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DEATH OF THE CHIEF TE TANA PUKEKOHATU, OF NELSON.

Te Tana Pukekohatu died at his settlement, Wairau, on the 11th of April, 1862, He was the grandson or Turangapeka, and the, last of the old chiefs of the Ngatirarua tribe. His relatives Te Rore, Te Meiha and others say of him, •* All ihe people were pained on account of his death, for he will not reiurn to us; we shall see him no more; he lias crossed over to the place of safety." j On his reiurn from a meeting at Aorere ' (Nelson diggings) on the 3rd of October, 4861. Pukekohalu was taken ill. and early in the month of April, 1862, it wa> evident to himself and oihers that his end was ai; hand. On the 3rd of April his tribe gathered round the invalid, and asked whether he had any dying request to make,' on which occasion he addressed them as follows;—" Farewell, 0 friends! Be kind one to another, and to your fathers the Rangitane. 0 my people, when 1 have gone, and my face is no more seen, hold fast the laws of your parent Governor Sir George Grey. Let him be a father to you. Hearken now to my word,—nestle all of you beneath the wings of your mother the Queen, and your father the Governor, who , will deal kindly with you and be your pre-! servers." On the 9th he was very ill, and a messenger was despatched to fetch his son Rore and other relatives, who arrived the same day, and found bira on his dying bed. The father/ and sons wept aloud together, and when the former bad composed himself he charged them saying:—"My sons, farewell! After I leave you, be kind lo all men, and live in peace. Re content lo remain at the place where my elder brother died, and where I die. The great work for you all is faith in God so that your souls may be saved, and let the Governor be your .parent." ...On the 12th, various tribes assembled to bewail the departed Chieftain. Among theni were the Ngaliloa, the Rangitane, the Ngaiikuia, the Ngatiawa, and the Ngati- . rarua. And tbey lifted up their voice and wept, saying, "Go hence in peace, 0 father, torn away by the hand of that great one-death!"

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 11, 1 July 1862, Page 14

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Tapeke kupu
387

DEATH OF THE CHIEF TE TANA PUKEKOHATU, OF NELSON. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 11, 1 July 1862, Page 14

DEATH OF THE CHIEF TE TANA PUKEKOHATU, OF NELSON. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 11, 1 July 1862, Page 14

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