[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.
