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Title: History and traditions of the Maoris of the west coast, North Island of New Zealand prior to 1840
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people)
Publisher: New Plymouth, N.Z. Printed for the Society by T. Avery
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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, who was fleeing with TeEau-paraha, kept saying to him, Turn, advice which the latterrefused to comply with, saying, TaUioa, kia eke ki nga kaumatua!— ( Wait till we reach the old men!) who were in reserve, i.e, Eangi-wahia and others. Te Wherowhero, now as much excited as theothers, kept shouting out, /iTm ngaro nga ivhetu .—( Let the chiefsbe killed!) ^.^., single them out for death. The pursuit had nowcontinued for some distance—in fact, nearly two miles—and thesouthern people were nearing their supports, those in advance havingbeen stopped by the veterans at Mangatiti ** as they came up and heldthere; while many of the Waikato were in straggling order and out ofwind, and others had stopped to cut up the slain. The remains of thehunuhunu had by this time all reached the reserve of veterans underEangi-wahia at the little stream Mangatiti, about an eighth of a mile * Plato No. 12 shows this gully wheie the veterans were stationed; it is thewooded gully crossing- the picture.
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o 12; o Sis O HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THK TARANAKI COAST. 371 from Okoki p«, and were taking breath. They waited quietly untilthe most advanced of Waikato were upon them. This was theopportunity foreseen by Te Eau-paraha. Then Eangi-wahia arisingand giving the order, the whole force of Ati-Awa, ha maha i te whana,dashed forth in a charge and, attacking the scattered Waikato withtheir fresh forces, commenced the slaughter, killing at once the leadingranks, amongst whom were the chiefs Hiakai, Hore, Mama, TeKahukahu, Te Tumu, Korania, and others. Pokai-tara of Ati-Awawas the possessor of a musket, and it was he who secured themata-uffohi (or arst fish) by shooting the Waikato chief Te Kahukahu.^The Ati-Awa made four separate charges; at the first charge thirt)^ ofWaikato were killed, including Hore—named above ; in the secondcharge forty were killed, together with the chief Te Tumu ; at thethird charge Mama and thirty others fell; followed in the fourth dashb) the death of Te Hiaka

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