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TUWHAKAIRIORA Na Mohi Turei Translated by Archdeacon H. W. Williams This story is a real classic of Maori literature, and the bestknown literary work of Mohi Turei. It is reprinted by the kind permission of the Journal of the Polynesian Society, where it first appeared in 1911, in an issue now extremely rare and valuable. The circumstances leading up to Tu-whakairiora's conquest of the Ngati-Ruanuku, sometime in the sixteenth century, are told in Colonel Gudgeon's paper, The Maori Tribes of the East Coast of New Zealand, also to be found in the Journal of the Polynesian Society (Vol. IV). The places mentioned in this story may still be found near the East Cape today.—Editor. Poroumata and his wife Whaene were well born, being descendants of Porourangi. Their tribe was Ngati Ruanuku. The chief clans of the tribe were Horo, Mana, Te Koreke, Te Moko-whakahoihoi, Te Pananehu, and Pohoumauma. When the tribe procured food, they brought for Poroumata game, fish, and all other kinds of...

Evening everyone!!! We thought it would be nice to give you all a bit of an idea where our "little" baby is hanging around these days. Baby is still very much active and Tana can actually feel foots and hands so you can imagine the extensive growth the little man is going through. But let's not keep you in suspense any longer, let me introduce... Tuwhakairiora This is a great angle and you can really see how the baby is getting comfortable, you can see even better in the next shot. For those of you that noticed the name of our boy and went like "uhhh WHA??? how do you say that?!?" we will be having tiny lessons every now and again to help you say it, took me only one night and some trial and error like activity but I REALLY like the name a lot and I am sure you will like it just as much... and you can always do the same as you do with me, shorten it to something quick and easy... Tu! Lots of love and keep you posted. Bo, Tana & Tu