‘Te Kooti at the Thames’, 1884
New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6967, 17 March 1884, Page 5 Read a biography of Te Kooti Arikirangi
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'TOKE WĀTENE INTERVIEW ON TAINUI CANOE AND THE HAURAKI TRIBES', audio recording at Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
Toke Watene (1881-1955) was a kaumātua of Ngāti Maru. Linked below is a recording of him talking about various Tainui and Hauraki traditions. 00:00- 31:42 Toke Wātene talks [in English] about the arrival of Tainui waka from Hawaiki in December (Hohua) on a spring tide. Hoturoa was the tohunga and Hotunui the commander. He also retells the journey of Tainui around the Waitematā, Manukau, and onto Kāwhia where the canoe was turned to stone. Hotunui was accused of stealing kūmara and went to live at Hauraki. Marutūahu went in search of him and married two women of the area from whom the various Hauraki tribes descend. Toke outlines the various tribes of the area, from whom they descend and gives various pepeha relating to them, and traces his whakapapa. Notes from this audio: Tainui means high or great tide Tainui left Hawaiki in a spring tide Ohoata, spring time They were told not to go during the days of Tamatea as this was the time of storms Hotunui was the priest, Hoturoa was the com