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I'm in the north island of New
Zealand. This small grave on a
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lonely hillside about 150 km
south of Auckland in the Waikato
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region near Matamata marks the
memorial site of a young Maury
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girl whose death changed the
course of New Zealand's history.
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The arrival of muskets with
European traders dramatically
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changed the way Maury conducted
intertribal warfare to settle
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old scores or take revenge.
Some Aotearoa Mayori chiefs soon
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realized that muskets would
give them enormous advantage in
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warfare. These chiefs purchased
large numbers of these weapons
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and attacked their
rivals with devastating effect.
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The introduction of muskets
changed Aotearoa, New Zealand
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forever. The loss of life was
immense and yet out of all this
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hatred and violence comes
a story of peace, hope and
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forgiveness. This inspiring
story will bring you hope and
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and give you courage.
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The plague of war. It's a
phenomenon that has cursed
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humanity since the dawn of time.
It's so destructive and horrible
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and yet has there ever been time
on planet earth when we've been
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free of it? People try to
solve disputes over land. People
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wanting to lord it over others,
people thirsting for power,
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people seeking revenge.
Whatever the reason the hideous
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prospect of war rears its
ugly head again and again in our
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world. It doesn't have to
be this way. Is war the only
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solution to a crisis? Isn't
there a better way to solve our
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problems? There are cases in
history where a better solution
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to war has been found.
Often these cases involve people
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thinking far outside the square
or where they make incredible
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sacrifices, taking huge risks
and most importantly battled
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against the war in their
own hearts. Today we're going to
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look at one such example, but
we're going to have to step back
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in time a couple of centuries.
By 1835 Christian missionaries
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had been in Aotearoa, New
Zealand for about 20 years. They
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wanted to bring the uplifting
effect of the gospel of Jesus
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Christ to the Maury people
living there and end the vicious
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cycle of revenge and killing.
The missionaries found the Maury
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to be very intelligent and quick
and keen to learn new things.
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They also found that Maury
were very adept at surviving in
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Aotearoa, New Zealand. Using
simple stone tools they could
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fell large trees and from these
make seaworthy vessels, canoes
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called Waka. They would
expertly navigate their boats
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around the often turbulent
waters of New Zealand. From the
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flat bush they could make warm
comfortable clothing, baskets,
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snares for catching birds
and nets for catching fish. They
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possessed a great knowledge of
the medicinal properties of the
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many plants in Aotearoa, New
Zealand. And Maury were masters
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at obtaining food from the
forests, rivers, and sea. But
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when it came to negotiating
the way through intertribal
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difficulties or disagreements,
Maury were bound by utu to
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demand restitution or repayment.
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For a child growing up under
Utu it could be really difficult
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They were hard times. They were
anxious with anxiety not knowing
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what's going to
happen. Really difficult times.
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But it was in its most extreme
form, that of revenge, that utu
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was most strongly practiced by
some Maury chiefs. At this time
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the passion and obsession
to repay others for wrongdoing
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escalated. There was no end in
sight to this cycle of repayment
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and revenge. The fighting was
fierce and bloody. Multitudes
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were killed. However in Aotearoa
New Zealand the harsher aspect
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of utu, revenge was turned
on its heels by the message of
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Jesus Christ. And that
story begins with a little girl.
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Traore was about 12 years old
when missionaries, Elfred and
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Charlotte Brown came to her iwi,
her tribe, in April 1835. They
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began a Christian mission
amongst her people, the Nate
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Hawa in Matamata. Traore
attended this mission school.
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She also worked in the Brown's
household helping with various
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chores. About a year earlier,
in 1834, a man named William
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Kalinsa was living Piea. He
was a missionary printer and had
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produced a thousand copies of
what Maury called Te Ronwapi a
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Ruka, the gospel
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or good news according to Luke
in the Bible. These books were
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printed in the Maury language
and circulated throughout the
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top of the north island. A small
stash of these had found their
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way to Alfred and Charlotte's
mission. At the mission, among
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other things Elfred and
Charlotte taught Tarore and
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other Maury how to read and
write and the books that Maury
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learned to read from were
portions of the Bible. Maury
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were captivated by reading these
books, the word of the great God
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of the heavens. It was thrilling
to them. In missions around New
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Zealand large numbers of Maury
applied themselves diligently to
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the task and soon many
were proficient at reading and
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writing, they were reading the
message of Jesus Christ and his
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forgiveness and love for all
humanity. The words in this book
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challenged them and it changed
many of them. By the late 1830s
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a large number of Maury were
connecting with Christianity.
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One of these was Aranatiera,
or chief, named Nakukuk, young
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Traore's father.
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All the changes in Nakuku's life
were immense. His whole self
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changed. You know, coming
from the world that he knew and
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understood we use the term
Gadaffi which really means the
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old ways, that path of resents.
He would have been trained for
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war. He was a warrior and
his exposure to the gospel would
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bring a real change to his life.
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Things were beginning to move
and change for the better as the
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message of peace and forgiveness
spread through this iwi, this
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tribe. However at this early and
vulnerable state of the mission
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a chief from Tarore's iwi was
murdered by a member of another
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iwi in December 1835. Tensions
between the Matamata people and
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the enemy tribe erupted.
Retributions followed and the
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Nate Hawa stood helplessly by
as the mission was plundered. In
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the unstable environment Elfred
Brown made the sad decision to
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abandon the mission. As a
new Christian Nakuku refused to
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fight back. In his view, the
Bible was his new weapon and he
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made this clear in a bold speech
when holding a Bible in his hand
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he negotiated peace with
an enemy. But with 20 or so
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children of the mission
something had to be done to
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protect them from the
violence that was breaking out.
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Eventually Nakuku decided to
take the children to Tilarana. A
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mission helper named John Flat
would come too. Flat had a horse
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and together the small group
began the 50 km trek to Tilarana
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They had to cross the Taimai
ranges and with so many children
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the pace was slow. When they
got about halfway they decided
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to stop and camp overnight.
It is understood that the camp
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site was near here by the Wyhani
falls, the highest waterfall in
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the north island. In those days
there was a bull rush shelter
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there and this is where most of
the traveling party would sleep.
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John Flat slept outside a little
distance from the hut. In the
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evening the little group sat
around their campfire. They read
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the Bible and prayed together.
They discussed the many new
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things that were happening
in their country. Soon the camp
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settled down for the night and
before long everyone was fast
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asleep. Just before down,
however, they were woken by the
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loud barking of one of their
dogs. Then they heard something
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terrifying, shouting and the
thundering sound of approaching
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footsteps. Guessing that an
enemy iwi, another tribe, had
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found them, Nakuku commanded
that the children flea into the
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bush as quickly as they could.
Carrying his young son on his
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back he too fled into the
forest The marauders were not
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interested in the life of
the European helper, John Flat.
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but they were interested in
his property. They plundered his
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tent, even taking the clothes he
was wearing and this gave Nakuku
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and the others a few moments
to flee. They escaped into the
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surrounding bush. It was a
mad panic with everyone running
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helter skelter for cover. But
the enemy had muskets and shots
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were fired. John Flat stood
in shock as one of the children
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fell to the ground and then he
watched in horror as the enemy
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took parts of the child's body
including her heart for their
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ritual ceremony. And then as
suddenly as they had come they
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were gone. Eventually Nakuku
and the children returned to the
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camp where the chief found that
the disfigured body of the child
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He was devastated. It was
his child, his beloved daughter,
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Tarore. With great sadness
he picked up her body. With the
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traumatized group he carried her
back to Matamata. What thoughts
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must have tortured the mind
of the newly converted Nakuku.
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What was to become of his
daughter? Was she forever lost?
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Would he see her in heaven?
When they arrived the question
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was on everyone's lips. Would
Nakuku now demand utu, would he
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seek revenge? Surely he must
give up on his missionary ways
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forget Christianity and avenge
the murder of his daughter.
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Cries for utu and revenge
simmered in the hearts of some.
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But at the funeral the next day
Nakuku made known his decision.
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His profound speech was
recorded by the missionary,
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Elfred Brown.
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There lies my child. She
has been murdered as payment for
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yobanunger. But do not rise to
seek payment for her. God will
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do that. Let this be the finish
of the war with the enemy.
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Now let peace be made. Him
village teach us to come to
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you. They
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came and now you are driving
them away. You are fine for my
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girl, I am fine for you, for
myself, for all of us. Perhaps
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this murder is a sign of God's
anger towards us for our sins.
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Turn to him, believe,
or you will all perish.
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Tarore was buried and in the
strength of his new found belief
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in Christ Nakuku bravely
continued to reject the cry for
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utu, for revenge that clamored
in his mind. This memorial grave
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site has been erected to
remember the story and the
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wonderful forgiveness of Nakuku.
But the story doesn't end here.
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Meanwhile the enemy chief,
the man who had killed Tarore,
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returned to his path,
his fortified village.
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Among the things this tribal
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chief had plundered from the
camp site at Wyhani falls was
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Nakuku' s copy of Te Aronapaia
Ruka, the Bible book of Luke the
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book that Tarore had learned to
read from. He couldn't read. He
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didn't know what it contained.
But somehow he sensed a value in
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this strange little book and
wondered what it was all about.
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He didn't discard the book, but
kept it deciding he would wait
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until he could find someone who
could explain its mystery to him
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It was only a matter of
time before the puzzle would be
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solved for him. Slavery was not
uncommon among Maury but with
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the calming effect of the
gospel this practice gradually
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decreased. By the 1830s slavery
was losing its hold. Maury
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captives were being released
as missionaries lived and worked
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with Maury tribes. They taught
Maury about the love of God and
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the respect God wants for people
to give each other. Amazingly
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freed captives would sometimes
remain with their former captors
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They would stay so that
they could learn from the
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missionaries the new art of
reading and writing. At this
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time many Maury became
missionaries in their own right.
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Many people believe it was one
of these educated freed slaves
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who unraveled the mystery of the
little book to Tarore's killer.
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When Tarore's killer came
upon one of these educated freed
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slaves, he asked him to read out
the words from his little book.
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At first, it must have sounded
all very strange but he listened
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with great interest. As he heard
more the words played on his
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mind. He sensed a freshness and
beauty in them. It was as if a
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whole new world
was opening up to him.
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If you do good only to those who
do good to you why should you
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receive a blessing. Even sinners
do that. Now love your enemies
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and do good to them.
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The words opened his mind to a
whole new concept and dream out
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of himself. What a contrast they
provided to utu. He began to see
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himself in an altogether
different light and as he
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pondered these words, he
became more and more restless.
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He felt an awful sense of guilt
for what he'd done to Tarore.
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In time Tarore's killer learned
that Jesus had paid the penalty
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and would take the payment for
his wrong doing. His part would
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be to trust and believe that
Jesus would do this for him and
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from there he could grow
into a better man. Bright new
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impulses sprung up in his heart.
He longed to engage with this
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new God who was so loving,
kind and selfless. But again he
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became ashamed when he thought
of what he'd done to Tarore.
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What would this new God want him
to do? Maybe he could make some
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small gesture to her father.
He knew that Nakuku had become a
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Christian. After all, he had
a missionary with him at Wyhali
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Falls didn't he. As he pieced
this together an idea drifted
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into his mind. One day Nakuku
received an unusual request at
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the Christian village where he
was living. The enemy chief, the
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one who had killed his daughter
sent a message asking if he
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could join this Christian
village. The message of Jesus
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had worked a wonderful
reformation in the heart of
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Nakuku. Forgiveness was the only
way forward. There was only one
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answer that Nakuku could give.
He invited his daughter's killer
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to come to his village. Soon the
day came when the two men faced
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each other. Watu could sense
forgiveness in the expression of
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Nakuku. Then the noble chief
extended his hand toward his
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daughter's killer. Looking
to the love of Jesus who had
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forgiven his sins, Nakuku
forgave the man who had so
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brutally taken the life of his
young daughter. And before long
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this man too, this murderer,
gave his heart to Jesus and was
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baptized. Sometime after this
Nakuku visited his old enemy to
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encourage him in his new
faith. The forgiveness and
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reconciliation had not faded.
Together they two men knelt
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before God expressing the joy of
release from utu. They relished
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in the peace and freedom they
had found by following in the
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footsteps of the Lord Jesus.
And what's more, the peace and
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forgiveness brought through
the gospel has been enduring.
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To this day, over 180 years
later, the two iwis, the two
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tribes remain at peace. However
there is even more to this
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incredible and moving story.
Nkuku's book of Luke hadn't
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quite finished its work yet. The
gospel of Jesus was reaching and
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permeating more and more tribes
across Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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The revenge and killing were
significantly decreasing and
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more and more Maury captives
were being released. One of
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these freed captives was a man
named Arapaho who was returning
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to his fauno, his extended
family, in Wellington. He too
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had learned how to read and
write from missionaries in the
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far north while he was captive
among the Naputu. As he passed
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through Carpati, he came upon
two young men who were closely
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related to each other. Their
names were Katu and Matanatufifu
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of the Nate Toarangatera and
Nate Rocawa people. They started
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talking to each other and
Arapaho told them about the work
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that the missionaries were
doing and the message they were
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sharing. The cousins were
intrigued by this message of
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forgiveness and peace. Then
when Arapaho told them that his
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captors had released him
and that captives were being
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released all throughout the
north island, the two men could
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really see that something very
different and new was happening
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in their country. They became
more and more interested in what
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Arapaho was saying and wanted
to learn more about his religion
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and way of life that was more
powerful than utu. They asked
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Arepaho to teach them and he
gladly obliged. He began to read
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to them about the life and
teachings of a very special man
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who lived in Israel 1800 years
earlier. Like Maury all over the
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country Katu and Tufifu were
thrilled at being able to learn
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to read and write. Listen to
the words of Katu which he would
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later write:
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We learned every day, every
night. We did not lie down to
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sleep. We sat at night in the
hut all around the fire in the
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middle. Fifi had a part of the
book and I had a part. Sometimes
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we went to sleep upon the book
then wake up and read again.
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With a passionate thirst they
absorbed the words of the book.
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And what book was it? It was the
book of Luke from the Bible. And
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incredibly it had the name
Nakuku handwritten on the inside
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cover. It's not known how but
somehow Nakuku's Bible, the same
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book from which Tarore had
learned to read had found its
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way down to these two men at
Carpati. Christianity brought an
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honorable alternative to utu
that had been directing Maury
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for so long. Incredibly the
words of scripture enabled many
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Maury to put the harsher
aspects of utu behind them and
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move forward, forgiving their
enemies and believing in the
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promises of the Bible. The old
chief from Carpati, Teroparihaw
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could see the changes for the
better were happening all across
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the country. The old traditional
way was being given over to a
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new way. Before long even he
asked for missionaries to come
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and live with his tribe and then
he had this large church built.
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Through the power of the
bible and the gospel of Jesus to
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change lives Teroparihaw's
terrifying raids on the south
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island were at an end. The dawn
of a new way was opening for
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the indigenous people throughout
Aotearoa, New Zealand and it
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started with a young Maury girl
whose small white grave is found
00:24:07.01\00:24:11.28
on a lonely hillside hear
Matamata. The heart of this
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child became the incentive for
peace and forgiveness. At her
00:24:15.62\00:24:20.49
funeral the father prayed that
vengeance would belong to God.
00:24:20.52\00:24:24.09
Nakuku never gave up hoping
divine justice. The vengeance of
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God was the repentance and
transformation of his daughter's
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murderer and her story has
become a symbol of peace and
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hope forever. If you'd like to
experience the peace, hope and
00:24:40.91\00:24:45.88
forgiveness that changed the
lives of the Maury warriors and
00:24:45.91\00:24:50.85
brought them true happiness, why
not ask for it now as we pray?
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Our loving heavenly Father, we
see in the Aotearoa, New Zealand
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story what humanity can develop
into without your word impacting
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on our various cultures. But we
thank you that we have in this
00:25:08.04\00:25:12.77
country's story such graphic
evidence of the goodness of your
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word and the peace it brings.
We see the contrast between
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man's ways and your ways.
Your way heals, it restores, it
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brings peace. Bless our hearts
and help us to remember the
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absolute importance of following
your ways instead of our own,
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in Jesus' name, Amen.
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of God's love, then be sure to
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week remember the ultimate
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Now I saw a new heaven and a new
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every tear from their eyes and
there shall be no more death nor
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sorrow nor crying. There shall
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¤Bless those who curse you
pray for those who hurt you¤
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¤do unto others as you'd have
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put¤ ¤aside your anger. Do this
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