Te Pipiwharauroa 34

Te Pipiwharauroa 34

 No.34

1900/12/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Christmas Number, Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 34, Gisborne, December 1900.

LOOKING BACK

The other day we heard a bird singing. It was not a new song but a song we hear every year. What was it? ‘Squawk, squawk, squawk seven, squawk, squawk eight, etc.’

Hey! It is the people’s pet, Te Pipiwharauroa; it is the offering of first fruits for people hemmed in by darkness; it is the proclaimer, the well-spring of summer, and even of the new year.

Te Pipiwharauroa 32

Te Pipiwharauroa 32

No. 32
1900/01/10

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 32, Gisborne, October 1900.

SPRING

Farewell, Te Pipiwharauroa, farewell! Since your time is near for you to mate. You and the flowers of summer emerge together; you are the markers of the year. The good things emerging in the flowers – the beauty to be seen, the scent to the nose, reminding the heart that, yes, summer is near! It is the same with Te Pipiwharauroa. He makes things known to the ear, penetrating to the heart, things for the spirit to consider. This bird sings beautifully, the publisher of the places and the times.