Pukapuka ManuhiriVisitors' Book

Whakamāori whakapākehā ranei: 025-026| Translation of pages: 025-026

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  Nga kupu a nga tangata matakitaki, me tuhituhi kikonei|Te reo Māori and English - complete transcription

  Te Ra Date	Ingoa Name	Kainga Residence	Whakaaro Comments
  30th Dec	W. T. T. Pireiha	Rotorua	Ka nui toku whakamiharo mo toku kitenga i enei ahua o toku iwi o te Maori. Nui rawa atu te pai o nga mahi a te tangata nana i mahi enei ahua katoa: kia ora ia. Ka nui toku whakamoemiti mo enei ahua katoa.
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  	Geo Williams
  	M. T. Taurere	Muriwhenua	He mea tino whakamiharo ki a au toku kitenga i nga whakaahua o toku iwi o te Maori ara o nga rangatira ingoa nui o te Maori, a he whakapai taku ki te kai mahi o enei whakaahua, nana nei i pupuri te atarangi o nga rangatira, Kua rupeke atu nei ratou ki te poo, otira kei te ora ano etahi Engari ruarua nei e ora ana. Kia ora te kai mahi o enei "whakaahua"
  29th Dec	Taare (o te Poroti)	Matitiri	pairawatu.
  1902 Jan 4th.	Makareti Papakura	Whakarewarewa	Nui rawa te koa o tooku ngakau i te kitenga i nga ahua o toku Iwi Maori. Hai konei ra e koro e kui ma.
  	Nā Tai Haruru	Te Akau	eKoro ma, ewhaema, tena koutou enohonei ikonei. Ka nui temamae otokungakau kia koutou enohonei. Etia ano kokoutou tonu okoutou ahua emaumaina tena koutou Heoi ngamihi Na tai haruru

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  Ngā kupu a ngā tāngata mātakitaki, me tuhituhi ki konei |Te reo Māori - with modern punctuation and macrons

  Te Ra Date	Ingoa Name	Kainga Residence	Whakaaro Comments
  30th Dec	W. T. T. Pireiha	Rotorua	Ka nui tōku whakamīharo mō tōku kitenga i ēnei āhua o tōku iwi o te Māori. Nui rawa atu te pai o ngā mahi a te tangata nāna i mahi ēnei āhua katoa: kia ora ia. Ka nui tōku whakamoemiti mō ēnei āhua katoa.
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  	Geo Williams
  	M. T. Taurere	Muriwhenua	He mea tino whakamīharo ki a au tōku kitenga i ngā whakaahua o tōku iwi o te Māori, arā o ngā rangatira ingoa nui o te Māori, ā he whakapai tāku ki te kaimahi o ēnei whakaahua, nāna nei i pupuri te ātārangi o ngā rangatira. Kua rūpeke atu nei rātou ki te pō, otirā kei te ora anō ētahi engari ruarua nei e ora ana. Kia ora te kaimahi o ēnei "whakaahua"
  29th Dec	Taare (o te Poroti)	Matitiri	Pai rawa atu.
  1902 Jan 4th.	Makareti Papakura	Whakarewarewa	Nui rawa te koa o tōku ngākau i te kitenga i ngā āhua o tōku iwi Māori. Hai konei rā e koro e kui mā
  	Nā Tai Haruru	Te Akau	E koro mā, e whae mā, tēnā koutou e noho nei i konei. Ka nui te mamae o tōku ngākau ki a koutou e noho nei. Etia anō ko koutou tonu ō koutou āhua e mau mai nā. Tēnā koutou. Heoi ngā mihi Nā Tai Haruru

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  Ngā kupu a ngā tāngata mātakitaki, me tuhituhi ki konei |English - complete transcription and translation

  Te Ra Date	Ingoa Name	Kainga Residence	Whakaaro Comments
  30th Dec	W. T. T. Pireiha	Rotorua	I was in awe at seeing these images of my people, the Māori. What an excellent job done by the artist who did all these portraits My salutations to him, I have much admiration for all these portraits.
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  	Geo Williams
  	M. T. Taurere	Muriwhenua	It was an amazing thing for me to see the portraits of my Māori people, that is, the famous chiefs of the Māori, and I pay tribute to the painter of these images who has retained a replica of our chiefs. They have gathered together in the spirit world but some are still living but only a handful. I pay homage to the painter of these portraits.
  29th Dec	Taare (o te Poroti)	Matitiri	Excellent
  1902 Jan 4th.	Makareti Papakura	Whakarewarewa	I was so delighted to see the portraits of my people. Farewell my elders.
  	Nā Tai Haruru	Te Akau	Salutations to my male and female elders who are here. My grief for you all here is immense. It is as if you are here in person as you have been captured so well. My greetings to you all. From Tai Haruru