. English: NENE, OR TAMITI WAKA. CHIEF OF HOKIANGA. [Image of page 45] PLATE XVII. NENE, or TAMITI WAKA. NENE, or, as he is now more generally known by his baptized name--Thomas Walker--(Tamiti Waka,) is the principal man of the Nga-ti-toa Tribe, which, in common with many others, is comprised in the great northern division of tribes usually called Nga Pai. The residence of this celebrated man is near the Wesleyan Mission Station, on the banks of the Hokianga River, where he fully established his character as the friend and protector of Europeans, long before the regular colonization of New Ze
. English: NENE, OR TAMITI WAKA. CHIEF OF HOKIANGA. [Image of page 45] PLATE XVII. NENE, or TAMITI WAKA. NENE, or, as he is now more generally known by his baptized name--Thomas Walker--(Tamiti Waka,) is the principal man of the Nga-ti-toa Tribe, which, in common with many others, is comprised in the great northern division of tribes usually called Nga Pai. The residence of this celebrated man is near the Wesleyan Mission Station, on the banks of the Hokianga River, where he fully established his character as the friend and protector of Europeans, long before the regular colonization of New Zealand. In common with most of his countrymen, Nene was, in his younger days, celebrated for his expertness in acts of petty pilfering; and he will himself laugh heartily if now reminded of his youthful tricks. On one occasion when visiting one of the Missionaries at Waimate, a fine gander attracted his attention, and he secretly ordered it to be seized and prepared for his dinner in a native oven--to prevent detection, the bird was cooked with the feathers on--however, it was soon missed, and a vigorous enquiry instituted by its owner, but without success, until certain savory steams rising from Nene's camp excited suspicion. To tax him with the theft would have been contrary to all rules of Maori etiquette, and the mystery of its disappearance was not unravelled until the following morning, when, after Nene's departure, the ill-fated gander was found concealed amongst the bushes, it having proved too tough even for a New Zealander's powers of mastication. But Nene is no longer the thoughtless, mischievous New Zealander; for many years he has been playing another part in the serious game of life, and his conduct has deservedly gained for him an undying reputation. About the year 1839, the body of an European was discovered on the banks of one of the tributary streams of Hokianga, under circumstances which led to the suspicion that he had been murdered by a native called Kete, o
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