Pao

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019537

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 21

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ka tahi ka rua tangihanga heihei, | E te tau maranga kei te hoki aue"

Dates

1958-06-03

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

Te Purewa Awatere | Ngāti Porou, Waikato-Ngāpuhi from Tuparoa Bay composed the first and last verses; the composes of the second verse is unknown. The song is friendly, and is generally sung as a mark of goodwill to guests.