Legends of the Maori
Contents
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Contents
Part I. | |
The Saga of Tainui | |
Chapter I.—The Making of the Canoe | 3 |
Chapter II.—The Voyage to Aotearoa | 9 |
Chapter III.—Tainui on the New Zealand Coast | 14 |
Chapter IV.—The Life in the New Land | 21 |
Chapter V.—The Warriors of Kawhia | 26 |
Chapter VI.—The Warrior Deeds of Kaihamu | 28 |
Chapter VII.—Kaihamu’s Deeds and Magic | 36 |
Chapter VIII.—The Story of Tupahau | 40 |
Chapter IX.—Tupahau’s Adventures at Marokopa | 44 |
Chapter X.—The Exploits of Toa-Rangatira | 49 |
Chapter XI.—The Career of Kawharu | 54 |
Chapter XII.—Utu: A Story of Retribution | 60 |
Chapter XIII.—The Adventures of Maki | 62 |
Chapter XIV.—The Conquests of Karewa | 62 |
Chapter XV.—The Warrior Tale of Marangai-Paroa and His Sons | 66 |
Pomare’s Genealogy | 69 |
Principal Families of the Ngatitoa Tribe | 72a |
Rauparaha’s Expeditions | 73 |
Part II. | |
Polynesian History | |
The First Inhabitants of Aitutaki—The History of Ru | 79 |
The Migrations After Ru | 81 |
The Explorations of Ruatapu | 83 |
The Voyage of Taruia to Mangarongaro (Penrhyn Island) | 87 |
Roina and Urirau return to Aitutaki | 88 |
Genealogy | 90 |
The Origin of the Coconut | 92 |
Part III. | |
Legends of the Maori | |
Tutaeporoporo | 99 |
In Single Combat | 103 |
Whakamomori | 104 |
The Story of Aohuruhuru | 109 |
The Importance of a Comb | 113 |
Mura | 116 |
The Taniwha—The Landing of the First Horses in N.Z. | 119 |
A Shot in the Dark | 123 |
The Origin of the Eel Family | 131 |
The Return | 132 |
The Legend of Maui Tikitiki-o-Taranga | 134 |
Vanity | 138 |
Parau’s Farewell | 141 |
The Escape of Tuiti | 143 |
Pono | 145 |
The Adventure of Hinepoupou | 150page xvi |
Part IV.—PAkeha-MAori TAaes | |
How He Lost His Ears | 155 |
A Little Deal in Land | 163 |
Melchizedec | 165 |
Gratitude of a Kind | 168 |
The Professor’s Specimen | 169 |
Ka pai Hori | 174 |
Land and Love | 175 |
The Rifles of Ropata | 181 |
The Blending of the Races | 185 |
Mountain Magic | 189 |
The first Gramophone among the Maoris | 196 |
A Maori Race Meeting | 197 |
The Origin of “Ariki Toa” | 199 |
The Apotheosis of Hori Kerei | 200 |
The Half-caste Wife | 202 |
Komahi’s Pakeha | 214 |
Heads | 219 |
Part V.—Proverbs of the Maori | |
Some Sayings of Wisdom | 223 |
Part VI.—Songs of the Maori. | |
A Love Ditty | 231 |
An Old-time Love Lilt | 232 |
Like Clouds of Smoke Ascending | 234 |
Though Slowly Sinks the Sun | 235 |
A Leave-taking | 236 |
Love’s Memory | 237 |
Elegiac Chant | 238 |
The Troubled Sleep | 240 |
The Lament of Te Neke | 241 |
Part Vii.—In Farewell to the Dead | |
Te Whiti the Prophet | 245 |
Farewell to Taare Waitara | 246 |
Mahuta of Waikato | 249 |
To a Patriot of Samoa | 250 |
Part Viii.—New Life for the Maori | |
The Past and the Future | 253 |
Part IX.—In Memoriam | |
Parliamentary Tributes to Sir Maui Pomare | 263 |
Samoa’s Sorrow | 272 |
The Last Scene | 273 |
Lament for Sir Maui Pomare | 280 |
Pomare’s Farewell | 280 |
Father and Son | 281 |
Historic Manukorihi | 283 |
A Chant of Praise for Pomare | 284 |