| pp.1-3. | Introduction to the newspaper, Te Wananga |
| Contains a greeting to all Maori to celebrate the launch of Te Wananga. Contains karakia [incantations]. Discusses the aims of the newspaper and the main issues that the paper will focus on. | |
| pp.2-3 | From the Hawke's Bay Times |
| Report concerning the journey of the ship, Wineteta, from England to Napier. | |
| Report concerning the journey of the ship, Pearehi, from England to Ritihana [Lyttleton?]. | |
| Report concerning the journey of the ship, Te Hami Marera, from England to Port Hama [?]. | |
| Market prices | |
| Contains information on prices for cattle and sheep, including prices per pound for the meat, after slaughter. | |
| [News item] | |
| Concerns the Native Land Court judge's report back to Parliament about the Native Land Act, 1873. | |
| House of Representatives, London, England, July, 1874. | |
| Item concerns a petition to the King of England from the many chiefs of Fiji concerning their land. States that the British Government has appointed a Governor to go to Fiji and explain the issues to the chiefs. | |
| [News items] | |
| The former Colonial Secretary in New Zealand, Mr Wera [Frederick Weld ], will take up the position of Governor of Australia and Tasmania. | |
| The people of Te Kapua, Waikato, have reported a successful wheat harvest for this year. | |
| A report concerning the forthcoming marriage between a Russian prince and a princess from England, the daughter of Queen Victoria. |