in the end the taua simply left of their own accord
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They argued over whether to let the taua go home unharmed or to take them prisoners and make them into slaves.
The taua set fire to the blockhouse and other buildings in the redoubt before disappearing into the bush.
The warriors of the taua took refuge there.
It was always a custom that once a taua was in the enemy's country, it was their duty, if they were to have any good fortune, to kill everyone they met.
In 1821, a large taua of some 600 warriors arrived in north Taranaki, from a journey down south.
On Christmas Eve 1831, campfire lights from his taua could be seen out along the northern coast.
The chief had sent a message to iwi there, telling them to let the taua cross the river and then take them by surprise.
They watched from the palisades as the taua split into two at the stream and began to surround the fort.
These militia volunteers went on the hunt for the taua, but they failed to catch the Maori party, who vanished into the bush.
In 1830, the captain agreed to ferry a taua of 100 warriors from his base on the island to the peninsula.