M039. Pai Marire, The Niu at Kuranui

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to me; they all came, not one continued a stranger to me, but all became related to me in the bonds of Christian fellowship. Then I said - what a good payment this is for those that are dead. This living peacefully!

In the King Movement, was brought to an end the land brawls which had previously existed between father and son, between brother and brother. I then again said - what a good recompense this is for such cowardly conduct, this peace existing amongst relations during the King Movement. And men dwelt in a tranquil state.

This last is perhaps a fulfilment of the words of the Ua Rongopai written in 1863 (Clark 1975, p.124):

Cease the battle between brothers over the land; the battle between you and your father, since it belongs to you both. The Pakeha is wrong and that is a fact. This is a message to the King Movement, for it has grown in stature and prestige. They have seen the light, and how did they succeed? They strove and sought for the support of the will of the God of Peace.