Haere-Mai
Rawinia Huatahi

Huatahi is the chieftainess of Parinui, the pa of war-like Ngatiruru. The pa is very old, and the whares are built of fern stems enclosed by a grand circle of bush-covered hills, and the stranger is welcomed to the heart of Maoriland. Here the old art of mat-making still flourishes, and the wheel of life still turns on its time-worn axle in the ways of laziness, happiness, and nature. Happy summer hours go dancing past in lovely Parinui. Farewelled by the whole tribe, we are soon gliding once more down stream amidst the wondrous beauties, while it up-lifts and elevates our inmost beings, fills us with a deeper and truer reverence for what we, in our infinite worship and admiration, can only regard as the handiwork of God.

Parinui Pah