Pao whaiāipo, by Wharetini

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019593

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1163

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Pāpara-kāuta i tuki Ohau | I taraiatia tāua ki reira , i, hei!"

Dates

1973-11-29

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 singer says the composer was a married man from Muhunoa but was courting a widow from Kuku, called Ngārongo.

These pao were composed for her 50-60 years before the recording.