Pātere, by an unknown composer of Waikato/Maniapoto, with Tūranga Mauparaoa | Ngāti Manawa

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019538

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 31

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Tēnei ka noho rau maharatanga kai te ruru au e ruru ake nei | Ka panapana haere runga I te kare tai"

See also McL 45.

Dates

1958-06-04

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

According to the performer, this song belongs to the Waikato-Maniapoto people who live around Te Kuiti. It was composed at the time of the Waitara dispute. The composer derides the Pakeha colonists for starting wars and taking lands from Māori people.