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Letter from Komiti to Iwi Katoa
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Tau Tohutoro | Reference NoHM00806Rā | Date1873Mai I Te Tangata | FromKomitiKi Te Tangata | ToIwi KatoaNgā Tāngata | Names in letter EraihiaTe Teira TiakitaiTe OrihauMohi Poropiti [Moses]Kaupapa | SubjectWhakatau Take; GrievanceReta; Correspondence
Tūhonotanga | Related
Kohikohinga | CollectionTuhinga ā-ringa
Tu-hinga / Whakamāoritanga | Transcript / Translation
Tu-hinga | TranscriptTranscript: Panuitanga.
Tenei i nga Pire a te komiti i whakariterite ai i te huihuinga i te 12 i 13 o nga ra o Hepetema i 1873. Nga take o taua huihuinga o aua komiti e 3 te tuatahi ko te hapa tapu a te Ariki te mea nui atu o aua take.
Te tuarua ko te raruraru o te wahine a Eraihia te tuatoru ko ta Te Teira Tiakitai raruraru raua ko tona taina ko Te Orihau tae noa ki te ra i whakamahia ai aua hara e 2 katahi ka ata maramatia nga take o aua raruraru e 2.
Katahi ka tikina atu nga take raruraru e 2 o te haere a Henare Matua ki Turanga ko aua take raruraru e 2 he haurangi tetahi he puremu tetahi ka apitia aua take raruraru o te haerenga ki Turanga.
Ki o te kainga nei take raruraru e 2 pera ano te ahua o nga take raruraru o te kainga nei he puremu tetahi he haurangi tetahi ka apitia.
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E nga komiti aua take raruraru e 4 katahi ka whakamahia e aua komiti i 17 o nga ra o Hepetema 1873 te tuatahi o nga whakamahinga a te komiti ko nga take raruraru ake o te kainga nei ano ko te haurangi i te waipiro ko te puremu.
Te tuatahi me kore te haurangi e tae mai ki nga pariha katoa o nga komiti ahakoa i nga takiwa huihuinga ahakoa i nga takiwa kaore ranei he huihuinga kaua rawa taua mahi te haurangi e kawea mai e te tangata ki nga pariha o te komiti.
Mehemea ka kawea mai e te tangata te haurangi ki nga patiki katoa o te komiti ka tonoa te moni kia puta koia tenei ki te mea ka tomo mai taua tangata ki te whare o te komiti ahakoa i tutu ahakoa kaore ranei i tutu taua tangata haurangi.
Ka tonoa kia puta tana moni koia tenei te ingoa o taua moni 10 herengi ki te kore taua tangata haurangi e tomo mai ki te whare o te komiti
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Engari i te marae e haurangi haere ana ka tonoa ano te moni ma taua tangata kia puta ki te komiti koia tenei te ingoa o te moni ma taua tangata haurangi e 5 herengi.
Ki te nui atu te tutu o taua tangata haurangi ata huri ana ki te patu i tetahi tangata wahine ranei kaumatua tamaiti ranei me te komiti nui tonu ka whiua ano taua tangata ki te whiu taimaha koia tenei ka tonoa te moni kia puta tona moni kia kotahi £1- pauna.
Tera atu ranei i te kotahi pauna kei te ritenga o tona whakamate tangata te ritenga e mohiotia ai he whakataunga mo te moni koia ranei me whakautu ki te moni tera atu ranei te whakautu kei te ture e mohio ana tana whakataunga i te utu.
Te Tuarua. Mehemea na nga kai whakarite kupu tonu o te ture nana nga whakahaunga kia kai nga te waipiro i roto i nga ra i whakaritea ai.
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He mahi e te komiti nui tonu o te iwi ki taua tangata ahakoa he aha te mahi he aha te mahi i whakaritea ai e te iwi nui tonu a taea ana te haurangitanga o katoa te tangata kaore ranei i haurangi erangi i te kai ano i te waipiro i aua ra i whakamahia ai taua tangata e te komiti ki tetahi mahi mana ka whakataua ano te hara ki taua tangata ka tonoa te moni kia puta mo tona takahi i nga ture koia tenei te ingoa o te moni ma taua tangata kia 15 herengi te utu ma taua tangata.
Me kai atu te tangata i te waipiro me whakamutu atu i te paparakauta kaua hei haria mai ki to te komiti patiki kei kiia he mahi poka noa na te ture raua ko te komiti ki te tono i te moni a tetahi tangata.
Kaore e marama ana te titiro a te ture raua ko te komiti he kaha rawa no te takahi a te tangata i ona ritenga i o te ture koia i marama ai tana whatoro ki te moni
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a te tangata ngakau whakahi ki te puremu ki te haurangi ki te takahi karakia ki te Atua nui o te rangi me te whenua ki te takahi i tona ratapu kaore he take o tana haere ratapu.
Waiho ana nga take o te hara hei take takahanga ma aua tu tangata i te ratapu ki te haere ki te kai i te waipiro ki te puremu ki tetahi atu mahi o te ao.
Te Tuatoru o enei kupu i whakaturia ai hei Pire mo te waipiro mo te puremu mo nga hara katoa e mahia ana e te tangata i te takiwa o te whakapono raua ko te ture ka whanui nei ki te ao.
Ko tetahi tangata na te ai noa tana ai i te wahine a tetahi tangata ko te ai a tetahi tangata e whakaurua ana ki te waipiro he putake mo tana ai ki te wahine a tetahi tangata wahine takakau ranei kitea iho ana e te ture raua ko ana kai
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whakarite kia whai rakapa ona pariha katoa o te ture hei whakamate iho i te kaha o te tangata e whakapehapeha ana ki te ture raua ko te whakapono koia i kitea ai tetahi kupu karaipiture.
Koia e whakanui ana i a ia ka whakaititia e te ture ko te tangata e whakaiti ana i a ia ki raro i nga ture katoa ka whakanuia e te ture raua ko te whakapono koia tenei.
Te ritenga o te tangata e whakaiti ana ki te aroaro o te Atua raua ko te ture e kaha nei ki te hapai i ona ritenga kia mate ano te kino i te pai e kore hoki te tangata hara e waiho hei rangatira mo te ture.
Koia i puta ai tana kupu tohutohu ta te ture kia tika kia pono te whakahua a te tangata i to te Atua ingoa ahakoa i nga wharekarakia i nga whare noa iho ranei e whakahuatia ana te ingoa o te Ariki kaua rawa hei whakatupehupehu te tangata ki te Atua
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kei kitea e te ture whakapono aua tu tangata e takahi nei i ona ritenga ka whakataua ano te he ki aua tangata. E takahi karakia ana ki te tinihanga ora ranei aua tangata tinihanga kawe i te haurangi ranei ki roto ki te karakia ka turakina e te ture aua tangata.
Te ritenga te tika ma te tangata i nga takiwa e whakahuatia ai te ingoa o te Atua kaua hei whakapehapeha kaua hei whakahi kaua hei whakatuma kaua hei kawea nga whakahaurangi a te tangata ki te aroaro o te
Atua o nga Minita o nga moni ta ranei kei whakataua te moni maua tu tangata e kawe haurangi ana e takahi karakia ana e whakakino ana ranei ki nga mahi o te whakapoka whakataua te hara me te moni maua tu tangata kia 10 herengi ma te tangata kotahi.
Ko enei Pire i hanga ai e te komiti mo nga take e 2 o te kainga nei ano enei kupu.
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Panuitanga
I nga take raruraru o te haere a Henare Matua ki Turanga koia tenei aua take raruraru e rua o taua haere ki Turanga he puremu tetahi he haurangi tetahi ko taua ingoa o te puremu o te haurangi.
No te komiti nui tonu a tae atu ki nga takuta te hipokitanga o aua take raruraru e rua o te puremu raua ko te haurangi i te waipiro no te kitenga o Henare Matua i enei take raruraru e 2 o tona komiti a tae ana ki runga ki ona takuta.
Ka kiia tona kupu whakarite ko aua hara o tona komiti ka whakahokia mai ma nga komiti i noho i te kainga nei e mahi nga hara o tona komiti.
Katahi ka titiro atu nga whakaaro o te komiti i noho atu i te kainga nei e tika ana te whakatoenga a Henare i nga hara o tona komiti kia tae mai ratou ki te kainga nei ka ata tirotiro iho ai te ritenga o aua hara.
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No tera i whakamahia ai nga take raruraru o te kainga nei ka tahai ka taea te tirotiro atu aua hara o taua haerenga ki Turanga he tika rawa te hara o taua haerenga nei ki Turanga.
Te take o te whakatika a te komiti i aua hara e 2 i te puremu i te haurangi kaore i haere ture kore taua haere ki Turanga i hanga ia ano nga ture mo taua haere a oti ana nga ritenga o nga ture kotahi tekau i whakakitea kia Mohi Poropiti.
Koia te marama o te whakataunga i te hara mo taua komiti i haere nei ki Turanga he takahi ture tetahi ko tetahi take nui o taua haere e rite ana ki te kupu a te karaiti ki ana akonga.
Haere koutou akonga nga tauiwi katoa tena ano tetahi kupu karaipiture e rite ana ki tenei haere kei a Matiu 10 kei te 9 -10 o nga rarangi
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kaua he koura ma koutou kaua e hiriwa kaua he parahi ki roto ki o koutou whitiki.
Kaua ano hoki he putea mo te ara kaua e taki ruatia nga tatata kaua he hu kaua ano hoki he tokotoko ka ea nei hoki i te kaimahi tana kai koia te take o te nui o nga whakahe mo taua haere.
Tenei ano tetahi kupu whakarite e rite ana ki taua haere ki Turanga ko te kupu karaipiture e kia ana kia tupato ki ta koutou haere kaua hei ta te kuare otira hei ta te mahara tenei ano tetahi kupu karaipiture e rite ana ki nga kai hapai o nga mahi o te whakapono raua ko te ture.
Ahakoa monita karakia ahakoa takuta ranei e kii ana taua kupu whakahau a te karaiti tukua kia marama to koutou tiaho tangata ki te aroaro o nga tangata kia kite ai ratou e whakaako pai ana koutou ki te aroaro o te Atua raua ko te tangata.
E nui rawa ana nga whakahe a te whakapono raua ko te ture mo
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enei take raruraru e 2 o te komiti a tae ana ki nga takuta te eke nga o te hara rite ana tetahi wahi kupu o te karaipiture ko te hunga e uru ana mai ki o tatou whakahaere ka araia atu e nga whakaakoranga teka
ki te aroaro o te Atua raua ko te ture tenei te take i kiia ai ki te whakaakoranga teka no te haerenga atu i te kainga nei ki te kauwhai i nga kupu ki te ao e 2 nga take raruraru he puremu tetahi he waipiro tetahi koia te putake o te puremu ko te waipiro.
No te hokinga mai ki te kainga nei ka apitia mai tetahi take kino o taua komiti ano ka haria mai nga tohunga tamoko te taenga mai ki te kainga nei ka whakanuia nga whakamahinga mo taua mahi mo te tamoko.
Tenei te ritenga o taua kupu o te whakanui i taua mahi i te tamoko he mea whakaro nuitia e te whakaaro o nga kai hari mai i aua tohunga tamoko kia pera te ahua
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me te kupu a te karaiti i kii ai ki ana Apoto ko koe Apita ka hanga e ahau taku haki ki runga ki tenei ka maka ko nga tatau o te reinga e kore e kaha ki taua hahi tae mai ki te kainga nei ka tautokotia e ona kai tautoko katahi ano
ka tupeke nga whakaaro o nga kai tautoko me nga whakaaro o nga kai hari mai ka hapainga taua mahi ki runga ona waewa ona ringaringa me tona tinana katoa ka kina iho ki te takahi i te whakapono raua ko te ture tau rawa ake te tunga o tana whana ko te hahi puta noa i te ao e huaina nei tona ingoa
ko Te Aute raua ko te ture kitea ake ana e te hahi me te ture kaore i rite taua mahi te tamoko hei hoa tautohe mona me te ture raua ko te whakapono Te take i kiia ai e kore e tau hei hoa tautohe ki a ia ki te ture raua ko taua whakapono
kua oti te kii e te karaiti ko nga mahi katoa i te ao i te rangi i Te Reinga ahakoa he aha te hara a te tangata ahakoa he aha nga mahi he a te tangata
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E kore rawa e kaha ki tana hahi kitea ana e taua whakapono raua ko te ture ka hinga ia raua taua mahi me ona kai tautoko o taua mahi o te tamoko i haere ai taua mahi ki te uma o te ture raua ko te whakapono hanga ai kia pera tona rite me te ahua o te whakapono me te ture.
Te take i marama ai taua kii a te ture raua ko te whakapono ka hinga i a raua taua mahi te ta moko me ona kai whakarite ko te kupu o te Ritani e korero ana ki te hahi puta noa i te ao katoa i te whakakake i te runanga puku i te kai kiri i te whakaakoranga teka i te wehewehe.
I te ngakau pake i te whakahawea ki tana ture me tana kupu tetahi kupu i tona oroko taenga mai o te rongo pai ki tenei motu e kino ana tetahi ki tetahi e kai ana tetahi ki tetahi.
E tangi haehae ana tetahi ki tetahi ka kiia e te whakapono raua ko te ture kia mutu te kai a te tangata ia raua
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whakatangata te tangi haehae a tetahi ki tetahi whakaaetia ana e nga motu katoa i tenei ao aua kupu a te rongo pai no te takiwa i whanui ai te mahi o te whakapono raua ko te ture ka hoki atu te whakaaro o te tangata ki te kaikiri ki te
whakahawea ki tana kupu ki ana ture. Na e kore taua kupu taua ture e hinga erangi ko te kai mahi i taua mahi tamoko e hinga me ona kai tautoko o taua mahi koia tenei te taunga o te whakahinga a te ture raua ko te whakapono. Ko te
kai pikau mai i taua mahi i te tamoko ko te utu ki te ture £1 pauna ma te kai tautoko o taua mahi kia 1.5 herengi ma te tangata kotahi mehemea tera atu te nui o nga kai
tautoko koia nei te utu ma ia tangata ma ia tangata £1.5.
Tenei hoki te kupu i marama ai te kii a te ture ka hinga i a ia aua tu tangata e whakapehapeha nei ki ona ture me ona mahi katoa ko te rangi me te whenua me te tangata e pahure ko ana kupu me ona mahi e kore rawa e pahure.
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Tenei tetahi kupu mo nga haere a Henare Matua ki runga ki te motu nei ahakoa kua haerea e ia kei te toe ano ranei i a ia te haere nga karanga a nga iwi o te motu nei mo nga
haere kei te toe tenei kupu whakarite kei nga mahi 6 o nga upoko kei te 3 kei 4 kei te 5 o nga rarangi e kii ana te kupu i te tuahi o nga rarangi na tirohia iho e nga teina i roto i a koutou kia tokowhitu nga tangata e korerotia paitia ana e kii ana i te wairua tapu i te ngakau mahara a ma
matau ratou e whakarite mo nga mahi mo nga haere ki runga ki te motu nei ina taea tona takiwa e whakaritea ai nga karanga a te motu katoa nei.
Te take i taea ai enei kupu te tiki ake hei kupu mo nga haere a Henare kei te toe he kitenga ake na te whakaaro ki te nui o te uhi a te
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putai ki runga ki tenei haere ki Turanga na te uhi mai ko te putai anake ki runga ki te
whakakonga kahu anake i maku i ahua pai ai mehemea i poua ranei ki waenganui o te moana i whakamomia ranei ki roto i te kai a
kaore e kitea he ora i roto i te pau i te whakamomia ranei kitea ake he mate oti atu ki te po nui ki te po roa tenei ano tetahi ritenga mo aua haere kei te toe he mea tika kia whakamanaia nga kupu karanga mai a etahi wahi o te motu nei.
Te take e mohio ana tatou ki te uta o te waka mehemea kau taia tahatahitia te waka ka tahuri te waka ka rite tahi ano te uta o te waka ka kaore e tahuri tena waka
Whakamāoritanga | TranslationAnnouncement:
These are the Rules that the committee decided at the meeting on the 12th and 13th of September 1873. The first and most important matter discussed by these three committees was the Lord's holy communion.
The second was the trouble of Eraihia's wife, the third was Te Teira Tiakitai's trouble with his younger sibling Te Orihau, until the day when those 2 issues were addressed, then the issues of those 2 troubles became properly understood.
Then the 2 troublesome matters related to Henare Matua's journey to Turanga were brought forward, those 2 troublesome matters being one of drunkenness, one of adultery, and these troublesome matters related to the journey to Turanga were addressed.
Regarding the 2 troublesome matters of this settlement, similar in nature to the troublesome matters already in this settlement, one being adultery, one being drunkenness, they were added/included for deliberation.
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To the committees, those 4 troublesome matters were then addressed by those committees on the 17th of September 1873. The first of the committee's proceedings concerned the troublesome matters specific to this settlement itself, namely drunkenness from alcohol and adultery.
First rule: No one must arrive intoxicated at any of the parishes under the committees' authority, whether during times of meetings or during times when there are no meetings. This behaviour of drunkenness must never be brought by any person into the parishes under the committee's authority.
If a person conducts drunkenness in any of the paddocks of the committee, a monetary penalty will be imposed, that is this: if that person enters the house of the committee, whether that drunk person is disorderly or not.
A monetary penalty of 10 shillings will be imposed. If that drunk person does not enter the house of the committee
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but is wandering drunk on the marae, a monetary penalty of 5 shillings will be imposed.
If the disorderly behaviour of that drunk person becomes more severe, deliberately turning to assault any person, woman, elder, child, or the main committee itself, that person will be punished with a heavy punishment as follows: a monetary penalty of £1 pound will be imposed.
Or more than one pound, depending on the severity of the injury or harm caused to a person, the manner by which the appropriate monetary settlement is determined, whether it should be paid with money or through another form of payment - the law determines the appropriate settlement.
Second rule: Even if the administrators of the law themselves authorised the consumption of alcohol on designated days.
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If someone is assigned work by the main committee, no matter what type of work, and they drink alcohol on their work days (whether becoming fully drunk or not), that person will be judged as having sinned and will be fined 15 shillings for breaking the rules.
If a person drinks alcohol, they should finish it at the pub, not bring it to the parish of the committee, lest it be said it is unauthorised behaviour by the law and the committee to demand money from a person.
The law and the committee have a clear understanding: because of the severe violations by people of the established practices and rules, it is justified in imposing monetary penalties
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on proud-hearted individuals who commit adultery, engage in drunkenness, desecrate worship to the Almighty God of heaven and earth, or break His Sabbath by traveling without proper purpose on the holy day.
The occasions/causes of sin become reasons for these types of people to break the Sabbath by going to drink alcohol, commit adultery, or engage in other worldly activities.
Third rule: This provision is established as a Rule addressing alcohol, adultery, and all sins committed by individuals in the domain of faith and law, which now extends throughout the world.
Regarding a person who casually has sexual relations with another person's wife - when a person who engages in sex is influenced by alcohol, it becomes the basis for his sexual relations with another man's wife or with an unmarried woman - it is recognised by the law and its
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administrators that all parishes under the law's power have the authority to put an end to the influence of people who show arrogance toward the law and faith, which is supported by scripture:
He who exalts himself will be humbled by the law, while the person who humbles himself beneath all laws will be exalted by the law and faith, that is the doctrine.
The way of the person who humbles himself before God and the law that is vigilant in upholding its ways so that evil may be defeated by good, for the sinful person will not be left as a leader of the law.
Hence the law's instructive word comes forth: that a person should be correct and truthful when speaking God's name and not take the Lord's name in vain, whether in churches or in ordinary houses where the name of the Lord is spoken. A person should never be prideful or arrogant toward God,
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lest such people be seen by the law of faith breaking its practices, and wrongdoing will be determined against them.
The proper and rightful behaviour for a person during times when God's name is spoken: do not be proud, do not be arrogant, do not be threatening, do not bring intoxication before God, before the Ministers, or before the deacons, lest monetary penalties be imposed on those kinds of people who bring drunkenness, who desecrate worship, or who degrade the works of faith. The sin will be judged and a monetary penalty of 10 shillings per person will be imposed.
These Rules were specifically created by the committee to address the two matters pertaining to this settlement.
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Announcement:
Concerning the troublesome matters that came to light during Henare Matua's journey to Turanga, there were 2 troublesome matters identified in Turanga: one being adultery, one being drunkenness.
From the main committee all the way to the bishops, there was concern about the hypocrisy around these 2 troublesome matters of adultery and drunkenness. When Henare Matua identified these 2 troublesome matters within his committee he reported this upward to his bishops.
His proposal was that the problems of his committee should be brought back to be addressed by the committees who remained at the settlement.
The committees that remained at the settlement agreed it was right for Henare to refer these problems back to them, so they could properly investigate these issues when the travelers returned.
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For this reason, the issues of this settlement were addressed first, allowing us to then examine the wrongdoings of that journey to Turanga.
The wrongdoing of that journey to Turanga was clearly established. The committee addressed these two sins - adultery and drunkenness - because the journey to Turanga was not lawless; they had created rules for that journey, completed like the Ten Commandments shown to Moses.
This explains the determination of sin for that committee that mission that went to Turanga: one was rule-breaking [violating their own established rules], the other major issue [failing to follow] resembled Christ's words to his disciples.
Go you disciples to all nations, there is indeed another scripture similar to this mission in Matthew 10 in verses 9 -10
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"Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts - no bag for the mission or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep."
That is the reason for the many objections to that mission [as it did not adhere to these principles of simplicity and humility].
Here is another scriptural metaphor that applies to that mission to Turanga, where the scripture says 'Be very careful about how you conduct yourselves - not as unwise people but as wise ones.' Here is yet another scriptural reference that applies to those who uphold the works of faith and the law.
Whether a prayer leader or bishop, that exhortation word of Christ says "Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
There are many objections from faith and the law for
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these 2 troublesome matters of the committee all the way to the bishops, the extent of the sin is like a passage of scripture: "those who come into our practices will be blocked by false teachings"
before God and the law. This is the reason it was called false teaching from going from this settlement to preach the words to the world, 2 troublesome matters, one is adultery, one is alcohol, that is the root of adultery, alcohol.
After returning home, another offense was added to this committee's wrongdoings - they brought tattoo experts (tohunga ta moko). When these tattoo practitioners arrived, they elevated and celebrated the practice of traditional tattooing.
The significance of this elevation of ta moko was this: those who brought these tattoo practioners deliberately intended to give the practice a status and authority
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comparable to Christ's words to his Apostle: 'You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. When they came to this settlement, these [tattoo practices] were endorsed by their supporters, and then the thinking of both the supporters and those who brought them suddenly leapt up. They elevated this practice in its full expression, including tattoos on legs, arms, and the entire body, determined to challenge faith and law. Standing firmly against this challenge was the church known throughout the world as Te Aute [Anglican], together with the law. The church and the law recognised that the practice of tattooing was not of equal standing to be a worthy debate opponent for the church, the law, and the doctrine.
Christ has already declared that all works in the world, in heaven, and in the spirit world (Te Reinga), regardless of what transgressions people commit or what wrongful deeds people perform,
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will never prevail against His church. The doctrine and the law recognised that both this practice of ta moko and its advocates would be defeated when they challenged the very essence of the law and faith, having presumed to establish the practice as equal in spiritual authority to the church and religious law.
The church and law were confident they would overcome the tattooing practice because church prayers [litany] specifically condemn pride, secret gatherings, cannibalism, false teachings, and causing division within the church.
[It also addresses] stubborness and contempt for divine law and doctrine. When the gospel first arrived at this island, people harboured hatred toward one another and practiced cannibalism.
People would perform ritual self-cutting during mourning for one another. Faith and the law decreed that people should stop consuming one another and
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humanise the grieving between one another. These doctrines of the Gospel were agreed to by all islands in this world. From the time when the work of faith and the law became widespread, [yet] people's thoughts returned to cannibalism and
contempt for its doctrines and laws. Now, that doctrine, that law will not fail, but the practitioners of that tattooing practice will fail along with its supporters of that practice, this is the settling of the defeat by the law and faith.
A monetary penalty of £1 (one pound) will be imposed on the person who introduces the practice of tā moko. A monetary penalty of £1 5s (one pound and five shillings) will be imposed on each supporter of the practice. If there are multiple supporters, this same monetary penalty will be imposed on each and every person.
Here also is the scripture/teaching that made clear the declaration of the law that it will defeat those kinds of people who are arrogant toward its laws and all its works. Heaven and earth and people will pass away, but its teachings and its works will never pass away.
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Here is guidance for the missions of Henare Matua on this island, whether he has already traveled them or whether he still has to travel, regarding the summons of the tribes of this island for the
journeys still remain. This explanatory word is in Acts 6, verses 3, 4, and 5, the first verse says: “Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business” for the works for the journeys throughout this island when the time comes that is arranged for the calls of this entire island.
These biblical words were applied to Henare's future journeys because of what happened during his Turanga trip. In that case, only the
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sea spray [challenges] touched upon his outer garment merely making it moist, which was somewhat fortunate; had it been cast into the midst of the ocean or consumed/devoured by the opposition, no life would have been seen within what was consumed or devoured - it would have been recognised as death forever into the great night, the long night [with eternal consequences]. Here also is another arrangement for his remaining journeys: it is right that the invitations from various parts of this island be respected.
The reason is we know about the loading of the waka: if the waka is loaded on just one side, the waka will capsize; if the load of the waka is distributed equally, then that waka will not capsize.
Tenei i nga Pire a te komiti i whakariterite ai i te huihuinga i te 12 i 13 o nga ra o Hepetema i 1873. Nga take o taua huihuinga o aua komiti e 3 te tuatahi ko te hapa tapu a te Ariki te mea nui atu o aua take.
Te tuarua ko te raruraru o te wahine a Eraihia te tuatoru ko ta Te Teira Tiakitai raruraru raua ko tona taina ko Te Orihau tae noa ki te ra i whakamahia ai aua hara e 2 katahi ka ata maramatia nga take o aua raruraru e 2.
Katahi ka tikina atu nga take raruraru e 2 o te haere a Henare Matua ki Turanga ko aua take raruraru e 2 he haurangi tetahi he puremu tetahi ka apitia aua take raruraru o te haerenga ki Turanga.
Ki o te kainga nei take raruraru e 2 pera ano te ahua o nga take raruraru o te kainga nei he puremu tetahi he haurangi tetahi ka apitia.
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E nga komiti aua take raruraru e 4 katahi ka whakamahia e aua komiti i 17 o nga ra o Hepetema 1873 te tuatahi o nga whakamahinga a te komiti ko nga take raruraru ake o te kainga nei ano ko te haurangi i te waipiro ko te puremu.
Te tuatahi me kore te haurangi e tae mai ki nga pariha katoa o nga komiti ahakoa i nga takiwa huihuinga ahakoa i nga takiwa kaore ranei he huihuinga kaua rawa taua mahi te haurangi e kawea mai e te tangata ki nga pariha o te komiti.
Mehemea ka kawea mai e te tangata te haurangi ki nga patiki katoa o te komiti ka tonoa te moni kia puta koia tenei ki te mea ka tomo mai taua tangata ki te whare o te komiti ahakoa i tutu ahakoa kaore ranei i tutu taua tangata haurangi.
Ka tonoa kia puta tana moni koia tenei te ingoa o taua moni 10 herengi ki te kore taua tangata haurangi e tomo mai ki te whare o te komiti
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Engari i te marae e haurangi haere ana ka tonoa ano te moni ma taua tangata kia puta ki te komiti koia tenei te ingoa o te moni ma taua tangata haurangi e 5 herengi.
Ki te nui atu te tutu o taua tangata haurangi ata huri ana ki te patu i tetahi tangata wahine ranei kaumatua tamaiti ranei me te komiti nui tonu ka whiua ano taua tangata ki te whiu taimaha koia tenei ka tonoa te moni kia puta tona moni kia kotahi £1- pauna.
Tera atu ranei i te kotahi pauna kei te ritenga o tona whakamate tangata te ritenga e mohiotia ai he whakataunga mo te moni koia ranei me whakautu ki te moni tera atu ranei te whakautu kei te ture e mohio ana tana whakataunga i te utu.
Te Tuarua. Mehemea na nga kai whakarite kupu tonu o te ture nana nga whakahaunga kia kai nga te waipiro i roto i nga ra i whakaritea ai.
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He mahi e te komiti nui tonu o te iwi ki taua tangata ahakoa he aha te mahi he aha te mahi i whakaritea ai e te iwi nui tonu a taea ana te haurangitanga o katoa te tangata kaore ranei i haurangi erangi i te kai ano i te waipiro i aua ra i whakamahia ai taua tangata e te komiti ki tetahi mahi mana ka whakataua ano te hara ki taua tangata ka tonoa te moni kia puta mo tona takahi i nga ture koia tenei te ingoa o te moni ma taua tangata kia 15 herengi te utu ma taua tangata.
Me kai atu te tangata i te waipiro me whakamutu atu i te paparakauta kaua hei haria mai ki to te komiti patiki kei kiia he mahi poka noa na te ture raua ko te komiti ki te tono i te moni a tetahi tangata.
Kaore e marama ana te titiro a te ture raua ko te komiti he kaha rawa no te takahi a te tangata i ona ritenga i o te ture koia i marama ai tana whatoro ki te moni
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a te tangata ngakau whakahi ki te puremu ki te haurangi ki te takahi karakia ki te Atua nui o te rangi me te whenua ki te takahi i tona ratapu kaore he take o tana haere ratapu.
Waiho ana nga take o te hara hei take takahanga ma aua tu tangata i te ratapu ki te haere ki te kai i te waipiro ki te puremu ki tetahi atu mahi o te ao.
Te Tuatoru o enei kupu i whakaturia ai hei Pire mo te waipiro mo te puremu mo nga hara katoa e mahia ana e te tangata i te takiwa o te whakapono raua ko te ture ka whanui nei ki te ao.
Ko tetahi tangata na te ai noa tana ai i te wahine a tetahi tangata ko te ai a tetahi tangata e whakaurua ana ki te waipiro he putake mo tana ai ki te wahine a tetahi tangata wahine takakau ranei kitea iho ana e te ture raua ko ana kai
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whakarite kia whai rakapa ona pariha katoa o te ture hei whakamate iho i te kaha o te tangata e whakapehapeha ana ki te ture raua ko te whakapono koia i kitea ai tetahi kupu karaipiture.
Koia e whakanui ana i a ia ka whakaititia e te ture ko te tangata e whakaiti ana i a ia ki raro i nga ture katoa ka whakanuia e te ture raua ko te whakapono koia tenei.
Te ritenga o te tangata e whakaiti ana ki te aroaro o te Atua raua ko te ture e kaha nei ki te hapai i ona ritenga kia mate ano te kino i te pai e kore hoki te tangata hara e waiho hei rangatira mo te ture.
Koia i puta ai tana kupu tohutohu ta te ture kia tika kia pono te whakahua a te tangata i to te Atua ingoa ahakoa i nga wharekarakia i nga whare noa iho ranei e whakahuatia ana te ingoa o te Ariki kaua rawa hei whakatupehupehu te tangata ki te Atua
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kei kitea e te ture whakapono aua tu tangata e takahi nei i ona ritenga ka whakataua ano te he ki aua tangata. E takahi karakia ana ki te tinihanga ora ranei aua tangata tinihanga kawe i te haurangi ranei ki roto ki te karakia ka turakina e te ture aua tangata.
Te ritenga te tika ma te tangata i nga takiwa e whakahuatia ai te ingoa o te Atua kaua hei whakapehapeha kaua hei whakahi kaua hei whakatuma kaua hei kawea nga whakahaurangi a te tangata ki te aroaro o te
Atua o nga Minita o nga moni ta ranei kei whakataua te moni maua tu tangata e kawe haurangi ana e takahi karakia ana e whakakino ana ranei ki nga mahi o te whakapoka whakataua te hara me te moni maua tu tangata kia 10 herengi ma te tangata kotahi.
Ko enei Pire i hanga ai e te komiti mo nga take e 2 o te kainga nei ano enei kupu.
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Panuitanga
I nga take raruraru o te haere a Henare Matua ki Turanga koia tenei aua take raruraru e rua o taua haere ki Turanga he puremu tetahi he haurangi tetahi ko taua ingoa o te puremu o te haurangi.
No te komiti nui tonu a tae atu ki nga takuta te hipokitanga o aua take raruraru e rua o te puremu raua ko te haurangi i te waipiro no te kitenga o Henare Matua i enei take raruraru e 2 o tona komiti a tae ana ki runga ki ona takuta.
Ka kiia tona kupu whakarite ko aua hara o tona komiti ka whakahokia mai ma nga komiti i noho i te kainga nei e mahi nga hara o tona komiti.
Katahi ka titiro atu nga whakaaro o te komiti i noho atu i te kainga nei e tika ana te whakatoenga a Henare i nga hara o tona komiti kia tae mai ratou ki te kainga nei ka ata tirotiro iho ai te ritenga o aua hara.
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No tera i whakamahia ai nga take raruraru o te kainga nei ka tahai ka taea te tirotiro atu aua hara o taua haerenga ki Turanga he tika rawa te hara o taua haerenga nei ki Turanga.
Te take o te whakatika a te komiti i aua hara e 2 i te puremu i te haurangi kaore i haere ture kore taua haere ki Turanga i hanga ia ano nga ture mo taua haere a oti ana nga ritenga o nga ture kotahi tekau i whakakitea kia Mohi Poropiti.
Koia te marama o te whakataunga i te hara mo taua komiti i haere nei ki Turanga he takahi ture tetahi ko tetahi take nui o taua haere e rite ana ki te kupu a te karaiti ki ana akonga.
Haere koutou akonga nga tauiwi katoa tena ano tetahi kupu karaipiture e rite ana ki tenei haere kei a Matiu 10 kei te 9 -10 o nga rarangi
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kaua he koura ma koutou kaua e hiriwa kaua he parahi ki roto ki o koutou whitiki.
Kaua ano hoki he putea mo te ara kaua e taki ruatia nga tatata kaua he hu kaua ano hoki he tokotoko ka ea nei hoki i te kaimahi tana kai koia te take o te nui o nga whakahe mo taua haere.
Tenei ano tetahi kupu whakarite e rite ana ki taua haere ki Turanga ko te kupu karaipiture e kia ana kia tupato ki ta koutou haere kaua hei ta te kuare otira hei ta te mahara tenei ano tetahi kupu karaipiture e rite ana ki nga kai hapai o nga mahi o te whakapono raua ko te ture.
Ahakoa monita karakia ahakoa takuta ranei e kii ana taua kupu whakahau a te karaiti tukua kia marama to koutou tiaho tangata ki te aroaro o nga tangata kia kite ai ratou e whakaako pai ana koutou ki te aroaro o te Atua raua ko te tangata.
E nui rawa ana nga whakahe a te whakapono raua ko te ture mo
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enei take raruraru e 2 o te komiti a tae ana ki nga takuta te eke nga o te hara rite ana tetahi wahi kupu o te karaipiture ko te hunga e uru ana mai ki o tatou whakahaere ka araia atu e nga whakaakoranga teka
ki te aroaro o te Atua raua ko te ture tenei te take i kiia ai ki te whakaakoranga teka no te haerenga atu i te kainga nei ki te kauwhai i nga kupu ki te ao e 2 nga take raruraru he puremu tetahi he waipiro tetahi koia te putake o te puremu ko te waipiro.
No te hokinga mai ki te kainga nei ka apitia mai tetahi take kino o taua komiti ano ka haria mai nga tohunga tamoko te taenga mai ki te kainga nei ka whakanuia nga whakamahinga mo taua mahi mo te tamoko.
Tenei te ritenga o taua kupu o te whakanui i taua mahi i te tamoko he mea whakaro nuitia e te whakaaro o nga kai hari mai i aua tohunga tamoko kia pera te ahua
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me te kupu a te karaiti i kii ai ki ana Apoto ko koe Apita ka hanga e ahau taku haki ki runga ki tenei ka maka ko nga tatau o te reinga e kore e kaha ki taua hahi tae mai ki te kainga nei ka tautokotia e ona kai tautoko katahi ano
ka tupeke nga whakaaro o nga kai tautoko me nga whakaaro o nga kai hari mai ka hapainga taua mahi ki runga ona waewa ona ringaringa me tona tinana katoa ka kina iho ki te takahi i te whakapono raua ko te ture tau rawa ake te tunga o tana whana ko te hahi puta noa i te ao e huaina nei tona ingoa
ko Te Aute raua ko te ture kitea ake ana e te hahi me te ture kaore i rite taua mahi te tamoko hei hoa tautohe mona me te ture raua ko te whakapono Te take i kiia ai e kore e tau hei hoa tautohe ki a ia ki te ture raua ko taua whakapono
kua oti te kii e te karaiti ko nga mahi katoa i te ao i te rangi i Te Reinga ahakoa he aha te hara a te tangata ahakoa he aha nga mahi he a te tangata
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E kore rawa e kaha ki tana hahi kitea ana e taua whakapono raua ko te ture ka hinga ia raua taua mahi me ona kai tautoko o taua mahi o te tamoko i haere ai taua mahi ki te uma o te ture raua ko te whakapono hanga ai kia pera tona rite me te ahua o te whakapono me te ture.
Te take i marama ai taua kii a te ture raua ko te whakapono ka hinga i a raua taua mahi te ta moko me ona kai whakarite ko te kupu o te Ritani e korero ana ki te hahi puta noa i te ao katoa i te whakakake i te runanga puku i te kai kiri i te whakaakoranga teka i te wehewehe.
I te ngakau pake i te whakahawea ki tana ture me tana kupu tetahi kupu i tona oroko taenga mai o te rongo pai ki tenei motu e kino ana tetahi ki tetahi e kai ana tetahi ki tetahi.
E tangi haehae ana tetahi ki tetahi ka kiia e te whakapono raua ko te ture kia mutu te kai a te tangata ia raua
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whakatangata te tangi haehae a tetahi ki tetahi whakaaetia ana e nga motu katoa i tenei ao aua kupu a te rongo pai no te takiwa i whanui ai te mahi o te whakapono raua ko te ture ka hoki atu te whakaaro o te tangata ki te kaikiri ki te
whakahawea ki tana kupu ki ana ture. Na e kore taua kupu taua ture e hinga erangi ko te kai mahi i taua mahi tamoko e hinga me ona kai tautoko o taua mahi koia tenei te taunga o te whakahinga a te ture raua ko te whakapono. Ko te
kai pikau mai i taua mahi i te tamoko ko te utu ki te ture £1 pauna ma te kai tautoko o taua mahi kia 1.5 herengi ma te tangata kotahi mehemea tera atu te nui o nga kai
tautoko koia nei te utu ma ia tangata ma ia tangata £1.5.
Tenei hoki te kupu i marama ai te kii a te ture ka hinga i a ia aua tu tangata e whakapehapeha nei ki ona ture me ona mahi katoa ko te rangi me te whenua me te tangata e pahure ko ana kupu me ona mahi e kore rawa e pahure.
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Tenei tetahi kupu mo nga haere a Henare Matua ki runga ki te motu nei ahakoa kua haerea e ia kei te toe ano ranei i a ia te haere nga karanga a nga iwi o te motu nei mo nga
haere kei te toe tenei kupu whakarite kei nga mahi 6 o nga upoko kei te 3 kei 4 kei te 5 o nga rarangi e kii ana te kupu i te tuahi o nga rarangi na tirohia iho e nga teina i roto i a koutou kia tokowhitu nga tangata e korerotia paitia ana e kii ana i te wairua tapu i te ngakau mahara a ma
matau ratou e whakarite mo nga mahi mo nga haere ki runga ki te motu nei ina taea tona takiwa e whakaritea ai nga karanga a te motu katoa nei.
Te take i taea ai enei kupu te tiki ake hei kupu mo nga haere a Henare kei te toe he kitenga ake na te whakaaro ki te nui o te uhi a te
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putai ki runga ki tenei haere ki Turanga na te uhi mai ko te putai anake ki runga ki te
whakakonga kahu anake i maku i ahua pai ai mehemea i poua ranei ki waenganui o te moana i whakamomia ranei ki roto i te kai a
kaore e kitea he ora i roto i te pau i te whakamomia ranei kitea ake he mate oti atu ki te po nui ki te po roa tenei ano tetahi ritenga mo aua haere kei te toe he mea tika kia whakamanaia nga kupu karanga mai a etahi wahi o te motu nei.
Te take e mohio ana tatou ki te uta o te waka mehemea kau taia tahatahitia te waka ka tahuri te waka ka rite tahi ano te uta o te waka ka kaore e tahuri tena waka
Whakamāoritanga | TranslationAnnouncement:
These are the Rules that the committee decided at the meeting on the 12th and 13th of September 1873. The first and most important matter discussed by these three committees was the Lord's holy communion.
The second was the trouble of Eraihia's wife, the third was Te Teira Tiakitai's trouble with his younger sibling Te Orihau, until the day when those 2 issues were addressed, then the issues of those 2 troubles became properly understood.
Then the 2 troublesome matters related to Henare Matua's journey to Turanga were brought forward, those 2 troublesome matters being one of drunkenness, one of adultery, and these troublesome matters related to the journey to Turanga were addressed.
Regarding the 2 troublesome matters of this settlement, similar in nature to the troublesome matters already in this settlement, one being adultery, one being drunkenness, they were added/included for deliberation.
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To the committees, those 4 troublesome matters were then addressed by those committees on the 17th of September 1873. The first of the committee's proceedings concerned the troublesome matters specific to this settlement itself, namely drunkenness from alcohol and adultery.
First rule: No one must arrive intoxicated at any of the parishes under the committees' authority, whether during times of meetings or during times when there are no meetings. This behaviour of drunkenness must never be brought by any person into the parishes under the committee's authority.
If a person conducts drunkenness in any of the paddocks of the committee, a monetary penalty will be imposed, that is this: if that person enters the house of the committee, whether that drunk person is disorderly or not.
A monetary penalty of 10 shillings will be imposed. If that drunk person does not enter the house of the committee
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but is wandering drunk on the marae, a monetary penalty of 5 shillings will be imposed.
If the disorderly behaviour of that drunk person becomes more severe, deliberately turning to assault any person, woman, elder, child, or the main committee itself, that person will be punished with a heavy punishment as follows: a monetary penalty of £1 pound will be imposed.
Or more than one pound, depending on the severity of the injury or harm caused to a person, the manner by which the appropriate monetary settlement is determined, whether it should be paid with money or through another form of payment - the law determines the appropriate settlement.
Second rule: Even if the administrators of the law themselves authorised the consumption of alcohol on designated days.
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If someone is assigned work by the main committee, no matter what type of work, and they drink alcohol on their work days (whether becoming fully drunk or not), that person will be judged as having sinned and will be fined 15 shillings for breaking the rules.
If a person drinks alcohol, they should finish it at the pub, not bring it to the parish of the committee, lest it be said it is unauthorised behaviour by the law and the committee to demand money from a person.
The law and the committee have a clear understanding: because of the severe violations by people of the established practices and rules, it is justified in imposing monetary penalties
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on proud-hearted individuals who commit adultery, engage in drunkenness, desecrate worship to the Almighty God of heaven and earth, or break His Sabbath by traveling without proper purpose on the holy day.
The occasions/causes of sin become reasons for these types of people to break the Sabbath by going to drink alcohol, commit adultery, or engage in other worldly activities.
Third rule: This provision is established as a Rule addressing alcohol, adultery, and all sins committed by individuals in the domain of faith and law, which now extends throughout the world.
Regarding a person who casually has sexual relations with another person's wife - when a person who engages in sex is influenced by alcohol, it becomes the basis for his sexual relations with another man's wife or with an unmarried woman - it is recognised by the law and its
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administrators that all parishes under the law's power have the authority to put an end to the influence of people who show arrogance toward the law and faith, which is supported by scripture:
He who exalts himself will be humbled by the law, while the person who humbles himself beneath all laws will be exalted by the law and faith, that is the doctrine.
The way of the person who humbles himself before God and the law that is vigilant in upholding its ways so that evil may be defeated by good, for the sinful person will not be left as a leader of the law.
Hence the law's instructive word comes forth: that a person should be correct and truthful when speaking God's name and not take the Lord's name in vain, whether in churches or in ordinary houses where the name of the Lord is spoken. A person should never be prideful or arrogant toward God,
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lest such people be seen by the law of faith breaking its practices, and wrongdoing will be determined against them.
The proper and rightful behaviour for a person during times when God's name is spoken: do not be proud, do not be arrogant, do not be threatening, do not bring intoxication before God, before the Ministers, or before the deacons, lest monetary penalties be imposed on those kinds of people who bring drunkenness, who desecrate worship, or who degrade the works of faith. The sin will be judged and a monetary penalty of 10 shillings per person will be imposed.
These Rules were specifically created by the committee to address the two matters pertaining to this settlement.
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Announcement:
Concerning the troublesome matters that came to light during Henare Matua's journey to Turanga, there were 2 troublesome matters identified in Turanga: one being adultery, one being drunkenness.
From the main committee all the way to the bishops, there was concern about the hypocrisy around these 2 troublesome matters of adultery and drunkenness. When Henare Matua identified these 2 troublesome matters within his committee he reported this upward to his bishops.
His proposal was that the problems of his committee should be brought back to be addressed by the committees who remained at the settlement.
The committees that remained at the settlement agreed it was right for Henare to refer these problems back to them, so they could properly investigate these issues when the travelers returned.
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For this reason, the issues of this settlement were addressed first, allowing us to then examine the wrongdoings of that journey to Turanga.
The wrongdoing of that journey to Turanga was clearly established. The committee addressed these two sins - adultery and drunkenness - because the journey to Turanga was not lawless; they had created rules for that journey, completed like the Ten Commandments shown to Moses.
This explains the determination of sin for that committee that mission that went to Turanga: one was rule-breaking [violating their own established rules], the other major issue [failing to follow] resembled Christ's words to his disciples.
Go you disciples to all nations, there is indeed another scripture similar to this mission in Matthew 10 in verses 9 -10
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"Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts - no bag for the mission or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep."
That is the reason for the many objections to that mission [as it did not adhere to these principles of simplicity and humility].
Here is another scriptural metaphor that applies to that mission to Turanga, where the scripture says 'Be very careful about how you conduct yourselves - not as unwise people but as wise ones.' Here is yet another scriptural reference that applies to those who uphold the works of faith and the law.
Whether a prayer leader or bishop, that exhortation word of Christ says "Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
There are many objections from faith and the law for
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these 2 troublesome matters of the committee all the way to the bishops, the extent of the sin is like a passage of scripture: "those who come into our practices will be blocked by false teachings"
before God and the law. This is the reason it was called false teaching from going from this settlement to preach the words to the world, 2 troublesome matters, one is adultery, one is alcohol, that is the root of adultery, alcohol.
After returning home, another offense was added to this committee's wrongdoings - they brought tattoo experts (tohunga ta moko). When these tattoo practitioners arrived, they elevated and celebrated the practice of traditional tattooing.
The significance of this elevation of ta moko was this: those who brought these tattoo practioners deliberately intended to give the practice a status and authority
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comparable to Christ's words to his Apostle: 'You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. When they came to this settlement, these [tattoo practices] were endorsed by their supporters, and then the thinking of both the supporters and those who brought them suddenly leapt up. They elevated this practice in its full expression, including tattoos on legs, arms, and the entire body, determined to challenge faith and law. Standing firmly against this challenge was the church known throughout the world as Te Aute [Anglican], together with the law. The church and the law recognised that the practice of tattooing was not of equal standing to be a worthy debate opponent for the church, the law, and the doctrine.
Christ has already declared that all works in the world, in heaven, and in the spirit world (Te Reinga), regardless of what transgressions people commit or what wrongful deeds people perform,
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will never prevail against His church. The doctrine and the law recognised that both this practice of ta moko and its advocates would be defeated when they challenged the very essence of the law and faith, having presumed to establish the practice as equal in spiritual authority to the church and religious law.
The church and law were confident they would overcome the tattooing practice because church prayers [litany] specifically condemn pride, secret gatherings, cannibalism, false teachings, and causing division within the church.
[It also addresses] stubborness and contempt for divine law and doctrine. When the gospel first arrived at this island, people harboured hatred toward one another and practiced cannibalism.
People would perform ritual self-cutting during mourning for one another. Faith and the law decreed that people should stop consuming one another and
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humanise the grieving between one another. These doctrines of the Gospel were agreed to by all islands in this world. From the time when the work of faith and the law became widespread, [yet] people's thoughts returned to cannibalism and
contempt for its doctrines and laws. Now, that doctrine, that law will not fail, but the practitioners of that tattooing practice will fail along with its supporters of that practice, this is the settling of the defeat by the law and faith.
A monetary penalty of £1 (one pound) will be imposed on the person who introduces the practice of tā moko. A monetary penalty of £1 5s (one pound and five shillings) will be imposed on each supporter of the practice. If there are multiple supporters, this same monetary penalty will be imposed on each and every person.
Here also is the scripture/teaching that made clear the declaration of the law that it will defeat those kinds of people who are arrogant toward its laws and all its works. Heaven and earth and people will pass away, but its teachings and its works will never pass away.
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Here is guidance for the missions of Henare Matua on this island, whether he has already traveled them or whether he still has to travel, regarding the summons of the tribes of this island for the
journeys still remain. This explanatory word is in Acts 6, verses 3, 4, and 5, the first verse says: “Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business” for the works for the journeys throughout this island when the time comes that is arranged for the calls of this entire island.
These biblical words were applied to Henare's future journeys because of what happened during his Turanga trip. In that case, only the
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sea spray [challenges] touched upon his outer garment merely making it moist, which was somewhat fortunate; had it been cast into the midst of the ocean or consumed/devoured by the opposition, no life would have been seen within what was consumed or devoured - it would have been recognised as death forever into the great night, the long night [with eternal consequences]. Here also is another arrangement for his remaining journeys: it is right that the invitations from various parts of this island be respected.
The reason is we know about the loading of the waka: if the waka is loaded on just one side, the waka will capsize; if the load of the waka is distributed equally, then that waka will not capsize.
Letter from Komiti to Iwi Katoa. Ngāti Kere Archives, accessed 09/04/2026, https://ngatikere.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/1332