Pao, by a group of Ngāti Mutunga

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019546

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 548

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ngā tongi anō, āhea kā, te oranga | Ngā tongi a Te Whiti, he raukura ei!"

Dates

1963-12-04

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 performer's aunt was one of the group who composed this song. The waiata is sung at the conclusion of the fourth Ngāti Mutunga poi when the performers are marching off the marae. It relates how the people were saved when the cannon was brought to Parihaka in 1881.