Pakeha and Maori Narratives.

I have heard the story of Opepe from men on both sides in this incident of our civil wars, and that is the only satisfactory way in which such history can be written. All have gone now, it can never be done again. I was fortunate in hearing from ex-trooper George Crosswell the story of his marvellous escape, and in gathering from the grim old Hauhau warriors Te Rangi-Tahau, of Taupo, and Peita Kotuku, of the King Country, the narratives of their share in an exploit that greatly increased the mana of their leader, Te Kooti, in the heart of the Island.