Moteatea by Mohi | Tūhoe, followed by a haka poi, by Mōnehu Tamehana | Tūhoe

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019598

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1192

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines of the moteatea begin: "Ka koi ka koi te tara o te wawata | Ka kokoru te wā kia tihoi, ka aroha"

First lines of the haka poi begin: "Hui ai, hui ai a popoi popoi e! | Poroporo, kī mai - i te Atua ngāu pō nei"

Dates

1974-08-02

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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Restrictions

Restrictions appearing in the collection were placed by the performers at time of recording. Usually the restriction limits access to members of particular iwi or hapu.

These items may sometimes be referred to for scholarly purposes but may not be copied or published in any form without the explicit release by the appropriate tribal authority.

Biographical / Historical

The composer of the first item was the grandfather of Mōnehu, the composer of the following haka poi. This item was performe dby him on the spur of the moment to express his delight with the poi.

The composer of the haka poi was a poi leader when the singer was young and when King George visited Rotorua in 1901.