Pioneering Reminiscences of Old Wairoa
Contents
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- The Land we Love p. 13
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Wairoa's Locale p. 18
- [section] p. 18
- Come to Wairoa
- Home Builders p. 21
- "The Cottage." p. 24
- A Deal in Bunny p. 26
- The Turiroa Cutting p. 27
- False Balances p. 29
- How the Curse Came p. 31
- Lake Waikaremoana p. 34
- Weird Waikare-iti p. 39
- The Urewera Country p. 43
- Maori Vendetta p. 49
- Waterfall Romance p. 52
- The Fairy Folk p. 57
- Lake Legends p. 61
- Law of Plunder p. 65
- Marriage a La Mode p. 67
- Some Queer Characters p. 69
- Whaling Days p. 73
- Vanished Arts p. 77
- A Mayor's Master-Stroke p. 80
- The Maori Aristocrat p. 86
- A Maori Heroine p. 88
- Historic Connections p. 91
- Men, Gods and Taniwhas p. 94
- Old Transport Gone p. 104
- Maori Oratory and Humour p. 110
- Corkill's Ride p. 116
- Scientists in Embryo p. 119
- Notice p. 124
- Whataroa Massacre p. 125
- Notice p. 129
- How We Fought the Maori p. 130
- Timi Kara p. 136
- A Christmas Fight p. 142
- Advertise Wairoa p. 144
- Deighton's Trek p. 145
- A Lovely Find p. 153
- A Progress Link p. 158
- Maori Canoe-Builders p. 161
- Omarunui p. 165
- The Fall of Heipipi p. 169
- Kopu's Day p. 176
- Kaiuku—A Maori Epic p. 181
- Old-Time Sport p. 186
- At The Pa p. 190
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Mohaka—The Village by the Sea p. 193
- [section] p. 193
- Rumblings of War
- The Tribe in Council p. 194
- The Village Fortress p. 195
- War, Red War! p. 197
- The Women's Part p. 198
- The Runner's Story p. 200
- Quips and Cranks p. 204
- Epilogue p. 208