Waiata, by Wheto | Ngāti Maniapoto
Scope and Contents
First lines begin: "Tangi te riroriro | Tuarua rawa mai"
See also McL 294 (adaption); recorded also as McL289, McL 388.
Dates
- 1963-03-06
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 Waikato recordings are of a Kingitanga variant of this waiata. Uehoka Tairākena eplains that in the time of King Mahuta three or four thousand people left Waikato for the East Coast, Te Arawa, Taranaki, etc. They returned when they heard their land was being sold and teh song was composed by those who had stayed in support of the King.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.08 metres (85 open reel tapes)
Language of Materials
Maori
General
Original catalogue number: 91/009.13
Repository Details
Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository
Level 3, General Library
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92109
Auckland 1010 New Zealand
+64 9 923 5008
amps@auckland.ac.nz