TE RERENGA WAIRUA.

Northland Age, 21 November 1905, Page 4

TE RERENGA WAIRUA.

Von. J. MANGONUI, NOEMA 21, 1905. No. 27.

Rcngo e Korerotia , ana. ♦ ] E wbukuluria nna a Pupa, Umron mm ko Riki Rotoroa hei lm nia mote Tai Tokenvu ate tuu e linere mai nei. Ka wliitu marama ote nnitunga onga taugata o l’anuipuriu te Karakia iuga lhitapu. Te whakaatu a Hone Perelii (John Press) mote Tiriti o Waitangi e ki ana tan pakeba. lie men nni raw a atn te Tiriti, e takahia nei cte Xawanatanga, oti ua uga taha crua, taua liara i mabi. Wliai korero a Rev. Seamer. Ta tatoa Tiknnga kite Maori. Hei tiuo boa pai rawa atn tenei kite Maori, ia ia e whai korero ; ana i Mnngonni ite 10 onga ra Oketopa nei. I korero ia monga j kino katoa e pa ana ite wbaka- 1 haere Aturc kite Iwi Maori E j tiuo liiakia ana ia, inehemea; etaea e toua kaha. Kia lionnii j tc Tiriti Tika kinga Maori. Te whakakaere onga whenua Maori. Kite tino take e wbakabaerea kakatiu ana, a e mahue ana, ite j Xawanatanga inaianei, ko t e tiknnga monga whenua Maori. Kote reta o wbai akc nei be men tango mai no Poneke, na tetabi Tiati whnkawa whenua Maori kua mutu ki taua mabi. Ehoa tena koe. Ite ahuatanga ote wbakabaere ate Xawanatanga e pa ana kinga whenua Maori, irunga iuga wbakaaroaronga tupato, ite take tino nui kite koroni, mote 6,000,000 eka etoc nei. Eliiuhia ana au kia tukua e koe, ra roto ito koutou huihuinga. Kia whukatahuri mai inga menm ote Pumnnta, inga taugata katoa hoki o waho. Xi etahi onga Turc tino kino i paalii mai i mua tae mai ki tenei ra. Kirunga ki tetabi Iwi rangatira, a e muhia touutia nei ete Kawanatuuga i tenei wo, a i runga ite maharatanga kite whakatauki mote miraka i maringi. Kahore ano au i wureware. Kiauga mea kikiuo kua pahure, kia kitoa rano lie aronga tino tika. Konga he i mahia ra i mua. Kia whakatiknia. Kia wliakakorea atu nga take e pa ana liei wbaka mate, iuga Maori, a ka orate llonore ote Koroni. Ite paubitanga ote Tare onga Puna waiwera ite Tau, 1881, e Torn koata mirionaeka i hiritiu, mo tera take. Kia whakunturia a Turetia atu ai kinga Maori, te ahuatanga ote pupuri io ratou whenua, inga pakeba kaihoro. Kali he tiuo roa te reta nei koeuci kupu kau, ara : —Monga take katoa e pa ana kinga Maori, hoi ano to taauga manawa kote Tiriti o Waitangi. Me tino wliakapau ratou io' ratou kaha kite pupuri i tana Tiriti, me wliakapau hoki ratou io ratou kaha kite kohi tnoni, hei kawe atu io ratou auetanga. Kite Kawanatanga Tumuaki i lugarangi, e mohio pono nei an kei te pupuri ratou ite Tiriti o Waitangi hei mea Tapu kinga Maori, ekore nei c wetekia. Aoteaoroa. Kongo Maori e noho ana ki Pukepoto ahu atu ki Ahipara he nui rawa atu to ahuwheuua, te kaha kite mabi riw a i Kumura, engari, nate kaha ahuwhenua ote ua, ote hau, ote waipuke, ote ngarara, i he ai. Ka mate apopo nei ite hiakai, epai ana, ehara ite mea nate maugere engari, nate ahuwheuuatanga, o etahi onga mea ate Atua i tenei tau.

Konga taugata Maori e whamtohunga ana ia ratou, a kengia ete kupu, e makutu ana ntou. Kite rangona ka mau ate whare Ilerehere, monga au katoa e ora ai ia. Kite Eti t a ote “ Rerenga iVairua.” Kua tae inaianei kite wa, hei irohanga, mate taugata, kite niawai ote pititi, onga rakau tatoa e whai huu ana. Kua ivluii rau te piki. Kuu tata te raumati, e tangi nua te Pipi tvharauroa, meake tae kite w r a, i turituri ai ite wa ote tutarakibi. Epenei ana te whatauki, ‘ Kuinea ite rito ote harakeeke, teiken koa te koumko e koo! Ki mai e aku Matua, he aha te mea pai ote ao ?” “He tanjata.” Na Papahia i whakaioki penei. “ Horohoro ite [>ae” Tenei a Papa Ururoa, te koroki haere nei, he himipora tataugi. He taugata, he tino mea, konga kupu ia. Ka rite kite whakatauki. “ Horohoro ite pae.” Ekoro noho marika. Kotenei tangata he toa tana kei Waiharera, he tini nga Maori kei reira e noho, ana, na etahi o ana Maori imea kia tu a Papa hoi ano, te take ki taku whakaaro, he mea kia hoatu ai he namu kia ratou. Ete whanau, he mutunga ano to tena mea to te nama; whakumutua te nama. Ki taku whakaaro hoki. Erua ano take e tu nei te tangata ara te tuatahi “ He aroha kite moni,’’ tuarua, “He aroha kite Maori.” Ete Iwi ma te kai patu ia taua inaianei he moni, Na reira ata tirohia mehemea, earo mai ana tenei tu iwi te hawhe maori kia taua e pai ana, tera pea ia nate wahi tuatahi kua whakaaturia ake nei, i aro mai ai; ka he, he kekete te te tukinga iho. Kua ngaro haere nga rongo o Riki Kotoroa, kei te kaokao pea o Paara e piri ana. Kia tangi te whatitiri irunga nei. Ka taka iho te matakupenga ko reira pea puta ai ano, Kua puta inga Nupepa ate Pakeha nga mema kua whakaingoatia ata Ko Hone Heke, G., Kawanatanga Ru Reweti, 0., Apitihana Waaka te Huia, 0., Apitihana Ko enei Mema note takiwa kia Ngapuhi. Ko a Ngapuhi tangata ena i kite ai. Ete Iwi ma, kahore ano i tae noa kite wa, engari e tata ana. Tena ra rapua mai te Tangata na. Ko ena kua whakahuatia na, na te Ita, nate Hauauru nate Tonga. Kahore he Aranga. Kei te taha kite Noota te Pa ote Kingi nui. Rapua mai iana. Ka riro ano mau e mau te hoari ate Atua, he aka koe te mau ai i tenei. Kei te nui rawa atu toku aroha kia tatou e kuare tonu nei, otira he mohio ano engari to tatou kuaretanga. He Kohae, ke puhaehae, he kanohi whakakake, he whakahawea, he ware. Kati, ta te kohae, meta te puhaehae, e k -koti ai, he whakama. l ate kanohi whakakake; he whakaitinga. Tate whakahawea ; he whakaheanga. Te ware konga Apotoro ate Karaite. Na konei kaua tatou e kohi mai i enei mea kua whakahuatia nei hei taonga, ma o tatou ngakau, ia tatou e whiriwhiri ana, monga take penei. Ehara ia nga take pefcei ite take ngawari, engari he pakeha noatu te Kowhatu, kowhao ana ite wai, waihoki ko tatou mehemea e mea ana tatou kote Aroha anake kia tatou hei taonga ma o tatou ngakau, tera e ngawari, nga lake penei kia tatou. Kua rongo au e whakaturia ana a Te Huirama Tukariri, epai ana oku mahara, mehemea he pono, he hianga pea ia na taua Kaumatua ko oku mahara ia tuturu tonu, ahakoa kowai iroto ite Kaute o Mangonui. Koia ra he whaka-whirinakitanga mo tatou. Na Tatakamoa. (Kahore ano kia mutu.) \ PANDI. Kite tae kite wa e pau ai te taima oa koutou pepa. Ka whakamutua, hoi ano te whakaatu, engari, mehemea, e mahara, tukua mat a koutou whakanou, kaua e manukanuka. Etita.

KANIKANI KETE. Hei hoki whangai inga Minita Maori. Kite Hooro a Piritoatoa, Oruru, ate 26 onga ra o Tihema, 1905, 8 karaka ite ahiahi. Kote hokohoko onga kete ate pootaua ra. Nga wahine maua mai he kete. He paraihe mate wahine ite kete nui te utu ite makete. Kote tomo 1/- mote tane, wahine hore he utu. Henare Kingi, Hckeretari.