Featured Songs

• Charles Tauhou (Pumi) Taituha,

  Whakataurangi Ake

  The waiata ‘Whakataurangi ake’ was composed out of acknowledgement and yearning for taonga within the exhibition, Te Maaori, which toured America in 1984.  The exhibition...

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• 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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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.