Whakaakoranga 3
Te Rohe Pōtae
Ko tētahi mahi a Paratene he āteha mō te Kōti Whenua Māori i Ōtorohanga, i Taupō hoki. I uru atu a ia ki ngā whakawākanga o Te Rohe Pōtae – he whenua 1 636 000 eka te rahi, e 4 500 ngā tāngata nō rātau ake. Ka rūringia Te Rohe Pōtae e te Kōti ka whakamanaia te hunga e whai pānga ana ki taua whenua. I tino whakahē te Kīngitanga he riro nō te mana whenua ki raro i te ture Pākehā. Kīhai i raro i te Kīngi. Ko Ngāti Maniapoto anō tētahi i whakahē ki te wāwāhi o te whenua kia riro i te takitahi. E ai ki a Ngāti Maniapoto, ki ngā iwi, ki ngā hapū, pupuritia te whenua, kaua e hokona kia mau tonu ki te iwi te mana. Engari kāhore i taea e te Kōti te whakamana te tono a Ngāti Maniapoto. Ka takaroa te Kōti. Nō muri kē mai ka rēhitatia ngā ingoa kua tukuna noa atu.
