He Pukapuka Tataku i Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui a Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Ross Calman

Author:Ross Calman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Layout of Kaiapoi pā

As drawn by Tamihana Te Rauparaha on page 68 of ‘He Pukapuka Tataku’

Guide to Tamihana’s handwritten captions

Original te reo Māori

Ko te roto o Kaiapohia*

Kāinga ēnei

Ko te pā, ko Kaiapohia

Wāhi i whakaritea hei tūtūnga ngārahu

Waha pū

Nā Ngāti Awa tēnei

Nā Ngāti Raukawa tēnei huarahi

Nā Ngāti Toa tēnei huarahi

Ko ngā huarahi atu tēnei i keria** atu e [te] ope a Te Rauparaha hei tahunga i te pā

English translation

The lake of Kaiapoi*

These are homes

This is Kaiapoi pā

Place that was designated for war dances

Firing positions

This was Ngāti Awa’s [approach trench]

This was Ngāti Raukawa’s approach trench

This was Ngāti Toa’s approach trench

These are the approach trenches that were dug out by Te Rauparaha’s army in order to set fire to the pā

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