Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 28, 2019 3:44:48 GMT 12
Dear Editor, (Sent to the Wanganui Chronicle 18/1/19)
In reply to W. Shaw letter January 18th in our history book it reads Beside gods, the natives believed in the existence of other beings who lived in communities, built pas, and were occupied with similar pursuits to those of men. These were called Patu-paearehe the chief residence were on the tops of lofty hills and they are said to have been the spiritual occupants of the country prior to the arrival of Maori. The Wanganui natives state that when they first came to reside on the banks of the river, almost all the chief heights were occupied by the Patu-paearehe.
The patu-paearehe were only seen early in the morning, and are represented as being white, and clothed in white garments of the same form and texture as their own; in fact they may be called ‘the children of the mist”.
They are supposed to be of large size and may be regarded as giants. They are seldom seen alone, but general in large numbers; they are loud speakers and delight in playing on the putorino (flute).
They are said to nurse their children in their arms the same as Europeans and not to carry them in the Maori style, on the back or hips.
If you look at a $1.20 stamp you will see on it a Patupairehe, there are descendant of the Patupairehe still remaining here with golden hair and green eyes of the ancestors.
IAN BROUGHAM, Wanganui
Dear Editor, (Sent to the Rotorua Daily Post13/1/18)
In response to the pack attack on A N Christie (letters 9/1/18).
Jackie Evans - agreed te reo is an official language of New Zealand, but it is not the COMMON language and I doubt that te reo will ever be the common language of New Zealand.
Noel Jory - ‘first language of Aotearoa’. Aotearoa is a mythical name for our country, secondly please produce a written pre European document in what you call the ‘first language’. Even the ToW was first drafted in English and then translated into Maori.
Maori language was prohibited in schools at the request of the Maori elders of the time, all children of those times were physically punished for misdemeanours, not just Maoris.
Ruth Thomas – English is not a legislated official language of New Zealand. Further those that push the ‘te reo needs to be normalised....’ barrow do not realise how sinister normalising te reo is. It is key to enable the Maori sovereignty movement to impose their self-serving agenda (tribalism and control) onto New Zealand.
I wonder if this is what the majority of New Zealanders really want?
GEOFF PARKER, Whangarei
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In reply to W. Shaw letter January 18th in our history book it reads Beside gods, the natives believed in the existence of other beings who lived in communities, built pas, and were occupied with similar pursuits to those of men. These were called Patu-paearehe the chief residence were on the tops of lofty hills and they are said to have been the spiritual occupants of the country prior to the arrival of Maori. The Wanganui natives state that when they first came to reside on the banks of the river, almost all the chief heights were occupied by the Patu-paearehe.
The patu-paearehe were only seen early in the morning, and are represented as being white, and clothed in white garments of the same form and texture as their own; in fact they may be called ‘the children of the mist”.
They are supposed to be of large size and may be regarded as giants. They are seldom seen alone, but general in large numbers; they are loud speakers and delight in playing on the putorino (flute).
They are said to nurse their children in their arms the same as Europeans and not to carry them in the Maori style, on the back or hips.
If you look at a $1.20 stamp you will see on it a Patupairehe, there are descendant of the Patupairehe still remaining here with golden hair and green eyes of the ancestors.
IAN BROUGHAM, Wanganui
Dear Editor, (Sent to the Rotorua Daily Post13/1/18)
In response to the pack attack on A N Christie (letters 9/1/18).
Jackie Evans - agreed te reo is an official language of New Zealand, but it is not the COMMON language and I doubt that te reo will ever be the common language of New Zealand.
Noel Jory - ‘first language of Aotearoa’. Aotearoa is a mythical name for our country, secondly please produce a written pre European document in what you call the ‘first language’. Even the ToW was first drafted in English and then translated into Maori.
Maori language was prohibited in schools at the request of the Maori elders of the time, all children of those times were physically punished for misdemeanours, not just Maoris.
Ruth Thomas – English is not a legislated official language of New Zealand. Further those that push the ‘te reo needs to be normalised....’ barrow do not realise how sinister normalising te reo is. It is key to enable the Maori sovereignty movement to impose their self-serving agenda (tribalism and control) onto New Zealand.
I wonder if this is what the majority of New Zealanders really want?
GEOFF PARKER, Whangarei
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers/unpublished-letters