Legends of the Maori

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [title page]
  • [title page]
  • Preface
  • Contents p. xv
  • List of Illustrations p. xvii
  • To Maoriland, My Motherland p. xviii
• • Part I. — The Saga of Tainui — The Voyage from Hawaiki — Pomare’s Genealogy — Rauparaha’s Expeditions
    • The Saga of Tainui
    • Chapter I. — The Making of the Canoe p. 3
    • Chapter II. — The Voyage to Aotearoa p. 9
    • Chapter III. — Tainui on the New Zealand Coast p. 14
    • Chapter IV. — The Life in the New Land p. 21
    • Chapter V. — The Warriors of Kawhia
      • The Dissensions of Haumia and Mango p. 26
      • Haumia and the Taniwha p. 27
    • Chapter VI. — The Warrior Deeds of Kaihamu. — The Story of Tuparahaki and the Head of Te — Rangihouhirl p. 28
    • Chapter VII. — Kaihamu’s Deeds and Magic. — How He Conquered the Multitude of Nga-Rauru p. 36
    • Chapter VIII. — The Story of Tupahau. — The Rival Tohungas And Their Little War p. 40
    • Chapter IX. — Tupahau’s Adventures at Marokopa. — The Story of a Fishing Expedition p. 44
    • Chapter X. — The Exploits of Toa-Rangatira p. 49
    • Chapter XI. — The Career of Kawharu p. 54
    • Chapter XII. — Utu: a Story of Retribution. — The Last Fight of Taituha p. 60
    • Chapter XIII. — The Adventures of Maki. — The Destruction of the Mounuhia Tribe p. 62
    • [chapter] p. 63
      • Chapter XIV. — The Conquests of Karewa p. 64
      • The Story of a Fictitious Curse p. 65
    • Chapter XV. — The Warrior Tale of Marangai-Paroa — And His Sons
      • [untitled] p. 66
      • Pomare’s Genealogy p. 69
      • Rauparaha’s Expeditions p. 73
  • Part II. — Polynesian History — The Origin of the Coconut—A Legend of — Manahiki Island
    • The Traditions of Aitutaki, Cook Islands — The First Inhabitants of Aitutaki — The History of Ru p. 79
    • The Migrations after Ru p. 81
    • The Explorations of Ruatapu p. 83
    • The Voyage of Taruia to Mangarongaro (Penrhyn Island) p. 87
    • Roina and Urirau Return to Aitutaki p. 88
    • Genealogy p. 90
    • The Origin of the Coconut — A Legend of Manahiki Island p. 92
  • Part III. — Legends of the Maori
    • Tutaeporoporo p. 99
    • In Single Combat p. 103
    • Whakamomori p. 104
    • The Story of Te Aohuruhuru p. 109
    • The Importance of a Comb p. 113
    • Mura p. 116
    • The Taniwha — The Landing of the First Horses in New Zealand p. 119
    • A Shot in the Dark — The Woman or the Land: a Memory of the — Upper Waitara p. 123
    • The Origin of the Eel Family p. 131
    • The Return p. 132
    • The Legend of Maui Tikitiki-O-Taranga — His Search for His Sister Hina p. 134
    • Vanity p. 138
    • Parau’s Farewell p. 141
    • The Escape of Tuiti — A Tale of Taranaki p. 143
    • Pono p. 145
    • The Adventure of Hinepoupou — How She Swam Cook Strait p. 150
  • Part IV. — Pakeha Maori Tales
    • How He Lost His Ears — The Pakeha-Maori’s Yarn
    • A Little Deal in Land p. 163
    • Melchizedec — The Prophets of Parihaka p. 165
    • Gratitude of a Kind p. 168
    • The Professor’s Specimen p. 169
    • Ka Pai Hori p. 173
    • Land and Love. — A Tale of Disputed Titles p. 175
    • The Rifles of Ropata p. 181
    • The Blending of the Races — The Wahine Maori and Her Pakeha p. 185
    • Mountain Magic p. 189
    • The First Gramophone among the Maoris p. 196
    • A Maori Race Meeting p. 197
    • The Origin of “Ariki Toa.” p. 199
    • The Apotheosis of Hori Kerei p. 200
    • The Half-Caste Wife — A Tale of the Old Digging Days p. 201
      • Chapter I p. 202
      • Chapter II p. 206
      • Chapter III p. 208
      • Chapter IV p. 211
    • Komahi’s Pakeha p. 214
    • Heads p. 219
  • Part V. — Proverbs of the Maori — Proverbs of the Maori — Some Sayings of Wisdom
  • Part VI. — Songs of the Maori
    • A Love Ditty
    • An Old-Time Love Lilt p. 232
    • Like Clouds of Smoke Ascending p. 234
    • Though Slowly Sinks the Sun p. 235
    • A Leave-Taking p. 236
    • Love’s Memory p. 237
    • Elegiac Chant — A Taupo Chieftainess’s Lament p. 238
    • The Troubled Sleep — A Karakia p. 240
    • The Lament of Te Neke — (A Chief of Te Atiawa) p. 241
  • Part VII. — In farewell to the Dead
    • Te Whiti the Prophet — Pomare’s Oration p. 245
    • Farewell to Taare Waitara p. 246
    • Mahuta of Waikato — Sir Maui’s Funeral Speech p. 249
    • To a Patriot of Samoa p. 250
  • Part VIII. — New Life for the Maori — The past and the Future — (From a paper read before the Australasian Medical Congress at Melbourne — in 1906 by Sir Maui Pomare (then Dr. Pomare) when Health Officer — to the Maoris.)
  • Part IX. — In Memoriam
    • Parliamentary Tributes to Sir Maui Pomare
    • Samoa’s Sorrow — Farewell to the Chief p. 272
    • The Last Scene — The Home-Bringing of the Ashes — Farewell and Burial Scene at Waitara p. 273
    • Lament for Sir Maui Pomare p. 280
    • Pomare’s Farewell — (Dictated by Sir Maui Pomare shortly before leaving New Zealand for — California, May, 1930.)
    • Father and Son — Farewell to Te Naera Pomare p. 281
    • Historic Manukorihi p. 283
    • A Chant of Praise for Pomare p. 284

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