He kōrero tā te iwi o Ngāti Porou mō Pourangahua nāna i kawe mai te kūmara ki Aotearoa. E rua ngā toroa tapu ka haere mai i tōna taha; koianei te takenga o te tauira tukutuku ka kīia ko roimata toroa. Whakarongo ki te tohunga nei a Pine Taiapa me ana whakamārama mō te tauira nei.
Tuhinga
When he was just about to get down to terra firma, the birds gave a sign. He forgot all about the prayers of thanksgiving, for his safe arrival, thinking only of Kani O Wai, his beautiful wife. Upon, how I shall I put it the Pākehā way? After the show was over, he suddenly thought of the birds, and there found the birds crying, with their teardrops staining the breasts of the birds.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
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