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His knowledge of genealogy enabled much tribal land to be retained. He was, however, unable to prevent the Waipiro block, which was claimed by Te Aowera, from being given to Te Whanau-a-Iri-te-kura. He continued to be involved in litigation over the Waipiro land and in 1891 occupied the block with 60 armed followers.
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I mahi a Nihoniho, tuatahi hei kaiwhakamāori, ā, i muri mai hei āteha i te Kōti Whenua Māori i Tūranga. He kanohi i kitea tōna i reira. He mōhio nōna ki te whakapapa i mau tonu ai te nuinga o ngā whenua o tōna iwi. Ēngari a Waipiro, ahakoa te kokoraho a Te Aowera ka hoatu kētia ki a Te Whānau-a-Iritekura. Kāore i tukuna e ia tēnei take kia takoto noa, ka hokihoki tonu ki te kōti kia whakahokia mai. Nō te tau 1891, ka whetakina e Nihoniho mā te poraka i Waipiro. E 60 te hunga nei, e mau pū katoa ana. Heoi, i mutu pai noa iho. Ko ā rātau pū i tukuna ki ngā pirihimana i haere ake i Ākarana (Auckland).
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