ariki e moe nei maua, naku ano taku i kite, otiia i moe noa iho maua, kihai i kiia e au ki te hakari pakuha, he whakahihi hoki naku ki aku tungane. He tane ano a ratou i mea ai moku, kihai au i pai atu, a, moe nei au i taku ariki; i noho koa au i Takapuna, a, ko taku tane no te pa i Rarotonga, tena e hoe te kaihi mango ki Puponga, i nga wa o te riri i ririri ai Nga-iwi ki Ngati-Kahukoka. Ka hoe mai matou ki te pa nei, whiti mai matou i Takapuna, a, ka moe i konei. Ao ake, ka haere matou ki Onehunga, ka tutaki matou i tera o Rarotonga e hoe ana ano hoki ki te hi mango. He tamaiti koa taku ariki kua noho noa atu i roto i Waikato, a, katahi ra ano ka hoki mai ki ana matua, i noho hoki ki aua tupuna ona, a, kua pakeke, ara, kua taia ki te moko, kua tu nga tiwhana, te pawaha, me nga putaringa, a, kite rawa ake nei au i a ia, mate noa atu au. Ka hoe nei matou, a, ka huakina matou e te taua a tera i Awhitu, a, ka papatu. Ko te toa koa a taku i pai atu ai, a, ka kite atu au i tana maia, heoi ano katahi ra ano au ka tino he rawa atu taku wairua ki a ia. Ka kakata atu au ki a ia, a, ka kakata mai a ia ki a au, a no ka korerorero maua, a, pai noa maua ki a maua, a, ka noho au i Maungawhau nei, a, ka noho hoki a ia i taua pa nei ano.

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The meeting continued all night, and at dawn there was not one person who had not spoken on the matter. The majority said that they should not paddle off on a hostile expedition, and urged that the tribe should go and take part in the marriage feast to which they were invited. But there were also many who said that they should attack the pa of Ngati-Kahukoka and take Puhihuia away by force. When day had dawned, the mother of Puhihuia rose and said, ‘Puhihuia will think and act as did her ancestors. I am a descendant of Hotunui. I was not one to whom my tribe said “O girl! Such and such a one must be your husband.” There were many young chiefs to whom my ancestors and parents directed my attention, but I did not like any of them. My lord whom I married was the one of my own seeking and my own choice, but we married without formality. I did not give a feast when we took each other; I defied my brothers. They had a husband of their choice in mind for me, but I did not agree. I am now living with the husband of my own choice. I lived before at Takapuna [Mount Victoria], while the one I loved belonged to the pa at Rarotonga [Mount Smart]. ‘Now, a shark-fishing party was paddling to Puponga in the days when Nga-iwi and Ngati-Kahukoka were at war. We crossed over from Takapuna to this pa, and slept here. In the morning we went to Onehunga and met the people of Rarotonga, who were also paddling out at fish for sharks. At that time my beloved was a mere lad, and had been away living in Waikato, and had just returned to his parents. He had been living with his grandparents, and having reached adulthood he had just been tattooed. The curved lines over the eyebrows had been done, also those from the nostrils round the corners of the mouth to each side of the chin and those under the ears. As we paddled we were attacked by a war-party from Awhitu, and fought a battle. How brave was the one I loved! It was then that I saw how brave he was, and fell desperately in love with him. I smiled at him and he smiled back at me, and when we spoke, we knew that we loved each other. I stayed here at Maungawhau, and he also stayed at this pa. On the night of the day on which we arrived here, as soon as night fell, I went out on to the marae of this pa, and called out to the people and said, “I will not hide the secret. I will have my husband. I found him at Puponga and here in this pa I will take him as my husband. He is from Rarotonga, and I am from Takapuna. So now you have all been informed.” And I