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Te Aitanga a Ruanui

Rapunga Kupu Akoako: (korero taken from "GENi: Te Kemara") Te Kemara: was known
as Tareha, but he is not to be confused with Tareha of Waimate; actually, there were three of that
name. Following an incident which took place at Hicks bay during one of the later musket-armed
expeditions he was named Kaiteke a name which he bore until he was finally converted to
Christianity, at which time he was christened Kemara or Campbell. He lived most of the time on
Moturua in little villages in various bays, and also on his ancestral lands at Te Ti, at the mouth of
the Waitangi river. He was a matakite, and foretold certain events in a most remarkable manner. He
is famous for singing a song just prior to Te Ika-a-ranganui in which he foretold the result of the
battle. Kaiteke had several wives, among whom was Puatea, a young woman of the Ngare-raumati.
When it became known that Kaiteke desired her, Puatea who was a very frivilous young person,
endeavoured to persuade her cousin Kerara, to take her place, but this was over ruled by Korokoro,
who informed Kerara that she was his "popene" (fourpence!) and she was to take no notice of
Puatea whom he referred to as a "kahawai kotiti" a reference to her frivilous disposition.
Evidence of his ability to foretell coming events is illustrated by the following. It was not long after
he had been married to Puatea, who was at this time pregnant. Kaiteke was sitting outside his house
at Hahangarua nursing his pet kawau, and having dozed off, he dreamt that he was singing a song
the words of which he remembered on awakening, and from which he knew that the coming child
would be a male. He announced that the son would eventually prove a man of no influence, a fact
which was later borne out, for Kemara Nohinohi remained a man of no consequence and took no
part in tribal affairs. Kaiteke died about 1859 and shortly before his death he remarked one day to
his daughter Takurua, "I muri i ahau ka whanau koe he kotiro" (After I am gone you will give
birth to a daughter) a remark supplemented by instructions as to the future child's welfare. The
prophecy was all the more remarkable since Takurua was not expecting of a child at the time; but,
as foretold, she shortly afterward became pregnant and in due course gave birth to a daughter which
in accordance to the old man's wishes was named Kiritapu.
Te Kemara marena Puatea Tame Te Tii [6141] [MRIN: 2064], daughter of Te Hinu
[6146] and Ngawai Tii [6147].

Puatea Te Tii

Na Tamariki o te Marena:
198 F i. Kereihi Te Hinu Ngapire Te Kemara [6151].
199 F ii. Kereihi Grace Tehinu Ngapire Te Kemara [6152].
+ 200 F iii. Takarua Ahenata Te Tupuatea Te Kemara [1098].
201 M iv. Paraone Te Kemara [6153].

202 F v. Ngahuia Emeline Te Kemara [6154].
203 M vi. Mora Te Kemara [6155].
204 M vii. Wiremu Te Kemara [6156].
205 M viii. Nohinohi Te Kemara [6157].
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140. Temaai [4760] (Kahuru , TeMurunga , TeWairua , TeRehu Ngahue , Mahiapoake ,
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Taurapoho , Kaharau , Whakaruru , Waiora , Tokatu , Whaiputuputu , Paparangi , Ruatapu
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, RUANUI ).
Temaai marena tetahi tangata.
Na Tamariki o te Papa:
206 M i. TeWharerahi [10522].
+ 207 M ii. Rewa [4761].
208 M iii. Moka [10523].