Wedding chant by an unknown composer of Waikato

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019549

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 632

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Haere mai ra e tāku tuhi mareikura | Māku koe hei poipoi mo ngā tau e maha"

Dates

1964-03-01

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

Performed when a person from another tribe is being welcomed into the home tribe upon his or her marriage to someone from the home tribe. Appropirate only on such an occasion. Not sung at any other time.