Hauturu, Little Barrier Island (Europeans are cautioned against purchasing or leasing), 17 July 1865
Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2496, 20 July 1865, Page 1
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The Journey of Tainui to Aotearoa, versions found in 'Ancient History of the Maori' by John White
The following versions of the story concerning the journey of Tainui from Hawaiki to Aotearoa appear in Volume IV of Ancient History of the Maori by John White. (Government Printer 1888) These versions are attributed to Ngāti Maru and the first version was undoubtedly extracted from a manuscript by Hoani Nahe. An English translation, again sourced from Ancient History of the Maori, appears after each version. You can read about John White here . Version 1 (pp. 21-23) He korero mo te haerenga mai o nga tupuna o te Maori i Hawa-iki. Ka timata i ta nga kaumatua Maori wahi i mohio ai. Ko te take i haere mai ai te tangata Maori ki tenei motu he whawhai nui noa atu i Hawa-iki; tini noa atu nga tangata i tu ki taua whawhaitanga, a he tini ano hoki nga tangata ki te hinganga. Ko te ingoa o tenei parekura ko te Ra-to-rua. No te taenga mai ki konei ki Ao-tea-roa nei ka titoa atu he waiata mo taua parekura nei mo te Ra-to-rua. Nga tangata nana tenei parekura ko Heta tetahi, ko Ue-nuku tetahi; na