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heirlooms, such as patu <strong>pounamu</strong>, were exchanged as “a visible symbol of the peace agreement” (p.170).The poi also intima<strong>te</strong>s the genealogical line from King Tāwhiao to Te Arikinui Te Ātairangikaahu;and how Te Arikinui (the paramount leader) was welcomed to the city of Palmerston North and TeMarae o Hine in 1972 and was the first Ao<strong>te</strong>aroa/New Zealand citizen to be given the “Freedom of theCity” during the city’s cen<strong>te</strong>nary celebrations (Te Ao Hou Journalist, 1972). Te Arikinui returned toPalmerston North in 2005 for the Te Matatini National Kapahaka Festival. The song farewells TeArikinui, and welcomes her son, King Tūheitia, to his leadership position within the Kīngitanga.Hei! Hei ha!Ko <strong>te</strong> poi, kōkiri—kōkiri—hei ha hei!Tītaka kau ana taku poi manu e,Ka tatū iho ki Tūwhakatupua.Māia ai tō tū atu ki muaI ngā manu toheroa o Ngāti Raukawa.Whakahiwa ake ana <strong>te</strong> manu mātaiA Te Peeti Te Awe Awe e.Ka rere atu rā ki <strong>te</strong> hopu mātāngohiI <strong>te</strong> poutū papa i <strong>te</strong> taha o ngā waituhi eHei! Hei ha!Whakawai atu rā taku poi manu e,Hipokina iho i raro i ngā parirauO <strong>te</strong> manu houkuraO Hoani Meihana Te Rangiōtū e!Whakahuatia ake ngā kupu karaipiture,Mairatia iho ngā kupu whakaaio,Whatiwhati rā ngā tokotoko o <strong>te</strong> riri e.E Rongo purutia kia ū, kia mau!Hei! Hei ha!Ka kake whakarunga taku poi manu e,Titiro whakararo, ka nihinihi whenua.Ka hakahaka koa ki <strong>te</strong> rurungaO Te Rangimārie (mārie, mārie).Mataara mai rā taku poi manu e,Te waihanga o ngā patu <strong>pounamu</strong> e toru;Ngā tohu pūmau o <strong>te</strong> maungārongoO <strong>te</strong> waikanaetanga e.Whakauenuku nei a Tāne-nui-ā-rangi,Tukuna a Te Rohe o Tūwhakatupua,Tapaea atu a Te Manawaroa ki aTāwhiao.Toitū <strong>te</strong> kupu, <strong>te</strong> mana, <strong>te</strong> whenua eHei! Hei ha!Hārewa mai i <strong>te</strong> pōwhiritangaO āku manu whakatau eI <strong>te</strong> rautau o <strong>te</strong> tāone nei,I <strong>te</strong> ūnga mai o Matatini e.Oki atu rā e <strong>te</strong> manu whakarere hua;Hei! Hei ha!This thrusting poi—hei ha hei!Distressfully you fly about, my poi manuYou then settle upon Tūwhakatupua.Boldly you stand beforeThe con<strong>te</strong>nding warriors of Ngāti Raukawa.Rising to the occasion is the sentinel leaderTe Peeti Te Awe Awe.He who flies quickly to make the first killAt the snaring post among the wa<strong>te</strong>r troughsHei! Hei ha!Flut<strong>te</strong>ring about, my poi manuYou are shel<strong>te</strong>red beneath the wingsOf the peacemakerHoani Meihana Te Rangiōtū!Proclaim for us the words of scripture,Bequeath to us the words of peace,Culminating with the breaking of theweapons of war.Let peace be upheld and widespread!Hei! Hei ha!My poi manu flies skyward,And whilst looking below, surveys the landYou then hover over the shel<strong>te</strong>red nookOf Te Rangimārie (peace, peace).Observe here, my poi manu,The creation of the three greenstone clubs;E<strong>te</strong>rnal symbols of peaceAnd of tranquillity.Tāne-nui-ā-rangi was retained,Te Rohe o Tūwhakatupua was given,And Te Manawaroa was presen<strong>te</strong>d to KingTāwhiao.May the word, the prestige and land behonoured and restored.Hei! Hei ha!You, Te Ātairangikaahu, launched into flightAt the invitation of my es<strong>te</strong>emed leadersWhen this city celebra<strong>te</strong>d its cen<strong>te</strong>nary,And when Te Matatini arrived.May you rest now, the ma<strong>te</strong>rnal influence309

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