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 pupuritiaNgā purapura i mahue mai rāKua ngaro rātou mā ngā rangatiraHei mātorotoro mai i a tātouKāore he tirohanga kē e te iwiKo ngā marae hei awhi maiTaku Māoritanga mana motuhakeHei pou tokomanawaHe rau aroha nō tua whakarereNō aku tīpuna eNō aku tīpuna eTuakina mai rā ngā akorangaHei mātauranga mō te rangatahiOranga tinana i tēnei wā eKo ngā marae hei awhi maiI te mahanatanga o ngā whakaaroO aku mātua eTaku Māoritanga mana motuhakeNō aku tīpuna eNō aku tīpuna e
