Nga kōrero a Reweti Kohere Mā

Te Whakatauki a Hare Mauhata

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Te Whakatauki a Hare Mauhata

He whakatauki na tētahi kaumātua no Te Whānau-a-Rua, Tokomaru Bay:­

'Aue! Kātahi anō tōku kūaretanga, i pau ai tōku kaha kia riro mai

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i taku tamaiti te mātauranga o te Pākehā; no te hokinga mai, ko te utu ki a au, he,' Pūrari paka' '

Na Ihaia Hutana

Te Whānau a Ruataupare

Tokomaru Bay

He whakamārama: E ai te kōrero na Hare Mauhata, o Tokomaru Bay tēnei 'whakatauki'.

Ko te 'pūrari paka' he kohukohu na te Pākehā. Pēnā me te kohukohu a

Wi Pere i te Pāremata, i kī ai ia:- 'Ko te hēra te Pākehā.' Reweti T Kohere

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Title: Nga kōrero a Reweti Kohere Mā

Author: Reweti Kohere

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Publication details: Victoria University Press, 1997

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