Not far from Wakefield, Te Wharepouri sat on the beach. He casually drew patterns in the coarse sand with a small stick and studied the Pakeha soldier. He felt Wakefield was a dreamer, a man with ideas, focused entirely on accumulating wealth. As Te Wharepouri knew, Pakeha wealth was determined by money. Men like this conveniently overlooked the realities of life, fuelled by naivety, their actions driven by greed and the certainty they could take what they wanted. They believed in the conviction of their dreams and stood heavily on the toes of many to reach those goals. He knew that with little or no thought to consequence, they would exploit Māori to the fullest. Te Wharepouri had little faith in the objectives of Colonel William Wakefield and the New Zealand Company he represented.
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