Reitu and reipae story. He proposed marriage and Reit...

  • Reitu and reipae story. He proposed marriage and Reitū and Reipae explained Reitū and Reipae (or Reipare) were twin sisters from the Tainui confederation of Māori tribes in Waikato, New Zealand, who lived before European settlement. Tainui Nau mai ki Episode 39 ō Taringa! This week in Once upon a Taima, we have the amazing story of the twins: Reitu and Reipae, followed by a brief discussion about pakuwha. A handsome, clever chief named Reitū and Reipae The sisters Reitū and Reipae are renowned in Māori tradition. A handsome, clever chief named Ueoneone from Whangape came to make a formal alliance with their tribe by marrying one of the twins. The slightly older one was named Reitu, the younger, Reipae. I grew up with this book as . Listen out for te kiwaha o te After days of discussion the elders of both parties agreed a marriage would take place. The day came for the visitors to The slightly older one was named Reitu, the younger, Reipae. The basic story is that Ue-oneone, a rangatira of Ngā Puhi descent, who was based at Pawarenga on the Whangape Harbour in Northland became enamoured by the beauty of Reitū – either after visiting her in Waikato or simply after hearing her described in rumours. Therefore, Ue-oneone performed a karakia ('incantation') which caused his pet kāiaia (falcon) to fly all the way to Once there were two beautiful red-haired, green-eyed twin puhi (princesses) living in the Waikato. Ueoneone, a chief from Whāngāpē, travelled to Waikato, where he fell in love with the sisters. Between Reipae, Reitu and Ueoneone, there sprang a great liking for each other. Now, the young chief from Whangape was very clever at playing the putorino (flute) and that evening while he and Tuihui Reitu Me Reipae The book “The Tail of the Fish” was publised in 1968 and written by a Te Aupouri kuia, Matire Kereama (nee: Hoeft) of the far north of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Reitu and Reipae argued with each other against sharing Ueoneone as their husband.


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