Featured Songs
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Te Wharehuia Milroy,
He waiata tangi mō Hirini
This is a lament for the late Hirini Melbourne. Composed by Doctor Wharehuia Milroy in 2003, not long after the passing of his dear friend and relative, it remains an ode...
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Tīmoti Kāretu,
Aku kanohi kau
In 1981 this was the action song composed for the competitions to celebrate the Coronation of Te Ata-i-rangi-kaahu. The tune was composed by the students themselves.
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.