Te Pipiwharauroa 116

Te Pipiwharauroa 116

No. 116

1907/11

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 116, Gisborne, November 1907.

TANGI

When sorrow comes to Maori they weep, tears run down, mucus drips, and so we have the saying, 

Ka heke te roimata me te hupe ka ea te mate.

‘By falling tears and running noses, death is avenged.’ [cf Nga Pepeha 930] 

By falling tears, by the groaning of the mouth, death is assuaged. In the case of the Pakeha a sad and loving heart is restricted to sobbing within. Because the Pakeha suppresses his grief, Maori say that the Pakeha has no love, while the Maori wishes to see with his eyes, to touch with his hands and to hear with his ears.

Te Pipiwharauroa 98

Te Pipiwharauroa 98

No. 98

1906/05

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 98, Gisborne, May 1906.

THE MIND OF THE MAORI

With the completion of the world and all that is in it, human beings were created – and created in the image of God. The reason, or one of the reasons, that humans are like God is because humans have an intellect. Humans were given an intellect so that they could know what is good and right.

Te Pipiwharauroa 53

Te Pipiwharauroa 53

No. 53

1902/07/01

[Maori Version at NZETC]

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 53, Gisborne, July 1902.

MAORI TOHUNGA

The Speech of Timi Kara

At the conclusion of the service at Wai-o-Matatini on Sunday 23rd March, those in the house turned to discussing Maori matters. Timi Kara said that the craft and sacredness of the works of the tohunga ceased in days gone by; the tohunga in these days are false, they seek money, and they want women.

Te Pipiwharauroa 52

Te Pipiwharauroa 52

No. 52

1902/06/01

[Maori Version at NZETC]

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 52, Gisborne, June 1902

GOOD NEWS

Pretoria, June 1, 1902. ‘This night peace was made.’ Kitchener.

Te Pipiwharauroa observed in April that the leaders of the Boers were meeting and that perhaps the war would be ended. On 2nd of this month Kitchener’s telegram arrived. The Boers had submitted to the authority of King Edward. The whole Empire is happy and glad and full of praise at this good news, the coming of peace. God be praised!

Te Pipiwharauroa 51

Te Pipiwharauroa 51

No. 51

1902/05/01

[Maori Version at NZETC]

Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 51, Gisborne, May 1902

[1] THE IDEAL VILLAGE

{The conclusion of the speech by Reweti Kohere in 1897, printed in Numbers 47 and 49.)

If the business of horse racing was only a matter of horses running and not of drunkenness, gambling and theft, I would urge setting up a racing club in the Ideal Village. I have said that the Maori are a people who want to play, therefore let us think of some proper and good recreations in order to bring an end to their sad occupations and to get people together.

Te Pipiwharauroa 49

Te Pipiwharauroa 49

No. 49

1902/03/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 49, Gisborne, March 1902

THE IDEAL VILLAGE

(The continuation of the speech by Reweti Kohere in 1897, printed in Number 47.)

Maori mothers do not know very well how to bring up their children; they do not correct the wrong habits of their children while they are small, and they do not teach them to respect their elders. Rather, the Maori believe that the way to show their love for their children is to give them whatever they want and to permit the children to do whatever they wish to. When the children grow up, the parents marvel at the sulkiness and the obstinacy of their children.

Te Pipiwharauroa 48

Te Pipiwharauroa 48

HE KUPU WHAKAMARAMA

(Maori Version at NZETC)

Number 48

1902/02/01

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 48, Gisborne, February 1902.

CONFIRMATION

Confirmation is the sign that a person has reached maturity as far as the principles of the Church are concerned. Baptism was his birth as a child of God and Confirmation marks his becoming an adult. At a child’s baptism the Godparents undertake to bring that child to the Bishop to be confirmed when he knows the words of the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and is also able to answer the questions in the Catechism. The Catechism explains the significance of Baptism and Confirmation.