Waiata

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019546

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 533a

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "E rere ra e te ao nei ki roto koia o Parihaka | Na tohu ra i whakahaere mai"

Dates

1963-11-29

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

Historic song concerning Parihaka. The song is about the British cannon on top of the hill called Te Purepo at Parihaka. The singer says these are amusing, 'hard-case' songs from within Parihaka.