Te manu o Whakaari
He mihi nui ki ngā kaimahi o te kaupapa nei: Moerangi Black Matetu Herewini Alexander McFarland-Ratu Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi Hakahaka Hona
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Te m a n u o W h a ka a r i
K e i te n o h o w e h i te i w i i te m a n a o te to h u n g a a Te Ta h i .
Ka p uta te wha kaa ro a t ēta h i “ M e pat ua ia . ”
K a p u ta te w h a ka a ro a t ē ta h i at u “ M e m a u h e ret ia ia ! ”
K ā ta h i ka p u ta te w h a kata u “ K a o , m e w h a ka r ē re a k i W h a ka a r i ! ”
K a to n o te i w i r Ä k ia w h a i at u a Te Ta h i k i te h o p u k u ia , k i W h a ka a r i .
K a w h a ka a e a Te Ta h i , ka w h a ka r ite r Ä to u k i te h a e re .
K a u ta i n a n g Ä wa ka , ka te re k i Te M o a n a n u i a - To i k ia ta e r Ä to u k i W h a ka a r i .
K a ta e k i W h a ka a r i , ka k i m i k i r u n g a , ka k i m i k i ra ro .
K a t ÄŤ ka ro h ia n g Ä r u a , ka k ĹŤ m e a a ke te m a n u .
“ A n e i , a n e i , h e k u ia , te m a n u o W h a ka a r i ! �
Hei Mah i I te w e h i te i w i i a wa i ? H e a h a te w h a kata u a te i w i ? H e a h a te m a n u o W h a ka a r i ?
T h e b i rd of W h ite I s l a n d T h e p e o p l e a re fe a rfu l of t h e p o w e r of t h e w i za rd Te Ta h i . T h e n s o m e o n e s a i d “ L et ’ s i n j u re h i m ! ” T h e n s o m e o n e e ls e s a i d “ L et ’ s c a pt u re h i m ! ” T h e n it wa s d e c i d e d “ N o , l et ’ s l e a ve h i m o n W h a ka a r i ! ” T h e p e o p l e a s ke d Te Ta h i if h e w o u l d g o o n a k u ia h u nt i n g t r i p to W h a ka a r i . Te Ta h i a g re e d s o th e y p re pa re d t h e m s e l ve s to l e a ve . T h e y s et s a i l o u t to s e a fo r W h a ka a r i . W h e n th e y a r r i ve d at W h a ka a r i t h e y s e a rc h e d h i g h a n d l o w . T h e y p ro d d e d th e h o l e s to p u l l t h e b i rd u p . “ H e re , ove r h e re , a k u ia , th e b i rd of W h a ka a r i ! ”
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