He nui ngā tikanga i roto i ngā waiata me ngā tākaro a te Māori onamata. I te tau 1845 i te wā o ngā pakanga i te Tai Tokerau, ka hau te rongo mō tētahi mahi i mahia ki Waiaruhe, arā, i whiua e Hōne Heke tana tutukai ki a Tāmati Wāka Nene. I roto i tana tutukai kei te whakatūpato a Hōne i a Nene kei te haere mai te wā ka pakanga a Hōne Heke ki a ia. He tānga tēnei o Hōne Heke rāua ko tōna hoa rangatira a Hāriata Rongo me Te Ruki Kawiti ihorei o Ngā Puhi me Ngāti Hine.
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Watercolour by Joseph Jenner Merrett
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