Poi, by Whareaitu | Ngāti Ruanui

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019546

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 534

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Te kupu a Tohu, kia tū Patea. | Taku rau poha painga kei ngaro e au"

Dates

1963-12-02

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 composer was the grandfather of Ngakirikiri Kershaw. The song was composed for the Ngāti Ruanui poi team called Paopaokirangi as a welcome to visitors. It was performed at the !ueen's visit to Rotorua in 1954. The singers were the leaders on this occasion. It is also performed at tangi on the night before the funeral but is approriate for any gathering. It is customarily performed both before and after the singing of other poi songs.