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Haukeka - Inks

Comic adaption of a Ngati Pikiao story told on the TV show, Kairakau.

PG.1  Slain bodies litter the forest floor as Tohukeiti and his companion taunt the dying.

PG.1 Slain bodies litter the forest floor as Tohukeiti and his companion taunt the dying.

PG.2 Tohukeiti taunts the defeated Paihua Karoha who sends out a final lesson, but to whom?

PG.2 Tohukeiti taunts the defeated Paihua Karoha who sends out a final lesson, but to whom?

Pg.3 The confused victors let the dying man have his last words, unbeknownst to them, to his hidden son.

Pg.3 The confused victors let the dying man have his last words, unbeknownst to them, to his hidden son.

Pg.4 In the darkness of night, finally alone in the horrored situation, Haukeka makes his escape.

Pg.4 In the darkness of night, finally alone in the horrored situation, Haukeka makes his escape.

PG.5 Haukeka falls exhausted from his escape, but he manages to do one more kind act for his father.

PG.5 Haukeka falls exhausted from his escape, but he manages to do one more kind act for his father.

PG.6 Tohukeiti and his companion return to discover the body has been moved.  After a quick search, they find the hidden body and consume the flesh.

PG.6 Tohukeiti and his companion return to discover the body has been moved. After a quick search, they find the hidden body and consume the flesh.

Pg.7 Haukeka waits for the two enemies to sleep to make his move.  But just as he goes to make his move, he sees his fathers taonga and decides to bide his time.  He is now a grown man.

Pg.7 Haukeka waits for the two enemies to sleep to make his move. But just as he goes to make his move, he sees his fathers taonga and decides to bide his time. He is now a grown man.

PG.8 Now grown, Haukeka lives in a cave outside the village, he is the protector of the land.  But bad news from a scout enrages the protector.

PG.8 Now grown, Haukeka lives in a cave outside the village, he is the protector of the land. But bad news from a scout enrages the protector.

PG.9 Haukeka leaves his solitude to search for the slain Tohukeiti, visiting the final resting place of his father for guidance.

PG.9 Haukeka leaves his solitude to search for the slain Tohukeiti, visiting the final resting place of his father for guidance.

Pg.10  The fierce warrior Meremere and his troops are scouting the area when they find a disturbance.  The leaders senses tell him all he needs to know.

Pg.10 The fierce warrior Meremere and his troops are scouting the area when they find a disturbance. The leaders senses tell him all he needs to know.