He kōrero whānui nā te Pākehā, he whakaaturanga nā ngā tini tau, e kore te hungarei wahine e noho pai rāua ko tana hunaonga i te whare kotahi, engari kāore pea tēnei kōrero e tika rawa mō ngā hungarei Māori (TTT 1/3/1924:13). / There is a general saying of the Pākehā, stated over many years, that a mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law will not live in harmony in the same house, but this statement is probably not correct for Māori mothers-in-law.

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Tokotoru o te Hauhau i mate i tēnei riringa, kotahi i mau, nā Paora, he hunōnga ki a Matiu Kauhuka o Ngāti Kuru-pakiaka, nāna i hopu (TWM 13/8/1868:3). / Three Hauhau were killed in this battle, one was captured by Paora, a son-in-law to Matiu Kauhuka of Ngāti Kuru-pakiaka.

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Whakahīhī ana ia i ngā kōrero ātaahua a tāna hinaonga. / He was proud of how beautifully his daughter-in-law spoke.

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