Two pao tā pōtaka, the second with Nini Naera | Tūhourangi, and a pao whaiāipo by Parehauraki for Rēweti Te Rākaherea | Waikato

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019559

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 826a

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First pao tā pōtaka begins: "E mihi ana ahau ki te Pōtaka nei | Ko ia kei a ia te mau roa ei"

Second pao tā pōtaka begins: "Mei rahi te kiore kua eke atu au | Hei hari atu ki te kōtiro kai ra i roto"

Pao whaiāipo begins: "Haere e Weti ki te ao o te Tonga | Ko ahau ki teh whakaruatangi ai ei"

Dates

1970-10-05

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 first two items are 'top-spinning songs', the humming tops being whipped with flax ropes.

The singer was initially reluctant to record the pao whaiāipo in case Waikato should think se was presuming.