kōrero o mua
1. (noun) history and traditions.
I te tau 1899 i Pāpāwai, ka whakaarahia mai e Tamahau Mahupuku te kaupapa o te wā i a Te Mātorohanga, kia kohikohia ngā kōrero o mua (TTR 1990:22). / In 1899 at Papawai, Tamahau Mahupuku raised the issue of the time with Te Mātorohanga for the recording of Māori history and traditions.