Waiata whaiāipo by Te Kurārangi for Pōroa, led by Piri Mōkena

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019583

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1054

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "E taka ra ki te hau raro, | Kai tonu mai ki taku kiri"

Dates

1972-05-23

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

Piri Mōkena explains that the composer usually slept with any man she desired. Pōroa came to pay his respects to Hongi Hika at Te Pupuke by left before Te Kurārangi had the chance to sleep with him.