Kiki

Kiki's reputation as a sorcerer spreads along the river Waikato. In Grey's account, strangers who pass his village can die when he opens the door or shutter of his house, and even his shadow is said to make unprotected plants wither. Tamure, a chief living at Kawhia, hears of Kiki's power and decides to test himself against him. He chooses the time of his visit, travels with two companions and brings his young daughter.

The party reaches Kiki's village by canoe. Kiki welcomes them and has food prepared, but Tamure understands the invitation as a danger rather than simple hospitality. While the food is laid out, he and his daughter protect themselves; she tastes only a little, hiding most of what she takes, while Tamure and his companions eat nothing. Kiki waits for Tamure to share the meal. Instead, Tamure orders his party back into their canoe and away from the village.

After they have left, Kiki becomes ill. His people pursue Tamure upriver, but Tamure has already asked villagers to mislead anyone asking how far his canoe has travelled. They tell Kiki's people that Tamure is far ahead, and the pursuers turn back. Grey's account attributes Kiki's death to Tamure's counter-magic.