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Here-Taunga

Ko tenei kainga ko Here-taunga, he whakatauki ano tona koia tenei:

Here-taunga ara rau
Ponga ihu mataotao

Ko te take i mataotao ai ki te ihu o te tangata, he mania, he whenua tika kaore he ngaherehere, he hiwi ranei hei whakaruru, no reira i nui ai te mataotao ki te ihu.

Te rua ona whakatauki ko:

Heretaunga hau nui

Te toru o ona whakatauki:

Ko Heretaunga ara rau

He whenua pai hoki, no reira i nui ai ona ara haerenga tangata.

Te wha o ona whakatauki:

Heretaunga whakatipu paru

Ka mate ona matua rangatira ka tipu ake ko a ratou tamariki rangatira tonu.