Waiata tangi, by Oriwia | Taranaki, Ngāti Tama for Whakatere

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027055792

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 189

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Takina mai ra ngā huihuinga o Matariki tau toro ē | Ka ngaro Atutahi māna e whakarewa te tini whetū riki"

Dates

1935 - 1979

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

Potete White and Sir George Grey describe this as a waita tangi for Whakatere. Te Waka Māori says it is by Hēnare Haeretuterangi for Paratene Te Wheoro who died at Whanganui on September 18th, 1875.