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  • Ngoi Pēwhairangi,

    Kia kaha ngā iwi

    This is a waiata-ā-ringa. It was composed in 1967 for the kapa haka, Te Hokowhitu-ā-Tū. Ngoi composed the waiata for Te Hokowhitu-ā-Tū to perform at the Tamararo Māori...

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  • 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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