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Kōrero: Te Arawa

Ko Gilbert Mair rātou ko Te Ope Rererangi o Te Arawa

Ko Gilbert Mair rātou ko Te Ope Rererangi o Te Arawa

I te tekau tau atu i 1860 ka haumi atu a Te Arawa hei ringa kaha mō te Karauna ki ōna riri ki ngā iwi o Waikato, o Te Tai Rāwhiti tae atu ki te whaiwhai haere i a Te Kooti. Nō roto mai i ngā pakanga whakamutunga ki a Te Kooti atu i te tau 1870 ki te tau 1872, ka whakangūngua, ka ārahina ngā hōia a Te Arawa e 100 te tokomaha e Kāpene Gilbert Mair. Ko tā rātou kārangaranga ingoa ko Te Ope Rererangi o Te Arawa. Nā rātou a Te Urewera i whakaeke i tā rātou whainga i a Te Kooti. E 5,000 pauna te nui o te utu mō tōna hopunga.

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Reference: F-20327-1/2

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Paul Tapsell. 'Te Arawa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/te-arawa/4/3