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Legends of the Maori
Contents
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Contents
| Part I. | |
| The Saga of Tainui | |
| Chapter I.—The Making of the Canoe | 3 |
| Chapter II.—The Voyage to Aotearoa | 9 |
| Chapter III.—Tainui on the New Zealand Coast | 14 |
| Chapter IV.—The Life in the New Land | 21 |
| Chapter V.—The Warriors of Kawhia | 26 |
| Chapter VI.—The Warrior Deeds of Kaihamu | 28 |
| Chapter VII.—Kaihamu’s Deeds and Magic | 36 |
| Chapter VIII.—The Story of Tupahau | 40 |
| Chapter IX.—Tupahau’s Adventures at Marokopa | 44 |
| Chapter X.—The Exploits of Toa-Rangatira | 49 |
| Chapter XI.—The Career of Kawharu | 54 |
| Chapter XII.—Utu: A Story of Retribution | 60 |
| Chapter XIII.—The Adventures of Maki | 62 |
| Chapter XIV.—The Conquests of Karewa | 62 |
| Chapter XV.—The Warrior Tale of Marangai-Paroa and His Sons | 66 |
| Pomare’s Genealogy | 69 |
| Principal Families of the Ngatitoa Tribe | 72a |
| Rauparaha’s Expeditions | 73 |
| Part II. | |
| Polynesian History | |
| The First Inhabitants of Aitutaki—The History of Ru | 79 |
| The Migrations After Ru | 81 |
| The Explorations of Ruatapu | 83 |
| The Voyage of Taruia to Mangarongaro (Penrhyn Island) | 87 |
| Roina and Urirau return to Aitutaki | 88 |
| Genealogy | 90 |
| The Origin of the Coconut | 92 |
| Part III. | |
| Legends of the Maori | |
| Tutaeporoporo | 99 |
| In Single Combat | 103 |
| Whakamomori | 104 |
| The Story of Aohuruhuru | 109 |
| The Importance of a Comb | 113 |
| Mura | 116 |
| The Taniwha—The Landing of the First Horses in N.Z. | 119 |
| A Shot in the Dark | 123 |
| The Origin of the Eel Family | 131 |
| The Return | 132 |
| The Legend of Maui Tikitiki-o-Taranga | 134 |
| Vanity | 138 |
| Parau’s Farewell | 141 |
| The Escape of Tuiti | 143 |
| Pono | 145 |
| The Adventure of Hinepoupou | 150page xvi |
| Part IV.—PAkeha-MAori TAaes | |
| How He Lost His Ears | 155 |
| A Little Deal in Land | 163 |
| Melchizedec | 165 |
| Gratitude of a Kind | 168 |
| The Professor’s Specimen | 169 |
| Ka pai Hori | 174 |
| Land and Love | 175 |
| The Rifles of Ropata | 181 |
| The Blending of the Races | 185 |
| Mountain Magic | 189 |
| The first Gramophone among the Maoris | 196 |
| A Maori Race Meeting | 197 |
| The Origin of “Ariki Toa” | 199 |
| The Apotheosis of Hori Kerei | 200 |
| The Half-caste Wife | 202 |
| Komahi’s Pakeha | 214 |
| Heads | 219 |
| Part V.—Proverbs of the Maori | |
| Some Sayings of Wisdom | 223 |
| Part VI.—Songs of the Maori. | |
| A Love Ditty | 231 |
| An Old-time Love Lilt | 232 |
| Like Clouds of Smoke Ascending | 234 |
| Though Slowly Sinks the Sun | 235 |
| A Leave-taking | 236 |
| Love’s Memory | 237 |
| Elegiac Chant | 238 |
| The Troubled Sleep | 240 |
| The Lament of Te Neke | 241 |
| Part Vii.—In Farewell to the Dead | |
| Te Whiti the Prophet | 245 |
| Farewell to Taare Waitara | 246 |
| Mahuta of Waikato | 249 |
| To a Patriot of Samoa | 250 |
| Part Viii.—New Life for the Maori | |
| The Past and the Future | 253 |
| Part IX.—In Memoriam | |
| Parliamentary Tributes to Sir Maui Pomare | 263 |
| Samoa’s Sorrow | 272 |
| The Last Scene | 273 |
| Lament for Sir Maui Pomare | 280 |
| Pomare’s Farewell | 280 |
| Father and Son | 281 |
| Historic Manukorihi | 283 |
| A Chant of Praise for Pomare | 284 |