Featured Songs
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Kīngi Kiriona,
E Te Pouaka Whakaata Māori
He kupu ueue, he kupu patou, he whakatara ki a Whakaata Māori kia mutu te whaiwhai i tā te Pākehā titiro ki ngā take Māori. He whakatītina hoki kia kimihia mai te ara o...
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Tīmoti Kāretu,
E nanawe ake ana i ahau
This song was composed for the competitions of the New Zealand Polynesian Festival held in Christchurch in the month of October 1986. Because of my great fear that groups...
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Resources
Links
Te Ipukarea: National Māori Language Institute http://www.teipukarea.maori.nz
Recommended texts
He Waiata Onamata – Songs from the Past. (1998). Auckland: Te Reo Rangatira Trust with Huia Publishers.
Huata, N. (2000). The Rhythm and Life of Poi. Auckland: Harper Collins Publishers New Zealand Limited.
Ka‘ai, T. M. (2008). Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi: A Remarkable Life. Wellington: Huia Publishers.
Ka‘ai-Mahuta, R., Ka‘ai, T. & Moorfield, J. (Eds.) (2013). Kia Rōnaki – The Māori Performing Arts. Auckland: Pearson.
Kāretu, T. S. (1993a). Haka! Te Tohu o te Whenua Rangatira, The Dance of a Noble People. Auckland: Reed Books.
Ngata, A. T. (2004). Ngā Mōteatea, Part I (2004 edition). With translations by P. T. H. Jones. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
Ngata, A. T. (2005). Ngā Mōteatea, Part II (2005 edition). With translations by P. T. H. Jones. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
Ngata, A. T. (2006). Ngā Mōteatea, Part III (2006 edition). With translations by P. T. H. Jones. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
Ngata, A. T. (2007). Ngā Mōteatea, Part IV (2007 edition). With translations by H. M. Mead. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
Pēwhairangi, K. N. (Ed.) (1985). Tuini: Her Life and Songs. Gisborne: Te Rau Press Ltd.