Notes on the Song These notes do not include all of the references in Ngawaero's song. The people not mentioned here are all men of standing who were related to Ngawaero, while the places which are not listed are mostly famous bird-snaring districts belonging to her people. Empty Courtyard: That is, after the guests at the marriage feast had gone home. Kukutai, who had made the insulting remark was a great chief of the lower Waikato. Regardless of the river: that is, the Waikato River. Te Arawai: a relative of Ngawaero. Kahu was his wife. Mangahana: much of the food for the large gatherings at Whatiwhatihoe came from this district. As a consequence, Ngawaero's kinsmen there were very busy at this time, so she did not visit them; it would have been imposing on them to have told her story in the expectation that they might make a contribution. Te Raro: the most important bird-snaring area at Titiraupenga. It was here that the tribal priestess of the bird cult performed the opening ceremony of the bird-snaring season. Ngawaero had been specially invited by the priestess, Noaia, to be present for this occasion. Te Rapa: a famous village formerly situated between Tokaanu and Waihi. It was destroyed by the huge landslide of 1846. Neko, kaitaka, pakipaki: different kinds of fine cloaks. Tongariro: the river which enters Lake Taupo near Tokaanu. Te Heuheu: the name of the paramount chiefs of Ngati Tuwharetoa. The chief referred to here is Te Heuheu Tukino II, later killed in the Te Rapa landslide. Te Ngako: a famous tiki, an heirloom of the family to which Te Heuheu's two wives belonged. It was usually kept at Motutaiko, an island in Lake Taupo; as a gesture of sympathy, they had lent it to Ngawaero for her to wear on this important occasion.

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