Te Pipiwharauroa 177
No. 177
1/4/13
[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 177, Gisborne, April, 1913.
‘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 WONDERFUL TAI RAWHITI HUI.
It is not possible to relate all that happened at this hui but let’s talk about various things. Of all the hui that have been held on Tai Rawhiti it can truly be said that none has been as large as the hui for the opening of Manutuke Church. Besides, the desire and the hope on the part of Tai Rawhiti was that this hui should be more glorious than any other hui they have held. It was right that this should be so because Manutuke was a gift from all Tai Rawhiti, a treasure left to them by their parents and their ancestors who have passed on, and the gathering was a coming together of all the many groups on this whole coast.
