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Te Henui 12 August 1845 Friend, Wiremu Kingi, The letter from you and your father has come to me. And I rejoice at your words. What should the elders say? I say that a man of rank knows what to say and how to proceed. Son, you say of Waitara that no Pakeha lives there, and it is Rere's decision about his land, and that is why he is speaking from there. Sir[?], keep to your decision. If trouble arises at Heretaunga don't follow it up, but remain neutral. People who seek trouble end up in defeat. Ngati Rangatahi may decide to join with the Pakeha living at Port Nicholson. But then they may see that they have no relations, elders, older or younger brothers watching from the other side, the few of them here. So no, young man, for there is this. Although we are a peaceful people and steadfast, we the Pakeha do not imagine fighting endlessly with the Maori people. The Pakeha want all the people in this land to live with respect for each other. You all should be good, and especially you, to the Pakeha who come onto the land and you should look after then so that your fame increases amongst us. My deep sympathy to you over the death of your Pakeha elder, Hadfield. But what can you do? It is God's work, and death is with us all the days. Te Reweti [C. O. Davis?] will give you news of Ngapuhi's battles. Hone Heki's fortified settlement has fallen. It is on the mountain so he will be setting about looking for timber [to replace it?]. That is all I have to tell you and your father. From McLean To Wiremu Kingi Waikanae From McLean

Te Henui 12th Akuhata 1845 E hoa, Wiremu Kingi, Kua tae mai ta korua pukapuka ko to matua ki au. A hari ana toku ngakau ki o korua korero. Ki pehea hoki he korero ma nga kaumatua rangatira? Ka ki au ka rangatira te tangata, ka tika hoki nga kupu, nga whakahaere. E tama, ko Waitara e ki mai nei e koe, kahore he Pakeha noho ana i reira, ki a Rere ano te whakaaro mo tona kainga, koia[?] hoki e mea ana ki reira. E ko[?], kia mau tono[tonu] ta korua whakaaro. Me tupu te kino mo Heretaunga, kaua koutou e aru ki runga, engari kia pai ta koutou noho. Ko nga tangata e rapu ana ki te kino, he mate ano te tukanga iho. Kei whakaaro Ngati Rangatahi ki te whai hopuatanga o nga Pakeha noho ana ki Poneke. Tenei ratou pea te ki[te?], kahore he whanaunga, he matua, he tuakana, he teina i tawahi e titiro mai ki nga me[a] torutoru[?]o konei. Kahore, e tama, tenei ano. Otira he iwi pai matou, he iwi manawanui, e kore matou nga Pakeha whakaaro e riri kau noa atu ki nga tangata Maori. Ko te hiahia o nga Pakeha kia noho aroha katoa nga tangata o tenei motu. Kia pai koutou otira a koe ano ki nga Pakeha haere mai ki te kainga, kia atawhai, kia nui haere to rongo ki roto i a matou. E nui ana toku aroha ki te matenga o to koutou matua Pakeha, ara, o Te Harawira. E taea hoki koe te aha? Na te Atua tana mahi, e whai ana hoki te mate ki a tatou i nga ra katoa. Ma Te Reweti e homai nga korero o nga pakanga o Ngapuhi ki a koutou. Kua horo hoki te pa o Hone Heki. Ki te maunga tenei, ta te pahuritanga ki te kimi mamaku mana. Heoi aku korero ki a korua ko te matua. Na Makarini Ki a Wiremu Kingi Waikanae Na Makarini

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4 pages written 12 Aug 1845 by Sir Donald McLean in Te Henui to Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake in Waikanae, related to Te Ati Awa, Inward letters in Maori

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Document date	12 August 1845
Document	MCLEAN-1031450
Document title	4 pages written 12 Aug 1845 by Sir Donald McLean in Te Henui to Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake in Waikanae, related to Te Ati Awa
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1845-08-12
Decade	1840s
Destination	72486/Waikanae
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Name	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Origin	133970/Te Henui
Place	133970/Te Henui
Recipient	52165/Te Rangitake, Wiremu Kingi, d 1882
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to Te Ati Awa land tenure at Waitara; tensions between Ngati Rangatahi and Pakeha settlers in the Hutt Valley and the general tension around Wellington that this engendered, including letters from Wi Tako and others calling for calm and goodwill among the Maori population; also contains a letter about the approach of a Ngati Maru taua to Wanganui; also various letters about the delivery of livestock from the Government to Maori and miscellaneous items
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Tapuhiitemtitle 3	McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedescription	Letter to Kingi advising him to assure his allegiance to the Crown and Te Koweti would advise him of the events relating to the war in the far north
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4 pages written 12 Aug 1845 by Sir Donald McLean in Te Henui to Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake in Waikanae, related to Te Ati Awa Inward letters in Maori

author	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
destination	72486/Waikanae
origin	133970/Te Henui
recipient	52165/Te Rangitake, Wiremu Kingi, d 1882
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0669B

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4 pages written 12 Aug 1845 by Sir Donald McLean in Te Henui to Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake in Waikanae, related to Te Ati Awa Inward letters in Maori

author	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
destination	72486/Waikanae
origin	133970/Te Henui
recipient	52165/Te Rangitake, Wiremu Kingi, d 1882
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0669B

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