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He karere ki nga matua! He mea kaingakau na matau te wai ENGARI HE TOKOMAHA RAWA A MATAU TAMARIKI KEI TE MATE KI REIRA He iwi kau, he iwi ruku, he iwi hi ika, he iwi mahi kol moana, he iwi takaro matou ki te wai, engari la he mea kino rawa te mate o te 10 Maori ki te wai i tenei Raumati, tokowaru i raro iho i te 12 tau te pakeke. Kotahi te tamaiti e 8 tau te pakeke i mate ki te amio wai. Tokorua nga tamariki e 7 tau tetahi e 9 tau tetahi i haere ki te awa i tetahi ahiahi—kihai i hoki mai. I taka tetahi tamaiti nohinohi i runga i te woapu—mate tonu atu. I taka tetohi tamaiti ki te tipi hipi—i te warea ke nga matua. I te takaro tetohi tamaiti e whitu tau te pakeke i te taho o te awa—kihai i kitea ake—ka pa te pouri ki ona matua. He wetiweti nga wai katoa. Ka mate te tamariki ki te toru inihi wai. He tokomaha a matou tomariki he tamariki nohinohi, he tamariki wawahi taha—he uaua te tiaki i ngo wa katoa—engari ia e tika ana—kia tiakina i nga wa kotoo.

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Te Ao Hou, August 1957, Page 66

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He mea kaingakau na matau te wai ENGARI HE TOKOMAHA RAWA A MATAU TAMARIKI KEI TE MATE KI REIRA Te Ao Hou, August 1957, Page 66

He mea kaingakau na matau te wai ENGARI HE TOKOMAHA RAWA A MATAU TAMARIKI KEI TE MATE KI REIRA Te Ao Hou, August 1957, Page 66