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Te Ao Hou, Summer 1953, Page 17

MAHINARANGI'S tale has special meaning in an issue of Te Ao Hou, which is devoted to the memory of Princess Te Puea. Not only was Mahinarangi a great ancestress of Te Puea's, but the famous meetinghouse at Turangawaewae Pa, whose construction was inspired by Princess Te Puea, bears Mahinarangi's name. Mahinarangi, no doubt, had very special significance to Te Puea. The version of the story presented here was written some years ago by Pei Te Hurinui Jones, and published in a booklet called ‘The Story of Mahinarangi’. We are indebted to Mr Jones for permission to reprint this story. Ka haere ra a Turongo a ka tae ki Raukawa (e tu mai na te Kareti o Te Aute) kite pa o Kahotea i reira ra a Mahinarangi ratou ko ona matua ko Te Angiangi (Te Angi-o-Tu ranei) raua ko Tuaka. Rokohanga atu e Turongo a Tuaka te matua o Mahinarangi ratou ko tona iwi e hanga whare ana. Ko etahi ano i te ngahere i te whakarawe kai a ko etahi i te moana i te mahi mataitai hei whangai i te ohu hanga whare. Ko Turongo he toa patu kai a he tohunga hoki ki nga mahi hanga whare, e kaore i roa kua haere te rongo o te tangata nei i waenganui