The last instalment of our folk tales gathered by the Papamoa Maori School are a series of stories all from Whakaki and are the genuine work of children. We shall be glad to publish any corrections of these lively tales. Stories from Whakaki HE WAHINE O WHAKAKI I mua, he repo katoa a Whakaki (Nuiarua) a he mahi nana te whakamaroke i tenei wahi i te Rotoke. Ko te poutapeta, i te wahi kei reira nei e tu ana te whare o Mr J. Peakman. Ko te toa i Opoho, te waapu i Paka a ko te whare karakia tuatahi i Pohotapu. I taua wa, e toru nga pa i Whakaki, ka Otarautu, ko Pohotaipu me Tarata. Ko Hinetawaiwa Ewaewa te taniwha o reira a, he tuna kore whiore. Ka kitea ana te taniwha nei, he torotika tonu, a ki oku whakaaro, kahore e mate, no te mea kei te ora tonu i tenei ra. A Teomaru, ko te tamahine a Mahu te rangatira o tona iwi. Ko te pa, e rua maero te tawhiti mai i te wai. I tetahi ra. i tana mate wai, katahi a Mahu ka unga i a Teomaru ki te tiki wai mona. I te timatanga kahore a Teomaru i whakaae, engari i te kaha o te inoi a Mahu, katahi a Teomaru ka whakaae, ki te tiki wai mona. Katahi a ia ka waha A LADY OF WHAKAKI by Tawhi (Form II) Whakaki (Nuiarua) was once all swamp; it was very hard to keep it drained during the winter season. The post office was where Mr F. Peakman's house is now, the shop was at Opoho, the wharf at Paka and the first church house was at Pohotapu. There were actually three pas in Whakaki, whose names were Otarautu, Pohotaipu and Tarata. Hinetawaiwa Ewaewa is a taniwha which lives here. It is in the form of an eel with no tail. Whenever it was seen it was straight and it is still alive to this very day. I think it will never die. Teomaru was a daughter of Mahu, who was the chief of his tribe. The pa was about two miles from where water was to be seen. One day Mahu sent Teomaru to get water for him in two calabashes (hue) because he was very thirsty. Teomaru shrugged her shoulders to refuse. Mahu begged