| p.1 | Terms of subscription and advertising [in English] |
| Notices | |
| From the Editor requesting correspondence be addressed to Te Pura [James Buller]. | |
| From Wiremu Toniki warning of arrest for theft from his business. | |
| [Advertisements and Notices] | |
| From Te Miti & Rewana advertising stud services. | |
| From Te Waharei mā (Worsley & Co.) seeking to buy flax fibre and sheep wool. | |
| From Wiremu Rakiwhata (Wm. Luxford) concerning a mare and foal, found. | |
| From Te Poura mā (Wm. Bowler, Son & Co.) and Tuati, Kinirohi mā (Stuart, Kinross & Co.) wishing to buy gold. | |
| From Tākana (R. J. Duncan) concerning travel costs for the steamer Wonga Wonga. | |
| p.2 | The end of the year |
| Editorial about the lack of financial contributions made towards the newspaper's maintenance. | |
| Claims that books give Pakeha access to knowledge. | |
| Dismisses criticism against the newspaper and likens the role of the newspaper to a Maori canoe carrying its cargo of knowledge, but contends that for the canoe to carry on into the new year the rowers need support. | |
| pp.2-3 | Letters to the Editor |
| From Wī Hapi Te Rāwhāritua, Heretaunga, Pitoone [Petone] | |
| Notice of the death of Īhaka Āperahama Rawhi, with a tribute to his ability as a student of the writer. | |
| Description of the events leading up to his death and his belief in education and Christianity. | |
| From Arama Karaka Ripia, Ōtaki | |
| Discussion about the value of horse racing. | |
| From Hēnare Te Hatete, Waikawa | |
| Discussion of the benefits of Christianity for Maori. | |
| pp.3-4 | Auckland |
| Address by Te Haupapa praising the laws and customs of Pakeha, denouncing life-threatening practices by Maori and requesting Maori to adopt agrarian work habits. Includes his waiata [song]. | |
| p.4 | A tangi [lament] for Hihi by his wife |
| From Governor George Grey's collection. | |
| News items from our island | |
| An outbreak of smallpox amongst the people of Auckland. | |
| Claims of unrest by Te Hāpuku from Wairarapa. | |
| The publication of a Maori language newspaper, Te Waka o Te Iwi, by Hāre Oriwa Rēweti [Charles Oliver Davis]. | |
| Tirarau and Paikea fighting over land. | |
| Maori at Rangiawhia living like Pakeha. | |
| Plant exhibition in Auckland attended by Maori and Pakeha. | |
| Market prices | |
| Current market prices for foodstuffs and produce. | |
| Notice from the Editor informing the aggregate weight of bushels required by the flourmills. |