| p.1 | Terms of subscription and advertising [in English] |
| Notices | |
| From Adam Burnes, notice of bank interest rates. | |
| From Mawene, £5 reward for the return of his horse. | |
| From Mikaera Honu, £4 reward for the return of his horse. | |
| From Wātikini offering ploughs for sale. | |
| From Tame Tiakena advertising the showing of two stallions. | |
| p.2 | The size of the newspaper |
| Editorial presentation of a letter from Rīwai Te Ahu responding to comments by Te Hoa Aroha regarding the size of the newspaper [Vol. 1, No. 44:2]. | |
| The Editor responds that the newspaper could never be the size of a Pakeha newspaper because it lacks funds to support it, writers capable of communicating and writing in the Maori language, and the means and ability to report more news. | |
| pp.2-3 | Letter to Te Karere o Poneke |
| From Rīwai Te Ahu, Waikanae | |
| Addressed to Te Hoa Aroha, Ngāmotu, responding to erroneous comments by Te Hoa Aroha regarding the size of the newspaper [Vol. 1, No. 44:2]. | |
| Quotes and debates comments made by both Te Hoa Aroha and the Editor in past issues. Compares the value of the newspaper to copper rather than gold because it prints parables such as `The Kokako and the Huia' from Te Hūtana. Asks why the newspaper does not publish all correspondence in the next available issue. | |
| pp.3-4 | An Act to Regulate the Local Affairs of Native Districts |
| Reproduction of an article from Te Karere Maori of Auckland [Vol. 5, No. 15]. | |
| Also known as The Native Districts Regulation Act, 1858. | |
| Continued from Vol. 1, No. 54:2-3. | |
| p.4 | [Notices] |
| Current market prices for foodstuffs and produce. | |
| From Te Kamerona, offering horsebreaking lessons. | |
| From Wiremu Hikihona, supporting Te Kamerona's horsebreaking talents. | |
| From Tame Tiakena and five named others, supporting Te Kamerona's horsebreaking talents. | |
| From Te Hērangi concerning his missing horse. | |
| Names and descriptions of deserters from the ship, Rōpata Maara. | |
| Names and descriptions of escapees, Taniora Rou and Haringitona. |