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| | nzepc - Murray Edmond - Psyche at the beginning of spring |
 | | Te Kahu-pukoro told Cowan that the chant above had been employed by the party of Taranaki Maori who attacked the redoubt at Te Morere, otherwise known as Sentry Hill, just south of Waitara and east of New Plymouth, on the morning of 30th April 1864: '[W]e all formed a ring round the niu. |
 | | However, Te Kahu-pukoro, who was only twelve years old at the time and was shot twice in the assault, makes it clear that the Pai Marire leader, Hepanaia wanted to make a sudden attack from the rear but was overruled by a number of rangatira (chiefs). |
 | | Te Kahu-pukoro's grandfather, Tamati Hone, father of Tiopira and Hapeta, composed a waiata tangi (song of lament), "E hiko e te uira i tai raa," for his sons (and for Kiingi Paarengarenga), which is still sung today. |
| www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz /authors/edmond/then6.asp (1050 words) |
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