SELECTED READINGSIN MAORI

edited by

BRUCE BIGGS, P. HOHEPA, S. M. MEAD

illustrations by s. M. MEAD

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A. H. & A. W. REED

WELLINGTON - AUCKLAND - SYDNEY

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Paania 11Maaui Searches for his Parents 12A Journey from Gisborne to Rotorua on Bicycles 16Te Rerenga Wairua 18Rona 19The Rat and the Parrakeet 20A Calabashl 21~O~! nAn Action Song 24Muturangi's Octopus 25Pork is the Food 29Moeahu 31The Song of the Ant 32Tapa-kaakahu Loses his Fishhook 33Taaminamina, the Monster of Gisborne 35The Slaying of Ngaarara-hua-rau 36The Story of Pootaka-tawhiti 40Stories about the Fairies 45Pre-school Children 53The Mosquito and the Sandfly 56Kupe's Voyage from Hawaiki 58At Every Bend a Chief 61Hinemoa's Swim to Mokoia 62Henry Baker's Advertisement 73

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Extracts from th(BiblePaateriki Kahikura's AdvertisementUrupeni Puuhara's LetterThe Gateway to the UnderworldThe Meeting at Oo-maahuTe Whetuu-matarauTe Maunga-a-rongoConcerning TattooingTe Paranihi's Letter to Wiremu KaateneTe Ara TaawhaoFarmingProtesting is the Best RemedyMaori Land LawsWaerenga-a-hika CollegeFirst Annual Report of the Tainui Trust BoardA FarewellThe Welcome ofTe ArawaTribai CommitteesWe, the Maori, TodayAbsent FriendsLooking for a HouseThe First Letter of Ngaati-toa to Governor GreyThe Second Letter to Governor GreyTo Release or to Hold?Wairangi, an ancestor of Ngaati-raukawaTe Atua and Hingamairangi

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Paania 11Ka Kimi a Maaui i Oona Maatua 12Te Haerenga i Tuuranga ki Rotorua i Runga Paihikara 16Ko Te Rerenga Wairua 18Ko Rona 19He Koorero naa te Kiore Raaua ko te Kaakaariki 20He Tahaa Wairere! 21E Too e te Raa! 23He Waiata-a-Ringa 24Te Wheke a Muturangi 25He Miiti Poaka te Kai 29Ko Moeahu 31He Waiata naa te Poopokorua Raana ko te Taatarakihi 32Te Rironga 0 te Paaua a Tapa-kaakahu i Te Kahawai 33Ko Taaminamina, He Taniwha noo Tuuranga 35Te Patunga 0 Te Ngaarara-hua-rau 36Te Koorero moa Pootaka-tawhiti 40He Koorero moa ngaa Tuurehu 45Ko ngaa Tamariki Kaahore anoo kia Rima ngaa Tau 53Te Waeroa Raaua ko Te Namu 56Ko te Haerenga mai 0 Kupe i Hawaiki 58He Piko he Taniwha 61

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Te Kauhoetanga 0 Hinemoa ki Mokoia 62Te Paanui a Heenare Peka 73He Mea Tango i Te Paipera Tapu 73Te Paanui a Paateriki Kahikura 75Te Reta a Urupeni Puuhara 76Te Tatau-o-te-poo 78Te Hui Ki Oo-maahu 84Te Whetuu-matarau 87Te Maunga-a-Rongo 99Moo te Taainga Ngutu 101Te Reta a Te Paranihi ki a Wiremu Kaatene 103Ko Te Ara Taawhao 104Te Mahi Ahuwhenua 108Ko te Amuamu te Tino Rongoa 109Ngaa Ture moo ngaa Whenua Maaori 111Te Kaareti 0 Waerenga-a-hika 114Te Ripaota-a-tau Tuatahi a te Poari Kaitiaki Maaori 0 Tainui 115He Poroporoaki 120Te Poowhiri a Te Arawa 121Ngaa Komiti-a-iwi 123Ko Too Taatau Aahua Inaianei 125Ko ngaa Hoa Kei te Ngaro 127Te Mahi Rapu Whare 128Te Reta Tuatahi a Ngaati-Toa ki a Kaawana Kerei 134Te Reta Tuarua ki a Kaawana Kerei 138Ko te Tuku, ko te Pupuri Raanei? 144Wairangi, he Tiipuna noo Ngaata-Raukawa 149Te Atua Raaua ko Hingamairangi 154

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