February 26, 2024
Tākuta Tom Roa – I riro whenua atu me hoki whenua mai, ā, kua tutuki ki Rangiaowhia
I riro whenua atu, me hoki whenua mai, ā, kua tutuki pai tēnā hiahia a ngā uri o Ngāti Apakura hapū o Ngāti Maniapoto.
Koia ngā kōrero a te kaumātua o Ngāti Maniapoto a Tom Roa whai muri mai i te pāhuatanga o te tāone whakatupu ōhanga o te iwi e kotahi rau e ono tekau tau ki muri.
Hei tāna, i kitea mai ai e te hāhi Mihinare arā he hoa noho tahi ki a Ngāti Maniapoto mai anō mai anō, ā, i tuku whenua te hāhi ki a Ngāti Apakura e tūrangawaewae anō ai a Ngāti Apakura hapū.`
E ai ki a Roa, “kua whakahoki mai ētehi whenua, kua whakahoki mai ētahi rawa e taea ai e Ngāti Apakura te whai tūrangawaewae ki runga o Rangiaowhia. Tēnei te wiki i te Wēneti ki te hāhi Mihingare te take i hokona e te hāhi Mihnare ētehi whenua ā o reira nō te Niu Ia te tīmatatanga o tēnei tau ka whakahokia mai ai ki te hāhi Mihingare taua whenua ki a Ngāti Apakura.”