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<p><strong>'Te reo o Taiporutu' performed by the&nbsp;Taiporutu Maori Club from Rotorua at Uepohatu marae in 1947.&nbsp; </strong><strong>The Club was founded in 1944 by Henry Taiporutu Mitchell to revive the language, customs and performing arts of Te Arawa.&nbsp; Members also contributed to the community; visiting hospitals and performing for distinguished visitors including members of the Royal family and Eleanor Roosevelt.<a name="ftnref1"></a>[<a href="http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/#ftn1">1</a>]</strong></p><p>The events&nbsp;held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</p><p>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p><strong>Footnotes<br /></strong><a id="_ftn1" title="" name="ftn1" href="http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/#_ftnref1"></a>[<a href="http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/#ftnref1">1</a&gt;] Programme for the Taiporutu Club, 1947. MSX-4248. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/&quot; target="_blank">Alexander Turnbull Library</a></p><p>Site editors note: some static throughout.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>

<p><strong>'To atu te marama' from a concert held at the opening of Uepohatu Marae in 1947. Possibly performed by the Taiporutu Maori Club from Ohinemutu.</strong></p><p>The events&nbsp;held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</p><p>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>

<p><strong>Tuhoe</strong> <strong>group perform a number of items at Uepohatu&nbsp;in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events&nbsp;held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</p><p>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>A group&nbsp;from Hinerupe perform an item at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events&nbsp;held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</p><p>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><h2>Transcription</h2><p>Kaea: E te Kawana e<br />Ko rongo tutuki ana i Waiapu<br />Katoa: A Ha Ha<br />Kaea: Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!</p><p>Katoa: Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!</p><p>Hi aue hi!</p><p>Kaea: E ko Hinerupe e ngunguru nei!</p><p>Katoa: Au au aue ha!</p><p>Kaea: E ko Hinerupe e ngunguru nei!</p><p>Katoa: Au au aue ha!</p><p>Kaea: A Ha Ha!</p><p>Katoa: Haramai ara kia whakataiara</p><p>Te kauae o Hinerupe ki runga ka ea</p><p>Hi aue, au au aue!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kaea: Torona kei waho!</p><p>E te Kawana e o rongo tukituki ana i Waiapu!</p><p>Katoa: A ha ha!</p><p>Kaea: Takahia rawatia nga rori e takoto nei</p><p>whakaheke kau taku haere ki Ruatorea</p><p>Tenei huakina!</p><p>Katoa: Huakina!</p><p>Kaea: Tenei wherahia!</p><p>Katoa: Wherahia! A Ha Ha!</p><p>E tauhina ko te ra</p><p>i haere ai a Hinerupe, a ha ha!</p><p>e tata te kawenga tuki nga waho</p><p>nga tapu e hamama tonu nei</p><p>te taea te ueue</p><p>Aue aue aue taukuri e! Hi!</p><p>Kaea: Torona titaha! Haramai tonu ra nga iwi i runga i te upoko hau, i te pa marangai i te&nbsp;puehutanga mai o te aroha!Katoa:&nbsp;Ahaha! U whakarauiri ki Waiapu. Ka kii te whare ki te hoia uhia mai. Uhia mai to kanohi ki te rau o te aroha. A ha ha! Hi aue hi!</p><p>Kaea: Ko nga iwi katoa e kanga mai ra<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: He tapu<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: Ko Tuainuku<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: Ko Tuairangi<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: I ahaha<br /> Katoa: He koia he koia ha<br /> Hai kai mahau te whetu<br /> Hai kai mahau te marama <br /> Tuku tonu heke tonu te ika ki Te Reinga Whio.</p><p>Kaea: Torona titaha<br /> Rangitukia ra te pariha i tukua atu ai nga Kaiwhakaako tokowha.<br /> Ruka ki Reporua<br /> Hohepa ki te Paripari<br /> Kawhia ki Whangakareao<br /> Apakura ki Whangapirita e!<br /> Katoa: E i aha tera<br /> E haramai tonu koe ki roto ki Waiapu kia kite koe<br /> I Tawa Mapua e te paripari Tihei Taruke<br /> I kiia nei e Rerekohu<br /> ‘Hoatu karia ana kauae<br /> Purari paka, kaura mokai! Hei</p><p>Kaea: Torona kei waho!<br /> Rangitukia ra te pariha i tukua atu ai nga Kaiwhakaako tokowha<br /> Ruka ki Reporua<br /> Hohepa ki te Paripari<br /> Kawhia ki Whangakareao<br /> Apakura ki Whangapirita e!<br /> Katoa: E i aha tera<br /> E haramai tonu koe ki roto ki Waiapu kia kite koe<br /> I Tawa Mapua e te paripari Tihei Taruke<br /> I kiia nei e Rerekohu<br /> ‘Hoatu karia ana kauae’<br /> Purari paka, kaura mokai, Hei</p><p>Kaea: Ara ra ko te ra kei runga ko nga mana katoa kei raro ra!<br /> Katoa: Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!<br /> Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!</p><p>I aue! Hei!</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Haka peformed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events&nbsp;held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</p><p>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;

<p><strong>Song 'Nohou ra e Ngata' peformed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events&nbsp;held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</p><p>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><h2>Transcription</h2><p>Nohou ra e Ngata te powhiri</p><p>Kia whakamene mai nga hapu e</p><p>Tu mokemoke to i tenei ra</p><p>Kua ngaro nei ra</p><p>Nga morehu (nga morehu)</p><p>Tenei te rangatahi (Hi!)</p><p>Kua tae mai nei</p><p>Ki runga Ruatorea, tena ra e</p><p>Ki te whakatutuki to kupu e</p><p>I waiho ake ra e, nga ngakau e</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nga iwi e pae nei kia ora ra</p><p>He whare whakairo tukutuku</p><p>He rangi e mo nga hau e wha</p><p>Numinumi kau au ki te hapai o te whare</p><p>Me pewhea ra e mauru ai</p><p>Kati nei ki ahau ko te ara maikuku</p><p>Tatau taitamariki kia kaha ra! (Hi! Hi! Hi!)</p><p>Horahia te marino i nga wa katoa</p><p>Aue Hi!</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;

<p><strong>Well known song ‘Hoki hoki’ performed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>

<p><strong>The haka 'Tika tonu' performed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>'Uia mai koia’ sung to the tune of the classic&nbsp;‘Paikea’ at Uepohatu in 1947.&nbsp; The revised song words in this version&nbsp;hail support of England and point out Hitler as the great enemy.</strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events&nbsp;held on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;that&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</p><p>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;

<p><strong>Song ‘Haere mai ra’ performed by the local Waiapu group&nbsp;at Uepohatu in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><h2>Transcription</h2><p>(Recording begins part way through Kaea part)</p><p>Kaea: Haere mai ra</p><p>Torona kei waho!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Katoa: Haere haere mai ra</p><p>E nga hapu katoa</p><p>Ki roto o Waiapu</p><p>Ki te Karauna a Koro e</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ka hutia aku mihi ki waho ia e</p><p>Nga morehu a te mate</p><p>Kia ora koutou haere mai!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Huia mai nga whakaaro</p><p>Me te aroha e</p><p>Nau mai e te Kawana</p><p>Me nga Upoko Ariki e</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tena Uepohatu</p><p>Pohiritia ra</p><p>Nga iwi, whanaunga hoki</p><p>Ki te marae</p><p>Haere mai! Hi!</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;

<p><strong>The <acronym title="chant">patere</acronym> 'Tera koia ko tioreore ra' is performed by the Taiporutu Club at Uepohatu marae in 1947.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>T<span>he events&nbsp;held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September&nbsp;included cultural competitions with local school children,&nbsp;a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>At an investiture ceremony&nbsp;held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></p><p><span>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including&nbsp;the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</span></p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>

<p><strong>Song ‘Home Sweet Home' performed an unidentified&nbsp;singer at Uepohatu in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall.&nbsp; The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament.&nbsp; Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>