Taiparipari

A battle fought in pre-diluvian times because the evil tribes would not listen to the words of Tū-tawake.

It is also the name of a battle fought between Ue-nuku and Tā-wheta, in which the latter was slain.1

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References

Notes

  1. White 1887, p. 3:36.

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 447.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:166.