Waiata whaiāipo for Nuku Taipari, followed by an orioir, led by Turi Te Kani, performed with Hinerau Te Kani

Item — crate: R043838646, Reel: 5000027019610

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1244

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines of waiata whaiāipo begin: "Ārohirohi noa, e Rangi, i a au | Te ura o te kiri, taku e hiko atu"

First lines of oriori begin: "Kāhore hoki e taku kanohi rawe kino ki te moe | Whakarika rawa mai nei ko Tahurangi e hoa"

Dates

1976-11-21

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 oriori is about a local lady, Tahurangi, living about five generations previous, who daydreamed about how she would love to have affairs with certain chiefs around the district.