He Kupu Whakamarama

Te Pipiwharauroa 52

No. 52

1902/06/01

[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

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 50

No. 50

1902/04/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 50, Gisborne, April 1902

THE SPEECH OF THE BISHOP OF WAIAPU TO THE MAORI CHURCH HUI, March 10th, 1902.

The thing that brings us together, Ministers and Laymen, each year to the Maori Church Hui, is to look at what the Church is doing amongst us, to discard things that are wrong, and to give glory to our father in Heaven. This is called the ‘General Meeting’ [Hui Topu] because it brings together the ministers and Laymen from all parts of the Diocese. Now may the Spirit of God remind us of those things which will further the work of his Church; some of the things we must consider at this time are indeed weighty.

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

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.

Te Pipiwharauroa 47

No. 47

1902/01/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama Number 47, Gisborne, January 1902

CHRISTMAS

To the Editor of Te Pipiwharauroa.

Friend, greetings to you who makes our bird to go. Best wishes in this great enterprise of ours. May God guard you. Enough for my greetings.

Friend, these are a few words to be loaded onto that bird to be carried to all the marae on the island and as far as Te Waipounamu. Teira Tiakitai and his younger brother Mohi Mohiteatahikoia along with their younger sisters summoned a Christmas gathering here.

Te Pipiwharauroa 46

No.46

1901/12/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 46, Gisborne, December 1901

CHRISTMAS

Some of our friends will see this bird, Te Pipiwharauroa, before 25th December, Christmas Day, the day Christ was born 1901 years ago, and some perhaps after Christmas, but our message is for all of you, the greeting of the Pakeha, the greeting wrested by Maori ears and tongues into ‘Meri Kirihimete!’ Friends, ‘Merry Christmas!’ to all of you and to us as well: in Maori it is ‘A joyful Christmas!’

Te Pipiwharauroa 45

No. 45

1901/11/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 45, Gisborne, November 1901.

THE GODWIT (KUAKA)

Makoare Taurere.

This bird, the godwit, is unique in its appearance: its legs and its bill are very long. The godwit has three appearances: (1) the karoro [in a certain state of plumage – Williams], (2) a young bird [kura], (3) an old bird [kakao]. But a stranger seeing the godwit and looking at it would not be able to distinguish one from the other. However there are indeed three named stages, as regards appearance, in the life of the godwit. So let me describe them to those who are unfamiliar with this:

Te Pipiwharauroa 44

Te Pipiwharauroa 44

Number 44

1901/10/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 44, Gisborne, October 1901

THE ISLAND OF MOTITI

(Written for Te Pipiwharauroa)

Motiti is almost 2000 acres in extent. The land is fertile and flat. In past times it was covered by cabbage-trees. Now it is all worked. Some parts are grazed [lit. ranged] by livestock. Half of the island is in Maori occupation and the remainder in Pakeha. The foods grown by Maori are corn, potatoes, gourds and other foods.

Te Pipiwharauroa 43

Te Pipiwharauroa 43

No.43

1901/09/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 43, Gisborne, September 1901

ALCOHOL

(by Maui Pomare MD)

(Written for Te Pipiwharauroa.)

This is one of our enemies – liquor. Although it is a bad friend to us, what is that to the Maori? He allows liquor to be a good friend to him, a chief to him. Alcohol is not a food – no-one gets drunk on food. Some people say that liquor is a strengthening food for people; that saying is a fiction, because the strength of a person’s muscles has been measured before and after drinking glasses of alcohol, and it has been found that the strength of his body has decreased after drinking alcohol, whatever he himself thinks of the strength of his body. So that thing, alcohol, speaks falsely, saying that you are strong at a time when you are not strong; and it says that you are warm at a time when you are cold.

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