Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu reigned for 40 years as the leader of the Mori King Movement, Te Kngitanga. He harore rangi tahi. It was Ureias good nature that ultimately led to his demise. 1year, 7months, Kuia Hhana Pirini shares her mtauranga around reading the signs of our taiao. Waikato-Tainui maintains connection to the Waikato River by acknowledging relationships with taniwha, animals and habitats along the river. Patua i tahatu o te rangi, waiho tangata haere w, kia E te Arikinui, Te Atairangikaahu Queen, Te Atairangkaahu, Te mokopuna o te motu, te whaea o te whenua The grandchild of the region, the mother of the land, Moe mai i te poho o te tupuna whare, Mahinaarangi, Rest in peace in the bosom of the ancestral home, Mahinaarangi, I te whakaharahara o tou marae rongonui, Turangawaewae.In the magnificence of your well-known marae, Turangawaewae, Moe mai i raro i te mauri o te maungatapu o TaupiriRest in peace in the spirit of your sacred mountain, Taupiri, E hoe tou waka tapu i runga i tou awa, WaikatoGuide your sacred waka gracefully over the waters of Waikato, Waikato taniwharau, he piko he taniwha, he piko he taniwha Waikato of a hundred bends and on every bend a chief, Haere atu ra e te ariki i nga kapua e rere ki tua Farewell te Arikinui, on the clouds that speed you beyond, Mai nga tohu-a-Maori hei piata mai Bypassing the many symbols of Maoridom that shine upon your journey, Te whakamohio te huarahi tika, huarahi pai To ensure your journey is straight and true, Hei kawe nei tou tira ki tera wahi o tatouCarrying you to that everlasting place, Ki hawaiki nui, hawaiki roa, hawaiki pamamaoTo the big hawaiki, the long hawaiki, the hawaiki far away. Waikato-Tainui treat the river with reverence, respect and love. Tawhiti. Tokoroas population more than doubled in the ten years between 1961 and 1971 as people moved to jobs created by the demand for wood products. Ngti Nua hiku potakataka. This survey will open in a new tab and you can fill it out after your visit to the site. Many new arrivals were Maaori, as jobs and Government housing policies encouraged Maaori to move to towns and cities. Dave shared the tantalising thought that the prototype for man-eating reptilian taniwha could have been an Australian saltwater crocodile.