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... runanga , held in Poverty Bay on 21 May 1858. Wardell describes it as being " the most influential and most numerously attended that has taken place since my arrival ” . Now , in none of the speeches at the runanga was there any support ...
... runanga , held in Poverty Bay on 21 May 1858. Wardell describes it as being " the most influential and most numerously attended that has taken place since my arrival ” . Now , in none of the speeches at the runanga was there any support ...
Page 404
... runanga . ' ' But the others , ' Tamati Kota began . " The Prime Minister , the other tribes , the rangatira , the iwi - ' " They will wait , ' the matriarch said . " They will not begin until we have had the karakia , the prayers of ...
... runanga . ' ' But the others , ' Tamati Kota began . " The Prime Minister , the other tribes , the rangatira , the iwi - ' " They will wait , ' the matriarch said . " They will not begin until we have had the karakia , the prayers of ...
Page 406
... runanga . ' Come , come Artemis , enter . ' The messenger delivered the ultimatum . ' You people must come now , for once the Prime Minister is inside the doors will be closed . ' " Then it is Pakeha kawa , ' Tamati Kota said . ' I say ...
... runanga . ' Come , come Artemis , enter . ' The messenger delivered the ultimatum . ' You people must come now , for once the Prime Minister is inside the doors will be closed . ' " Then it is Pakeha kawa , ' Tamati Kota said . ' I say ...
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