| p.1 | Terms of subscription and advertising [in English] |
| Notices | |
| From the Editor requesting correspondence be addressed to Te Pura [James Buller]. | |
| From Tāmati Eruini Mukākā concerning a lost horse. | |
| [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 Te Pura [Buller] offering payment for live kiwi birds. | |
| From Te Poura mā (Wm. Bowler, Son & Co.) and Tuati, Kinirohi mā (Stuart, Kinross & Co.) wishing to buy gold. | |
| From Te Rauparaha Te Ringa concerning a mare and foal found. | |
| pp.2-3 | The conflict at Taranaki |
| Editorial discussion about the casualties of the Taranaki conflict. Discredits the perceived benefits of war to Maori. Attributes war to Satan. | |
| Discussion of conflict in India to illustrate what might eventuate in New Zealand. | |
| Attributes the origin of the Taranaki conflict to Katatore killing Rāwiri. | |
| Publication of a letter from Te Hoa Aroha [Good Friend], Ngāmotu, discussing the events after Katatore's death that involved Īhāia's response and culminating in the involvement of Wiremu Kīngi and Tāmati Te Ito. | |
| pp.3-4 | Letters to the Editor |
| From Te Wunu, Pōneke | |
| Supports the newspaper's purpose but is upset by Ngāti Awa's fighting at Ngāmotu. | |
| From Wiremu Tāmihana Te Neke, Waikanae | |
| Requests opinions relating to Queen Victoria. | |
| Discusses the Bible as the source of peace. | |
| Reflects on the aptness of Te Mōkau's death. | |
| From Hirini Wiremu Te Pēhi [?], Te Tekihana | |
| Death notice for Mehu Taera, son of Mere Matiu. | |
| Marriage notice for Hona Wiremu Pātene and Rīria Rāmari. | |
| From Te Rauhihi Whamuko and seven others named, Rangitīkei | |
| Report of the visit by this council to Te Hāpuku's pā [fortified settlement], with text of some speeches. | |
| From Te Hūtana, Heretaunga | |
| Discusses Maori desire to learn Pakeha practices and advises reading correspondence from Hēnare Taratoa [Vol 1. No.16:2] in favour of Maori learning to speak, read and write English. | |
| Submission of Fable 5 `The crow who claimed to be a prized bird'. | |
| p.4 | Advertisement from H.W.Taratoa offering biblical readings for sale. |
| Market prices | |
| Current market prices for foodstuffs and produce. |