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Maori
From Kaikokirikiri 22 December 1852 To McLean Sir, Greetings. Friend, I've something to say to you. Listen, our land will not be given to you while we are still alive. The only places for you are Port Nicholson, Rangitikei and Heretaunga, for that is the majority of our land which has been ceded to you. This small part we retain, it's a small part and we will not give it to you. The boundary runs [from] Te Kawakawa and back, to Ruamahanga, out to Wareama and as far as
No Kaikokirikiri 22 Tihema 1852 Ki a Te Makarini E ta, Tena koe. E hoa, tenei ano taku kupu. Kia rongo mai koe, e kore e hoatu to matou kainga ki a koe, ta te mea kei te ora ano matou. Heoi na ano te kainga mou ko Poneke, ko Rangitikei, ko Heretaunga, ta te mea ko te nuinga tena o to matou kainga ka oti na te tuku mou. Ko tenei wahi paku e pupuri nei matou, he wahi paku, e kore e hoatu mou. Ko te rohe ko Te Kawakawa ka hoki, ko te rohe ki Ruamahanga puta noa ki Wareama, puta noa ki