Chapter XVII
Battle of Ripiro

Surely the tribes of Kai-para will be slain?
Yes.
Surely the tribes of Kai-para will be slain?
Yes.
Surely the tribes of Kai-para will be slain:
They will stand fearing
They will stand in dread
And dust will rise
Up to the sky.
And on the hill at Ao-tea
They will climb and ascend
And pant, and sigh,
As the battle rages

Song communicated by spirits to Kai-teke, by which was
foreshadowed the defeat of the Nga-ti-whatua by Nga-puhi.