Maata Hurinui 07. Ngā Kanikani

Ngā mahi o Ruawharo.. mahi whāriki. He nui rawa¤ atu ngā wāhine o taua tau. I taua tau. Ngā wahine o Wai-kokopū hoki mai ki Ōpoutama, ka haere tonu atu ki Mokotahi – tērā wāhi mātou.

Tieki¤ Ormana, me ngā ... te kuia, Hazel Joe, ngā Nugents mārena ki ētahi [o ngā] whānau from home ngā Rarere's. Engari ko mātou haere.. ngā whānau o tērā wā ... haere ki te kura o Ōpoutama.

Kei te piki haere ō mātou tau. He nui ngā kanikani i Ruawharo. They used to call them... ka kōrero mai rātou "bob hop". "Shilling to get in". I taua wā ki Ruawharo.

Ko tērā te marae. He nui rawa atu ngā marae i konei... haere ki te mahi moni ki Ruawharo mō ō rātou marae.

Ngā kanikani – tino pai ngā kanikani. I ngā pō... i ngā Hatarei ...te pō o te Paraire¤.

Ka kanikani – ko tērā te kanikani they called it "bob hop" - Shilling to get in. I taua wā ki Ruawharo. Cause Ruawharo – he nui rawa atu tēnā marae i taua wā. He nui rawa atu ngā tāngata e haramai¤ ki te Wairoa, Raupunga etahi atu wāhi ki te kanikani.

He aha ngā tangata pūrei ... ngā... ngā... mātou, ka tae atu mātou ki te kanikani... ngā tangata mō tērā mahi, ko orchestra kōrero mai orchestra ... ko ngā tāngata o konei... ētahi he comb, tō heru... pērā he pepa i mua o ērā, and then go mm...mmm... pai hoki. Me ngā pāta... ētahi ngā ... he aha te kōrero mō tērā ... and go twang twang twang e ngā pāta... he pāta tētahi atu. I mahi mātou... i taua wā ka mahi rātou. . Ki a mātou he fund raise mō tērā marae, mō tērā marae ki konei... ki Te Mahia. I Ruawharo ... mahi pērā. I taua wā tonu... ngā wāhine – oh well titiro ki ngā Tane. ...pea.

Engari, I taua wā ki taku whaea... "kāore koe e haere ki te kanikani". Kāore au e mōhio he aha ai. Ko au, ka noho i te kāinga. Me ōku tuahine. Ngā tuahine e noho ki te kainga. Engari, ka hoki mai ngā tungane, ngā mahanga.... haere rātou ki te kanikani, ki Ruawharo... ka pai! Ka haria mātou.

Ētahi atu tāngata ka haramai ki te pātai ki taku whaea. E haramai he hoa mōku ...kanikani – kāo! Pērā tonu.

Ko tērā wā ...aua. Engari... [he] pai ngā kanikani i taua wā ki a tātou. Kotahi here[nga] (shilling) to get in!