Te Pipiwharauroa 165

Te Pipiwharauroa 165

No. 165

1912/02

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 165, Gisborne, February, 1912.

‘As clouds deck the heavens, so feathers enable the bird to fly.’ [cf. Nga Pepeha 352 but also He Konae Aronui p.13]

‘Kui! Kui! Whitiwhitiora!’ [The cry of the shining cuckoo.]

IMPORTANT MATTERS ABOUT WHICH TIME WILL TELL.

The election is over and people have declared who they want as their spokesmen in Parliament. Three matters emerged from this vote which we wish to speak about. Each of these things will affect the Maori People in the days to come. These are important matters, matters we are hesitant to speak about concerning the outcome for the Maori People.

First, we have a new Government in place. For the first time in twenty-one years we have a new Government to run the affairs of the land. One of the roles of the Government of New Zealand is to be a foster parent to the Maori People. Since the old Government has been defeated and a new Government is in place, it has to be the parent to the Maori People. Its job is to protect the Maori lest they be tricked by the Pakeha people.

Te Pipiwharauroa 130

Te Pipiwharauroa 130

No. 130

1909/01

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 130, Gisborne, January 1909.

‘As clouds deck the heavens, so feathers enable the bird to fly.’ [cf. Nga Pepeha 352 but also He Konae Aronui p.13]

‘KUI! KUI! WHITIWHITIORA.’ [The cry of the shining cuckoo.]

OUR CLERGY

There may be people who are unaware of the main features of the work of a minister of the Church – of how much he does, of the benefits he brings to the people as a whole; and what people suffer when there is no minister to advise and guide them and to raise up the thoughts of a person or people. expanding them to encompass the good. So in the bosom of Te Pipiwharauroa we carry the word of a well-known Maori about the good that ministers do for them. We think that there are misunderstandings in what he writes and that his words are based on an ignorance of the work of the clergy.

Te Pipiwharauroa 93

Te Pipiwharauroa 93

No. 93

1905/12

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 93, Gisborne, December 1905

PUBLICANS

The person most reviled by the Jews was the publican. He was a person cut off from his people – an outcast. The publican was a Jew who had agreed to collect from the Jews the taxes demanded by the Roman Government. Therefore they hoped that the Messiah would come to overthrow the power of Rome. They mistakenly thought that the Kingdom of Christ would be of this world.