Tawhao ratou ko ona iwi ki te manaaki i ta ratou taonga me te mokopuna a Tainui. Ka tohia e Tawhao tana mokopuna i te tuahu e tiro iho ra ki Mangaorongo ko Raukawa. Ko nga matua ano e tu atu ana a ka whakahuaina te ingoa mo ta raua tamaiti ka mea atu te tane ‘Kaore he ingoa ke atu mo ta taua tamaiti heoi ano ko Raukawa’ ko te wahine ‘Ae ko ta taua Raukawa.’ Ka mutu ra nga korero mo Turongo raua ko Mahinarangi, i to raua hononga ka hono hoki nga tatai nunui o te Tairawhiti ki nga tatai o nga iwi o Tainui. Ina nga whakapapa: marriage is spoken of as one of life-long bliss. It was also a golden period in the history of Maoridom. No wars took place to mar the peaceful life of Turongo and his people in those far-off days. From this union sprang the great tribes of Ngati-Raukawa, Ngati-Whakatere, Ngati-Maniapoto, and various other Tainui tribes. Today the blood of Turongo and Mahinarangi flows in the veins of the great ones of the land. By this union, too, were joined the leading lines from four famous canoes; and we end this account by tracing out the descent of the Maori Kings through Turongo and Mahinarangi: TAINUI LINE: TAKITIMU LINE: Hoturoa Tamatea Hotuope Kahungunu Hotumatapu Kahukuranui Motai Rakeihikuroa Ue Tupurupuru Raka Te Rangituehu Kakati Tuaka Tawhao Turongo = Mahinarangi Raukawa Rereahu Maniapoto Te Kawairirangi I Rungaterangi Uruhina Te Kawairirangi II Te Kanawa Parengaope Rangimahora Te Kahurangi Te Rauangaanga Potatau Tawhiao Tiahuia Mahuta Te Puea Te Rata Koroki Evidence of a revival of Maori crafts in the Horowhenua district was the exhibition held last November at a Progress Day of Raukawa District Council of the Maori Women's Welfare League. Tuwhara, kits and taniko, as well as European knitting and embroidery were displayed. The exhibition was the result of a decision taken earlier by the District Council to start classes in craft work for the women in the leagues under its control. Quite a number of the exhibits were first attempts made during these classes. Mr T. T. Ropiha, Under-Secretary of Maori Affairs, opening the Progress Day, expressed pleasure at the display of work, and said he felt it was the forerunner of greater things to come.

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