The often-married Ngāti Toarangatira kuia Te Rangitopeora is seen here. Of her several marriages and numerous affairs, she herself wrote:
A notorious one, indeed, am I
Because of my heart's desires,
And so utterly consumed with love.
Te Rangitopeora wrote many waiata expressing her love for various men, including 'A song for Riripo'.
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