Featured Songs

• Ngoi Pēwhairangi,

  E tū tautoko noa

  The waiata-ā-ringa ‘Tō Reo Karanga E’ was composed for the opening of the dining room at Mataura in the South Island in the mid-1980s. Ngoi’s hapū, Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare...

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• Ngoi Pēwhairangi,

  Ko au

           Ko au he manu
           Ka tū ka rere mai

           He tau, he tau nā
           Ka hoki mai anō

  5       Ki te āwhina auē
           Ngā taonga aroha
           Hei...

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Welcome to Tāmata Toiere

Tāmata Toiere aims to provide comprehensive information about waiata and haka (Māori song, chant, and dance). Where possible, this will include the lyrics, a translation, an explanation of the context behind the composition and the reasons it was composed, a biography of the composer, an audio file, a video file, any photos of relevance, and a list of references for further study.