Front Pou-tahuhu or Pillar.

To the right of the main door after entering the building, stands a masive pillar, in two pieces, 24 feet high and 32 inches wide, on which is carved three figures. The highest is Kahukura-nui, the centre one is Rakai-paaka, and the lowest, Te Huki. These are the most prominent ancestors in the line of male

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descendants (ure pukaka) of the Kahungunu tribe, whose respecttive histories are recorded in this book.