Kōrero by John (Hoani) Waititi, Reverend John Laughton (Hoani Rōtene), and Mr Low., 1959-07-22

1. Talk by John (Hoani) Waititi about Whangaparāoa and the Whānau-a-Apanui version of the arrival of the waka.

He kōrero nehe nā John (Hoani) Waititi mō Whangaparāoa me ngā waka. Ko ngā kaupapa i kōrerotia ko te ingoa o Whangaparāoa, te puāwaitanga o te pōhutukawa, ngā kōrero nehe o Te Whānau-a-Apanui, ngā tūāhu o Tainui me Te Arawa, he whakawai, te haerenga o Hoturoa me Tainui, te hokinga a Ruamoengārara ki Hawaiki mo Poumātangatanga, ngā tohutohu ki a Mahia, ngā tohutohu ki ngā tamariki, te karanga ki ngā tohorā kia kawea atu ki Hawaiki, te waka o Tauira i oti ai nā Pou, te kōrero a Rua "Inā tō ū hoki ko te Whangaparāoa e takoto ake nei", Whangaparāoa-mai-tawhiti, te maunga o Tikirau arā, ko Cape Runaway. He kōrero anō mō te haerenga a Pou ki a Rēhua ki te tiki i tētahi o ana tamariki, te kāinga o Rēhua ko Huiārangi me te Aratiatia-a-Pawa. Ka tūtaki a Pou i a Ruakapanga. Nā Ruakapanga i ngā kura o tana manu nui, ko Taumimihi rāua ko Mokonui-a-Rangi ēnei kura. Ruatātānoa me te hē o tōna karakia me te toka nei a Tāmurenui. Te kitenga a Māhia ki ngā kura. Koia te whakataukī nei "He kura nā Māhia". Kātahi ka haere a Pou ki Maraenui, noho ai. Pou me tētahi pakake. Te taenga mai a Taikehu. He kōrero mō ngā tuhinga o Grey e pā ana ki ēnei kōrero.

Whangaparāoa

The landing place of the waka

Reference to 'Ngā Mahi a ngā Tūpuna'

Talk of Tainui - not in books

Explanation and argument about the name, Whangaparāoa

The arrival of the waka; pohutakawa blooms to replace kura

Te Whānau-a-Apanui version

Argument between Tainui and Te Arawa settled by inspecting tuahu. Contrast of Tainui and Te Whānau-a-Apanui

Mock battle, a whakawai. Details, action, result. Tainui people divided.

Departure of Hoturoa and Tainui

Ruamoe-ngārara decides to return to Hawaiki to get Poumatangatanga

Instructions left for Mahia to await his arrival

Instructions to his children

Calls his whales to take him to Hawaiki

Waka, 'Tauira', already completed by Pou

Rua's reply to Pou's question about the new land, "Ina tou hoki ko te Whangaparāoa e takoto ake nei"

Whangaparāoa - a name for Hawaiki; Whangaparāoa-mai-tawhiti is the proper name

Origin of name of hill now called 'Tikirau'

Pou visits Rehua to get one of Rehua's children to take with him

Rehua's home is 'Huiarangi'. The name of the climb to Rehua's house is 'Aratiatia-a-Pawa'

Chooses the fish (child) he desires; it is the moki. Rehua gives his walking stick to Pou

Pou meets Ruakapanga, who owns a bird. Pou asks for some feathers; feathers named

Ruatātānoa perform a ceremony. Mistake made in the karakia

The rock, Tāmurenui, struck on enterning Whangaparāoa

The feathers in the calabash floated to shore

Feathers found by Māhia next day

Māhia dried them on the rocks. Colour ran into the rocks and is still there today

Māhia finds the survivors, places the feathers in his hair. Pou asks for his feathers

'He kura pae na Māhia", a whakataukī meaning 'Finders keepers'

Pou leaves in angers and settles at Maraenui

Pou finds a fish and ties it to a tree

Taikehu appears and starts cutting it up. Pou objects

Fish has no jaw-bone, thus validating Taikehu's claim

Waititi compares this with Grey's version

Discusses the rock to which Tainui was tied

Visit by Te Puea

This place originally called Rātā-nui; now called Te Taunga-waka

Emphasizes teh point again that the Grey version about 'throwing away the feathers' is not mentioned by Te Whānau-a-Apanui. Mentions the value of the 'kura'

Discussion

Tauira the waka of Te Whānau-a-Apanui, not Horouta

The food brought by Pou: the kumara, the gourd

2. Talk by the Reverend John Laughton (Hoani Rōtene) on Māori culture, in English.

Te kōrero whakamutunga nā Hoani Waititi mō Whangaparāoa me ngā waka. Kua kōrero mō te toka i here ai a Tainui. Ko Rātānui te ingoa o mua o taua toka, ko Taungāwaka ināianei. Ka kōrero anō a ia mō ngā kōrero o Hōri Kerei, George Gray. Ko Tauira te waka o Te Whānau-a-Apanui. Rev John Laughton (Hoani Rōtene) talks about aspects of Māori culture including the Queen's visit to Waitangi and the word "āhua" and "puku" being the seat of thought and the head being the seat of "tapu". Hinengaro being the seat of conscience, the "awe" being the refined soul. He discusses dreams and visions, trouble over women and land, Pīhanga and Taranaki. Māori characteristics being innately artistic. Euphony in language, coining proper names for Biblical characters and places. Finding the best words a heritage to safeguard and transmit knowledge. Discusses the use of the term "utu", Christian religion and Māori thoughts on it, "Rāhui" and its use, Māori naming ingenuity "Te Kōiritanga-o-Te-Auahi-o-Ngā-Pirita-o-Te-Kupenga-a-Pawa", "iriiri" baptism, "muru" as a form of correcting societal issues, "tangi" and the impact of this on the family. Classroom being taught by Mr Low on the teaching and learning of language. French is the language he is focusing on but he discusses generic language learning principles.

Discusses the word 'āhua', semblance

Queen's visit to Waitangi

Discusses the word 'puku'. Not part of the body. Pukumai, pukuriri

'Hinengaro', seat of conscience

'Awe', purification of the soul

Dreams and visions

Trouble over women and land

Talks about Pihanga, Taranaki, etc.

Māori characteristics - innately an artist; euphony in language; coining proper names for Biblical characters and places; finding best words a heritage to safeguard and transmit.

'Utu'. To pay for things over the counter; not in the Māori sense. Death requited by tears and speeches. Death requited by wars. Honour rests on utu.

Christian religion in line with Māori thought

'Rahui'. To be 'padlocked'. Closed season. Prohibition. On the authority of the gods. Cloak or stake as symbol of rahui.

Iriiri. Baptism, by sprinkling or immersion. Fundamental to Christian baptism was also present in Māori tradition

'Muru'. Correcting Māori society

'Tangi'. European thinks it a waste of time. To a Māori it is very real. A means of bridging a tribal gap. When a Māori dies a great (extended) family is affected.

3. Talk by Mr Low on teaching of languages. In English.

Teacher in the classroom

Mainly concerned with French, but may apply to the Māori language

Bruce Biggs

Mr Low