korero o Kapiti, nga korero mo Heretaunga. Kua tae Te Rauparaha ki reira ki te whakahoki mai i a Te Kaiaia[?], a, kihai rongo. Kua riro o matou tamariki ki reira, a Te Mamaku, a Te Tahana, a Te Wiremu. Ki te whakahoki mai, kia waiho atu te kainga mo nga Pakeha. Heoi ano o matou korero. Na o hoa aroha, na Te Makarini, na Hori Kingi, na Te Mawai, na Hoani Wiremu Putikiwharanui

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4 pages written 6 Jun 1845 by Hori Kingi, Hoani Wiremu Hipango, Te Mawai and Sir Donald McLean in Wanganui, related to Hori Kingi, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Whanganui, Inward letters in Maori

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Key	Value
Document date	6 June 1845
Document	MCLEAN-1030785
Document title	4 pages written 6 Jun 1845 by Hori Kingi, Hoani Wiremu Hipango, Te Mawai and Sir Donald McLean in Wanganui, related to Hori Kingi, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Whanganui
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	320591/Kingi, Hori, fl 1850s-1860s
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1845-06-06
Decade	1840s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Flag	636842/Jones, David Edward Kukutai, 1974-
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	4 pages written 6 Jun 1845 by Hori Kingi, Hoani Wiremu Hipango, Te Mawai and Sir Donald McLean in Wanganui, related to Hori Kingi, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Whanganui
Iwihapu	34650/Ngati Tuwharetoa
Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	320591/Kingi, Hori, fl 1840s-1860s
Origin	69537/Wanganui
Place	69537/Wanganui
Recipient	Unknown
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder	0061-0040
Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount	16
Tapuhiitemcount 2	3148
Tapuhiitemcount 3	30238
Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters to and from McLean in his role as Sub-Protector of Aborigines in the Taranaki region; the letters deal principally with intertribal fighting (or the threat thereof) involving Te Heuheu and the Taranaki and Wanganui people, with McLean playing the role of peace-maker; there are also letters about the fighting in the north between Hone Heke and the Government, with declarations of loyalty; and letters about the purchasee of land, urging McLean to deal with the legitimate owners
Tapuhiitemgenre 3	230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref	MS-Papers-0032-0669A
Tapuhiitemref 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemref 3	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3	1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle	Inward letters in Maori
Tapuhiitemtitle 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3	McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedescription	Letter written to assure Te Heuheu of their allegiance to him and their opposition to the wars in the far north and any others which may arise.
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	6 Jun 1845
Tapuhipieceref	MS-Papers-0032-0669A-12
Tapuhipiecesearchdate	1845
Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from Te Makarini, Hori Kingi, Te Mawai and Hoani Wiremu to Te Heuheu
Tapuhireelref	MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-103
Teipb	1
Teiref	MS-Papers-0032-0669A-12
Year	1845

4 pages written 6 Jun 1845 by Hori Kingi, Hoani Wiremu Hipango, Te Mawai and Sir Donald McLean in Wanganui, related to Hori Kingi, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Whanganui Inward letters in Maori

author	320591/Kingi, Hori, fl 1850s-1860s
destination	unknown
origin	69537/Wanganui
recipient	unknown
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0669A

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