Nāku anō taku tamaiti a Niu Tīreni! Ko ahau anō kua pā ki te whakaako, muri iho o taku akonga, ka noho tahi māua. Nā, ka riri noa anō taku tamaiti, ka tutū ki a au ka pā taku whiu, tā te matua hanga hoki e āta haere ana te whiu, ā, ki te mea ka tohe ki te tutū ka whiua anō kia tangi. Nā, ki te kāhore e rongo ki te tuarua o ngā whiunga, ā, e kore e iro (TK 15/7/1845:26). / New Zealand is my child! Therefore, it is my responsibility to teach them. After teaching them, we sit together. When my child angers and is disobedient I punish them, for it is the duty of the parent to punish purposefully. If they’re to continue acting disobediently, they’ll be punished until they cry. Now, if they don’t respond to the second punishment, they’ll never learn.

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