Te Pipiwharauroa 155

Te Pipiwharauroa 155

No. 155

1911/03

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 155, Gisborne, March 1911.

‘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.]

The discussions at the Hui, reported on here by the Rev Pererika Peneti, were beautiful and made one’s heart rejoice. Because of the excellent accounts given by Peneti in his report we decided to write a few words about some aspects of the hui which we noticed in his report. There were two main areas that the Hui dealt with: the matters apposite to the Hui Topu, and extraneous matters not specifically related to the Hui.

Te Pipiwharauroa 145

Te Pipiwharauroa 145

No. 145

1910/05

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 145, Gisborne, May 1910.

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

Our heads are bowed.

Great grief has come upon us.

Son of God,

Have pity on us.

Our friend is lost to us,

Gone to the night of death,

Leaving us behind to weep.

Have pity on us.

[Piko nei te matenga – Maori Prayer Book No. 152]

THE DEATH OF KING EDWARD.

Te Pipiwharauroa 144

Te Pipiwharauroa 144

No. 144

1910/04

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 144, Gisborne, April 1910.

‘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.]

TO LEASE OR TO WORK?

We have written many words exhorting the Maori People to get involved with farming, to grow things on their own land, and we take off our hats to all those who are farming or are recommending the people to cultivate their lands. Greetings to you, my friend, the saviour of the people. Be strong, be firm, be stout-hearted. Do not listen to the beguiling words of the lazy person.

Te Pipiwharauroa 141

Te Pipiwharauroa 141

No. 141

1909/12

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 141, Gisborne, December 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.]

We are drawing near to Christmas Day, to the day of happiness and pleasure and joy, to the day on which we say, ‘Merry Christmas’. This is a great day for the Pakeha, a day on which people try to eat all the varieties of good food that the heart can conceive of. This attitude of the Pakeha towards Christmas is from the olden days and this day has become a day on which a person overwhelms his stomach with food. Maori have also adopted this attitude. The real significance of this day has been lost.

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 82

Te Pipiwharauroa 82

No. 82

1904/12

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 82, Gisborne, December 1904

RESPONSE TO AN ARTICLE AND A QUESTION

To the Editor of Te Pipiwharauroa.

Mottled bird, whose song brings in the year with love, arouse the heart that it may work to bring life to the body, the house of the soul. My friend, greetings. I have seen the words and the questions of our father, Mohi Turei, in Te Pipi No. 80.

Te Pipiwharauroa 80

Te Pipiwharauroa 80

No. 80

1904/10

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 80, Gisborne, October 1904

BAD NEWS ABOUT THE MAORI PEOPLE

Those people who constantly monitor the accounts of a Waikato tohunga tell us that it is a bad and sad story. However it has been printed so that the people at large can see the bad things that are happening to us and so that hearts can be stirred up and that anger can blaze up. For the last four years perhaps we have heard a Pakeha translator denouncing us Maori.

Te Pipiwharauroa 77

Te Pipiwharauroa 77

No. 77

1904/07

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 77, Gisborne, July 1904.

CREDULITY

To the Pakeha there are two kinds of faith, credulity and true faith. There are reasons for us believing in the Gospel because we know that the Son of God truly came into the world, and we know that he is the Son of God because he did things no man can do. Mahomet said that he himself was a prophet of God but there are no miracles to substantiate his claim, and so the faith of those who believe in him is credulity.