Pepeha by Te Motuiti | Ngare Raumati

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019580

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1034

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Haere mai e tama ra e, e Moeahu, | Kauria mai te moana e pikopiko e Whiti"

Dates

1972-05-21

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 here recites a series of famous sayings and proverbs of Ngāpuhi. They concer Moeahu, a Ngāti Hine warrior and Te Motuiti, a warrior descendant of Raumati who burned the Te Arawa waka. To the recordist the performer stated that the sayings were by Te Motuiti at Rawhiti welcoming Moeahu who sought peace after his people had fled to Hokianga while he was away battling Ngāti Pou elsewhere at Pouerua Pa, Ohāwai. In an announcement on tape the performer states that it was Te Motuiti who went to Te Rawhiti to make peace.