Tu-hinga | TranscriptTranscript: Kia Henare Matua ratau ko te komiti he putihana tenei na Makereta Te Waru moku whenua i riro i te rau o te patu. I riro i te hoko tahae a te tangata.
Ko nga ingoa tenei o nga whenua, ko Titiokura, ko Mohaka, ko Te Haroto, ko Tarawera, ko Runanga, ko Opepe, koTauranga, ko Tokaanu, ka mutu nga whenua i riro i te rau o te patu.
He whenua tenei i hokoa tahaetia, ko Tapuae Haruru, ko Wharetoto, ko Taharua, ko Mohaka, ko Ripia, ko Ngaruroro,
ka mutu,
Na Makereta Te Waru.
Era koa koe i tonu o rangi
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Ko nga hapu enei o taua whenua ko Ngati Hineuru, ko Ngati Te Rangiita, ko nga ingoa enei onga tangata nona taua whenua ko Makere x ko Roka x ko Iraia x ko Mihi x ko Perea x ko Te Onemihi x ko Mere Ngapare, ko Riria, ko Tawha, ko Ani Makiri.
Na Makereta Te Waru
Putihana
Mohaka
Makere
Raupatu HokoWhakamāoritanga | TranslationTo Henare Matua and the committee. This is a petition from me, Makereta Te Waru regarding lands taken by force during confiscation. The lands were taken fraudulently by people.
These are the names of the lands. Titi o Kura, Mohaka, Te Haroto, Tarawera, Runanga, Opepe, Tauranga and Tokaanu. These are the lands that were wrongfully confiscated.
The following are the lands that were also taken. Tapuae Haruru, Wharetoto, Taharua, Mohaka, Ripia and Ngaruroro. That is all.
From Makereta Te Waru
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The following are the hapu of the lands. Ngati Hineuru and Ngati Te Rangiita.
The names of the owners of these lands are signed below. Makere x, Roka x, Iraia x, Perea x, Te Onemihi x, Mere Ngapare, Riria, Tawha and Ani Makiri.
Petition from Makereta Te Taru to Henare Matua & his komiti. Ngāti Kere Archives, accessed 09/04/2026, https://ngatikere.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/784