Featured Songs

  • Kīngi Kiriona,

    Poukai ki Te Arawa

    Following the passing of Te Arikinui, Te Atairangikaahu, leaders of Pikiao put forward the request to host an annual poukai on the day of her coronation.  Her son, King...

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  • Ngoi Pēwhairangi,

    Poi E

             E rere rā e taku poi porotiti
             Tītahataha rā
             Whakararuraru e
             Porotakataka rā
    5       Poro hurihuri mai
             Rite tonu ki te...

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Te Ipukarea

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.