Waiata tangi, by Iritoa | Ngāti Hineuru, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Kahungunu

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019549

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 636

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Te whetū, e te marama ra e. | Ngā pā tatari o te rangi"

Dates

1964-03-13

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 is a lament for Terama Apakura, a cannibal who hunted for men and eventually ate his own neice. This crime was avenged by Tūhourangi, who killed Apakura and took his body to Motutawa "where they had a feast of him". Iritoa composed the song at Te Ngakau-o-hine-kuku"