Te Ahi Tamou book final

TE AHI TĀMOU

He kōrero heke iho

nā Tūwharetoa

Nā Chris Winitana

i whakaemi

i tuhi

He kupu tuku

Ki aku tamariki

Kapekapea te ahi tāmou kia kā,

kia pū, kia horo, kia horokakā!

Ngā kai o roto

Reo Māori

He kupu tuku 3

He kupu whakataki 5

Te kāhui maunga 7

Taupō moana, Waikato awa 15

Hawaiki – Ngāti Ohomairangi 26

Te Arawa waka 39

Te haerenga mai a Tia 52

Ngātoroirangi 63

English language

Dedication 75

Introduction 76

The mountain clan 78

Lake Taupō, Waikato river 86

Hawaiki – Ngāti Ohomairangi 98

Te Arawa canoe 111

The journey of Tia 125

Ngātoroirangi 136

He kupu whakataki

Whakauruuru matua! Whakauruuru kaharoa!

He rangi papakura nō runga o Hauhungaroa

Koi mākū te kiri! Koi mākū te papa!

Kia piri te tai tōtara ki te ngaru whakateo

E miti nei i ngā rae roa o Motutaiko!

Ka tō atu te rā! Kia ū rawa ki uta!

E ara e! E ara e!

Ki a rātou mā, e hoki atu ki te Pū-tahi-nui-a-Rehua, ki te kāhui whetū o te rangi; kia iri mai i te rangi te kōrero, e te hunga mate ki te hunga mate, e te hunga ora ki te hunga ora. Nau mai, tau mai e ngā mana e pae nei.

Hei tīmatanga kōrero, me pēnei nā; ehara nā te tangata kotahi ngā kaupapa kōrero nei i oti ai, engari nā te huhua o ngā tāngata. Āe, he tika, nōku tonu te ringa i whakaemi haere, ā, i tuhi, engari arā noa atu ngā tāngata i āwhina mai. Koia ōku whāea me ōku kuia nō roto o Ngāti Tūrangitukua; ki te rātā whakaruruhau a Te Ringakapo nāna te hunga pākeke rā i ārahi, kei te mihi. Kia opeope mai ngā whakairo kōrero ki runga i a koutou, me pounamu rawa te uhi. E kui mā, he puna rau koutou, he mātāpuna, ā, he ngākau hūmarie, he manawanui; nā koutou i āta noho ki te whakatikatika i ngā kōrero kia noho hāngai ki a tātou o Tūwharetoa. Ka nui te aroha. Ka nui te roimata.

Kāti e hoa mā, he koha tēnei pukapuka kōrero me tana ataata ki ā tātou tamariki, ko ngā tamariki mokopuna a Ngāti Tūwharetoa. kia mārama tonu rātou ehara tātou nō nānahi noa nei engari kē nō mai rā anō. He uri whakatipu tātou nā ngā tīpuna; arā nā Tūwharetoa te tangata, nā Ngātoroirangi te tohunga tūāhuroa, nā Tia te tohunga ahurewa, nā Kurapoto te kāwai whenua. He uri tātou nō te waka o Te Arawa, ko te waka Pū-mā-tahi-o-Atuamatua; he uri tātou nā ngā tīpuna i hoe mai i te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa mai i Hawaiki rā anō; ko ngā tīpuna i puta i te Korokoro-o-te-Parata i whakapuakina e te tohunga rūnuku rā; he uri tātou nā te whatukura o te rangi a Pūhaorangi rāua ko tana wahine a Kura-i-monoa, me tā rāua tama nunui a Ohomairangi. Ā, he uri tātou nā ngā maunga tipua e tū mai rā; he uri ki te wai e tere ana, ki te mamao e rewa ana, ki te ahi tāmou e pupū ana, e tāhoata ana. Arā te kōrero, he uri tātou nō te papa whenua tipu a Tūwharetoa.

Hei whakamārama, tuatahi, he puna reo rua te pukapuka nei. Kei te kawea tuatahitia ngā kōrero i roto i te reo Māori. Ka mutu, kei te reo Pākehā te mana. Tuarua, me he whakaari te takoto mai o ngā kōrero. Kua pēneihia kia taea e ngā tamariki te whakaari i ngā kōrero-ā-waha a ō rātou nei tīpuna. Mā te pēnei anō tō rātou reo e whai take ai, ā, ka tere mau hoki i a rātou ngā kōrero. Tuatoru, he ataata tō ngā kōrero nei. Kei te hāngai ēnei kupu tuhituhi ki ngā whakahuahuatanga nō roto i te ataata. Kei a koe tō whai; mātakina te ataata, kātahi whakaaria ōna kōrero nei, ā, takahurihia rānei, kia pānuihia ēnei kōrero i te tuatahi, kātahi ka mātaki i tōna ataata. Kei a koe. Tuawhā, he pakiwaituhi ngā kōrero nei, e hāngai pū ana ki ngā tamariki; mā rātou ēnei kōrero.

Hei whakakōpani, ehara i te mea kua oti i tēnei pukapuka ngā kōrero katoa mō ngā tīpuna rongonui e whakahuahuatia nei i konei. E mōhiotia ana kei tēnā hapū, kei tēnā hapū ōna nei kōrero ake. Ko te tūmanako, ā tōna wā ka kitea ngā wāhi e rerekē ana, ka kōrerorerohia. Mā te kōrero rā anō, ka whai ora ngā kōrero katoa. Koinei te tikanga o te ingoa ‘Te Ahi Tāmou’. Kapekapea te ahi tāmou, kia kā anō ngā mura kōrero. Ka nui te ahi, ka nui te mahana, ka nui te māramatanga, ka nui te oranga.

Ki te ui mai koe, ‘Ko wai mā ngā rangatira e tū mai rā?’

Māku e kī atu, ‘Ā, tēnā, ko Tongariro mā rātou e tū mai rā!

Nōna tēnei takiwā!’

Chris Winitana (2005)

TE KĀHUI MAUNGA

Kaikawe

Kei te kite atu koutou i te kāhui maunga e tū mai rā? Koirā ngā pae maunga o Tongariro. Arā ko Tongariro maunga, ko Ngāuruhoe, ko Ruapehu hoki. E hia kē nei ngā wā kua kite atu koe i aua maunga? E hia kē nei ngā wā kua tōhipa atu koe i a rātou. Kāore hoki e kore kua pikia ngā maunga rangatira rā e ētahi o koutou, kua tīhukatia, kua papahukatia rānei. Haunga rā tēnā, me pēnei rawa taku kī atu ki a koutou; ko ō tātou maunga, ehara i te maunga noa iho. Ehara! He maunga tipua kē. He maunga toa. He maunga nekeneke. Pono! Tika tonu. Ko ō tātou maunga he mea ora kē. Kāore koutou e whakapono mai nēhā! Tēnā koa, whakarongo mai ki ngā kōrero a ō tātou tīpuna. He kōrero tipua, he kōrero tahito!

I ngā rā o mua, i te wā e korowai tonutia ana te Ika-a-Māui e ngā kapua ao-tea-roa, i puta i konei i te pito o tēnei takiwā ki te rohe o Tūwharetoa, he kāhui rangatira, he kāhui tipua. Ko te kahui nei he tahito. Ko te kahui nei he toa. Ko te kāhui nei he maunga. Ko tō rātou rangatira ko Tongariro. Ko tōna tīnana he whānui he roa; kei te pito ki te raki tōna upoko, kei waenganui a Ngāuruhoe e titi ana i te rangi, kei te takiwā ki te tonga a Ruapehu e takoto ana. He tokatū te noho a Tongariro, he mananui, he kaharoa.

I te takiwā o Rotoaira, he maunga anō e tū teitei ana. Ko Taranaki te ingoa, he maunga tapu, he maunga rangatira hoki. Kānapanapa ana tana korowai hukarere me he whetū i te rangi e taukapo ana. Ko tana panepane ka uru atu ki roto i ngā kapua o te rangi. He maunga whakawehi. I te taha uru o Ngāuruhoe, e rua anō ngā maunga e tū ana. Ko tētahi ko Pūtauaki. Ko tētahi ko Tauhara. Ko ēnei maunga he pūwhenua, he hāhaka, he poto. Engari, ahakoa he whito rāua, he manawanui tonu, he kaha hoki. Ka oti tonu i a rāua te porowhiu i ngā toka nui ki te whakapā atu ki te rangi.

Ko ēnei maunga katoa he tāne, he ure tārewa. Kotahi anake te uha, he wahine, ko Pīhanga te ingoa. Noho ai te maunga uha nei ki te raki o ngā maunga toa. E mōhio whānuitia ana ia mai i te Upoko-o-te-ika tae noa atu ki tana hiku ki te Tai-tokerau. Ara tana ātaāhua, tana tau hoki. Ngāwari ana tana āhua, tana pīnakitanga. Ko tōna kākahu he piri tata ki tōna tīnana. Nāna, ka ihiihi ngā maunga toa tāne. Ka nui te aroha o ngā maunga ki a Pīhanga. Ka whai rātou i a ia, kia riro mai tōna aroha.

TE KĀHUI MAUNGA

Taranaki

E aro mai ki a au, e taku whaiaipō. Māku koe e tiaki, e atawhai.

Pūtauaki

E ngau ana te aroha i tōku ngākau. Homai ki a au he tohu. He tohu aroha.

Tauhara

I tīmata mai taku aroha mōu i te pū o tāku ngākau. Kei reira tonu e koropupū ana. Tukuna, kia kitea i roto i te ao mārama nei.

Tongariro

Taku tau, taku ate. Kāore he kupu whakaatu mōu. Ko tōku aroha he mea ora tonu. He mauri, he hā, he manawa, he wairua.

Kaikawe

Ka tae ō rātou ātahu ki a Pīhanga, ka whakamā ia. Ka rewa tāiri te kohu ki te kapi i tōna kanohi, ā, ka mau ngā tae o te kōpere, ka puta ki runga ake i tōna pane he māramatanga pērā i tō Tama-te-rā. He arohanui ia ki a rātou katoa.

Pīhanga

E ōku mana, e ōku toa! E aroha ana au ki a koutou katoa. Kāore e taea e au te haukati i tōku aroha ki tēnā, ki tēnā, kia aroha au ki te mea kotahi anake. Ehara! He rite tonu tōku aroha ki a koutou katoa.

Tongariro

Ehara! Me kōwhiri e koe. Ko wai ō mātou hei rangatira mōu. Ko wai ka piritahi ki a koe!

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auhara

Āe! Me kōwhiri!

Taranaki

Kōwhiria! Ko wai hei rangatira mōu!

Pūtauaki

E kōwhiri, ka tika!

Kaikawe

Ā, nā wai rā, ka mahue iho te hā o pipiri, ka rewa te hukarere i te wera o Hine-raumati, engari e noho taharangi tonu ana a Pīhanga.

Pīhanga

E ōku rangatira! E noho pōnānā ana au. He rite tonu tōku aroha ki a koutou katoa. Kāore e taea e au te kōwhiri!

Taranaki

Ehara!

Tongariro

Tēnā ko tēnā!

Kaikawe

Ka hōhā ngā maunga toa. Ka noho mohu rātou. Ka noho pōnguru. Ka ngau te harawene me te pūāhae i ō rātou ngākau. Ka koromeke ō rātou āhua, ka hahaka i te weriweri. Ka riri atu, ka pukuriri mai. Ka poupou atu ki te rangi te auahi kino, he pōnguru, he pōngere. Ka tīmata rātou ki te mākutu atu ki a rātou anō.

Taranaki

Māku ō koutou pane māro e rutu!

Tauhara

Ha! Māku koutou e whakapapatahi, ka rite ki te pukupuku noa iho!

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ūtauaki

E kī rā! Māku kē koutou e paki noa ki raro, me he ngāngara rikiriki.

Tongariro

Ko koutou katoa ka kainga e au. Kotahi noa iho taku pahūtanga, ka horomia katoatia koutou e aku pūtoto werawera. Iahaha! Ngurunguru, ngeringeri, taku pōkekakeka, takahia ki raro te pōriro! Turakina ki raro te whakahīhī! Kainga ō roro! Ūpokokōhua!

Kaikawe

Ka kō-oreore haere te whenua, ka ngāuruuru, ka ngāueue, kātahi ka tokopūhā atu i te waha o Tongariro he pūtoto. Ka korakora te āhua o te rangi, ka karekare te āhua o te whenua. Ka tau ngā maunga toa, ka hoki whakamuri, ā, ka noho mākutu. Ka noho mohu tonu. Ka tōremi atu te rā, ka piki mai anō, ka tōwene, ka eke, engari he noho whakakeke ngā maunga. Kāore he kanga i rangona, kāore hoki te whenua i wiri i te takahi o te tūwaewae peruperu. Kāore he raukura auahi i kitea, kāore hoki he ahi. E tau whakangā ana ngā maunga pakanga. E whakaemi ana rātou i ō rātou kaha katoa. I roto i ō rātou puku kua whakakāngia ngā ahi tipua hei karawhiu i ngā toka me ngā kōhatu. E whakakī ana rātou i a rātou anō ki te pūtoto. E tatari ana rātou kia pakanga. Kātahi te whenua ka rū. Ka wāhia te rangi e te reo pakanga.

Tongariro

Huakina! Huakina! Huakina! Anei tō kai taurekareka mā! Tēnei te kai, he kai māro! E kai e!

Taranaki

Hei aha tāu! Anei kē tō kai! Rū ana ki te rangi, rū ana ki te papa! Ko ahau tēnei e rūrangi nei!

Pūtauaki

Hei aha kē tā kōrua! E kore au e hinga i a kōrua!

Tauhara

He ngoikore koutou katoa! E ngau i te paepae whakaiti!

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oua i runga! Poua i raro! Poua te upoko māro

Te upoko wai roro māku hei kai!

Tongariro (ki a ia anō)

Māku a Pīhanga! Me whakahinga e au ēnei tutua ki raro.

Kaikawe

Auē ko te kahui whakamātakutaku, ko te kāhui whakawehiwehi! He whawhai kōpūtahi. He pakanga rātou ki a rātou anō. Wiri ana te whenua. Ka kapi te rangi i te para auahi. Ka ngaro te rangi. Ka wehea te rā, ka wehea te pō. Hei pō te rā, hei pōuriuri te pō. Ā, i te pirotanga o te ahi tipua, i te whakamutunga ake o te pakanga, kua hinga a Taranaki a Pūtauaki a Tauhara hoki. Kua toa a maunga Tongariro. Ka whakaritea ko ia te mana rangatira o te pito o te Ika-a-Māui-tikitiki-a-taranga. Ka riro i a ia a Pīhanga.

Tongariro

E, tēnei taku tūahu, ahu atu ki te rangi! Tēnei taku ahurewa, rewa atu e! Haramai te toki! Haumie! Uie! Tāikie! E taku whaiaipō, ki a koe e Pīhanga. Ai ua, ai hau, ai marangai e! Tēnei tōku ngākau te pātukituki nei. Ko tāua nei tāua. Tāmaua, mō ake tonu e!

Pīhanga

Tongariro! Tōku rangatira. Nōu ahau!

Kaikawe

Nā wai rā, ka moe a Tongariro rāua ko Pihanga. Nā tō rāua moetanga, kua kore te kāhui maunga e ngaro atu ki te pō. Engari, e pēhea ana a Taranaki mā? He huarahi kē hei whai mā rātou.

Taranaki

Nō Tongariro tēnei whenua. Kāore e tika kia noho tonu au i konei i raro i tōna mana. Me kimi rawa e au tētahi whenua kē hei whenua mōku.

Kaikawe

Ka titiro atu ia ki te tai hauāuru, ka kite i te rā e tōwene atu ana.

TE KĀHUI MAUNGA

aranaki

Ka whai atu ahau i te ara o te ahi-kai-pō. Ka riro ko au te mutunga kia whitia ake e ana hihī.

Pūtauaki

He tika tāu e Taranaki. Ki a koe te ahi-kai-pō. Engari ahau, māku te ahi-kai-ata. Ka riro ko au te tuatahi kia whitia e ngā titīnga a Tama-te-rā.

Tauhara

Tautoko! Tautoko! Ehara māku te ahipō. Māku kē ko te ata. Ka whai atu au i a koe e Pūtauaki ki te whitinga mai o te rā. Māku hoki te ahi-kai-ata.

Taranaki

E Pīhanga! E noho tonu mai nā koe hei uha mā Tongariro. Nāna koe. Nōna tēnei takiwā.

Kaikawe

Nā reira ka tīmata a Taranaki ki te wehe atu ki te tai hauāuru. Nā te mea ko tana rahi me tana taumaha ka wawaea e ia te whenua i a ia e haere ana. Kei te kitea tonutia ēnei wawaenga tae mai ki tēnei rā, arā ko ngā kōawaawa o Manganui-o-te-ao me Whanganui.

Ko te whakatau a ētahi, i arahia a Taranaki e tētahi toka nunui, ko te Toka-a-Rauhoto te ingoa. A tōna wā ka whakangā a Taranaki, ka noho, ā, nā tana taumaha anō ka puta tētahi arearetanga i te whenua. Kei te mau tonu te ingoa tae mai ki tēnei wā, ara, ko te repo o Ngāere. Ka haere anō ia kia tae rawa ake ki ngā pae maunga o Pouakai. Ki reira ia ka whakatā mō te pō. Engari, i tana ohonga ake i te ata, kua mau ia, kua kore e kaha ki te paku hūnuku. Koina te taunga whakamutunga o Taranaki. Mai i tērā wā ki tēnei wā, ko tana mahi he tū toa i te hauāuru. Koia te whakamutunga kia kite i a Tama-te-rā e huri atu ana ki tua.

Pūtauaki

Kāti hoki au i konei. Ki a koe rā taku houhi. Nāu nei te aroha i hohou ki roto i tōku ngākau. Engari tukuna ahau a Pūtauaki kia wehe atu.

TE KĀHUI MAUNGA

aikawe

Kotahi tana whai i te ara o Tama-te-rā ki te tairāwhiti. I tana taenga atu ki tērā pito o Kaingaroa, ka whakatā. Ka taoa he kai, engari, nā te roa rawa kia maoa, ka mau pūmau ia, ka toka tū. Kua kore hoki ia e kaha ki te whakanuku i a ia anō. Nā, kei roto ia i te takiwā o Mataatua waka, ko te taone o Kawerau kei ōna rekereke e tau ana. Koinei te taunga whakamutunga o Putauaki.

Tauhara

Tēnei au a Tauhara e kōroiroi nei. E te tau o tōku ate, e ngangaua ana tōku ngākau ki te aroha ki a koe. Rori kē ana au!

Pīhanga

Kei te pai e Tauhara. Haere rā koe! Whai atu koe i te ara ki te moana ki te tairāwhiti.

Tauhara

Tōku ate e kikinia nei ki te aroha! E wiri ana tōku kiri! E wiri ana tōku kiri!

Kaikawe

He tino āta haere a Tauhara. Ka hūnuku atu, ka tū. Ka titiro whakamuri ki a Pīhanga, ā, ka hūnuku atu anō. Ka āta whakawhiti ia i te moana o Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Ka tae atu ia ki te raki o Taupō kātahi ka toka tū, ka mau ki te whenua. Ko ētahi kei te kī ake, nā tōna aroha nui ki a Pīhanga i āta haere atu ai ia. Ko ētahi atu kei te whakatau, he wahine kē tāna, he mahanga hoki ā rāua. Nā tana whakatikatika haere i a rātou i poto ai tana huarahi. Kei te kitea tonutia tētahi o ngā mahanga ki te taha tairawhiti o Tauhara e tū kau ana. Ko tētahi kei Tokaanu e tū ana. Ko tā rāua ingoa tahi ko Maunganamu. Ko te wahine a Tauhara ko Te-tara. Kei te taha rawhiti o Tauhara e tū ana.

Kōinei te kōrero mō te kāhui tipua, te kāhui maunga i tū ai i konei i te taha tonga o Taupō moana. Ka tau te pūehu, ka mutu te pakanga, ko Tongariro te maunga toa, nāna a Taranaki, a Pūtauaki me Tauhara i whakahinga.

TE KĀHUI MAUNGA

ō reira, nau mai! Haere mai ki raro i te mana a Tongariro maunga, te mana nui o tēnei takiwā, te puku o te Ika-a-Māui. Kāti e hoa mā, ka hipa atu koe i ngā maunga e tū mai rā, kaua e wareware, i mua, he maunga nekeneke rātou, he maunga pakanga, he maunga toa. Ko Tongariro tō rātou rangatira. Ko te pepeha o Ngāti Tūwharetoa, e pēnei ana;-

Ko Tongariro te maunga

Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te moana

Ko Tūwharetoa te iwi

Ko Te Heuheu te tangata

TAUPŌ MOANA, WAIKATO AWA

Kaikawe

Taupō-nui-a-tia! Te wai kaukau a ō tātou mātua tīpuna. Kātahi hoki te ātaāhua! Tēnā, he aha rā tā tātou e mōhio nei mō tō tātou moana? Nā, e mōhiotia ana, koinei te moana nui rawa o Aotearoa whānui. Nā te nui rawa i tapaina ai ko Taupō moana, pēnei i te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, ehara ko Taupō roto. Nā, ki ētahi, nā Tia te moana nei i tapa, ki ētahi atu, nā Ngātoroirangi kē te moana rā i tapa. Heoi anō, te taunga iho o te puehu, e mau tonu ana te ingoa Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Koinei ētahi o ngā pitopito kōrero mō tō tātou moana. He moana nui, he moana roa, he moana hohonu, he moana marino hoki. Engari, i pēhea rā te tīmatanga mai o tō tātou moana? Nā te aha, nā wai rānei tēnei moana i hanga? Hei whakautu i ēnei pātai, me hoki atu tātou ki ngā kōrero tuku iho a ō tātou tīpuna. Kia hoki atu tātou ki ngā tīmatanga kōrero mō Taupō moana me Waikato awa. He wai kotahi, he uri tata. Nō reira, taringa whakarongo.

I te wā e noho urutapu tonu ana tēnei whenua, he kōawaawa, he mania, he pāhiwihiwi, he pukepuke, e noho ana i te pito o te Ika-a-Māui he taitamatāne me tētahi kōtiro. Ko te ingoa o te taitama ko Tongariro, ko te kōtiro ko Taupiri. Ka tipu ake te tokorua rā i tēnei wāhi, he hoa pūmau rāua, he hoa tākaro.

Tongariro

I kite anō koe i te teitei o te pōhututanga wai. He nui ake taku pōma i tāu nē!

Taupiri

Engari he tika kia nui ake, nā te mea he tino puku toitoi koe. He tino taumaha!

Tongariro

Hā! Hei aha tāu rori! Ko te mea whakamutunga kia uru ki roto i te wai, he keka!

TAUPŌ MOANA, WAIKATO AWA

aikawe

I te raumati, ka kitea te tokorua e kaukau ana i ngā māpuna, i ngā awa me ngā roto o te takiwa. Ka kitea rāua e kori haere ana. Kātahi ka ū te hā tio o pipiri, ka takurua, ka noho rāua i ngā rekereke me ngā tokotoko a ō rāua pākeke ki te whakarongo ki ngā kōrero o te kauae mātauranga. Ā, nā wai rā, ka tipu haere rāua, ka tai pakeke atu, ā, ka pakeke haere atu, ka pakeke. Engari, e mau motuhake ana i roto i te pae-o-mahara-nui ā rāua mahi pārekareka i a rāua e tamariki ana. He toto rangatira ō rāua. He tapairu hoki a Taupiri. Ka haere mai i tahiti te tini me te mano o ngā tāne ki te whakaipoipo i a ia. Kua tae te rongo mō tana ātaahua me te tau o tana tū ki ngā tōpito katoa o te whenua. Engari, nā tētahi rangatira nō roto i te waka o Tainui, nō roto o Waikato iwi, te puhi nei i tāmou, ā, i moe.

Rangatira

Te tau o tōku ate…

Taupiri

Tōku rangatira! Ki a koe tōku ngākau!

Kaikawe

Ka tae ki te rā tauwehe atu ai a Taupiri, ahakoa e kī ana tōna ngākau i te aroha mō tōna rangatira, e taumaha ana tētahi wāhi.

Tongariro

Tirohia ngā puke. Ki reira ka kitea taku tohu.

Taupiri

Tongariro! E kore au e wareware ki a koe! Ki ā tāua mahi pāreka. E kore!

Tongariro

Me ahau hoki e te tau. Kaua hoki koe e wareware, ki te pīrangihia tētahi mea nāku, māku e whakatutuki.

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aupiri

Kāre au e wareware!

Tongariro

Kia āta haere. Haere rā kōe!

Taupiri

Ki a koe hoki e Tō. E noho rā!

Kaikawe

Ka tae a taupiri ki te riu o Waikato, kua mahue iho ngā pūeru a te kōtiro, kua mau ko ngā kākahu o te wahine, he rangatira hoki. Tau ana tana tū i waenga i te iwi o tōna tāne. Ia ata, ka puta ake te wahine rā ki waho ki te kimi tohu nā Tongariro. Kātahi i tētahi ata, ka kitea.

Taupiri

Tongariro! He kī tahi koe. Kua tukuna mai e koe te hukarere. Kua oti i a koe te whakarite i tēnei kāinga hou ki tō tāua kāinga tūturu. Taku mihi nui ki a koe.

Kaikawe

Ahakoa tana mokemoke, he aroha tonu, he koa tonu a Taupiri. E aroha tonu ana ia ki tōna tāne, ā, he nui ana mahi hei āwhina i tōna iwi, ā, ka pau haere ngā tau. Heoi anō, i tētahi rā, ka pāngia e te matekino a Taupiri. Ka ngoikore ia, ka kūnāhea, ka tīraha takahurihuri noa ia i roto i tōna moenga. Kua kore hoki e taea e ngā tohunga rongonui o te takiwā te whakatika i a ia.

Taupiri

E tōku tau, kei te mate haere au.

Rangatira

Engari…Pēhea? Kāore e tika! Mā wai rawa koe e āwhina?

Taupiri

Mā Tongariro anake ahau e whakaora. Māna anake.

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angatira

Pēhea hoki? Me pēhea au?

Taupiri

He waitapu tō Tongariro. Ko māua anake kei te mōhio kei hea te mātāpuna. Tonoa atu tā tāua mōkai ki a ia ki te tiki waitapu!

Kaikawe

Tere tonu te tuku a te rangatira i tana tūtūā ki a Tongariro.

Rangatira

E haere tōtika koe ki te rohe o Tongariro. Whakamāramahia atu, kua pāngia e te mate kino a Taupiri. Me tuku mai e ia te waitapu nō te mātāpuna.

Mōkai

Ka pēhea ahau e mohio ki a ia?

Rangatira

Ko ōna makawe! He hukarere ōna makawe, he mā katoa.

Kaikawe

Kātahi rā te mōkai ka wehe atu, ka ahu atu ki te tonga. Ka haere ia mā runga mania, mā roto hoki i ngā ngahere. Ka mahue i a ia ngā pae maunga me nga pukepuke. Ka uru atu ki runga tahora, ngā wāhi e tipuria ana ki te pātītī. Ka haere mā roto i ngā riu. He tino haerenga aroha te haerenga nei. Kātahi i tētahi rā, ka tae ia ki te papakāinga o Tongariro. Kua pakeke ia, hukarere katoa ōna makawe.

Mōkai

Nō te Waikato ahau. He mōkai au nā Taupiri.

Tongariro

Taupiri! Kua kore au e rongo i taua ingoa mō ngā tau e hia kē nei. Kei te pēhea taku hoa pūmau.

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ōkai

E taku rangatira…Kei te māuiui ia…Kei te mate haere!

Tongariro

E mate ana…a Taupiri…whakamāramahia mai, kia tere!

Mōkai

E inoi ana ia, kia tukuna mai e koe tō waitapu nō ngā maunga. Mā te waitapu anake ia e whakaora.

Tongariro

He aha tana mate?

Mōkai

Kāore au e mōhio. Engari, ia rā, ka taumaha haere.

Tongariro

Tēnā, kia kamakama tāua. Māku te waitapu e tono ki a ia.

Kaikawe

E pōnānā ana a Tongariro. E hia kē nei ngā tau kua tōhipa mai i te wā i wehe atu a Taupiri i tō rāua kāinga, ā, kua kore tētahi rongo kōrero e tae ki a ia, kātahi ko tēnei nā. Nā reira, i te atatū, i te ahi-kai-ata e piki ana ki te rangi, ka ahu atu rāua ko te mōkai ki tōna maunga tapu. Ka piki atu, ka kake atu. Ka mahue ko ngā pātītī, ka uru ki runga kohatu. Kātahi, ā tōna wā, ka tae rāua ki tētahi wāwāhinga i te taha maunga, i roto rā tētahi toka e pangu ana.

Tongariro

Neke atu koa! Me karanga atu au ki aku atua.

He au āio, he ia āio, he ia āio nō te waipuna ariki! He wai pū, he wai puna! He wai puhi nāu e io te waiora! Tukuna mai te waitapu i te kōpū o te whenua. Kia torotī mai ki te whāngai i te papa.

Kaikawe

Ka whakapā atu tana tokotoko ki te toka.

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ongariro

Tukuna mai te waitapu. Tukuna! Nekena atu tēnei toka. Kia pupū ake te wai māori.

Kaikawe

Nō te taunga mai o ngā hihī a Tama-te-rā, ka tīmata te wai te māturu iho. Ka māturuturu, ka rere, kātahi, ka toroti atu, ā, ka huri hei awa. Ka heke atu i te taha o te maunga. Ānana! Kua tukuna te wai tapu mai i roto i te puku o tōna maunga. Kua whānau mai tētahi awa. He awa tamariki, he punua awa.

Tongariro

Whakakīa tō tahā wai! Ka ora anō tō rangatira, a Taupiri. Kotahi noa iho tana inu i tēnei waitapu, ka kore haere te mate e patu nei i a ia. Ā, ka whai ora ia.

Ki a koe rā te punua awa, whakarongo mai. Nāku koe i karanga, nā ōku atua koe i tuku. Me whai atu koe i tēnei mōkai ki te riu o Waikato ki a Taupiri. Ki reira ia inu ai i a koe. Engari, ki te kōtiti atu koe, he mate nui ka puta!

Kaikawe

Ka koa te āhua o te punua awa, ka tarapeke haere atu i te taha o te maunga, i muri e whai atu ana ko te mōkai. Ka rere atu ki raro, ka kō-oreore haere, ka kō-nekeneke haere. Ka titiro atu, ka titiro mai. Tana taenga ki te take o te maunga, ka toroti atu anō mā roto i ngā kōawaawa, mā runga hoki i ngā mania.

Kāore tonu e roa, ka tae te wai ki te ngutu o tētahi rua whānui, ko te waha tonu o tētahi maunga puia nui rawa, i pohū i ngā mano tau ki muri. Ka paku whakatā te puna wai, ā, ka riringi atu ki roto, paratiti ana. Ka kī ngā rua katoa, ngā wāhinga katoa, ngā pūare katoa i te wai. Nō te whakakītanga nei ka hangaia tētahi roto, he moana whānui, arā, ko te kōpua wai kānapanapa o rātou mā, ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia.

Hā! Kia kaha tonu, kei mau koe i a au, ka piro koe.

Awa

Whiu mai! Epa mai i ngā kōhatu. Kei te pīrangi tākaro au.

Kaikawe

Ka kawea atu ōna kupu e ngā hau a Tāwhirimatea ki ngā taringa whakarongo o Tongariro. Ka rere i te rangi, ka rere, ka rere atu.

Tongariro

Taupiri! Kei te karanga mai. Auē taukuri, taku punua awa, kei te takahi.

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āku te whakatūpato ki a ia, ki te kōtiti atu, he mate nui ka puta. Me pēnei au, ki a koe Ruaimoko te tipua. Māu anake tēnei mate e whakatika. Ruaimoko, rū ana te papa, Ruaimoko, rū ana i raro! Pīereeretia te whenua, ngāwhātia te papa, iahaha!

Kaikawe

Ka whatia te ao, ka whatia te pō, ka wiriwiri ngā poutokorangi a Tāne. Ka ngāhoro ngā rākau. Ka wahangū ngā manu. Ka kōpīpī ngā ika, ka rere atu ki te hohonutanga atu o te wai. Kātahi, mai i roto i te kōpū o Papatūānuku, ka oho a Ruaimoko, te pōtiki, ā, ka hamama atu ki te ao.

Ruaimoko

Ko Ruaimoko e ngunguru nei i au, au, auē hā!

Kaikawe

Ka hōkai atu tōna waewae, ka wāhia e ia te whenua. Ka huaki ngā waha wāwāhi ki te horo i ngā pāhiwihiwi. Ka whānau mai i te kiko o te whenua ētahi pukupukutanga. Ka pīere te whenua. Ka mātata. Ka rerekē noa atu te takoto o te whenua. Ka auē te awa i te wehi. Ka rere atu ki kō, ka puta tūpono mai tētahi pari maunga. Ka rere atu ki tua, ka haukatia ia e ngā wāwāhinga. Ka kōhuri haere ki te matau, ki te mauī. Ka ānini, ka tāhurihuri. Ka mokemoke.

Mōkai

Hoi, punua awa, kei konei ahau. Whai mai koe i ahau. Whai mai i aku kōhatu. Kia tere mai.

Kaikawe

Ka epa atu te mōkai i ana kōhatu ki mua i te awa kia whai te awa i a ia. Nā te wehi, ka tere whai mai te awa.

Awa

Kua hoki mai koe! Kua hoki mai. Te koa o taku ngākau.

Mōkai

Whai mai koe. Kaua e kōtiti atu anō. Kei te pīrangi a Taupiri ki te tūtaki

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koe.

Kaikawe

Ka rere mai te awa. Ka whai i te mōkai ki runga pae maunga, ki roto i ngā kōawa, ki roto i ngā ngahere, kia tae rā anō ki te riu o Waikato. Nō te tatanga atu, ka āta rere te au o te wai, ka tahora atu te awa kia whānui, kia taea e te iwi o Taupiri te whāinu i a ia.

Taupiri

Koina koe e taku tipua! He kōpikopiko tō rere mai ki konei. Mai i roto i te manawa o Tongariro, ki te waha o te maunga puia, mā runga i ngā mania me ngā papatahi, engari, i tae mai koe. Nāu, e honoa ana au ki tōku kāinga tūturu i te taha o Tongariro. Tēnā koe!

Kaikawe

Engari, kāore te punua awa i te tino whakarongo. He whakarongo kē ia ki te tai ngunguru o te moana ki te uru. E pōhiritia ana ia. E mihia ana. E karangatia ana. Ā, ka rere atu ia ki reira.

Awa

Kua haere au ki te moana. Ki te moana. E noho rā. E noho rā!

Kaikawe

Tēnā ko tēnā. I penei ai te hangatanga i ngā wainui o tēnei kainga. Mai i roto o Waikato-iti, te puna wai i runga o ngā maunga o Tongariro. Ka tāheke mai, ka huri ki te awa o Tongariro, ka riringi atu ki roto o te rua whānui, ka puta ko Taupō moana. Ka rere atu te wai i Nukuhau, ka huri ki te awa o Waikato. Ka karokaro haere te awa i ngā kōhatu a te mōkai, ka kōpikopiko te rere o te awa. Te taenga ki Hinuera, ka haukati tana rere ki te rāwhiti e te atua o te rūwhenua e Ruaimoko. Nā wai rā, ka tika te rere ki a Taupiri, ki Waikato. He piko he taniwha, he piko he taniwha, Waikato-taniwharau. Nō reira tamariki mā, ki te pātai tētahi ki a koe, ‘he aha tāu e mōhio nei mō te moana rā?’ kua mea atu koe, ā tēnā, e noho! Māku e kōrero ngā kōrero a ōku tīpuna mō Tongariro, mō Taupiri, mō tētahi mōkai, mō tētahi punua awa, me ētahi kōhatu.

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Kaikawe

Pūhaorangi

Ohomairangi! Tapaina ko Ohomairangi!

Kaikawe

He tika tā te atua rā tā Pūhaorangi. Ka whānau mai tētahi tama. Ka tapaina ko Ohomairangi, nāna nei ko te iwi e kīa nei ko Ngāti Ohomairangi. Ko tētahi ingoa anō mō rātou ko te Heketanga-a-rangi nā te mea he uri whakatipu rātou nā Pūhaorangi, he whatukura nō te rangi. Mai i tana whānautanga mai tae atu ki tana pakekehanga, ka tau te tamaiti i raro i te mana o Pūhaorangi atua. Engari, nā tana whāea, nā Kura ia i poipoi. Ka pakeke ia, kua kore he rangatira i tua atu. He atua, he toa ia ki ngā rākau katoa a Tūmatauenga. He tipua. He mōhio ia ki ngā taumata o ngā atua. He tangata ia.

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tuamatua. E toru ngā wāhine a tēnei tipuna rongonui, ko Waiheketua te tuatahi, ko Karika te tuarua, ko Taura te tuatoru. Nā Waiheketua ka puta te kāwai o Ngātoroirangi, te tohunga tapu o runga o te waka o Te Arawa. Nā Karika ka puta te kāwai o Tama-te-kapua, te kaihautū o Te Arawa waka. Ka puta hoki te kāwai a Tia, mōna nei te ingoa o Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Ko te tokotoru nei he taina, he tuakana. Ko Ngātoroirangi te kāwai tuakana he ariki tūāhuroa, ko tā Tama-te-kapua te rangatiratanga, ko tā Tia te taina he tohunga ahurewa. Nā Atuamatua ko Houmaitawhiti. Koia te ariki o Ngāti Ohomairangi. E rua ana tama, ko Tama-te-kapua te tuakana rāua ko Whakatūria te taina. He mōkai waero tā Houmaitawhiti, he kurī, ko tōna ingoa ko Pōtaka-tawhiti. Nā te mea ko te kurī nei, ka tutū te puehu.

Tama

Kua kite koe i a Pōtaka-tawhiti?

Whakatūria

Inānahi noa! I oma atu mā konei.

Tama

Whaia! Kia tere!

Toa 1

Hoki mai waewae rākau!

Kaikawe

Ka puta a Tama. Engari ko Whakatūria, ka mau.

Toa 2

Toia atu! Taurekareka!

Uēnuku

Hei māunu, hei poapoa te weriweri nei, kia tae mai tana tuakana! Whakairia ia ki runga i te takuahi o te whare kia patua e te auahi.

Kaikawe

Ka haria a Whakatūria ki te whare puni o Uēnuku. Ka whakairia ia ki runga i te poutokomanawa. Ka herea ia kia mau kia whīta. Ka whakakāngia te ahi kia whakahēmanawatia ia e te auahi. He mate kino. Ka aroha hoki ki a Whakatūria. Ko tana kai he auahi. Ki a koutou kua kai nei i te auahi, e mōhio ana koutou he tino kino taua mahi. Ka whakahēmanawa koe. Kua kore koe e kaha ki te momi hau. Heoi anō, ka tīmata te iwi a Uēnuku ki te whakahīhī.

Uēnuku

Titiro! Kua kore te ure e tū! Kei te pīngore kē!

Toa 1

He tika tana ingoa mōna! Whakatūria! Ana e tū ana!

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ahine

Whakatūria, Whakaturia, ki runga i te ahi e…

Pōtē, pōtē, pūkana e!

Kaikawe

Ka nui te katakata o te iwi rā. Engari, i a rātou e whakatekateka ana, e haere ninihi mai ana a Tama-te-kapua. Ka huna ia i muri i ngā rākau. Ka watea, ka piki atu ki runga i te tuanui o te wharepuni a Uēnuku. Ka ngāoki haere ia ki te puare auahi i te tuanui. Ā, ka kite atu ia i te māhunga o tana taina.

Tama

Tū! Kei te ora tonu koe! Tū, kei te rongo koe i a au!

Whakatūria

Tama! Ko koe tēna?

Tama

Ko wai kē atu? He kēhua…?

Kei te kite koe i te koretake o te iwi ki te waiata me te haka? He tikanga tāku. Nā, whakarongo mai! Takahia tā rātou mahi waiata! Whakahīhī atu koe kia tukuna koe ki te whakaatu pēhea. Kātahi, whāia tō ihu, kia puta koe i kona!

Whakatūria

Pai ana! Māku e mahi…

E hoa mā! He taki hoihoi koutou! Te weriweri hoki o ō koutou reo ki te waiata. Hei, turi mā! Reka kē atu tō karoro reo. Me te koretake hoki ki te mahi haka.

Toa 1

Wī! Kei te kōrero te tekoteko rā!

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ēnuku

Tekoteko! Hā! Tikotiko!

Whakatūria

Tukuna au, māku e whakaatu me pēhea! Kia kaha! Kei te mataku rānei koutou kei whakaitia? Tukuna au!

Uēnuku

Tukuna te wahanui ki raro! Engari, ki te paku tapepe ia, karawhiua!

Kaikawe

Ka piki atu tētahi ki te whakawātea i a Whakatūria.

Toa 1

Ākuanei ka kite mena he take ōu. He koretake rānei! Kua kī tō puku i te auahi nēhā! Reka hoki!

Uēnuku

Āe, e heke mai koe Whakatūria. Heke mai ki tō matenga. Haria mai ia. E kī he pai ake koe i a mātou ki te ngahau. Taku tero! Hoatu te rākau ki a ia! Engari, ki te tirikohu ia, patua ia ki raro.

Kaikawe

Ka matuahia e Whakatūria tōna rākau. Ka uru atu ia ki roto i te whatu matatuhi a Tūmatauenga te atua o te pakanga. Ka rere te ate o tōna rākau. Ka rere atu, ka rere mai. Ka pīkari ōna waewae, ka tūpere, ka tūperu. Kua mau i a ia ngā kaimātaki. E pā ana te ihi ki a rātou. Ka tītaha atu a Whakatūria, ka pīkari haere atu kia tata atu ki te tatau o te whare. Ka tarapeke atu…ka tūtaha atu…ka tūwaerea atu! E ngū ana i te ihi te iwi, e auē ana te waha.

Kaikawe

Tere tonu te rere atu a Whakatūria ki te tatau.

Whakatūria

Ana kē te tū a Whakatūria! E noho wahangū tonu mai nā!

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aikawe

Ka puta ia ki waho. I reira tōna tuakana a Tama-te-kapua e tatari ana.

Tama

Kia ora e te taina! Āhua pai hoki tō mahi!

Whakatūria

Kia tere hoki! Kei te rere mai rātou.

Kaikawe

Ka haukatia e rāua te kuaha ki te rākau.

Tama

Kei te pai! E kore rātou e puta!

Kaikawe

I roto i te whare a Uēnuku mā e takariri ana.

Uēnuku

Upokokohua! Ka mate koe i a au. Ka mate…

Toa 1

Huakina! Huakina!

Whakatūria

Ka mau te wehi! I tutukia. Kāre au i whakapono!

Tama

E kī rā i tutukia! Nāku i whakarite, koia!

Whakatūria

Tō whakatoi hoki! He mate nui kei te haere…

Tama

Aē! Nā rātou i tīmata. Mā tātou e whakaoti! Me pakanga!

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aikawe

Ka nui te riri a Uēnuku-maraetai. Ka whakaemia e ia tōna ope tauā ka whakaekea te pā o Ngāti Ohomairangi, ki a Houmaitawhiti rātou ko āna tama. Engari, i te mutunga ake ka hinga ko Uēnuku.

Nō reira e aku rangatira, kia ahu atu koutou ki te wharepuni ki Tokaanu, ki Ngāti Kurauia. Ko Pūhaorangi te ingoa o te whare. Koia tonu tō tātou tīmatanga mai i roto i te waka o Te Arawa. Nāna ka heke ko Ohomairangi mā, tae atu ki a Atuamatua me āna mokopuna a Ngātoroirangi, a Tama-te-kapua me Tia. Ka puta ki te wheiao, ki te ao mārama, tīhei mauriora!

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Kaikawe

Ka tukuna a Tia, a Hei me ētahi atu ki te ngāhere, kia kōwhiria ngā rākau e rua hei waka. Ka kitea ēnei, ka tapaina ko Tāporo rāua ko Tāwiu.

Tia

Ka kai koe e Tāne, ka kai au e Tāne

Ka māmā, ka pūkenga, ka māmā, ka wānanga

Ka māmā hoki au, tēnei tauira!

Kaikawe

Tama-te-kapua (ki a ia anō)

Tana ātaahua hoki! Māku ia! Kei te pīrangi au ki a ia.

Ngātoroirangi (ki a ia anō)

Āna! Kei te kite au i roto i ōna karu. He ngāngara anō te ngāngara. Engari, ki te whakapā mai ia ki taku wahine!

Ki a koe Tāwhirimatea te weri o te rangi, iahaha! Tākina rā ko te kawa ko te kawa o te Rehia! Pūoi, pūoi, pūoi mai Aitupawa! Pūoi te hau matakōkiri a Tawhirimātea! Pūoi te hau ngunguru a Tawhirimātea! Kia tō, kia tō, kia riri, kia riri!

Kia tāhuri atu au ki a koe e Tangaroa, nāu te puke o te moana – tākina ko te kawa, ko te kawa ki a Tangaroa! Whakarongo ra te māhoi, te mangarā, tū whiti tū ora! Tū rā te riu a Tangaroa mahenehene te takapou!

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TE ARAWA WAKA
aikawe

Ka heke te marangai o te rangi ki te moana. Ka ngarungaru te moana. Ka auē te iwi rā.

Rangatira 1

E Ngātoro! Kei te aha? Kua ahatia?

Ngātoroirangi

Kua takahia au e te kuare e Tama-te-kapua! Nā te mea ko ia kei te tukuna tātou ki te Korokoro-o-te-Parata! Āna! E āmio ana! E tūwhera ana! Tēnei te utu a Ngātoroirangi.

Kaikawe

E kore au e tūohu!

Kaikawe

Ka tū matataki te tokorua rā. Ka whātōtō haere. Ā, ka karawhiua ki raro a Tama-te-kapua. Ka tāmoea ia e Ruaeo.

Ruaeo

Nāu taku wahine i whānako! Nāu tōku mana i takahi kino! Nāu ahau i whakaiti! Anei tō kai taurekareka! He kutu, he kitakita, hei tohu māu. Ko te wahine nā, ki a koe! Kia maumahara mai koe ki a au!

Kaikawe

I piro a Tama-te-kapua. I konei, i ea ai te riri a Ruaeo. Kāti rā, koinei ngā kōrero mō te taenga mai o Te Arawa waka i Hawaiki rā anō ki konei ki Aotearoa, ki Maketū. E kīa nei te kōrero mai i Maketū ki Tongariro, ko Te Arawa waka. Ko Tama-te-kapua kei te ihu o te waka ki Maketū, ko Ngātoroirangi ki te kei o te waka ki Tongariro. Ko ngā iwi o Te Arawa whānui kei te pito ki Maketū, ki te takere ki Rotorua, ko ngā hapū o Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki te takiwā ki Tongariro.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

Kaikawe

Ko Hallets Bay tēnei, kei raro noa o Hātepe, kei te taha rāwhiti o tō tātou moana a Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Taku mōhio ko te nuinga o koutou, kua tōhipa atu i tēnei wāhi i roto i ā koutou haerenga mai i Taupō ki Tūrangi, mai i Tūrangi rānei ki Taupō. I tētahi wā, ko Hamāria te ingoa o tēnei wāhi, nā ngā pirihi i tapa. Engari, i mua i tērā, ko Pākā kē te ingoa. He wāhi rongonui, nā te mea, i konei i tau ai tērā ō tātou tīpuna a Tia. I konei i whakataetae rāua ko tōna tuakana a Ngātoroirangi.

Ko tātou o Ngāti Tūwharetoa he waimarie. E rua ō tātou tīpuna nā rāua ka riro mai te mana o tēnei takiwā whānui tonu, atu ki ngā pae maunga o Tongariro, huri noa hoki i te moana nei. Arā, ko Ngātoroirangi rāua ko Tia. Ko tēnei kawenga kōrero, he hāngai ki ngā mahi a Tia. He rerekē āna ki ā Ngātoroirangi. Engari, kei te pai, koirā tō tātou waimarie. E rua ō tātou kōrero taketake mō tēnei takiwā. Nō reira, kia koi ō koutou taringa ki te whakarongo, kia mau i a koutou te wairua o ngā kōrero. Whakamau kia tina! Uiē tāiki e!

He tohunga ahurewa a Tia. Koia te taura o te ahurewa nāna i whakarite ngā rākau hei poro mō te waka o Te Arawa. Ka whakaemia e ia ngā maramara nō ngā rākau, ka tahuna ki te ahi, ka karakiatia. Ka mutu katoa ngā mahi, nā Tia rātou i whakawātea i whakanoa. E kīa nei te kōrero he tohunga nui a Tia.

Taki karakia

Haramai te akaaka nui, haramai te akaaka roa

Haramai te akaaka matua, haramai te akaaka nā

Ko Io-matua-taketake-te-waiora

Taupā ki ēnei tauira nāu e Io-tikitiki-i-te-rangi e

Kaikawe

Ka whakawhiti mai te waka o Te Arawa i te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, ka tae ki ngā moutere o Hauraki, ka tau hoki ki Whangaparāoa i te Moana-a-Toi-te-huatahi, ā, ka huri mai ka ū ki Maketū. Ki reira i tīmata ngā rangatira ki te taunaha whenua haere mō ā rātou uri.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

Tama-te-kapua

Ko Tama-te-kapua tēnei e kī atu nei, ko te kūrae rā mō aku whakatipuranga. Ko te kūreitanga o taku ihu.

Tia

Ko ahau tēnei a Tia e tohu ake nei, ko te toropuke i runga rā, ahu mai ki ngā maunga nei, ko te takapū o Tapuika.

Hei

Ko Hei tēnei e whakatau nei, nā, tua mai i te maunga rā, ahu atu ki tērā pae maunga e rehurehu mai rā i raro, ko te takapū o Waitahā.

Kaikawe

Ko te whenua i kōrerotia e Tama-te-kapua ko Maketū. Ko tā Tia mō tana tama a Tapuika, ko Rangiuru, i te takiwā o Te Puke. Ko tā Hei ko Ōtawa. Ka tau tō rātou waka, ka wehe atu rātou ki ngā whenua i taunahatia. Ka ahu atu a Tia rātou ko Tapuika ko Oro ko Māka ki Rangiuru.

Tia

Me noho tātou ki te takapū o Tapuika. He whenua mōmona. He kāinga rangatira.

Tapuika

Taihoa! Titiro! He kainga kē! He māra! He tokomaha ngā tāngata.

Tia

Kei te pai! Uru tonu atu. He nui ngā whenua kei konei.

Tangata 1

Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā! He tauhou! He tauhou! E hoki atu ki te pā kūwatawata! E hoki atu.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

Taihoa koa! Taihoa! E haere rongo mai ana mātou.

Tangata 2

He tauā! He tauā! Taupare atu!

Tapuika

Waiho! Kei te haere pakanga mai rātou.

Tangata 1

Karawhiua ki raro!

Tia

Kei te pai, a tōna wā, ka hoki mai ki konei noho ai.

Kaikawe

Ka wehe atu a Tia me tana rōpū mai i reira, ka ahu atu ki te takiwā ki Rotorua. Engari te taenga atu ki reira, e maru kē ana te whenua i te tangata. Nā reira, ka wehe atu, ka whai i te ihu ki te Mamaku. Ki reira i raru ai a Tia.

Māka

Kia tūpato e hoa mā, he papakāinga kei tua rā.

Tia

He iwi pēhea te iwi rā?

Māka

He iwi ngāwari te āhua nei. Kei te uhunga, kua mate tētahi.

Tia

Kia āta haere! E tau ana tātou i raro i a Rongo.

Kaikawe

Ka uru atu rātou ki roto i te papakāinga. E tangi ana te iwi. E tūpāpaku ana tō rātou rangatira. I roto i ngā whakahaere, ka aituā a Tia, ka pā ia

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

i te tūpāpaku. Ka auē anō te iwi.

Tangata

Kua pā ia ki tō tātou rangatira. Kua pā ia.

Rangatira

Kei te noho tapu koe! He mate kei roto. Me noho koe ki konei kia hikina te tapu.

Tia

Mā wai e hiki?

Rangatira

Mā te tohunga rā anō! Kei tua noa he kāinga anō kei reira tētahi e tika ana. E taea ana e ia. Māna te tapu e hiki.

Kaikawe

Ākuanei ka haria mai te tohunga. Ka tahuna e ia te ahi tapu ka taongia e ia he kai. Ka pau i a ia āna karakia ki runga i ngā kai nei, ka whāngaia ēnei ki a Tia. Ka mutu, ka whakanoatia rāua, ka tonoa atu a Tia ki te horoi i ōna ringa i roto i te awa e tere tata mai ana. Nō tēnei tū āhuatanga, ka tapaina te wāhi nei ko te Horohoroinga-nui-a-Tia. Koinei te wāhi e kiā nei i ēnei rā ko Horohoro. Kātahi anō te rangatira ka wātea kia wehe atu.

Tia

Kia tōtika tonu te whai atu! Ko te tohu a te tangata whenua nei, e whai tātou i te awa nei o Pōkaitū, kia tae atu tātou ki te awa o Waikato. He awa whanui tonu.

Kaikawe

Kāore hoki e roa, ka tae te hunga ki te awa o Waikato. I konei, he tohu ka kitea e rātou.

Tapuika

Arā te awa. He tika te kōrero, he awa whānui, he awa whāroa hoki.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

āore hoki he tangata i konei.

Tia

Taihoa! Kia tau! Titiro ki te āhua o te wai.

Māka

He paru! Kei te paru katoa! Engari, he aha te tohu?

Tia

E mārama ana ki a au! Ehara tātou i te tuatahi kia tae mai ki konei. He tāngata anō kei mua i a tātou. Nā rātou te wai i whakaparu.

Māka

E tau tātou! He tangata kei te puta mai. Te āhua nei, e whai ana ia i a tātou.

Kaikawe

Ko te tangata e kōrerohia ana e Māka, he urukehu, he whero ōna makawe me tōna kiri.

Māka

Kia mau ia, turakina ki raro!

Hatupatu

Kāti tāu! Kei te aha…?

Māka

He aha koe? He tangata? He kēhua rānei?

Hatupatu

He rite au ki a koe…He tangata!

Māka

Engari, he whero koe.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

atupatu

Hei aha koe! He urukehu ahau. Ko Hatupatu tōku ingoa.

Māka

E whai ana koe i a mātou!

Hatupatu

Ehara! E tao manu kē ana au.

Tia

Tukuna ia kia tū!

Māka

Kāo! Patua ia kia mate!

Tia

Kāti! Kia mau tonu ki te tohu a tō tātou pakeke a Houmaitawhiti i Hawaiki. Kia mau tātou ki te rongo, ehara ki te rākau a Tūmatauenga. Tukuna ia kia tū.

Kaikawe

Nā reira i tapaina ai tēnei wāhi ko Ātiamuri. Tuatahi, ko Tia kei muri e whai ana. Tuarua, ko Tia e hoki ana ki muri ki te poroporoaki o Houmaitawhiti. Kāti rā, ka whai atu a Tia me āna uri i te awa o Waikato ki tana pūtake. A tōna wā ka tae rātou ki te Māroa. I konei ka whakatauria te tikanga e kīa nei ko te māroa-nui. I roto i tēnei tikanga ka kainga e Tia tētahi kai i whakamaroketia ai i Hawaiki hei whakamana i tana taunaha i ngā whenua o reira. Ki ēnei rā, e mau tonu nei te ingoa te Māroa-nui-a-tia.

Tapuika

Whakarongo atu! E tāheke ana te wai.

Tia

Ko te awa tonu tēnei o Waikato.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

apuika

Me whai atu?

Tia

Ākuanei! E whata ana te awa. He tiatia. Me tapa e au tēnei wāhi ko Aratiatia. Tēnā, whai mai koutou i a au. Kia piki atu tātou mā te taha matau.

Kaikawe

Mai i Aratiatia, mā roto o te wai hukahuka, ka tae a Tia mā ki Tapuae- haruru, te ingoa motuhake o Taupō. Ka kite atu rātou i te moana nui.

Tapuika

E hika mā! Me he moana te wai e takoto ake nei. Titiro ki tana whānui.

Tia

He tika hoki, engari, titiro rā, he iwi kē kei konei.

Māka

Maru ana te whenua i a rātou.

Tapuika

Me pēhea ināianei? Me haere tonu, me hoki atu rānei?

Tia

Hoki atu ki hea? Ko ngā wāhi katoa kua haerehia nei nō ētahi kē.

Māka

He mate kei muri, he mate kei mua!

Tia

A tēnā, he mate kei mua i a tatou mēnā ka kitea tātou. Engari, ki te āta kōninihi haere, ka tōhipa atu tātou i tēnei iwi. E pēhea ana koutou?

Rātou

Tautoko! Me haere tonu.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

aikawe

Ko te iwi kua kite atu nei rātou ko Ngāti Hotu. Ka haere āmio haere a Tia mā ki te rāwhiti o te moana. I a ia e hīkoi ana ka pāhīhī ake te wai i raro i ōna waewae. Ka mau te ingoa ko te Wai-pāhīhī-a-tia. Ka whai atu rātou i te taha rāwhiti o te moana. Ākuanei, ka tae mai a Tia mā ki konei, ki Pākā. Heoi anō, kāore a Tia i mōhio i taua wā, e piki ana tōna tuakana a Ngātoroirangi i Tauhara maunga. Ā, ka whakataetae rāua.

Māka

E hoa mā, he āwha, he marangai kei te kai mai i a tātou.

Tia

Āe! Engari, e weti ana tōku kiri. E kirihoko ana! Taku mōhio, he mate kei tua!

Tapuika

He aha te mate, matua?

Tia

E aua! Engari, kei te wiri tōku wairua! Mā te karakia rā anō, ka tika.

Taki karakia

He au āio he ia āio

He ia āio nō te waipuna ariki

He wai pū, he wai puna

He wai pūhi nāu e Io-te-waiora!

Tia

Kia kōhea te rangi! Kia māhea!

Kia hoki atu te tai o te pō ki tua!

E hoki! E hoki! E hoki!

Kaikawe

E whakataetae ana a Tia rāua ko Ngātoroirangi. Nā Ngātoro ngā pō marangai i whakatau, kia haukati ai a Tia. Engari, te mutunga ake, e haere tonu ana a Tia.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

Me whakatū tūāhu i konei. Me hanga whārau hoki. Ākuanei, me uru atu ki roto i te ngahere ki te wero manu.

Māka

Māku te whārau!

Tapuika

Māku ngā taputapu tao manu e whakarite.

Tia

Kei te pai! Māku te tūāhu!

Kaikawe

Ka whai a Tia i te tahatai, ka kite atu ia i te paripari e tū mai ana. Ki ōna whakaaro ake, he rite tonu te tae me te āhua o te pari ki tōna pūeru, he taupō, ā, he momo kaitaka.

Tia

E whakatū ana au i tēnei pou tūāhu, kia mau i aku uri whakatipu te mana o tēnei takiwā. Ka tapaina e au ko Hikurangi. Ki a koe e te moana nui, e te moana roa, ko tōku kākahu he taupō. Ka whakairia e au ki konei, kia mōhiotia, nōku tēnei wāhi katoa, nāku koe i tapa. Ka tapaina koe ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Iahaha!

Kaikawe

Ka haere a Tia me tana tama ki te tao manu.

Tia

Kia tūpato! Kia tōtika tō wero atu!

Kaikawe

Ka wero atu a Tapuika ki tētahi manu kereru e noho tau ana i runga peka rākau. Engari, ka tōhipa noa atu tōna tao.

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apuika

Aaiiiii!

Tia

E tama! Kua puta te manu, kua puta tāu kai! Kei te pai, kua rahi ā tātou manu.

Kaikawe

Ka hoki rāua mai i te ngāhere ki te tahatai o te moana. Kātahi ka ohorere!

Ngātoroirangi

Kei te aha koutou ki konei?

Tia

Ngātoroirangi! Kua tae mai koe!

Ngātoroirangi

Āe! Nōku tēnei wāhi!

Tia

Ehara! Nō matou kē. He roa kē matou i konei e noho ana.

Ngātoroirangi

Kua tirohia e au ō koutou whārau, tō koutou tūāhu. He mea hou ke! Pakeke noa atu ōku!

Tia

E kī rā! Kei hea ō waerenga? Ō whārau.

Ngātoroirangi

Kei tua noa! Hā! Kāore koutou i kite! Nōku tēnei takiwā.

Kaikawe

Ka haria a Tia ki te whakawā i ngā taura me ngā whārau o Ngātoroirangi.

TE HAERENGA MAI A TIA

ia (ki a ia anō)

Hā. Kei te tinihanga ia! Ko mātou kē te hunga tuatahi ki konei. Engari, titiro ki ana taura, he tahito te āhua. Kāore e taea e au te whakahē i a ia.

He tika tāu! He tahito tēnei taura. Nōu tēnei wāhi. Ka wehe atu mātou i konei.

Ngātoroirangi

Ka ahu atu koe ki hea?

Tia

Ki te maunga e tū mai rā, ki Titiraupenga. Koira hei okiokinga mōku.

Kaikawe

Ka aroha hoki ki a Tia. Ahakoa i mōhio ia e mahi tinihanga ana a Ngātoroirangi, kua kore e taea e ia te karo atu. Mai i konei, ka ahu atu a Tia ki Motutere, ki Tokaanu, huri noa i te taha tonga o te moana. Ka tōhipa i Waihī, i Pūkawa, i Poukura, i Whanganui, i Waihāhā, ā, tau atu ki te ū o Te-ika-a-Māui ki Titiraupenga.

Koinei te haerenga mai a Tia. E ai ki ngā kōrero, mate atu te koroua rā ki runga o Titiraupenga. Ko tana tama a Tapuika ka hoki atu ki te takapū o Tapuika, ki reira noho pūmau ai. Nā te mea ko Tia, ka whai mana a Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki roto i tēnei takiwā ki Taupō-nui-a-Tia.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

Kaikawe

I mōhio rānei koe, he maunga puia ō tātou maunga? He tino maunga puia. I ētahi wā, ka pohū haere, ka poupou hoki te auahi. Ko te wā whakamutunga i mahi pēnei ai, i te tau tahi mano, iwa rau, iwa tekau mā rima. Ko Ruapehu tērā, nāna i tokopūhā. Ka mau te wehi! Ko taku whakapae, kei te mōhio whānuitia he maunga puia ngā maunga o Tongariro. Engari, kei te mōhio koutou nā te aha i pērā ai. Nā wai rānei i whakapērā? I pēhea rā a Tongariro, a Ngāuruhoe a Ruapehu hoki i whakapuiahia? Tēnā, e tau te tou ki raro. Kia puare mai ō taringa, kia rongo koutou i ngā kōrero mō Ngātoroirangi, te ahorangi o ngā tohunga ki a tātou o Tūwharetoa, kia tae mai ki tēnei whenua. Ko tāku anō e whakapae nei, koia te hiko o te uira, te tetere o te whatitiri, te taumata o te maunga…Ngātoroirangi. Whakarongo mai!

Taki waka

Ko wai te waka nei e?

Ko Ngā-rākau-kotahi-pū-a-Atuamatua

Ko wai te waka nei e?

Ko te waka-o-Uruaokapuarangi te waka nei

He waka aha te waha nei e?

He waka tawhito te waka nei e

He waka aha te waka nei e?

He waka tipua te waka nei e

Kaikawe

Nā Ngātoroirangi te waka o Te Arawa i ārahi mai i Hawaiki tae mai ki tēnei whenua tipua. Kāore tonu e roa ka ahu atu te tohunga ki te kimi whenua mōna. Ka wehe atu i Maketū ka whai i te tahatai ki te rāwhiti kia tae ki te Awa-a-te-atua, arā te awa o Tarawera. I konei, ka whai ia i te awa kia tae rā ano ia ki te maunga o Ruawāhia, e tata ana ki Tarawera maunga.

Ngātoroirangi

Māku ngā maunga e whakawhiti kia tae au ki te pito o tēnei whenua.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

ama-o-hoi

Ehara! E kore koe e whakawhiti!

Ngātoroirangi

Nō wai tēnā kōrero. Kia puta mai koe!

Kaikawe

Ko te reo nā, nō tētahi taipō, he weriweri e noho ake nei i runga o Tarawera maunga.

Tama-o-hoi

Ā, me puta au ka tika e te tangata. Nōku tēnei whenua. E kore tētahi e whakawhiti atu!

Ngātoroirangi

He nui tō waha e te weriweri. Engari ehara māu, ehara rānei mā tō hapū katoa ahau e haukati. E kore!

Tama-o-hoi

He nui ō kupu. Engari he iti tō rahi. Ka patua rawatia koe e au. Anei māu…e kai koe i tōku mana!

Kaikawe

Ka mākuturia a Ngātoroirangi e te taipō. Engari, i ora tonu te koroua.

Ngātoroirangi

Karawhiua! Hā! He koretake noa iho tāu! Anei tō kai!

Kaikawe

Ka whakautupawa a Ngātoroirangi, he whiu i te kupu ki te weriweri rā. Ka ngirangirahia a Tama-o-hoi.

Tama-o-hoi

Ā, he take ōu! Engari, ka hinga tonu koe i a au. Ka whakapapatahitia koe e au!

NGĀTOROIRANGI

aikawe

Ka puta te wera kino i te taipō, engari ka taupāhia e Ngātoroirangi.

Ngātoroirangi

He ngoikore koe, hua nā te taipō! Tēnā, tūohu mai ki te mana o ōku atua. Ko te hiko hei kai māu! Ko te māramatanga hei kai māu!

Kaikawe

Ka hikona a Tama-o-hoi e te rūnuku.

Tama-o-hoi

Aaagghhhhhhhhhh! E wera ana…kei te tahuna!

Ngātoroirangi

Koinei te mana o Ngātoroirangi. Kia mau i a koe tōku ingoa. Ngā-toro-i-

rangi! Māku tēnei wāhi e whakawhiti!

Tama-o-hoi

Ehara! Kāti! Kei te whakapoua au ki roto ki te whenua.

Ngātoroirangi

Kia mate koe! I ahu mai koe i te tai o te pō, me hoki atu koe ki te tai o te pō. Iahaha!

Tama-o-hoi

Ehara! Kāti tāu! Aaaaaagghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Kaikawe

Ka oti i a Ngātoroirangi te taipō a Tama-o-hoi! I whakapoua ia ki te whenua. Ki ētahi, nā te weriweri nei te pohūtanga a Tarawera maunga i whakatīmata i te tau tahi mano, waru rau, waru tekau mā ono, hei whakawātea ake i a ia anō.

Ka haere tonu a Ngātoro. Ka ahu atu ki ngā pae maunga o Paeroa, ka whakawhiti i te mānia o Kaingaroa, ā, ka tae rawa atu ki te taha raki o Taupō moana.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

gātoroirangi

He whenua tipua, he wai Māori. Me hanga e au tōku tūāhu hei whakarata i ngā atua.

Kaikawe

Ka hangaia tōna tūāhu ki Taharepa, ka tapaina ko Te-tūāhu-a-Ngātoroirangi.

Ngātoroirangi

He maungarongo ki te whenua, he marie ki te wai. Koinei taku koha ki a koe e Ikatere, nāu nei ngā ika o te moana, kia whai uri koe ki konei. Hurihia ēnei toenga pūeru hei ika. He ika nāu, he ika nā Tangaroa, he karere nāna. Hurihia.

Kaikawe

Ka tīhaehaea e Ngātoro tōna kaitaka, ka whiua ki roto i te wai. I te urunga ki roto i te wai, ka huri hei ika, he īnanga, he kōaro, he kokopu.

Ka takahia e Ngātoroirangi te one papa a te moana kia paru ai te wai, he whakamōhio atu, kua tae kē he tangata ki taua takiwā. Koinei te wai paru i kitea nei e Tia i ātiamuri. Ka mutu i konei te tohunga, ka piki ia i te maunga o Tauhara.

Ngātoroirangi

Ki a koe e te wainui, e te wairoa. He rite koe ki te moana i hoea ai e mātou. Hei moana koe. He moana whānui. He moana nui tonu. He tipua koe! Ki runga i tēnei maunga ko taku tūāhu. Mā tōku atua, mā Ikatere e tiaki. Tīhei mauriora!

Kaikawe

Ka tū a Ngātoroirangi ki runga o Tauhara, ka āta titiro atu.

Ngātoroirangi

Ah! Engari, he aha rā tēnei hanga ki tawhiti rā. He tangata e ahu atu ana. Hā! Ko taku taina tonu, ko Tia. Me haukati ia. Kei riro i a ia tēnei

whenua.

T
NGĀTOROIRANGI
aki

Ki a koe rangituamatatini

Ki a koe rangituamatanui

Heua te pō, heua te ao

Heua te rangi, heua te papa!

Kaikawe

Ka karakia atu a Ngātoro ki ōna nei atua. Ka whakaputaina e ia ngā kapua o te rangi hei whakakapi i te rā. Ka whakatauria e ia ngā pō o te rangi kia heke mai ki te whenua kia haukati ai a Tia. Engari, kāore i tutukia. Ka haere tonu tana taina.

Ngātoroirangi (ki a ia anō)

Kua kore e taea e au te whakamutu i a koe, ka tohungia e au tēnei moana mō aku uri whakatipu.

Ki a koe tōku tao e Kūwha! Tōku tao taumata rau. Kia tika tō rere, kia tika tō tau. Nāu, ka mau tōku mana.

Kaikawe

Ka whiua e Ngātoro tōna rākau, ka tau ki roto i te moana. Ki tēnei rā kei reira tonu te tao rā e tū ana i raro i te wai, he rākau nui.

Arā tēnei wāhanga o te haerenga mai a Ngātoroirangi ki tēnei takiwā. Nā tana whakatau i te pō nui ki runga i a Tia, ka mau ko te ingoa Taupō-nui-a-Tia, hei ingoa mō te moana.

Ka ahu atu te tohunga ki te tai rāwhiti o te moana. Ka whakatūngia tētahi tūāhu ki Rotongāio, ko Hawaiki e ingoa. Tētahi anō ki Hātepe, ko Ihuporo. Ka whai mai a Ngātoro ki konei ki Hallets Bay. I tērā wā, ko Pākā te ingoa. Ka kite ia i ngā whārau me te tūāhu o Tia. Ka tīmata te tohunga ki te hanga i ōna ake, ka tahuna e ia kia pakeke te āhua. Ākuanei, ka hoki mai i te ngāhere a Tia. Ka tūtaki rāua.

Ngātoroirangi

E taku taina, kei te aha koe ki konei?

NGĀTOROIRANGI

Nōku tēnei wāhi. Kei kona tōku tūāhu. Aku waerenga, ōku whārau hoki.

Ngātoroirangi

E kī! I tā tātou taenga ki Maketū, i rongo au i a koe e taunaha whenua haere ana mō āu uri. Ehara nōu tēnei whenua. Nōku kē. Kei roto i te moana tōku tao, taku tohu. Nōnanahi noa iho ō whare. He tawhito atu ōku. He roa kē au i konei e noho ana.

Kaikawe

Ka tirohia e rāua ngā taputapu a Ngātoro.

Tia

Te āhua nei he tawhito tēnei taura.

Ngātoroirangi

Nā! He tawhito atu i tōu!

Tia (ki a ia anō)

Kai a te kurī! Kua taiepatia au. Me aha ināianei?

Ngātoroirangi

Te āhua nei, kāore e roa ka wehe atu koe nē rā?

Tia

Māku te tahatai e whai atu ki te tonga, ā, huri noa atu ki te uru. Ka ahu atu au ki te maunga e tū mai rā, ki Titiraupenga.

Kaikawe

Nā wai rā, ka tae a Ngātoro ki Motutere. Ka whakatūria tētahi tūāhu anō, ko Māhurehure. Ka karakia anō ia ki ōna atua hei tiaki i a ia. Kātahi, mai i tawhiti, ka kite atu ia i ngā tiketike o Tongariro maunga. Ka mau tana titiro ki te korowai hukarere o runga. Ā, ka mau hoki te whakaaro i roto i a ia kia piki atu ia ki te taumata rā. Ka wehe ia mai i Motutere, ka whai i te huarahi ki ngā pae maunga. A tōna wā, ka tau ia ki te take o te maunga.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

gātoroirangi

Ehara tēnei maunga i te maunga noa iho. Ehara tēnei haerenga i te haerenga noa iho. Māku te taumata e piki, kia pā atu ringa ki ngā kapua tūāhu rangi.

Kaikawe

Engari, i taua wā, ka tae tētahi anō tangata. Ko Hape-ki-tū-a-rangi te ingoa.

Ngātoroirangi

He aha koe i tae mai ai ki tēnei whenua pākorehā, tēnei whenua kore kai?

Hape

Ko taku manawa taku kai! Kei te piki atu au i te maunga nei, kia riro i a au ēnei whenua katoa.

Ngātoroirangi

Mmm! Mā te wā, ka kitea.

Kaikawe

Kei riro i a Hape te whenua, ka piki tōtika atu a Ngātoro i te maunga. Kāore e roa, kua mahue a Hape ki muri. Ka karanga iho a Ngātoro.

Ngātoroirangi

E Hape! Kaua koe e piki ake. Ki te piki mai koe, ka heke te pō o te rangi.

Hape

Ki a koe rā! Kaua koe e heke mai, ko te wāhi e tū nei au ko Onetapu.

Ngātoroirangi

He upoko mārō koe! Nā reira koe ka hinga. Ka taka mai te pō o te rangi ki runga i a koe.

Karakia

Rū ana i runga, rū ana i raro! Rū ana te matapō o te rangi

Rū ana e! Whakataka-ahumairangi i a koe e Tāwhirimatea

NGĀTOROIRANGI

āwhirinuku, tāwhirirangi, tāwhiri-o-te-hau!

E puta i te ahoaho o Tūkapua, kai mai e!

Ngātoroirangi

Huakina mai! Huakina mai! Kia tūwhera te whatu o te rangi, te whatu o te pō. Kia hono kia mau kia whīta te rangi me te whenua. Horoa taku hoariri. Kainga katoa! Horoa e te tai kikino o te pō!

Hape

Āwhina mai. Kei te riri te rangi. Kei te heke mai ki a au.

Kaikawe

Ā, nāku hoki koe…!

Ngātoroirangi

Kei te pūkeri tonu ngā hau! Kei te ngaua tōku kiri. Kei te hēmanawa. Tōku manawa, kei te rongo au. E pā mai ana te ringa o aituā! Kei te rewa atu au, ki te moe, moe roa! Kao! E oho! E pakanga! E mate rānei. Ko tēhea tāu. Kei konei tō taumata! E pakanga! E hinga rānei! E Kui e! E Hau e! Ka riro au i te tonga, tukuna mai te ahi! Tukuna mai!

Kaikawe

Whakatārewatia mō tētahi wā hei whakamārama ake. He uri whakaheke a Ngātoroirangi mā i ngā rangatira o te ahi tāmou, a Pupū rāua ko Te Hōata.

Ko Pupū te rangatira o te ahi tāmou. Koinei te ahi i whakaūngia ki roto i te papa kōpū o Papatūānuku i te tīmatanga o te ao i a ia e whakatakahuritia ana ki raro e ana tama. I tā rātou whakahuri iho i a ia, kia mutu te tangi o Rangi nō tana mokemoke, ka inoi atu tā rātou pōtiki a Ruaimoko, kia tikina ia e rātou. E ngote ū tonu ana a Ruaimokol. Nā reira, kāore ōna tuākana a Tāne mā, i whakaāe kia tangohia ia. I whakarerea ia ki te taha o tō rātou whāea. Engari, hei whakarata i a ia, nā tētahi o ngā tuākana, nā Rakahore, te matua o tēnei mea te papa kōhatu, nāna nei i whakatau te ahi tāmou ki roto i te kōpū o te whenua hei whakamahana i a Papa rāua ko tana pēpe. Nā te ahi nei ka puta ko te pūtoto me ngā momo ahi o raro o te whenua. Kia hoki atu ki ngā kōrero. Ko ngā tuāhine o Ngātoroirangi ko Kuiwai rāua ko Haungaroa. Ka karangahia e rāua a Pupū rāua ko Te Hōata kia haria te ahi tipua ki tō rāua tungāne a Ngātoroirangi.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

Ka whakakīa ngā kete e toru ki te ahi tipua, ā, ka mauria atu e ngā atua rā mā roto i te whenua, whakawhiti i te whānui o te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, tae atu ki Aotearoa, ki Tongariro, ki a Ngātoro. Ka pohū atu te pūtoto i ngā waha o ngā maunga, ā, ka maunga puia. Ka whakaoratia te tohunga, ka piri te mahana ki tōna kiri, kātahi anō ka kitea kotahi noa iho te kete e mau tonu nei ngā kare. Kua takataka atu ngā kare mai i ngā kete e rua. I konei ka riri a Ngātoroirangi.

Ngātoroirangi

Tahi te kete.

Kaikawe

Nā ēnei kupu ka mau te ingoa ‘Ketetahi’ mō te ngāwhā kei runga o Tongariro. Ka whai kaha a Ngātoro, ka ihiihi. Ka nui tana riri mō te āhua o ngā kete kua tae ki a ia. Ka takahia e ia te whenua, ka auahatia tētahi rua, ka pehu ake. Ka mau te ingoa ‘Ruapehu’ nō tēnei tū āhuatanga. Nā te pukuriri anō, ka karawhiua e ia tōna hoe ki te whenua, ā, ka titi atu, ka mau, ka ngāuruuru tētahi pito. Nā reira te ingoa ‘Ngāuruhoe’, te- ngāurutanga-o-te-hoe-a-Ngātoroirangi.

Ki ētahi, he mōkai a Ngāuruhoe nā Ngātoroirangi. E kīa ana te kōrero, i whakarerea te mōkai nei ki roto i te puku o te maunga puia hei whakahere mā ngā atua.

Kei te mārama tonu te huarahi i haere mai ai a Pupū rāua ko Te

Hōata. Ko ngā wāhi i takatahi nei ngā kare, he ngāwhā, he waiariki, he pōhutu wai, he koropupū hoki. Kei te kitea ēnei āhuatanga ki Whakaari, ki Moutohora, he moutere ēnei kei te Moana-a-Toi, ki Tikitere, puta atu ki Rotorua, ki Tarawera, Orākei-kōrako, Wairākei, Taupō, Tokaanu, Tongariro hoki.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

Koinei te haerenga mai a Ngātoroirangi, te tohunga nāna i toro atu ki te rangi. Mai i Maketū ki Tongariro i haere mai nei ia. Nā rāua ko Tia, ka whai hua a Ngāti Tūwharetoa i roto i te takiwā ki te puku o te ika ki Taupō. Ā, ko te ingoa Tongariro, nā Ngātoro i whakahua i tana karanga atu ki āna tuāhine, ‘ka riro au i te hau tonga.’

Nō reira, he aha rā te tohu? Tēnā, i oti i a Ngātoroirangi te piki i tōna maunga tapu, i oti i a ia te whakatau i āna ake whakawehiwehi. I oti i a ia te tū ahurangi, te tū o te tūāhuroa, arā, te tū o te tangata e tūohu nei ki mua i tōna maunga tiketike.

THE COVERED FIRES

Ancestral stories from

Tūwharetoa

Collated and re-told by

Chris Winitana

Dedication

To my children

Stoke up the covered fire; ignite it

To flame, to burn, to consume!

Introduction

Let the ranks be filled; be strengthened and bound!

Red-tinged are the skies over Hauhungaroa

Be alert and on guard! Ready for action!

To launch the canoes upon the white curled waves

That lick the sturdy cliffs of our island jewel

Before the sun’s descent must we all be gathered

Anchored, braced and ready!

To those who have gone before us, return to the plaza whereat was heard the single command of Rehua; return to the gathered stars in the sky. The dead to the dead; the living to the living. Welcome to you all, the prestigious ones.

To begin, let me say this; the stories written here are not the work of one person alone, but rather a multitude of people. Yes, it is true to say mine was the hand that did the collating and writing, but there were many others who helped along the way. In particular my aunts and grandaunts from Tūrangitukua; especially Te Ringakapo, the proverbial sheltering tree who signposted the way. Let these words of gratitude be etched with the greenstone chisel. Profound is the pool, deeply rooted is its source, gentle is its heart, tenacious is its commitment; rigorous you were in ensuring our stories remained our own. Unswerving is the respect to you all; the tears still flow.

But enough! This book of stories plus its DVD are a gift to our children, the descendants of Tūwharetoa; a reminder to them that we have a long and illustrious history going back many centuries. A reminder that we are the bloom of our ancestors; from Tūwharetoa the man, from Ngātoroirangi the priest of the many altars, Tia the guardian of the temple altar, Kurapoto who multiplied across the lands. That we are descended from the great canoe Te Arawa, the twin-hulled-treasure-of-Atuamatua; from those ancestors who journeyed across the Pacific ocean from the homeland Hawaiki; those who survived the maelstrom of The-throat-of-the-beast that was opened by our greatest sorcery; that we descend from the guardian named The-bound-breath-of-God and She-the-mystery-who-was-desired plus their son He-whose-soul-was-awakened. Indeed, that we are kith and kin to the mountain clan who guard us; to the very water which flows; to the steam which rises; to the covered fires that boil and bubble. As was ordained, we are the end result of this land which birthed us, the bordered domain of Tūwharetoa.

By way of explanation, firstly, this book is bilingual. The stories are told firstly in the Māori language, then in English. Secondly, they are written in play format; this allows our children to talk through the stories as if they themselves are the named ancestors. This will help with the growth of their language, and the speed with which they retain the raw information. Thirdly, the book is accompanied by a DVD. The stories as compiled here are for the most part the scripts which produced the stories on the DVD. It’s up to you how you use these resources. You might watch the DVD and then go through the written stories, or, you might turn that around and read the stories first before watching the stories on disc. Fourthly, the stories on disc are animated; this is to make them interesting for our children, they are the target audience.

In closing, no single book can capture all the versions of any given story pertaining to our ancestors. It is recognised that each subtribe has its own particular leaning and emphasis. It is hoped that in time this book in itself will enable the differences to be clearly seen and those differences talked about. In this way, all of our stories will find a life of their own. This is embodied in the name ‘The Covered Fires’. The task is to rekindle the fire, ignite it and bring it to flame. A roaring fire, a warm sitting, an enlightened space, a richness of giving.

If you ask me, ‘Who are the chiefs that stand yonder?’

I will reply, ‘Indeed! Tis the clan of Tongariro!

T his is his domain!’

Chris Winitana (2005)

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

Narrator

See the mountains behind me? They’re the Tongariro range. There’s Tongariro, Ngāuruhoe in the middle and Ruapehu to the south. How many times have you seen them? How many times have you gone past them? I bet some of you have even climbed them. Others of you might have skied their slopes or snowboarded down them. Whatever the case! Let me say this to you. These mountains are not like other mountains. That’s for real. These mountains are supernatural. They can fight. And they can move. I kid you not! These mountains are living, breathing things! You don’t believe me do you. Okay then, sit yourself down if you haven’t already, get your ears on and listen up, because I’m going to tell you a story from our old people. A story about the mountains. A story about the time when they used to walk the face of the earth!

In the days when ground hugging clouds still cloaked the Great-fish-of-Māui, there stood in the centre of the North Island an assembly of chiefs. They were ancients. They were immortals. They were warriors. They were the mountains lords. Their chief was sacred Tongariro whose body included the cloud piercing peak of Ngāuruhoe and the sprawling mass of Ruapehu. With his granite set jaw he stood ominpotent and proud, his shadow cast long upon the land.

To the west of Tongariro, where lake Rotoaira now lies, stood lofty Taranaki. His snow cloak glistened in the light like a beacon capturing the attention of all in his domain. His chiefly brow pierced the clouds and into the heavens themselves. The mere sight of him inspired awe. To the south west, where the twin lakes of Tamatea now lie stood Pūtauaki and Tauhara. Though dwarfed in size by Tongariro and Taranaki, they were still strong and powerful, able to hurl huge boulders to touch the sky. This was the mountain clan; proud males from a long line of chiefs.

There was only one female mountain amongst them and her name was Pīhanga. She stood daintily to the north of the fearsome mountain warriors. Her beauty was such, that her fame had spread from the head of the fish in the south, to its tail in the north. Her grace and demeanor charmed all. Her slopes gently curved upwards with her forest robe clinging to her form. The very sight of her excited her male mountain friends. All the mountains loved her. They all wanted her hand in marriage.

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

Taranaki

Choose me, sweet Pīhanga. I’ll look after you forever.

Pūtauaki

My heart can’t take any more. Give me a sign.

Tauhara

My love runs deeper than the caverns of the earth. Let me tell of my love for you.

Tongariro

My heart! My core! No words can describe you. My love is a living thing. With breath, with soul.

Narrator

Their words of love made Pīhanga coy and shy. The mists would rise and hang in the air like a veil covering her face. A halo of rainbow colours would encircle her head. This was her sign to them all.

Pīhanga

My friends, I love you all. I can’t stop loving this one or that. I can’t love just one of you. I feel the same for all of you.

Tongariro

No! You must choose. Who will be your husband? Who will stand at your side? Choose!

Tauhara

I agree! Choose!

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

aranaki

You must choose Pīhanga! Who will be your husband. Choose now!

Pūtauaki

You must select just one of us. Choose.

Narrator

Time passed. The cold breath of winter came and went. The summer heat thawed and melted the snows. But still Pīhanga wouldn’t choose.

Pīhanga

I cannot do this. My feelings are the same for all of you. How can i choose one of you, when I love you all?

Taranaki

No! This is wrong!

Tongariro

So be it!

Narrator

The warriors were fed up. They brooded. They smouldered. They became jealous and spiteful. They frowned and frumped in bitterness. They were gathering strength. Suddenly they flared up. Smoke clouds billowed up. They began sniping at each other.

Taranaki

I’ll smash you all to the ground.

Tauhara

I’ll flatten the whole lot of you. You’ll be nothing more than pimples.

Pūtauaki

You and whose army! I’ll slap you down like teeny weeny bug.

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

ongariro

I think not. It is you who shall be devoured. My molten lava shall consume you all.

I groan, and become heated, brought to a frenzy

Trample down the unadorned, demolish the arrogant

Let their brains be as food! Eaten with relish!

Narrator

The ground began to tremble. It shivered and shook. Suddenly Tongariro flared and erupted spewing hot burning lava. The skies lit up. The land was showered with sparks. The other mountains cowered down. They seethed with hate. Under their breaths they cursed mighty Tongariro.

The sunset, the sun rose. It disappeared again, it rose again. But still the mountains brooded. There was an awful silence, the lull before the storm. Not one curse was heard. Not one boulder was thrown. No plumes of smoke darkened the skies. The mountain warriors were conserving their energies, pooling their power. Within their bellies huge furnace fires had been lit to melt down the rocks and boulders into molten lava. They were filling themselves with liquid fire, readying themselves for the battle ahead. Suddenly the ground quaked, a lone war cry split the air.

Tongariro

I will defeat you all! Feast upon my fury! Let the battle begin!

Taranaki

The sky rumbles! The land shakes! Tis I Taranaki who cleaves the sky!

Pūtauaki

The two of you are pathetic! I shall never fall to you!

Tauhara

Feeble, insignificant fools! Humility shall be your destiny!

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

ttack from above! Attack from below! Smash the unheeding.

I shall feast upon your brains.

Tongariro

Pīhanga shall be mine. Let me destroy these pretenders.

Narrator

The warring began. A fearful war. A never-ending war. A war of passion. It raged. It waged. Land and sky hid in their grief. Great clouds covered the horizon. The sky disappeared. Day was forgotten. Night was forgotten. Darkness ruled in the world of light.

After an eternity, the volcanoes subsided. The lava flowed, the skies cleared. By the end of the war, Taranaki, Pūtauaki and Tauhara were defeated. Tongariro stood supreme. He became the undisputed lord of the central North Island, the core of the Fish-of-Māui.

Tongariro

This is my altar my threshold to the sky! This is my sacredness which rises to the summit! My beloved Pīhanga. My heart is yours. Let us be united. Wed. Forever.

Pīhanga

Tongariro! My lord. Together we shall be!

Narrator

And so Tongariro-the-warrior and Pīhanga-the-maiden-princess married. Their union ensured that the mountain clan would never die.

But what of Taranaki, Pūtauaki and Tauhara? Destiny had unravelled another path for each of them.

Taranaki

This land belongs to Tongariro. I have no wish to remain here beneath his authority. I will seek a new domain.

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

arrator

He turned and looked to the west where the sun was slowly setting.

Taranaki

I shall follow the path of the fire-that-eats-the-dusk. I shall be the last each day to feel his life-giving rays.

Pūtauaki

I agree! You take the west, I’ll have the east. Mine is the path of the fire-that-eats-the-dawn. I shall be the first each day to be blessed by his light.

Tauhara

So shall I! I’ll follow you Pūtauaki towards the rising sun.

Taranaki

My princess, Pīhanga! Remain here with Tongariro. This is his domain. We must move on.

Narrator

And with that Taranaki began his journey to the west. Because of his bulk and weight he scoured a channel into the ground. These are seen today as the gulleys and canyons of the Manganui-o-te-ao and Whanganui rivers. Some say too that he was led by a huge boulder named Rauhoto.

In time, Taranaki rested. His weight caused a depression in the ground which today is seen as the swamp lands of Ngāere. He started off again and arrived at the Pouakai mountain range. Here he rested for the night. But when he awoke in the morning, he found that he had become stuck. A spur of land had grown around him. He couldn't move.

This became the final resting place of magnificent Taranaki mountain. And from that time to this, he has stood as a sentinel in the west. He alone of the mountain clan is the last to see the splendour of the day giving way to the night.

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

ūtauaki

Pīhanga, I must go too. But I shall always remember you. I take my leave.

Narrator

Pūtauaki moved off to the east to follow the path of the sun. When he came to the end of the Kaingaroa plains, he stopped to eat. But by the time the food was cooked, he found he was unable to move. He had become stuck to the ground.

And so it comes to be that he can be found in the region of the Mataatua canoe with the small town of Kawerau at his feet. This was his final resting place.

Tauhara

My precious Pihanga. My heart still overflows with love for you. My mind is consumed.

Pīhanga

All is well Tauhara. Follow the path to the sea to the east. You must leave.

Tauhara

My heart is smitten. My skin crawls at the thought of leaving you.

Narrator

Tauhara slowly moved off. He stopped and look back. He moved again. And stopped. He crossed Taupō lake, stopping and starting as he went. He barely made it to the north of the lake before he too found he had become stuck to the land.

Some say that it was because of his reluctance to leave Pīhanga that he dawdled along his path. Others say he already had a wife and twin children. It was due to them playing that he was so slow in moving off.

One of twin children can still be seen to the south east of its parents, standing alone. The other twin stands at Tokaanu. They are both named Maunganamu. The wife of Tauhara is said to be Te-tara. She stands to the east of Tauhara mountain.

THE MOUNTAIN CLAN

This is the story of the giants; the mountain clain who once stood together to the south of lake Taupō. Once the warring ended, once the dust had settled, it was the warrior mountain lord Tongariro who bested Taranaki, Pūtauaki and Tauhara. Welcome to his story. Enter the domain of Tongariro of the long-cast-shadow, he who presides over the central plateau.

So there you have it! The next time you pass by our mountains, don’t forget that once upon a time they walked, they talked and they fought. And who knows, they might just get up and do it all over again!

In the words of our old people;

Tongariro is the mountain

Taupō-nui-a-tia is the lake

Tūwharetoa is the tribe

Te heuheu is the man

I sneeze and breath free.

TAUPŌ LAKE, WAIKATO RIVER

Narrator

Our lake is Taupō-nui-a-Tia, the bathing pool of our ancestors. There is nothing more beautiful. Now let’s just check out exactly what we know about it. We know, or at least we should, that Taupō is the biggest lake in Aotearoa. We know that the ancestor who named it saw it as a sea rather than a lake, which is why the word ‘moana’ – which means sea - was used rather than ‘roto’, which is lake.

We know that some people say the ancestor Tia named the lake whilst others say that it was the priest Ngātoroirangi. Whatever your belief, at the end of the day, the lake is named Taupō-nui-a-Tia. So with that tidbit of information under our belts we can say that Taupō is broad, long and deep, and what’s more, relatively calm, like its people.

But what about the lake’s beginnings. What formed it? Who formed it? To answer these questions we have to go back in time to the words of our old people. We have to return to the source of both the lake and the mighty Waikato river which flows out of it at Nukuhau. So my friends, listen up and check this out.

A long time ago, when cloud and mist still joined as one to grieve for the land and sky, there lived near the stomach of the Fish-of-Māui a boy named Tongariro and a girl called Taupiri. They grew up together as best of friends and played together tirelessly, spending all their time frollicking in the pools, rivers and lakes of the region.

Tongariro

Did you see that splash. That bomb was awesome, better than yours.

Taupiri

Well it should be cos you’re heavier than me, look at your big fat stomach!

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ongariro

Whatever! The last one in’s an egg!

Narrator

All through summer the pair could be found swimming. There was no end to their playing. No end to their friendship. Then finally once the cold breath of winter chilled the land, they would sit amongst the ankles and walking sticks of their elders, listening to the stories and deeds of the past. In time, the pair grew into adulthood with the memories of their childhood chiselled in their hearts forever.

The two friends were of noble blood. Taupiri herself was a princess whose beauty and grace were spoken of throughout the country. Suitors came from far and wide to seek her hand in marriage. Finally, however, it was a young chief from the Tainui region from the Waikato tribe who won her heart.

Chief

You take my breath away…

Taupiri

My heart is yours…my betrothed.

Narrator

And so it was that Tongariro’s best friend Taupiri was wed. She and her husband prepared to leave for their new home in the Waikato. But as she parted she pressed her soul mate Tongariro to send her reminders of home.

Tongariro

Watch the hilltops my friend. You’ll see my sign there.

Taupiri

Oh Tongariro! I shall never forget you and the times we spent together.

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ongariro

While Taupiri pined after the mountains and pools of her own homeland, she was nevertheless content. She was happy with the man she loved; she was in a new part of the country; the years sped by one after the other.

However, one day Taupiri fell ill. She lay bedridden, tossing and turning this way and that. All of the greatest experts in the area could not cure her.

Taupiri

Husband! I am dying!

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hief

But this cannot be! Surely there is someone who can help.

Taupiri

Tongariro, only my old friend Tongariro can help me!

Rangatira

But how? What must I do?

Taupiri

There is a sacred water spring that only Tongariro and I know about. Send a servant to him to fetch water from it. It will cure me.

Narrator

Taupiri’s husband immediately called up their speediest servant.

Chief

Find Tongariro! He lies to the south. Tell him that Taupiri is dying and needs water from the sacred spring.

Servant

But how shall I know him?

Rangatira

His hair is as white as the snow of the mountains.

Narrator

And with that the servant headed off towards the south. He trekked through plateaus and forests. Hills and mountains were left behind. Over wide open grasslands and valleys he made his way. It was a mission of mercy. The life of Taupiri swung in the balance. Finally the servant reached the village of Tongariro. He had become a powerful chief identified affectionately by his white snowcap of hair.

Slave

I am from the land of the Waikato. I have a message from Taupiri!

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ongariro

Taupiri! That is a name I have not heard hear for many years. How goes my old friend?

Slave

My lord! She is dying…

Tongariro

Dying…Taupiri…speak plainly, now!

Slave

She asks for water from your sacred spring. This alone she says will cure her.

Tongariro

What ails her?

Slave

This I do not know my lord. Only that her breath grows shorter with each day.

Tongariro

Then let us make haste. If it’s water my friend needs, then I shall send it to her by the river full.

Narrator

Tongariro was understandably upset. He hadn’t heard from Taupiri in years and then suddenly, bang, this! So the very next day as the great fire-that-eats-the-dawn began his ascent to the heavens, Tongariro and the slave of Taupiri journeyed to the mountains. They climbed and climbed until the grass turned to rock and the rock turned to boulder. Finally they reached a mountain crevice into which a rock had been tightly wedged.

Tongariro

Stand aside. I must call upon my gods.

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elease the waters of our mother the earth. Let them gush forth and quench the land.

Narrator

He touched the rock before him with his walking stick.

Tongariro

Release the waters of the earth. Begone boulder! Remove thyself! Let the waters flow.

Narrator

As the life giving rays of Tama-te-rā fell upon the tightly wedged rock, the water began to flow. The flow became a torrent and before long a winding river of water gushed its way down the mountain side. Tongariro had released the sacred healing waters of his mountain. A river had been born.

Tongariro

Fill your gourd servant of Taupiri. Your mistress shall be pleased. Her illness shall fade away with one sip of my magical waters.

I speak to you now river-child. As I gave you life through the words of my gods, so shall you obey me. To the land of Taupiri you shall follow this humble servant. There she shall drink from you and be healed. You shall not disobey me.

Narrator

The river-child, for that’s what it was, gaily bounced its way down the mountain side with the servant trotting out in front of it. It wound its way down twisting this way and that trying to take in all that it could see. It arrived at the base of the mountain then slapped and slurped its way across the gorges and gulleys, plateaus and valleys.

Finally it came to the lip of a huge crater created centuries before when the grandfather of all volcanoes had blown his top. The river-child paused for a second, taking in the view, then it poured headlong into the open spaces. The water filled every hole and hollow, every cave and cavern. And as it did so it created an inland lake, the biggest of its kind; a lake that would come to be called Taupō-nui-a-Tia, the glistening water basin of our ancestors.

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So in this way, the slave was able to curb the river’s excitement and desire to race off in new directions. Whenever something caught the river child’s attention and it branched off, the slave would throw stones in front of it to bring it back in line.

Suddenly, however, when the unlikely pair reached Hinuera, the river paused. It could hear the rolling surf at Tauranga and the breaking of the waves at Hauraki. Off it rushed in a torrent towards the Kaimai range, eager to reach the sea.

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lave

Wait! Where are you going! Stop! You’re going the wrong way!

Narrator

Taupiri’s prayer chant duelled with the winds and her words were carried off to the ever listening ears of Tongariro.

Tongariro

Taupiri! She needs me! It is as I feared. My river-child has disobeyed me. Only Ruaimoko, the god that still suckles at the breast of Papatūānuku, can correct this. Let him arise from the womb of the earth.

Ruaimoko cleaver of the land

Ruaimoko who aches from below

Split asunder the land

Heat it from within!

Narrator

But the river child was only half listening, for way up ahead it could hear the thunderous tides of the ocean to the west. The invitation was too much and it shot off again.

River

I’m off to the sea! I’m off to the sea! Be well! Be well!

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arrator

That’s how it went down. That’s how the waterways of our region came to be. From Waikato-iti, the place where the water backs up, formed in the Tongariro mountains. It flows down the sides to become the Tongariro river. It pours into the abyss which is our lake, Taupō.

At Nukuhau, it pours out to become the Waikato river. It continually dodged the stones of Taupiri’s slave and as a result became the winding, meandering river that it is. At Hinuera its path was cut abruptly by Ruaimoko, the god of earthquakes. Eventually, it coursed its way to Taupiri in the valley of the Waikato people. And from there it snaked its way out to Port Waikato on the west coast.

So next time someone asks you, ‘What do you know about the lake and the river?’ Say to them, ‘let me tell you a story, a story from the heart of the central plateau, a story from our old people, a story about a slave, a torrent of water and some stones’.

That’s us people, catch us next time.

HAWAIKI: NGĀTI OHOMAIRANGI

From the time he was born Ohomairangi sat in the favour of the gods. They looked after him from afar. Though it was Kura his mother who nurtured him to manhood. As he grew into adulthood there were none who could match him. As he learned the weapons of the god of war, there were none who could rival him. As he matured and became expert in the way of the gods, there were none who could equal him.

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homairangi had Ruamuturangi who had Taunga who had Atuamatua. Atuamatua had three wives, Waiheketua was the first, Karika the second, and Taura the third.

From Waiheketua descends the line of Ngātoroirangi, the priest of our canoe Te Arawa. From Karika descends the line of Tama-te-kapua, the captain of the canoe. From her also descends Tia, after whom lake Taupō is named. From the third comes Kurapoto who settled around Taupō before Ngātoroirangi and Tia.

So these well known ancestors were all closely related. Ngātoroirangi came from the elder tribal level chief and overseeing priestly line, Tama-te-kapua was from the subtribal level chief and priest line, as was Tia; Kurapoto was from the artisan line.

Atuamata had Houmaitawhiti the chief of Ngāti Ohomairangi. He had his two sons Tama-te-kapua and Whakatūria. The old man Houmaitawhiti had a pet dog named Pōtaka-tawhiti. Because of him trouble started.

Tama

I’ll get the first one.

Tama

Run Tū! Run hard!

Narrator

Whakatūria, however, was too slow; he was caught red-handed.

Whakatūria

Tama! Help me!

Warrior 1

You’re mine boy! I’ll snap your puny neck!

Tama (to himself)

They’ve got Whakatūria. I’ve got to get clear. If I don’t, it’s all over.

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arrior 1

Sweet dreams punk!

Uēnuku

Tie him up! Tight!

Narrator

As Whakatūria was being bundled up, Tama-te-kapua fleet of foot, was out-distancing his would-be captors.

Warrior 2

Faster! Don’t let him get away.

Tama

You’ve gotta be kidding. My grandmother’s faster than you lot.

Warrior 2

Chase him! Catch him.

Warrior 1

Get back here wooden legs.

Narrator

Tama-te-kapua escaped into the night. Whakatūria, however, was captured. He was a prisoner.

Warrior 2

Drag him off! Thief!

Uēnuku

Bait! This one will be bait for the brother. Hang him above the fire. Let him eat smoke till his insides burn.

Narrator

Whakatūria was taken to Uēnuku’s house and hung up on the main pillar. He was tied by the neck, the hands and the feet. A fire was lit

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eneath him with the smoke billowing up to suffocate him to death. He didn’t have a chance. Smoke was his only food. And for any of you who’ve breathed in smoke big time you’ll know how quickly it can suffocate you. In the meantime, Uēnuku and his crew were having a right royal time.

Uēnuku

Will you look at that! The great warrior…worry about this, worry about that!

Warrior 1

At least his name suits him. Whakatūria, he-who-stands-up!

Woman

Whakatūria, whakaturia, stand up above the fire

Bug eyes, big fat eyes, eyes bulging out.

Narrator

The people were in fits of laughter. But as they jested and jousted, Tama-te-kapua was formulating a plan. He hid behind some trees until the way was clear. He climbed onto the roof of Uenuku’s house. He crawled along until he got to the hole by which smoke escaped from the house. He looked in and saw his brother’s head.

Tama

Tū! You still alive down there. Tū, can you hear me?

Whakatūria

Tama?! Is that you?

Tama

Who else would it be? A ghost?

Brother I’ve been outside listening to that lot. They couldn’t sing and entertain to save themselves. You interested in getting yourself free? I’ve got a plan. All you have to do is belittle them. Tell them how useless at entertaining they are. Get them to let you down to show them how, then, you’re away…a free man!

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Whakatūria

I’ll give it a go. See you soon.

Hoi! You lot! Have you actually heard yourselves? I have never, ever heard such disgusting voices.

Hoi no ears! A seagull screech sounds better! And what do you call that, a haka? More like a kaka!

Warrior 1

Hey, listen to that, it’s a talking tekoteko!

Uēnuku

Tekoteko?! Tikotiko!

Whakatūria

Let me down and I’ll show you how it’s done. Or are you too scared I might show you up? Ooowww diduumms!

Uēnuku

Let the big mouth down. But if he falters just once, kill him.

Narrator

Two warriors climbed up to let Whakatūria down.

Warrior 1

I’m coming to get you boy! Let’s see what you’ve got!

Warrior 2

Did you like your smoke sandwich? Sweet ay?

Uēnuku

That’s right! Climb down Whakatūria. Climb down to your death. Bring

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im to me!

So! You’re better than us are you…what a joke! Give him a weapon. But if he steps out of line…feed him to the dogs…fitting don’t you think?

Narrator

Whakatūria set himself, anchored, braced and ready. He entered the red-veined eye of Tūmatauenga, the god of war. His weapon blade cut the air. Again and again. His feet flicked and pranced. He primped and preened. His audience was spellbound. They all felt his power. His eyes darted this way and that. His feetwork took him closer to the doorway.

He jumped high…

He jumped sideways…

He jumped on the spot…

His audience were dumbstruck. They’d never seen such movements.

Whakatūria

This is the stance of Whakatūria! And by the way! Your mouths are hanging open like fish.

Narrator

Now at the door, Whakatūria bolted out and away. His brother Tama lay in wait.

TE ARAWA CANOE

I left it on the window sill of my house. Imagine forgetting it!

Ruaeo

Say that again. You can’t leave it behind. Let me go and get it for you.

Tama

No! It’s okay. Leave it! You’re not my slave. You’re a chief.

Ruaeo

Maybe! But I’m still happy to go and get it. You look after our canoe.

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arrator

Ruaeo disappeared off to fetch the sacred treasure of Tama-te-kapua. Immediately, the little trickster jumped aboard the canoe with Whakaotirangi in tow. Suddenly the thought came to him that he might as well abduct Ngātoroirangi and Kearoa as well.

Tama

Why not! If I hold onto him then the prestige of my canoe will be raised. My canoe will be the most prestigious to have crossed to Aotearoa.

Look at him! He can’t keep his eyes off her. He’s all over her.

Tama (to himself)

She’s a beauty alright. Somehow, someway, I’m going to have her.

Ngātoroirangi (to himself)

I can see it in his eyes. A snake will always be a snake. But if he dares touch her…I don’t know what I’d do.

Kearoa, I don’t trust him. I’ve seen how he looks at you. I’m going to tie this string to your hair and I’ll hold the other end. If he tries to interfere with you, I’ll know about it.

Tama (to himself)

That’s the one! Every night you climb onto the roof to study the stars. And that’s when I’ll make my move.

Narrator

Ngātoroirangi held counsel with the stars. But he still held one end of the cord he had tied to Kearoa. Tama-te-kapua sneaked like a thief into Kearoa’s chamber. He undid the cord of Ngātoroirangi and tied it to a crossbeam. But, just then, the priest ended his nightly study. He came down from the roof. Tama heard him and bolted out of the hut.

Ngātoroirangi

Has anyone been here with you?

Kearoa

You can see the cord. It’s now tied to the crossbeam.

Ngātoroirangi

Who? Who was here?

Kearoa

Who else! Who else but Tama-te-kapua!

It must be the crew from the Tainui.

Tama

I’d say so! It looks as if this whale is theirs. (To himself) They were the first to arrive after all. No matter. I’ll fix it so the prestige comes to my canoe.

Okay guys listen up. Weave another rope and burn to make it look old. Tie it to the whale, but hide it under the other one. The rest of you, go and chop some trees down for shelters. Singe them also.

Narrator

Tama-te-kapua turned out to be right. The crew of the Tainui canoe had indeed already arrived. They returned to collect their whale.

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ainui 1

This is a good sign. It’s a gift from the gods. This land belongs to us. We were the first to arrive here and claim it.

Narrator

No! Stop! Let it go! It’s not worth it. Let’s just leave here now. Lies beget treachery. Let them have it.

Narrator

Such was the cunning of Tama-te-kapua. He could wile and charm his way out of anything, a trickster, a fighter, a chief. However, it was also at Whakaparāoa, the Bay of the Whale, that Te Arawa ran aground and couldn’t be moved. It was Toroa, the captain of the Mataātua canoe, who finally moved them through prayer and ritual.

They left Whakaparāoa and made their way down the coast towards Mōtītī island. There they saw Maketū. They sailed the canoe into the Kaituna river and made their final landing place. However, Tama’s problems weren’t yet over. Ruaeo, the chief whose wife he had stolen, caught up with him.

Ruaeo

You’re not fit for my fire! I’ll drop you where you stand.

Tama

Whatever! Take your best shot.

Ruaeo

You always had a big mouth. Pity about your brains.

Tama

You’ll never beat me!

Narrator

The two men giants grappled and wrestled. Ruaeo, however, easily threw Tama to the ground. He pummelled Tama-te-kapua.

Ruaeo

This is for stealing my wife! This is for trampling my mana. This is for belittling me. And here’s a special something just for you. Lice and vermin. You all go well together. Oh! And by the way. Keep the woman, just to remind you of me.

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Narrator

Tama-te-kapua was justly beaten. Ruaeo had rubbed lice and vermin into Tama’s hair and in so doing, buried the hatchet. And that as they say, is that. Te Arawa canoe arrived from Hawaiki to Aotearoa and landed here at Maketū. That’s why they say from Maketū to Tongariro, this is Te Arawa canoe. Tama-te-kapua is at the prow of the canoe in Maketū whilst Ngātoroirangi is at the stern at Tongariro. The tribes of Te Arawa inhabit from Maketū to Rotorua with Tūwharetoa living in the central plateau. That’s who we are, part of Te Arawa canoe.

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Narrator

This is Halllets Bay just down from Hātepe on the eastern side of our lake Taupō-nui-a-Tia. I would say that most of you at some time or other would have passed by this spot whilst travelling from Taupō to Tūrangi or vice versa. At one time this place was named Hamāria. Some priests named it that. And before that it was named Pākā. Now this particular spot is important to us because this is where our ancestor Tia stopped for a while on his journeys. And it’s where he and his nephew Ngātoroirangi had a bit of a set too.

Now, we of this tribe Tūwharetoa are a lucky bunch. You see, we have two ancestors through which we claim the rights to this area, around the lake and the mountains. They are of course, the tohunga Ngātoroirangi and his uncle Tia. This story is about the deeds of Tia. You’ll find that his version of how things went down back then and Ngātoroirangi’s version are quite different. But that’s okay, that’s what makes us lucky. We have two stories to tell. So, lend me your ears and let’s start on the journey of Tia. Come on. This way!

Tia was a priest of high order. It was he who was appointed to take control of the finding and felling of the two great logs from which our canoe Te Arawa was hewn. He gathered up the first woodchips and burnt them in the sacred fire. And once they had completed their task, it was he who completed the rituals to free them up.

Te Arawa sailed its way across the Pacific ocean and in time made landfalls in the Hauraki Gulf, then at Whakaparāoa near Te Kaha, and finally at Maketū. It was there that a number of chiefs named and claimed land for their descendants.

Tama

Tis I Tama-te-kapua who stakes this claim. The headland of Maketū shall be for my descendants. It is the bridge of my nose.

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I Tia claim this. That small hill away to the south and the land between it and the mountain yonder at Rangiuru shall be called the belly of Tapuika.

Hei

I Hei claim Ōtawa; all the land between the mountain and the range to the north shall be named the belly of Waitahā.

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Tama-te-kapua, captain of Te Arawa canoe, claimed Maketū; Tia Rangiuru near Te Puke and to Hei went the area known as Ōtawa. Once the canoe had landed, they each went their separate ways to claim their lands. Tia, his son tapuika and two others Oro and Māka, set off for Rangiuru.

Tia

I say we should all live on this land. It looks fertile enough. Fit for a king.

Tapuika

Wait on! Look over there. There are houses and gardens. There are plenty of people too.

Tia

It’ll be fine. There’s plenty of other land around here.

Narrator

However, the people who already lived there had other ideas. They weren’t enthusiastic about sharing their land.

Person 1

Invaders. Invaders! Return to the fort. Return now. Strangers are amongst us.

Tia

No! Stop! We come in peace. We don’t want war!

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erson 2

It’s a war party. A raiding party. Repel them.

Tapuika

Leave it father! They’re coming with weapons raised.

Person 1

Beat them back. Hold steady!

Tia

That’s that for now! But one day we’ll return here.

Narrator

Tia and his troop left that area and journeyed on to the Rotorua district. But when they arrived there they found the area was already well occupied with little space left. They moved on making their way towards Mamaku.

Māka

Take care everyone! I’ve just scouted ahead and there’s a village coming up.

Tia

What do they look like māka. Friendly or otherwise?

Māka

They look friendly enough. There’s a ceremony going on though, it looks like a funeral.

Tia

Take it easy. Remember, we follow the path of peace.

Narrator

Gingerly they entered the village. Māka was right. An important funeral service was being held. The principal chief of the tribe had just died. As the proceedings unfolded, Tia accidentally touched the dead body.

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erson 3

He touched our chief’s body. I saw it. It was accidental.

Chief

As chief of this village i must place you under restriction. You cannot leave until you have been cleansed and freed.

Tia

Who will conduct the ritual?

Chief

Only a priest of the upper jawbone can do that. There is one at the next village. His prestige is sufficient. We will fetch him to lift the tapu.

Narrator

Soon enough, the priest arrived. He lit a sacred fire and cooked a special meal. He chanted and prayed, prayed and chanted until the food was cooked. He fed it to Tia on a stick so that he himself would not be contaminated. Finally, Tia was taken to the nearby river where he washed himself clean. This event led to the naming of the village, Te horohoroinga-nui-a-Tia, The-great-cleansing-of-Tia. It is now called Horohoro for short. Tia was free to journey onwards.

Tia

We’re going straight ahead. The home people say we should follow the Pōkaitū river, it will lead us to another larger river, the Waikato.

Narrator

It wasn’t long before they arrived at the Waikato river.

Tapuika

There it is father. The people were right. It’s a huge river, wide and winding. There doesn’t seem to be anyone living around here either.

Tia

Wait! Be on your guard. Look at the water.

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āka

It’s dirty. Discoloured. What do you think it means Tia?

Tia

It’s as clear as daylight. We’re not the first to arrive here. There’s someone else ahead of us. They deliberately dirtied the water to let us know.

Māka

As we speak there’s somebody behind us. He’s been following us.

Narrator

The man to whom Māka was referring to was an ‘urukehu’, red-haired with light coloured skin.

Māka

Catch him and hold him. Hold him down.

Hatupatu

Hey what are you doing? What’s going on here…?

Māka

What exactly are you? A man! Or some sort of ghost?

Hatupatu

I’m the same as you, a person.

Māka

But, you’re all red.

Hatupatu

And you’re all brown. I’m an urukehu. I was born this way. My name is Hatupatu.

Māka

Have you been following us.

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atupatu

Not at all. I’m bird hunting.

Tia

Let him go Māka. Let him stand.

Māka

No! I say we kill him here and now.

Tia

There will be no killing here! Remember the words of Houmaitawhiti as we sailed out of Hawaiki. Hold fast to the ways of peace, not the way of war. Let the red-head be.

Narrator

Because of these events Tia named the spot Atiamuri. The name refers to him being behind someone else. It also refers to tia casting his mind back to the last words of their chief Houmaitawhiti. At this point Tia decided to follow the Waikato river to its source.

In due time he arrived at Te Māroa. Here a special ritual was completed. It involved Tia eating some dried food from Hawaiki to give authority to his claiming the lands of the area. The spot where this happened is still called Te Māroa, the name of the ritual. They moved off again.

Tapuika

Listen. I can hear a water fall.

Tia

We’re still on the Waikato river.

Tapuika

Shall we follow it?

Tia

Look! It’s a series of steps. The water falls down them. I’ll name this

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pot Aratiatia for the steps. Follow me up. Climb up the right hand side.

Narrator

From Aratiatia they made it to Huka Falls and finally to Taupō, or Tapuae-haruru as it was first named. They were astonished at the sheer size of Lake Taupō.

Tapuika

Look at that. I’ve never seen anything like it. Is it a lake or a sea?

Tia

It’s huge alright. But more importantly, look at the numbers of people already living here. They’re everywhere. This area is densely populated.

Māka

Everywhere you look there’s people.

Tapuika

What do we do now? Go forward or go back?

Tia

Go back to where son. Everywhere we’ve trekked to is already occupied by someone else.

Māka

So what you’re saying is, there’s death behind us and death in front of us. Take your pick!

Tia

Not quite. There’s death in front of us if we’re seen. But if we gently pick our way through, we’ll get past this tribe. What do you say?

Together

Agreed. Go forward. Ony one way to go. Forward. Let’s go.

THE JOURNEY OF TIA

arrator

The tribe seen by Tia was Ngāti Hotu. By circling around and keeping low, Tia and his crew were able to make their way to the eastern side of the lake. As he was walking along the water squelched up under his feet. That spot was named Te-wai-pāhīhī-a-Tia, the-water-that-squelched-up-under-Tia. A short time later, Tia arrived here at Pāka. What he didn’t know, however, was that Ngātoroirangi was climbing Tauhara mountain at that very same moment.

Māka

Take cover everyone there’s a storm on the way. A big one by the look of it.

Tia

There’s something wrong here Māka. My skin is crawling. There’s danger here.

Tapuika

What’s the matter father?

Tia

I don’t know. I feel uneasy is all. I must pray to our gods. They will help us.

Bring calm to the skies, let it be cleared.

Banish the creeping darkness that hides

Haumie uie tāikie!

Narrator

Ngātoroirangi had seen Tia from the top of Tauhara. He had conjured up a storm to stop Tia’s progress. Tia, however, was equal to the task. He warded off the spells.

Tia

Let us build an altar here, shelters too. Once that’s done we’ll go hunting birds.

THE JOURNEY OF TIA

āka

I’ll build the shelters.

Tapuika

I’ll organise the hunting gear.

Tia

I will attend to the altar.

Narrator

Tia followed the beachline until he saw a large cliff face ahead of him. It’s appearance reminded him of the cloak he wore. It was of a type called ‘taupō’.

Tia

I erect this altar in the name of my descendants and i name it Hikurangi. To you the great sea that lies before me, I give you my cloak. I hang it here now to let it be known that this land is mine. I name you Taupō-nui-a-Tia.

Narrator

With the essentials now dealt with, Tia and his son Tapuika went bird hunting. Under his father’s guidance, Tapuika attempted to spear a fat pidgeon, however, he missed.

Tia

Take more care son! Your spear’s all over the place.

Tapuika

Aaaiiiiii!

Tia

Boy, your bird has flown, your lunch has flown. Lucky for you we’ve got plenty to go around.

THE JOURNEY OF TIA

arrator

They finished bird hunting and returned to the side of the lake. They were, however, in for a shock. Ngāotoroirangi had arrived.

Ngātoroirangi

Tia! What are you doing here?

Tia

Ngātoroirangi! You’ve arrived.

Ngātoroirangi

That’s right! This is my land.

Tia

That’s not so. It belongs to us. We’ve been here for a while already.

Ngātoroirangi

I’ve checked your shelters, your altar. They’re new. Mine are much older.

Tia

Yours! What do you mean? Where are they?

Ngātoroirangi

Just down a bit. Didn’t you check? You would have seen that this area belongs to me.

Narrator

Tia was taken to check the ropes and shelters of Ngātoroirangi.

Tia (to himself)

This is trickery but I can’t prove it. I know we were the first here. These ropes look old enough. There’s no way I can dispute his claim.

You’re right! Your ropes are older. This area is yours. We’ll be leaving shortly.

THE JOURNEY OF TIA

gātoroirangi

Where will you head?

Tia

To the mountain that stands yonder on the other side of the lake, Titiraupenga. That will be my final resting place.

Narrator

And so it was that Tia was tricked. Despite knowing he was being deceived by Ngātoroirangi, he was unable to prove it. Thus he moved on. From here he made his way to Motutere and onto Tokaanu. He followed the southern end of the lake, past Waihi, Pūkawa, Poukura, Whanganui Bay, then Waihāhā until he arrived at his mountain stronghold, Titiraupenga.

This was the exploratory journey of Tia. According to the histories, he died on Titiraupenga as he foresaw. His son Tapuika made his way back to the Rangiuru area where he settled. It is originally through Tia that Ngāti Tūwharetoa lays claim to the lands around the lake, Taupō-nui-a-Tia, The-great-cloak-of-tia! Catch you again!

NGĀTOROIRANGI

Narrator

Did you know our mountains are volcanic? That’s right, volcanic. That means every now and then they let off a bit of steam and blow a bit of smoke. In fact the last time they did that was about 1995. Ruapehu decided to have a bit of fun, so he did the haka, and next thing, boom, he erupted. So I guess everyone already knows that the Tongariro mountains are volcanic. But the real question is do you know how they came to be that way? Do you know how Tongariro, Ngāuruhoe and Ruapehu came to be rip-snorting, tried and true, move-aside-because-I’m-going-to-blow, fair dinkum volcanoes.

Well, sit yourself down, get comfortable and let me tell you about our ancestor Ngātoroirangi; the most powerful wizard-priest to ever grace these fair shores. I am talking lightning bolts from his fingers, the black of the sky falling from the heavens; able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Ngātoroirangi. Listen up.

Ngātoroirangi it was who navigated Te Arawa canoe from mystical Hawaiki to the shores of Aotearoa. It wasn’t long before the wise man and priest decided to go in search of new lands. He set out from Maketū travelling east along the coastline until he reached what is now called the Tarawera river, but which he originally named Te-awa-a-te-atua. He turned inland at the river and followed it until he reached the mountain Ruawahia near Tarawera.

Ngātoroirangi

I shall cross these mountains and make my way towards the centre of this land.

Tama

Nay! You shall not!

Ngātoroirangi

Who said that? Show yourself!

NGĀTOROIRANGI

ama

Indeed I shall little man! This land is mine! And no one shall cross it!

Ngātoroirangi

Your mouth matches your size, ugly one. Not you, indeed, not one thousand of you, shall stop me on my quest!

Tama

Strong words for such a puny being! My power shall destroy you. I have a gift for you…taste my mana!

Narrator

The goblin king raised his arms and shot a ball of pure energy at Ngātoroirangi. The priest, however, didn’t blink an eye.

Ngātoroirangi

That was pathetic beast. See how you like this.

Narrator

Shards of lightning burst forth from Ngātoroirangi’s fingertips.

Tama

Ah, a worthy adversary! But you shall still fall! I shall smash you to smithereens!

Ngātoroirangi

Your magic is weak spawn of the underworld. Behold the power of my gods! Fancy a bolt? A bolt of lightning! And now to shed some light. The light of the gods.

Narrator

Great beams of mystic light shot out from the priest’s raised hands.

Tama

Aaaghh! It burns. The light burns.

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NGĀTOROIRANGI
gātoroirangi

And now may I introduce myself. Ngā-toro-i-rangi! It is a name you shall never forget! I will cross these mountains.

Tama

Noooo! It can’t be! I’m being rammed into the ground.

Ngātoroirangi

Begone beast! From the underworld you came. To the underworld you

shall return. Iahaha!

Tama

Aaaaaagghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Narrator

Ngātoroirangi defeated the demon king Tama-o-hoi. He poleaxed him into the ground. Some say he caused the great Tarawera eruption in 1886 when he tried to break free from his subterranean prison.

Ngātoroirangi continued on his way. He trekked towards the Paeroa mountains outside of Rotorua then crossed the flatlands of Kaingaroa. Eventually he arrived to the north of lake Taupō.

Ngātoroirangi

What a beautiful land, fresh water and all. Let me erect my shrine to pacify the gods.

Narrator

He built his altar at Taharepa and named it ‘the shrine of Ngātoroirangi’.

Ngātoro

Let the land be at peace. Let the waters be at peace. Let them accept this offering to you Ikatere, you who bore the fishes of the sea. Let these

waters be home to your offspring. Take these shreds torn from my cloak and turn them now into the messengers of Tangaroa. Let it be so.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

arrator

Whilst at Taharepa on the shores of lake Taupō, Ngātoroirangi caused heavy clouds of dust to discolour the water to prove his ownership of the lake. It was this dirty water that Tia saw at Ātiamuri. Then from the lake side he climbed up Tauhara mountain.

Ngātoroirangi

I greeting you great waterway, great sea. You are as the ocean which I crossed to get here. You are the inland ocean. Truly you are a wonder!

Upon this mountain do I build another shrine. Ikatere shall be its keeper.

But what is this?! Off in the distance there. Someone moves ahead! It is my Tia. I must stop him. Before he claims this land for himself.

Narrator

The warrior priest called upon his gods to cause dark clouds to descend and blot out Tia’s view. But to no avail. Tia trudged onwards.

Ngātoroirangi

So be it! If I cannot stop you then at least I shall make my mark upon this inland sea and claim it for my descendants. Kūwha, my trustworthy spear of a thousand battles, fly true and stand as my symbol of authority.

Narrator

Ngātoroirangi’s spear to this very day still stands as a huge tree upright submerged underwater in the lake. Ngātoroirangi travelled around the eastern shore and on his way set up three more altars. The first was at Rotongāio near Waitahānui and was named Hawaiki. The second he erected at Hātepe and named ihuporo. He moved onto Hallets Bay, then called Pākā and found the shelters and altar set up by Tia. He noticed that they were recently built and wanting to establish beyond doubt his claim to Taupō; he set to work building an altar which when completed would appear to be older than that of Tia. Soon after Tia returned from the nearby forests. The pair met.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

gātoroirangi

Tia, what brings you here?

Tia

This territory belongs to me. I’ve already erected my altar and made

peace with this place. Check my clearings and shelters.

Ngātoroirangi

Is that so! When we arrived at Maketū, I heard you claiming land for yourself there. This area isn’t yours, it’s mine. My symbol, my spear, stands in the lake. Your shelters are recently built. If you check mine you’ll see they’re much older. I’ve been living here for a long time.

Tia

This rope looks old enough, older than mine.

Ngātoroirangi

It is older than yours…

Tia (thought aloud)

He’s out manouevred me! I don’t know how, but he has!

Ngātoroirangi

You’ll be leaving soon then…

Tia

I will follow the lake to the south then around to the west. I will make my way to the mountain Titiraupenga on the other side of the lake.

Narrator

Ngātoro, in the meantime, travelled to Motutere where he erected another altar and named it Māhurehure. Again he prayed to his gods for safekeeping and passage. Off in the distance, he could see the towering peaks of Tongariro, the lord of the warrior mountains. The sage gazed upon Tongariro’s glistening snow top and resolved to climb to the very summit to claim all the lands visible from that high vantage point.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

n time, he arrived at the mountain’s base.

Ngātoroirangi

This is no ordinary mountain. This shall be no ordinary journey. I shall ascend to its summit to touch the very clouds of the sky.

Narrator

Just then, however, another traveller, Hape-ki-tū-a-rangi arrived.

Ngātoroirangi

What brings you to this cold and barren country where there is nothing to eat?

Hape

My breath is my food! I intend to climb this mountain and claim all the surrounding lands.

Ngātoroirangi

We shall see.

Narrator

Ngātoroirangi, fearing that he might be outdone by Hape, immediately began to make his way up the mountain. Soon, hape was left behind him.

Ngātoroirangi

Hape, do not dare climb this mountain. If you do, I shall cause the darkness of the heavens to descend upon you!

Hape

And don’t you dare come down to where I am standing for it is the sacred sands. I shall climb where I please. This mountain shall be mine. You shall not claim it.

Ngātoroirangi

So be it. Your stubborness shall be your undoing. The very black of the

NGĀTOROIRANGI

ky shall fall down upon you! The sky screams, the land screams, let the heavens open upon the face of the earth! Let the skies meet the land. Consume my enemy. Devour him! Condemn him to the wastelands of darkness!

Hape

Help me! The skies are alive. Aaaaggghhhhhh!

Narrator

So be it! Ngātoroirangi! Reach to the sky and know who I am!

Narrator

Weary and all but frozen to the bone, Ngātoroirangi inched his way up to the summit. The blizzard winds slashed at him like knives from the sky. The priest, however, was equal to the task.

Ngātoroirangi

I have done it. I have reached the point where the land meets the sky. And I claim you. Mountain and lake, land and river, I claim you as far as my eyes can see.

Tongariro

And I claim you…

Ngātoroirangi

The winds are still strong. They tear at my flesh. My breath fails me. My heart slows…I hear it in my ears. Death touches me! I feel nothing. I float…and sleep! And sleep! The sleep of near death! No! Fight! Or die. What shall it be! Now is the moment! Fight or die!

Narrator

Ngātoroirangi reached into his core and called to his sisters in the homeland Hawaiki.

Ngātoroirangi

E kui e! E hau e! The south wind assails me. Send me fire!

NGĀTOROIRANGI

arrator

Let’s just catch up a bit here. Ngā-toro-i-rangi’s family were descendants of Pupū and Te-hōata of the volcanic fires.

Pupū was the senior of Te-ahi-tāmou, The-covered-fires, who were placed in the bedrock heart of mother earth Papatūānuku back in the beginning of time when she was turned over by her sons to face downwards. As the brothers turned their mother over, to stop their father Ranginui from crying in his loneliness after their separation, their youngest brother Ruaimoko pleaded with them to take him with them. Being newly born, he was still suckling at his mother’s breast and did not move far from her. His brothers, Tāne and many others, refused saying that it would be better for all if he remained with their mother to pacify her in her grief. As a boon, one of the brothers Rakahore, the father of rock and stone, imbued the sacred Ahi-tāmou fire family into their mother’s breast to keep the pair warm. These covered fires became the magma and molten lava of the subterranean volcanic world.

Kuiwai and haungaroa called upon their elders Pupū and Te-hōata to carry fire to their dying brother atop blizzard swept Tongariro. Several kits were filled with the volcanic fire children of Pupū and hastily carried underground, across the widespread ocean, onto Aotearoa before reaching Ngātoroirangi. The heated lava fire burst forth and formed the volcanic craters of the range. No sooner had they arrived and the priest revived then it was found that because of leakage only one kit still held fire embers.

Ngātoroirangi

Only one kit remains!

Narrator

From his words the healing springs on the north face of Tongariro took their name of ketetahi (one/kit).

Ngātoroirangi, now completely recovered, became angry at only one kit of fire having arrived. He stamped the ground and made a large dent in the earth. The name Ruapehu (dent/pound) was born from that action. It means the pounding of the earth by Ngātoroirangi’s stamping a dent. Still angry, he threw his staff with such force that it stuck deep into the ground, the open end quivering. That action led to the name of ngāuruhoe (quivering/staff). Some say Ngāuruhoe was named after a slave of Ngātoroirangi. It is said that in gratitude for the fires, he committed her into the gaping crater as an offering to the gods.

NGĀTOROIRANGI

The journey taken by Pupū and Te-hōata is clearly seen even today. The leaking embers left their mark in the form of hot springs, boiling mud, geysers and spouts, and fuming beds of sulphur and geothermal activity. The ember remains are seen at White Island, Mayor Island, Tikitere through to Rotorua, the explosive peak of Tarawera, the Paeroa mountain range, the geothermal fields at Ōrākei-kōrako, Wairākei, Tūaropaki, through to Taupō across to Tokaanu and at Tongariro.

This was the journey of Ngātoroirangi, he-who-reaches-for-the-sky. From Maketū to Tongariro he journeyed and through him and Tia do our tribe Tūwharetoa lay claim to the central plateau of the Fish-of-Māui.

And the name Tongariro! Well it was named for the blizzard southerly wind that held Ngātoroirangi’s life in its clutches. Ngātoroirangi climbed his mountain, faced his fears and conquered them all. And we were left to tell the tale.

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TE AHI TĀMOU

TE AHI TĀMOU

He kupu whakataki

Ki te ui mai koe, ‘Ko wai mā ngā rangatira e tū mai rā?’

Māku e kī atu, ‘Ā, tēnā, ko Tongariro mā rātou e tū mai rā!

TE KĀHUI MAUNGA

TE KĀHUI MAUNGA

Taranaki

E aro mai ki a au, e taku whaiaipō. Māku koe e tiaki, e atawhai.

Pūtauaki

E ngau ana te aroha i tōku ngākau. Homai ki a au he tohu. He tohu aroha.

Kaikawe

Ka tae ō rātou ātahu ki a Pīhanga, ka whakamā ia. Ka rewa tāiri te kohu ki te kapi i tōna kanohi, ā, ka mau ngā tae o te kōpere, ka puta ki runga ake i tōna pane he māramatanga pērā i tō Tama-te-rā. He arohanui ia ki a rātou katoa.

Ā, nā wai rā, ka mahue iho te hā o pipiri, ka rewa te hukarere i te wera o Hine-raumati, engari e noho taharangi tonu ana a Pīhanga.

Taranaki

Ehara!

Taupiri

Tongariro

Rangatira

Taupiri

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Tongariro

Taupiri

Taupiri

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Wairua 1

Mōkai

Awa

Mōkai

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Mōkai

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Tama

Tama

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