8 Kakono - Ko Tarakura te taniwha

Ko Tarakura te taniwha

He mihi nui ki ngā kaimahi o te kaupapa nei: Moerangi Black Matetu Herewini Alexander McFarland-Ratu Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi Hakahaka Hona

I whakaputaina tēnei pukapuka i te tau 2017 e Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Whakatāne, Aotearoa.

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K o Ta ra k u ra te ta n i w h a .

K e i te a wa o Te P i ko wa i . . .

he ta n i w h a e no h o a na.

H e ta n i w h a n u i , h e ta n i w h a ro a .

He ta n i wh a w h a ka mata ku.

K a p ĹŤ ka n a n g Ä ka r u .

K a w h Ä te ro te a re ro .

H e m Ĺ? ka i n Ä M u r i wa i .

K o wa i t Ä“ n e i ta n i w h a ?

A u e ta u k u r i e ! !

K o Ta ra k u ra ka i ta n gata e !

He i ma h i K e i t ē h e a a wa a Ta ra k u ra e n o h o a n a ?

H e m ō ka i ia n ā wa i ?

K o wa i te ta n i w h a ka i ta n g ata ?

Ta ra k u ra t h e ta n i w h a .

I n th e P i ko wa i R i ve r th e re is a ta n i w h a .

A b i g ta n i w h a , a l o n g ta n i w h a .

A s c a r y ta n i w h a .

W ith b u l g i n g e y e s .

W ith a p rot r u d i n g to n g u e .

I t wa s M u r i wa i ’ s p et.

W h o is t h is ta n i w h a ?

O h m y g o o d n e ss ! !

I t is Ta ra k u ra th e d evo u re r !

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