Most were just staring up at the house, but there was a contingent of four officers waiting at a barricade that had been set up, blocking the Hill. The cars were parked well down from the gate, the men themselves standing a good way behind their vehicles. As they came in sight of Coney Eye it was apparent that the patrolmen had decided this whole mess was beyond them. You want me to drive straight through? Grillo said. Our policies and practices are derived from kaupapa tuku iho, and aim to provide for the wellbeing of all, recognising that we must improve the outcomes of whnau Mori if we are to be a truly diverse, happy and well nation. As they reached the bend in the driveway he put on the brakes.This is near enough, he said.Jesus. I don't fucking blame them, Grillo replied. I doubt it, she said.I think they'll be keeping their distance. This property's off-limits, somebody shouted from below.Come back down with your hands in the air. Meaning trash 'em if they get in our way. She emerged with her hands up, to face a row of levelled muzzles.
#Stand strong together maori full#
She didn't dare hope the cavalry would be rolling up the Hill in the next few minutes, but perhaps they were mustering, and these footsoldiers had been instructed to keep their distance until the full force arrived. It occurred to her that it wasn't simply fear that kept them from following, but orders from their superiors. The cops had followed as far as the gate, but no further. She headed back the way they'd come, until she emerged from behind the line of palms that bordered the driveway. She had a duty to perform before they actually ventured inside, and she could give him time to work up his courage while she performed it. He didn't leap at the offer, so she left him where he was. There's going to be a major invasion starting from this house. However much skill he'd had at concealing his feelings in the past-and she suspected he'd had much-he was beyond such pretenses now.Īre you getting back-up? she said again.You're going to need more than a few patrol cars, believe me. Jaffe, sensing her scrutiny, opened his eyes. When their sons separated them to create light, Ranginui grieved so much for Papatnuku that his tears flooded the land. Human translations with examples: e koe, wawe ana, e oku tau, kata matou, blessed be, no tnei kura. In the beginning, Ranginui (sky father) and Papatnuku (earth mother) were joined in such a strong embrace it created darkness. Contextual translation of 'together we are stronger' into Maori. Tesla glanced through the car window at their passenger. In Mori mythology, Raumoko is the god of earthquakes, volcanoes and geothermal activity.
Engine revved, they roared up the driveway.
The car struck one of the patrol vehicles a glancing blow, its back end slewing around and striking another, before Grillo regained control and headed it for the open gates of Buddy Vance's house. He thought he heard a shot in the confusion but as he was still driving, assumed it hadn't killed him. The wood splintered and broke, a piece shattering the windshield. Two of the quartet ahead went for their guns the other two threw themselves aside.
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