Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

P.195 At Patea, Turi and his followers from the Aotea canoe built a fortification on the south headland of the river. Called it Rangitawhi. Piece of land cleared, still called Hekeheke-i-papa. Rongorongo planted kūmara seed brought from Hawaiki. On north bank of river Waioturi is a place called Papawhero where Turi planted the karaka seed from Hawaiki, which grew to trees and flourished till the war with the Europeans when the parent stock was destroyed.