History of Nga-Ti-Whatua
(Nga-Ti-Whatua)

My ancestor, the progenitor of our tribe called Nga-ti-whatua (back, or rear of the sea coast wave) was called Tupu-tupu whenua (king of the land) and this man was from within the earth, and was not of this world. His wife was called Repo (soft earth) was of this world, and was a Tahu-rangi (beloved of heaven, or fairy) but this woman was of another people (to the Maori) she was of the Patu-pai-a-rehe (weapon that overcomes with kindness) people, which people are of this world, but cannot be seen by man, and this people live on the tops of high mountains, they can not be seen by ordinary man, but only by those of double sight, or who practise divination, and these can see this people moving about in fog or mist or slight rain, and of this people was the wife of Tumutumu whenua.

This is the meaning of this proverb. If evil rise in page (2)Kai-para (eat the para or marattia salicina) the people of the place will look for aid from the people of Maunga-nui, and if evil rise in Maunga-nui, the people of that locality will look for aid from the Kai para people, and hence the origin of this proverb as the people are the offspring of one ancestor. And also the descendents are those of the offspring of Huke-umu (to take the food out of an umu (oven), or steal the food from an oven) and of those of Te-toko-o-te-rangi (the prop of heaven).

This is the genealogical plan of those men:

And another proverb of that tribe is this also:

The act of the wind
Is as a great dew

We will now give the genealogy of the descendents of the sister of Rangi-tu-ke called Whakaora-ki-matangi (life to or at Matangi (wind)). She took Te-waiata (song) and had Wai-turehu (water of the fairy) who took Mahanga (twins) and had Puata (full of holes) who took Tai-take (origin of the tide) and had Tai-raki (tide of the north) who took Tau-ora (year of plenty) and had Tu-horomia (god of war who swallows (victims)) who took Tau-mutu (year of scarcity) page (4)and had Pokapoka (perforate) who took Hune-ira (down freckle caused by the typha augustifolia) and had Wai-ta (dashing water).

We will now give the genealogy of the descendents of Whakahaerea (cause to walk, or go on) who took Hau-taki-riri (offering to the gods, to induce war) and had Hanga-whare (make a house) and Nga-ti-mira (the knives). Hanga-whare had Rikiriki (very little) who took Haro (make tow of the flax) and had Rewharewha (influenza) who had Manuka (regret) and the younger of Rewharewha called Nga-weke (the dwarfs) had Paraone (brown).

The younger brother of Whakahaerea called Tara-na-moa (daring or spirit in action of the moa bird) took Rongo (the god of the kumara, sweet potato) and had Moe-rangaranga (gentle sleep) who took Nga-whetu (the stars) and had Tira-wai-kato (company of people from Wai-kato) who took Ri-piro (screen of disagreeable smell) and had Te-wai-ta (the dashing water) who took Maiao (abscess) and had Whetu (star) who took Hinuraukawa (oil of the raukawa (panax edgerleyi) tree) and had Hokinga-rua (return a second time) and his sister Rangi-tirohia (day of looking at). This sister took Awarua (ditch).

Whakapapa O Nga-Ti-Whatua
(Nga-Ti-Whatua)

See Tupu-tupu-whenua in Ngapuhi tuawhitu who was sought for by Kupe, and who was found at Hokianga.

Tenei ano te tikanga o tenei whakatauki. Ka poka he kino ki Kaipara, ka titiro a Maunga nui, a ka poka he kino ki Maunganui ka titiro a Kaipara, koia tenei whakatauki, tate mea he tupuna kotahi, ko nga uri tena o Ika tao-ora tena ko Huke-umu ko Te Toko-o-te-rangi.

Ka timata ki ta te tuahine o Rangi tu-ke ki tona whakatupuranga ki ta Whaka-ora-ki-matangi whaka tupuranga, ka moe a Whaka ora ki matangi i a Te Waiata, ka puta ko Waitu-rehu, ka moe a Wai-tu-rehu i a Mahanga, ka puta ko Pu-ata, ka moe a Pu-ata i a Tai-take ka puta ko Tai-raki, ka moe a Tairaki i a Tau-ora, ka puta ko Tu-horo-mia, ka moe a Tu-horomia i a Tau-mutu ka puta ko Poka poka, ka moe a Poka-poka i a Hune-ira, ka puta ko Wai-ta.

Ka timata ki a Whakahaerea, ka moe a Whakahaerea i a Hau-taki-riri ka puta ko Hanga-whare, ko Nga ti mira, ta Hanga-whare ko Rikiriki, ka moe a Rikiriki i a Haro ka puta ko Rewharewha, ta Rewharewha ko Manuka, ta te teina o Rewharewha a Nga-weke ko Paraone.

Ta Tara na moa ta te teina o Whaka haerea ka moe i a Rongo ka puta ko Moe-ranga ranga, ka moe a Moe rangaranga i a Nga-whetu ka puta ko Tira-waikato, ka moe a Tira wai-kato i a Ripiro ka puta ko Te wai-ta, ka moe a Wai-ta i a Mai-ao ka puta ko Whetu, ka moe a Whetu i a Hinu-rauka2wa ka puta ko Hokinga rua tona tuahine ko Rangi-tirohia, ka moe a Rangi tirohia i a Awa-rua, ka puta ko Totara-i a -Hua, to Awa-rua teina ko Te Kawau ko nga rangatira tenei o Tamaki.

Ka timata ano ki te take i haere mai ai tenei iwi a Nga-ti Wha-tua ki Kaipara.

Ko te kainga tupu o tenei iwi, kei raro kei Muri-whenua i te Au-pouri i te mutunga mai o tenei motu o Ao-tea-roa i te rerenga wairua, e mohio ana hoki nga iwi katoa he rerenga wairua kei reira. Ko toku kainga pumau tera, ta te mea i tupu mai toku tupuna i reira.

Te mea i mahue ai a Muri-whenua i ai i a Nga-ti Whatu he kohuru na Nga-ti-kahu-mate-ika a ko te iwi tera e noho ana I Hoki-anga, a nona tena whenua a Hokianga no taua iwi ra a na ratou i kohuru toku tupuna a Tau-reka, a ka tahi au ka rapu utu, a patua ana nga tangata o Hokainga e au a riro ana i au te whenua i na mata, ko te mutunga i riro i au, i taua patunga a I riro Hokianga katoa i au a tae noa mai ki Maunga-nui, a noho ana au i te whenua no te mea kua mate katoa nga tangata i au te patu.

Ka roa te nohoanga i reira ka timata te whawhai a Kawharu ki Kai-para. Ko tana Pa tua tahi i patu ai ko Motu-remu, he Pa kei te moana, he pari te tahi taha te tahi taha, ko te mea i horo ai taua Pa, koia ano ko Kawharu te ana-whata atu i piki ai tana taua i eke ai ki taua Pa ra, ka tu a Kawharu i te taha o te pari o te Pa, a ka piki atu tana taua ma runga i aia ka waiho koia te ara hei pikinga mo tana taua ki te Pa ka mate nga tangata o tena Pa, ta te mea he tangata kaha aia a Kawharu ki te whawhai. He tangata roa aia, ko tona roa e wha maro, ko te whanui o te tinana kotahi maro ko te kanohi te roa, kei te whatianga o te ringa ringa, koia i whakaaroa ai nga putu o tana roa, ara o te tinana 24 putu, ko te nui o tana tinana e 6 putu, ko te roa o tana mata 1 putu e ono inihi. Nui atu tona kaha ki te whawhai ki te hemo i nga tangata ki te taha ki te marangai, ki te page (6)tai Ra-whiti. Kotahi ra i patua ai eia e rua Pa ao ake e toru Pa ao ake e rua Pa, ka patua haeretia tana iwi, a tae noa atu ki Mahurangi, a patu noa mai ki Motu-karaka i tahaki mai o Te Puru i tawahi atu o Paparoa i Hawiki (Howick) ko te Pa whakamutunga tera ko Motu-karaka, ka hoki ano aia ki Kaipara.

Tae atu aia ki Kai-para ka noho noa iho kahore i whawhai, a muri iho ka haere aua tangata ki Hikurangi he tira manuwhiri, kotahi rau o taua tira, ka tae ki reira ka kite i tena iwi e noho ana i Hikurangi, ara i te takiwa ki Wai-ta-kere, ara i Te-kawerau, a ka kite taua iwi ra i taua tira manuwhiri, kohurutia iho e ratou e Te Kawe-rau e ono te kau i mate, e wha te kau i ora mai a ka whati nga oranga ka rere ki Kai-para, tae atu ki a Kawharu, korero ana ka mutu, ka timata ano te whawhai a Kawharu ki taua iwi ki te taha ki te Hau-auru, ko te Pa matahi a Kawharu I whakaeke ai kei te Puwaha o te awa o Wai-takere, ko taua Pa ra he moutere e tu ana i te one, i te taha matau ana haere atu i roto i te awa o Wai takere, ko te wai o taua Pa ra, he puna e pupu ake ana i runga i taua moutere tu noa i waenga one, ka tae tena, ka hoki a Kawharu ka noho ka whakapae i te Pa e tu ana i roto i te awa o Wai-takere, i roto atu o te wahapu o te awa, he repo kau a reira, ko taua Pa ra, he mea mahi e ona tangata ki te pou totara ki waenga o te repo hanga ai te whare ki runga ki te kaupapa, me nga taiepa a waho, a nohoia ai e Te Kawe-rau, he mea kore e te taua a Kawharu i te po, a taea ana tena, ka mate nei enei ka ahu a Kawharu ka haere ki te Anawhata, e rua Pa i tera ra, ka patua rawatia taua iwi ra e Kawharu a tae noa ki te puwaha o Manuka, kotahi Pa ana i huaki ai, he Pa i runga i te kauri i roto i te awa e ahu ake ana i Piha, ahu mai ki te kouru o te awa iti i roto o Te ana-whata ka taea tena, ka haere te taua ra, ko te Pa i runga, i te motupage (7)e tu ana i te one i Piha, ana ko Piha ano te ingoa o taua Pa, ka taea tena, haere tonu ko te Pa i roto o Kare-kare ka taea tena, haere tonu a ko taua Pa whakamutunga mai ko Para-hutere I te tino puwaha o Manuka. Ka hoki ano aia ki Kaipara, ta te mea kua utuu eia taua kohuru o taua hapu e Te Kawe-rau.

Ka noho nei aia a kihai i roa ano ka timata ano tana haere ki te whawhai ki te tahi taha ano o Kai-para ki Te wai-herenga.

Kua mohio mai hoki ratou ko Kawharu, ko te tangata toa e rangona ana e nga iwi katoa.

Mai iho te taua ra i te po a ao ake te ra, ka haere a Kawharu ki te Pa kia kite i tana tuahine, i moe hoki tana tuahine i te tangata o taua Pa, hua noa e kore aia e kohurutia e te iwi ra, tana taenga atu ki te Pa ka hui te iwi ra ki aia, ki te matakitaki i aia, a ki te hongi hongi ki aia me ana hoa i haere atu ai, mutu kau ano te hongi a te iwi ra ki aia, ka huakina aia e te iwi ra ka patua, ka rere aia i roto i te Pa, ka paia te ara o te Pa e te iwi ra, a ka kore noa he ara atu mona ki waho ka peke aia i te taiepa, a e rua e toru aua taiepa, peke atu ai whiti noa aia ki tua ka tahi aia ka mau ka patua ka mate a Kawharu, ano ka kite ratou i te matenga o Kawharu, ka puta te iwi o te Pa ra ki waho ki te patu i te taua ra, ta te mea kua mate te tangata kaha ki te whawhai, koia ratou i puta katoa ai ki waho ki te riri.

Ka haere te taua ra, a ka whaia nga iramutu o Kawharu e te tangata whenua o te Pa ra, a ka mea nga iramutu o Kawharu kia haere ratou te taua, waiho ma te iwi o te Pa ra e whai atu i muri i a ratou, a manu kawhakitia ana e ratou e te ope a Kawharu, a ka mea te iwi o te Pa ra e whati ana te ope a Kawharu a too ana te taringa o te Pa ra ki te whai i tera e oma ra, hua noa hoki te Pa ra e riri ana i te wehi.

Ka whai te Pa ra, me te manu kawhaki te ope a Kawharu, ano ka tata tata atu te ope o te Pa ra ki era e whati ra, ka mea etahi o te whati ra kia whakahokia ka mea etahi ano o ratou taihoa kia kitea atu te tai o tona kainga, ka whai haere ra te ope o te Pa ra, ano ka tata tonu ka paia te whakahoki e nga iramutu o Kawharu hoki, hoki katoa nga tamariki o Kawharu, a ka patua te iwi i kohuru ra i a Kawharu, ka whati hoki te Pa, a ka oma ano ki te Pa, whai tonu atu te patu a te ope a Kawharu me te patu tonu i te iwi ra a tae noa ki te Pa, toru toru atu te Pa a ka tauria a ka horo te Pa, ko te pare-kura ko te Pa horo ano i taua ra, ko te take tenei i patua ai nga tangata o Kai-para a i tangohia ai te whenua, hei utu mo te kohurutanga i a Kawharu.

Muri tata iho ano o taua Pa horo nei, ka utua mai ano e Te Kawe-rau tena mate ka whawhai ki te tuauru ki te tai Hau-auru ki Rangatira, a ka mate ko Huka raerae, a ka utua ano e Hau moe-wa-rangi (see M58 Page 24 and 17 of the Maori of this) ka mate ko Tawhia, ka tahi ka patua rawatia tenei iwi otira kahore ano kia riro noa a Kaipara, e whawhai kau ana ki nga tangata o tena iwi e patua ana e Hau-moe-wa-rangi, a he tangata kaha aia ki te patu i nga tangata o Kaipara.

I muri iho ka mutu te whawhai, a ka noho noa iho a ka hiahia a Hau-mae-wa-rangi ki te tahi kai mana i Te Kawau, a ka kite ano taua iwi ra i a Hau-moe-wa-rangi page (9)he tangata kaha aia ki te whawhai, ka mau ano te iwi ra kohurutia iho ka mate, ka tokorua o oku tupuna he mea kohuru anake i mate ai i te iwi ra.

A i muri iho o te kohuru o Hau-moe-wa-rangi ka waiho ko Tumu pakihi hei ranga i te mate o tenei kohuru, otira he mea whakatupu a Tumu-pakihi hei ranga i aua kohuru e rua i to Kawharu ano hoki.

Ka tonoa e Tumu-pakihi kia haere tana wahine ki Tangi-hua ki te tiki i nga waka o tona mokopuna o Maiki hei waka rapu utu mo raua i kohurutia nei a hei tango ano hoki i te whenua, me te moana katoa o Kaipara.

Ka homai e Maiki aua waka ra, ko Te potae o-wahieroa te tahi, ko Wharau te tahi.

Ko te waka ra ko Te Potae o wahieroa i a Te ati a kura raua ko Pou-ta-puaka ko Te wharau i a Tumu-pakihi, ka hoe aua waka nei, ko Te Tumu i ahu ma te awa o Kaipara, a ka patu haere mai aia i nga tangata o Kai-para, a tae noa ki te kouru o Waite-mata, a ka riro tenei whenua i aia.

He whakatauki tenei no tenei tupuna.

Ka timata ki te tahi mahi o taua iwi ra ano ka hiahia a Te Ra raku ki te kohuru ki Nga-ti whatua, a tukua ana tana ngakau ki a Kiwi, ki te rangatira o te whenua o Tamaki, ka mahia e Kiwi te whakaaro a ka huakina e te taua o Kiwi ko te Pa i Te waituoro, he Pa tenei he mea whakawai na Kiwi. I haere atu a Kiwi ki taua Pa, ki te uhunga mo Tumu-pakihi, a ka kuare a Nga-ti-whatua, i mea hoki a Nga ti whatua he haere tika atu ta Kiwi ma, he haere tangi mo Te Tumu-pakihi, na reira ratou I noho ware ware ai, te ohonga ake o te Wai-o-Hua, ara o Kiwi ma, ka patua te iwi o te Pa ra o Te wai-tuoro, hinga iho o Ngati whatua e rua rau, he kohuru taua parekura na Kiwi.

Mate iho i taua kohuru nei ko nga tino rangatira o Ngati whatua i mate i reira ko Tapuwae, Mai-hamo, Tu-kariri, a nga rangatira i rere ko Waha-akiaki, Tupe-riri, ko raua i rere ki te Pa i Makiri, ko te Pa hoki tera a Ngati whatua, ora ake o taua kohuru e ono ano tekau.

A ka noho nei ratou a kihai ano i roa rawa, ka hui hui taua mo te kau nei, ki te rapu utu mo Tapuwae ma, ka hui te ono te kau ra hei ope riri, a ka ahu te page (11)haere ki Tamaki, a ka huakina e ratou nga Pa o taua takiwa. Ko te Pa tuatahi a ratou i huaki ai ko Tau-rere taka katoa, a ka mate i reira ko Taha-ponga te rangatira o Te wai-o-hua, a ka oho katoa nga iwi o Tamaki ki te rapu utu mo aua tangata I patua nei e Nga ti wha tua i Tau-rere a hoki ana te hoko ono ra ki Kaipara, a i muri ka haere te mano tini o Te wai-o hua ki Kai-para, tae atu ratou ki reira ka mate i a ratou, ko Huru, Kau-ra, Pani a ka hoki mai ano ratou ki to ratou whenua.

A ko te take tenei i tangohia ai a Tamaki e Nga ti whatua, a i patua ai nga tangata.

Noho nei a Nga-ti-whatua a ka haere ano te taua a ratou ki te rapu utu, mo Kaura ma, na Waha-aki aki raua ko Te wai-taheke te taua nei. Ka haere ki Manuka ki tena iwi o Te-wai-o-Hua, ka whakawhiti te taua ra i te wahapu o Manuka, a ka tauria te Pa nei a Tara-taua, taka katoa e rua mano ki roto mate katoa, po rua i noho ai te taua ra i reira, ka hoki ano ki Kaipara.

Ano ka kite a Kiwi he iti te taua a Waha-akiaki ka tukua nga karere eia ki nga Pa katoa o Tamaki o Te-wai-o-Hua, hei tiki hei patu i te taua a Nga-ti whatua.

Ko nga Pa o Te wai-o-Hua ko Maunga-kiekie, Remu-wera, Mahu, Maunga-whau, Puke-tapapa, Wai-raka, Mokoia, page (12)Otahuhu, Mangere, Puke tutu, Moe-rangi, Ihu-matao, Manurewa, Matuku-rua me te tini noa atu o aua Pa nei e nohoia ana e Te wai-o-Hua.

Ka hui te ope ra ka whai e te taua i a Nga ti whatua ara a Waha-akiaki, ano ka kite a Waha aki aki ma i te ope a Te wai o Hua e whai ana i a ratou, ka ki atu a Waha akiaki ki tana teina "Me haere tatou, me waiho te manu kahakina." Haere ana ratou manu kahakitia ana e ratou, ano ka kite Te wai-o-Hua ka whati te taua a Te waha aki aki ka tino kaha to ratou aru atu I te taua e whati ra. Haere nei haere nei, a ka tata atu te kai whai, ka ki atu nga teina o Te waha aki aki ki aia kia whakahokia, ka mea atu a Te waha aki aki raua ko Te wai taheke "Tai hoa e whakahoki kia kitea te wai o Wai-te-mata." He kupu whakatauki tenei na raua kia rite ai to ratou toa.

Kotahi to ratou tohu riri e maua ana e Te waha aki aki "He Koaka Hinu". Kahore e mahue i aia, ka haere ano ratou me te whai atu ano e te ope ra, ano ka tata tonu, ka pau te whakahoki e Nga ti whatua, a ka tukua tana Taha Hinu ki raro e Waha aki aki, ka peke aia ki te whiu i nga mataika tokorua tangata i mate i aia kotahi na te maui, kotahi na te matau, ka whati Te wai-o-Hua, a ka patua haeretia te mano ra, a tatu noa ki te one i Paru-roa, a ka mau a Kiwi, a ka puta a Te wai taheke ki mua o te kai patu tangata rokohanga atu eia ko te waka o Te wai-o-Hua e uta ana te tangata e hoe ana e whati atu ana hoki, ka peke a Te wai-taheke page (13)te werohanga atu o tana tao paraoa ki te waka ra, too katoa te waka ra ki uta, kotahi rau i taua waka, a ka patua i Nga ti whatua, hinga iho i taua ra e toru mano o Te wai-o Hua, a ka mate i konei a Kiwi te rangatira o Te wai-o Hua.