Paraire Whaanga 09. Te Tūwhera o Ruawharo

I te wā i tūwhera ana te whare e Apirana Ngata, ka puta e ia tētahi o ōna kōrero ki te hapū ki a Ngāi Tama. E pōhēhē a ia, e hara mai ia ki te tūwhera i tētahi whare ātaahua nei, anā tōna taetanga¤ mai, e hika¤, kāre¤ he whakairo, kāre he aha.... kātahi tōna kōrero mai, "e hoa mā, e rite tonu te whare nei ki te tēpara¤ nei, he whare tieki¤ kararehe."

Kātahi ka whakahoki ngā koroua, kuia ki a ia, "E Tā Api, koinei te whare e whānau mai ai te Karaiti". Nō reira e puta mai te pīki¤ kata, te kata nui mō te whakahokitanga ki a Api. I reira ngā huihui nunui e pā ana ki te hapū me te iwi nui tonu.