Pao tangi, by Ngati Watson

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019544

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 485a

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Kāore hoki te aroha i au i te ahiahi nei | Mo koutou ra e ngā iwi e haere nei"

Dates

1963-11-15

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 pao was composed at Tauranga between 20 and 25 years before 1963 at a tangi for an uncle of Jim Nicholas. The performer felt sad for the relatives because all the tribes except Taranaki and Waikato had gone home.