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9. Tamateawhakapau He pai mo te ono kai i te ata ki te ra-tu. Kaore i tino pai mo te hi ka pau nga tamatea. Fair for planting from morning to midday only, also fair for fishing. 10. Ari He ra kino tenei. A bad day. 11. Huna E hara i te ra pai ki te ono kai ki te hi ranei he noho mohoao te noho a te tuna a te koura. Not a good day for planting or fishing; eels and crayfish get very timid. 12. Mawharu He ra tino pai tenei mo te ono kai, he nunui te kumara e ngari kaore e roa ka pirau he ra pai ki te hi ika. A very good day for planting, but it does not keep very long, also a good day for fishing, etc. 13. Atua E hara i te ra pai, mo te ono kai mo te hi ika ranei. It's not a very good day for planting or fishing. 14. Turei He pai tonu mo te hi ika mo te ono kai, i muri o te ra tu, ki te ra to. A fair day for fishing and planting from midday to sunset. 15. Rakaunui He ra tino pai mo te ono kai, ahakoa he aha taua kai ra pai mo te hi ika kaore e tino pai no te hi tuna. A very good day for planting, etc., also for fishing and not so good for eeling. 16. Rakaumatohi He ra tino pai mo te ono kai, mo te hi ika kaore mo te tuna. A very good day for planting and fishing, and not so for eeling. 17. Takirau Takirau-maheahea, kua makoha te marama he ririki te kumara, te koura, te tuna. The moon is losing its brightness. Kumaras planted on this day are small, also crayfish and eels. 18. Oike E hara i te tino ra pai, mo te ono tai mo te hi ranei. It is only another day. It's not the best for planting or fishing. 19. Korekorete-whiwhia E hara i te ra pai mo te ono kai mo te hi ika ranei. It's only a fair day either for planting or fishing. 20. Korekorete-Rawea E hara i te po pai tenei. It's not a very good day at all. 21. Korekorepiri-ki-nga-Tangaroa He pai tenei ra atu i te ra-tu ki te ra-to. Koia nei etahi ra pai ki te patu tuna, koura, ika me nga momo kai katoa. A very good day from midday to sunset; for planting, fishing, etc. Anything planted in the Tangaroa's produces size and number. 22. Tangaroa-a-mua He ra pai ki te ono kai ki te hi ika, koura, tuna. A very good day for planting and fishing, crayfish and eels. 23. Tangaroa-a-roto He ra pai tenei ki te ono kai ki nga mahi hi ika koura. A very good day for planting and fishing, crayfish and eels. 24. Tangaroa-Kiokio He ra pai tenei ki te ono kai, ki nga mahi hi ika koura. A very good day for planting, cropping and fishing, crayfish and eels. 25. Tangaroa-Whakapau He ra pai tenei ki te ono kai ki te hi ika, koura, tuna. A very good day for planting and fishing crayfish and eels. 26. Otaane He ra pai tenei mo te ono kai, mo te hi ika koura tuna. A very good day for planting, fishing, crayfishing and eeling. 27. Orongonui He ra tino pai tenei mo te ono kai hi ika koura, tuna. He pai mo te waihanga whakaaio. A very good day for planting, fishing, crayfishing and eeling, also a good day for business. 28. Mauri E hara i te ra pai tenei he oho mauri te kai ka oma. Not a very good day for planting or fishing; fish, eels and crayfish are very elusive. 29. Omutu E hara i te ra pai tenei. It's not a good day. 30. Mutu-Whenua E hara i te ra po pai tenei kua hinapouri te ao e ai ki nga korero o neke ra. It's not a good day at all. The world is in darkness according to Maori belief.