Whakataetae manawa

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019580

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1026

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Na wai te ahi he kā mai i runga o Pukekorea | Ka tahi tī, ka rua tī"

Dates

1972-05-17

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

Players of this breath-holding game used to compete with each other for the longest breath. They would practise in the the house on a wet day. When one person ran out of breath the next contestant took over. In the singer's time he "never heard anyone get up to the finish".