Ngarimu VC investiture, part 9 - Haka of defiance to Hitler

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The Ngarimu Victoria Cross Investiture Meeting and Reception to His Excellency the Governor General, 6 October 1943

On 4 June 1943 news was broadcast world-wide that 2/Lt Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu had been awarded the Victoria Cross for his role in the attack on Point 209 at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia. It was the sixth VC to be awarded to a New Zealander in the war, and the first to a Maori soldier.

The public investiture ceremony where the Governor-General presented the award to Mr & Mrs Hamuera Ngarimu was held at Whakarua Park in Ruatoria, Ngarimu’s home town. At the time it was one of the largest and most fully documented Māori gatherings ever held.[1]  Despite the rain and mud, 7000 people attended the event, including the Prime Minister and other parliamentarians, Battalion members on furlough, Home Guardsmen and 1300 schoolchildren, who came from all parts of the country. Three hundred performers had been brought together from the Gisborne district alone. Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou, led by Sir Apirana Ngata hosted the event that featured five hours of entertainment.  Members of the National Film Unit, the official Government photographer - John Pascoe, and the press documented the event. Cameramen from the US Marine Corps also headed to Ruatoria to record the event.  Read more about the event here.

There were two booklets printed for the occassion:
1) Souvenir of the Ngarimu Victoria Cross Investiture Meeting (NSP)
2) Supplement to the Souvenir Programme (SSP)
 
This recording of the haka pōhiri was made on the morning of the investiture at Whakarua Park.

Transcript

Haka of defiance to Hitler performed by men of Te Whanau-a-Apanui.

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Ko te whakariki! Ko te whakariki!

Tukua mai kia piri! Tukua mai kia Tata!
Kia eke mai ki runga ki te Tairawhiti e tau nei! I aue!

(Whakaara)

Ko te iwi Maori e ngunguru nei!

Au! Au! Aue ha! Hi!

Ko te iwi Maori e ngunguru nei!

Au! Au! Aue ha! Hi!

A ha ha!

Ka tu te ihihi, ka tu te wanawana,
Ki runga ki te rangi, e tu iho nei, e tu iho nei, i aue, hei!

(Taparahi)

Aue, e koro, e Kingi Hori! Tenei to reo powhiri
Tukituki ana i te Tairawhiti!


A ha ha!

Takahia rawatia te moana nui a Kiwa e takoto nei,
Whakaheke kau taku haere ki Ihipa, tenei huakina!


Huakina!

Tena i wherahia!

Wherahia!

A ha ha!

Tauhinga ko te ra, i haere ai a Porou e ha!
E tata te kawenga atu ki Ihipa, ki a Hitarari!
A ha ha! Ko te kainga ra tena
I kikia ai to patamu e Nui Tireni
Pokokohua! Kauramokai! Hei!

A ha ha!

Kei te kumekume noa a Porou
Kei te ronarona noa a Apanui
I te Wikitoria, i herea nei ki te Tairawhiti
Me he tete waka! Me he tete waka!
Me he pitau whakareia, hei!

A ha ha!

Taparahi repeated.

I aue, hei! Hi! Hei!    

Take it away! Ka pai, ka pai.                                        

 

Site editors notes:

  • There is intermittent static throughout the audio
  • A question mark (?) after a word indicates audio is inaudible
Reference:

Sound file from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: 55751. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.

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