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£GBD MAORIS LIVED TOGETHER BURIED IN SAME GRAVE. (Press Association). AUCKLAND, Nov, 2. Picturesque Maori ceremonies were performed at Orakei village when representatives of f vibes from all part's of the North Island assembled to take part in the burial service to two oM Natives. Vatene Tallinn and To T 1 iin Pateoro, who died within seven hours of rack other. The burial took place in 1 h G old tribal cemetery at the village, and was witnessed bv a large number of people from the city. An unusual feature was that the two men were buried side by side in one grave. It was stated that it would be difficult to find in Maori history a parallel to the circumstances of the lives of the deceased. They were both bornfa the village, brought up together; life-long friends, died within a few hours of each other, and were buried in the same grave. The Maori “King” Koroki was D r c. sent. but did not take part in the ceremony, his uncle, a son of the earlier “King” Tawhiao, speaking on his behalf. Although there were over 2000 city people on the marae, the proceedings were not in any way interfered with, the grief of the Maoris being treated with the greatest respect.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12092, 3 November 1933, Page 7
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