Te Wananga 1874-1878: Volume 2, Number 10: pp Abstract
pp Intro to Abstracts

p.85 Notices and Answers to correspondents
List of names of subscribers and the subscription amounts they have paid.
[News items]
From the Hawke's Bay Herald
Concerns a ban on guns for anyone travelling to Te Peihana. Advises trespass notices will be issued and guns confiscated.
[English translation included.]
From Te Waka Maori
Humorous story concerning a prank played on a shoemaker.
[English translation included.]
p.86 [News items]
From Te Waka Maori
Concerns a letter held at the Native Office requesting information on the whereabouts of Tarahora.
[English translation included.]
From the Hawke's Bay Herald
Discusses soil fertility and favourable growing seasons for oats.
[English translation included.]
[Disclaimer]
From the Editor. Concerns contributors' opinions expressed in the newspaper.
[News item]
Discusses the recent horse races held at Foxtown, at which Maori-owned horses were victorious.
[English translation included.]
[Death notice]
Arapata Te Whīoi, chief of Ngāti Raukawa.
[News item]
One of a party of Ngāti Raukawa, Hāpeta, received a broken leg when he was struck by a wagon wheel.
[English translation included.]
[Letter]
From Paul Apatu and eight others, Napier
Write to praise John Young, the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel at Port Ahuriri [Napier].
[English translation included.]
pp.86-88 [News item]
From Hakipere Hura [Hakipene Hura?], Hikutaia
Concerns his journey to attend the tangi [funeral] of Tiaho, sister of Tāwhiao, which was held at Tokangamutu. Describes the quantity and quality of food consumed there. Also describes a meeting concerning land retention by Maori, and Hakipere Hura's return journey to Hikutaia. Contains a waiata [song].
[English translation included.]
pp.88-89 [News items]
From Āperahama Tamaiparea and two named others, Waitōtara
Concerns a meeting held at Papatupu, 28 April, to discuss the future of land at Matemateaonga, between Whanganui and Pātea. Seven hundred people attended the meeting.
[English translation included.]
From the Hawke's Bay Herald
Report of a meeting at Maketū addressed by Rewi [Maniapoto] who advised that peace cannot be possible until confiscated lands are returned, and criticised Te Arawa tribal groups for not supporting the King movement.
Refers to reply given by Henry Pukuatua who answered in support of Ngāti Maru at Ōhinemutu, and to Rewi's request that Te Arawa stop building large carved houses as these were expensive to construct and land was being sold to pay for them.
[English translation included.]
pp.89-90 [News item]
From Te Wananga, Te Riuopuanga, Pātea
Obituary for Mārōtoa of Tūwharetoa tribe, who died after being struck by lightning. Describes the events leading up to her death, and contains a waiata tangi [lament] composed by her husband, Manahi Te Rangikaiamokura.
pp.90-91 A Providential rescue
From Te Waka Maori
Describes the events leading up to the rescue of a small boy in Tennessee, America, who was taken by an eagle.
[English translation included.]
p.92 [Letter to the Editor]
From W.H.K
Discusses Maori land issues.
[English translation included.]
p.93 [Letter to the Editor]
From Te Omana, Government Office, Wellington
Concerns payment for Maori land taken under the Public Works Act for construction of the railway between Napier and Waipukurau. Writer describes the government's process for deciding payment.
[English translation included.]
p.94 Notice
From Nikora Pura, Pakipaki, that he has employed a blacksmith.
[English translation included.]
Notice
From M.Boylan, Napier, that he has employed a gunsmith who can mend, make and repair all types of firearms.
[English translation included.]
Terms of subscriptions
Subscriptions to Te Wananga are ten shillings for one year.
[English translation included.]
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Te Wananga is printed by Henry Hill and published by Hēnare Tōmoana.