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This is where they were originally buried but is now a Memorial. The actual chief of Ngati-Tuwaretoa was Te Herekiekie, who had been absent from Tokaanu at the time, and disapproved of the killing. It is said that the bones of Te Manihera were later taken home to his people, (common practise with Maori) who were presented by Ngati-Tuwharetoa with a certain treasured and historic weapon, a greenstone méré. This was a peace-offering and a tangible admission of wrongdoing and a tribute of sorrow. The Ngati-Ruanui accepted the gift, and the peace-making was cemented with much eloquence of speech and shedding of tears.
The Memorial reads:
Hei Whakakororia tenei ki te
Atua hei whakamahara hoki
ki a Manihera raua ko Kereopa
o Ngatiruanui he karere na te
Karaiti ki Taupo nei i whakamatea
i te 12 o nga ra o Maehe 1847 i tanu-
mia ki Waiariki + kihai ratou i aroha
ki te ora mo ratou a mate noa +
Whkt XII:11
To the Glory of God,
and in memory of
Manihera and Kereopa
of Ngati-ruanui,
messengers of Christ here in Taupo
died on the 12th day of March 1847,
and buried at Te Waiariki
.
“They loved not their lives unto the death”
Revelation 12:11
Prayer
Bless the Lord, whose name is to be praised,
Our Father who art in heaven,
who has given us his laws,
to show us the error of our ways,
Blessed is his son, Christ the Messiah,
who redeemed us from having broken them.
Blessed are you, O Holy Spirit,
who assists us in sinning no more,
and sustains us in the way of the Lord,
grant us wisdom and understanding this day.
Amen.
Old Testament Reading - The ways of the Lord
2In the last days Jerusalem and the Temple of the Lord will become the world’s greatest attraction,a and people from many lands will flow there to worship the Lord.
3“Come,” everyone will say, “let us go up the mountain of the Lord, to the Temple of the God of Israel; there he will teach us his laws, and we will obey them.” For in those days the world will be ruled from Jerusalem. 4The Lord will settle international disputes; all the nations will convert their weapons of war into implements of peace.b Then at the last all wars will stop and all military training will end.
. . . . .Isaiah 2:2-4- Literally, “shall be established as the highest of the mountains.”
- Literally, “will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.”
Intercession
Please remember our Prayer Requests
O Lord, you are our God:
we call upon you all day long.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Rescue the weak and poor,
deliver them from the power of the wicked.
Christ, have mercy. E te Karaiti, kia aroha mai.
Lord, our souls wait for you,
for our hope is in your word.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Amen.
