Kōrero: Whakairo

Ngā whakairo o te pātaka o Te Kaha

Ngā whakairo o te pātaka o Te Kaha

I hangaia tēnei pātaka i te tau 1750 pea, ā, i tū ki Maraenui, ki te tai rāwhiti o Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi. Nāwai ka wetekina ngā whakairo o te whare, ā, ka hunaia ki roto i ngā ana tūtata i Te Kaha. Ka mutu pea tēnei hei tauira mō te wānanga whakairo a Te Whānau-a-Apanui. He kaha ake tōna rite ki ngā whakairo o Te Arawa, i tō ērā o Ngāti Porou. Ko tēnei tētahi o ngā whakairo matua i te haerenga o Te Māori ki tāwāhi.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Brett Graham, 'Whakairo - Te whakairo mai i te tau 1500 ki te tau 1800', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/object/43066/nga-whakairo-o-te-pataka-o-te-kaha (accessed 24 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Brett Graham, i tāngia i te 22 Oct 2014