Kia kaha ngā iwi
Ngoi Pēwhairangi - 1967
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 Kapa Haka Competition in Gisborne. The group won the waiata-ā-ringa section with this composition.
Maori lyrics
Kia kaha ngā iwi pupuritia
Ngā purapura i mahue mai rā
Kua ngaro rātou mā ngā rangatira
Hei mātorotoro mai i a tātou
Kāore he tirohanga kē e te iwi
Ko ngā marae hei awhi mai
Taku Māoritanga mana motuhake
Hei pou tokomanawa
He rau aroha nō tua whakarere
Nō aku tīpuna e
Nō aku tīpuna e
Tuakina mai rā ngā akoranga
Hei mātauranga mō te rangatahi
Oranga tinana i tēnei wā e
Ko ngā marae hei awhi mai
I te mahanatanga o ngā whakaaro
O aku mātua e
Taku Māoritanga mana motuhake
Nō aku tīpuna e
Nō aku tīpuna e
