EARLY POVERTY BAY
LIFE HUNDREDS OF VIOARS AGO With the approach ot the centenary of British rule in New Zealand, research work in Poverty Bay is in full swing, and unexpected sources have been lapped for information. In this connection prolonged study has been undertaken by Mr. R. W. Halbert, and valuable information, passed on through generations, has been gained from the elders of the tribes, resulting in a detailed account of life near Gisbornc some hundreds of years ago, including a thrilling account of murder and bloodshed in Turanganui-a-Kiwa (Poverty Bay) in 1650, and a historic combat near Repongaere, including an account of a taniwha in the Waipaoa River. Mr. Halbert's story is but one of a series of l(i articles, comprising addresses delivered at the Tairawhiti Maori Association's lectures. The authors include. in addition to Mr. Halbert, such wellknown authorities as Sir Apirana Ngata ("Historical Poverty Bay"), Elsdon Best ("The Mythopoetic Maori"), Te Kani Te Ua ("Spiritualism and Maori Beliefs"), the late Bishop of Waiapu ("The Maori, Past, Present and Future"), Dr. Wi Kepa ("The Maori and Civilisation"), Richard Leach ("Paikea's Journey on a Whale's Back Prom llawaihi to Whangara"), and many others. This book is now out of print, and copies, at 2 (i'each, can be procured only at Eastwood's Book Store. Gladstone I'oad.
Other well-known books dealing with the early history of Poverty Bay, and now out of print, comprise "East Coast Historical Records," by the late Bishop VV. B. Williams, price 2/6; "History of the Early Bays of Poverty Bay," by Major Ropata Wahawaha, including a detailed account of the Poverty Bay massacre, price 1/G; and "Life in Early Poverty Bay," price 2'6. The price tor the four books is 8/-. Eastwood's Book Store is fortunate in having copies of each of these publications, but as the number is limited early application is advisable.*
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19759, 13 October 1938, Page 6
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309EARLY POVERTY BAY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19759, 13 October 1938, Page 6
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