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19 December 1848 From Otaraia, written to Kemp Sir, We have this to say to you. We have twice [requested?] to see you and to talk to you about our land. Sir, listen, we will not give over our land to you and the Governor, and even though the people of Wairarapa call for the land to be taken, it will not be given over. Don't listen to their statements or agree to their proposal, it is not right. Even though the boundary lines have been proclaimed to you, well, listen, Tauhe[re]nikau, Mataraua, Parinu[i]okuaka, Waingawa, Pukaka, Te Kotukutuku, Rangitumau, Parae, Tamaki, Te Kapurangi, Kumurau, Tuhaumi, Wareama - these lands will not be given over to you, never; we will continue to retain them all. It will remain that we will hold on to the three hundred [acres?] of land, it will be seen that it has not been all taken in, but rather, that there are many many chiefs who are holding on to the land. The boundary is at Otuwareanga and it strikes out to Aorangi and there is Tuakipuku; within Wairarapa there is Paporoporo on that side, and right out to Paeotumokai; that will not be given over, no, it is for our grandchildren, for our descendants, for our children. Listen, you Pakeha, it will not be given over. From me, from Hamuera Pakaiahi, and from Te Rahui, Namana and Rawiri This letter from Hurunuiorangi to Kemp and Bell is to inform you of the intention of the people not to give over the land to you and Governor Grey. [Note following] 'Natives of the Kaikokirikiri with reference to the selling of the land. Oppose. 19th Dec. 1848.'

19 Tihema 1848 No Otaraia, i tuhituhia ai ki a Te Kepa E ta, Tenei ano ta matou korero ki a koe. Ka tuarua mai matou ki a koe, kia kite matou i a koe, kia korero matou mo to matou whenua ki a koe. E ta, kia rongo koe, e kore e tukua atu e matou to matou kainga ki a korua ko Kawana, ahakoa ko nga karangatanga a nga tangata o Wairarapa ka riro te whenua, kahore e tukua atu. Koi whakarongo koe ki ta ratou korero, whakaae koe i runga i ta ratou tikanga, kahore i tika. Ahakoa ko nga roherohenga i karangatia ai ki a koe, ko Tauhe[re]nikau, ko Mataraua, ko Parinu[i]okuaka, ko Waingawa, ko Pukaka, ko Te Kotukutuku, ko Rangitumau, ko Parae, ko Tamaki, ko Te Kapurangi, ko Kumurau, ko Tuhaumi, ko Wareama, na, kia rongo mai koe, ko enei kainga e kore e tukua ki a koe, hore rawa, ka mau katoa te pupuri e matou. Takoto iho maua te pupuri whenua e toru rau, ka kitea kaore ano i ata rupeke noa, otira, e nui noa atu nga rangatira kai te pupuri i te whenua. Kai Otuwareanga te paenga, pa noa ki Aorangi, ko Tuakipuku, mo roto i Wairarapa ko Paporoporo mo tera taha, pa noa ki Te Paeotumokai, e kore e tukua, kaore, mo a matou mokopuna, mo matou uri, mo a matou tamariki. Kia rongo mai koutou nga Pakeha, e kore e tukua. Naku na Hamuera Pakaiahi, na Te Rahui, na Namana, na Rawiri No Hurunuiorangi tenei pukapuka, ki a Te Keepa raua ko Te Pere, kia mohio korua ki te whakaaro o nga tangata, kaore e tukua te whenua ki a korua ko Kawana Kerei.

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4 pages written 19 Dec 1848 by Raima Henare Te Rahui and Hamuera Pakaiahi in Wairarapa to Henry Tacy Kemp, related to Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, Raima Henare Te Rahui, Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Kaikokirikiri, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Muaupoko, Rangitane, Inward letters in Maori

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Document date	19 December 1848
Document	MCLEAN-1031406
Document title	4 pages written 19 Dec 1848 by Raima Henare Te Rahui and Hamuera Pakaiahi in Wairarapa to Henry Tacy Kemp, related to Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, Raima Henare Te Rahui, Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Kaikokirikiri, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Muaupoko, Rangitane
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	337031/Te Rahui, Raima Henare, fl 1840's-1860's
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1848-12-19
Decade	1840s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Flag	636842/Jones, David Edward Kukutai, 1974-
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	4 pages written 19 Dec 1848 by Raima Henare Te Rahui and Hamuera Pakaiahi in Wairarapa to Henry Tacy Kemp, related to Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, Raima Henare Te Rahui, Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Kaikokirikiri, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Muaupoko, Rangitane
Iwihapu	174168/Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa
Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	263754/Te Rangihiwinui, Te Keepa, d 1898
Origin	81607/Wairarapa
Place	464734/Kaikokirikiri
Recipient	42856/Kemp, Henry Tacy, 1818-1901
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder	0514-0030
Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean and other colonial officials with regard to land; some letters contain offers to sell and inquiries about payments, other letters contain refusals to sell In one letter, Te Heuheu Iwikau advises the Government to leave Te Rangihaeata alone, and not to try and obtain the land where he is living; in another letter, Te Ati Awa lay claim to the Wairarapa region
Tapuhiitemgenre 3	230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref	MS-Papers-0032-0672F
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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 in opposition to land sales
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	19 Dec 1848
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Tapuhipiecesearchdate	1848
Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from Hamuera Pakaiahi and Te Rahui to Te Keepa and Kawana
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Year	1848

4 pages written 19 Dec 1848 by Raima Henare Te Rahui and Hamuera Pakaiahi in Wairarapa to Henry Tacy Kemp, related to Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, Raima Henare Te Rahui, Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Kaikokirikiri, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Muaupoko, Rangitane Inward letters in Maori

author	337031/Te Rahui, Raima Henare, fl 1840's-1860's
destination	unknown
origin	464734/Kaikokirikiri
recipient	42856/Kemp, Henry Tacy, 1818-1901
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0672F

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4 pages written 19 Dec 1848 by Raima Henare Te Rahui and Hamuera Pakaiahi in Wairarapa to Henry Tacy Kemp, related to Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, Raima Henare Te Rahui, Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Kaikokirikiri, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Muaupoko, Rangitane Inward letters in Maori

author	337031/Te Rahui, Raima Henare, fl 1840's-1860's
destination	unknown
origin	464734/Kaikokirikiri
recipient	42856/Kemp, Henry Tacy, 1818-1901
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0672F

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4 pages written 19 Dec 1848 by Raima Henare Te Rahui and Hamuera Pakaiahi in Wairarapa to Henry Tacy Kemp, related to Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, Raima Henare Te Rahui, Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Kaikokirikiri, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Muaupoko, Rangitane Inward letters in Maori

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4 pages written 19 Dec 1848 by Raima Henare Te Rahui and Hamuera Pakaiahi in Wairarapa to Henry Tacy Kemp, related to Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, Raima Henare Te Rahui, Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Kaikokirikiri, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Muaupoko, Rangitane Inward letters in Maori

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