'''A phorosm of the children ofAwa-Linger not by the fire of Pawhero,''for no man may know when the spears of the enemy shall force open the gates of Hades.Maruiwi folk were quite possible the earliest people of PoriruaN.Z.Their is no hard evidence that they ever occupied these soils of N.Z.It is possible that the original people(old timers)were the people who killed and ate the giant Moa.They left their bones in the Middens and sands of Titahi.Paremata andMiramar.Moa were still roaming these soils and thriving.The first settlers or immigrants (thirty generations ago)Ten generations later the Moa was a thing of the past(extinct)The tribe which carries the name Tori -also his people are suspected of being responsible .This is a taboo subject and as the people say (silence)When the second settlers came 700 years back-this peninsula was an island.Ten generations later a shock of an earth quake (Called Hao-whenua)This earthquake changed the shape and raised it..On 1929 at 10:17am7.8magnitude hit Nelson Westport grey mouth reported damaged.Loads of soil erosion lingered for years.Amazingly new hot springs were observed.On 26 Oct.The barque Subraon set sail for Sydney and hit rocks and many lives were lost.These tribes that lived here lived off the forest land.Their wasn't suitable land to grow much here.The ocean was the source of preferred meat .These tribes were expertly taught to spear the fish.They taught the white man how to fish .the tribes also taught settlers how to preserve their food for later.The Uncivilized land land will be tamed by a white man.(N.Z.Wellington Districts)1460a.D.Edison estimates shock occurrd or earthquake.In1773 only one harbor entrance.James Cook explored island then and wrote findings down.Theirs an old story of how Ira the heart eater was driven from the east coast districts !As theis tribe increase they spread into westward to occupy Wellington and Torirua districts.(Intermarriage known as Ngati- parciallyKahnu-hgu Ngati -Tara-and rangitane with a light strain of Maruiwi blood.These tribes went on a murderous crusade that threaten territories far and wiTheirs an old story of a tribe that walked the shores of Porirua N.Z.Welligton districts)They have past away into the Mist from the summit of Tararua.They were expelled from these shores.The Wairarapa natives they could tell them the story but it will be buried with the silence of the spirit that is buried with those who died.the spirit of the extinct tribe lingers almost an eerie feeling as the waves crash against the rocks ..




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