Haka taparahi ‘Te Kiri Ngutu’ performed by locals at Uepohatu marae in 1947. Apirana Ngata exclaims in the audio "koinei te tuturu o te Naati."
The marae hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children, 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. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.
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.
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. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.
Transcription
Kaea: Torona titaha!
Apirana Ngata: E Ngati Porou! Koinei te tuturu o te Nati!
Kaea: Haramai tonu ra nga manuhiri i runga i te upoko hau, i te po marangai i te puehutanga mai o te aroha!
Katoa: A ha ha! U whakarauiri ki Waiapu. Ka kii te whare ki te manuhiri uhia mai.
Uhia mai o kanohi ki te rau o te aroha. A ha ha! Hi aue hi!
Unknown person: Ka pai boys! Ka pai boys! Kia kaha boys! Kia kaha poi ma! Kia kaha poi ma!
Kaea: Ponga ra! Ponga ra!
Katoa: A ha ha! Ka tataki mai Te Whare o nga Ture!
Ka whiria te Maori! Ka whiria!
Ngau nei ona reiti, ngau nei ona take!
A ha ha! Te taea te ueue! I aue! Hi!
Unknown person: Ka pai poi ma! Kia kaha poi ma!
Kaea: Ponga ra! Ponga ra!
Katoa: A ha ha! Ka tataki mai Te Whare o nga Ture!
Ka whiria te Maori! Ka whiria!
Ngau nei ona reiti, ngau nei ona take!
A ha ha! Te taea te ueue! I aue! Hi!
Unknown person: Ka pai poi ma! Ka pai poi ma!
Apirana Ngata: Koinei te haka taparahi! Tona tuturu!
Kaea: Patua te whenua!
Katoa: Hei!
Kaea: Whakataua i nga ture!
Katoa: Hei
Kaea: A ha ha!
Katoa: Na nga mema ra te kohuru
Na te Kawana te koheriheri!
Ka raruraru nga ture!
Ka raparapa ki te pua toroni! I aue!
Kaea: Kaore hoki te mate o te whenua e
Te makere atu ki raro ra!
Katoa: A ha ha! Iri tonu mai runga
O te kiringutu mau mai ai
Hei tipare taua mo te hoariri!
A ha ha! I tahuna mai au
Ki te whakahere toto koa,
A ki te ngakau o te whenua nei,
Ki te koura! I aue, taukuri e!
Kaea: A ha ha!
Katoa: Ko tuhikitia. Ko tuhapainga
I raro i te whero o te Maori! Hukiti!
A ha ha! Na te ngutu o te Maori, pohara,
Kai kutu, ka te weriweri koe i homai ki konei
E kaore i ai, i haramai tonu koe
Ki te kai whenua!
Purari Paka! Kaura mokai! Hei!
Kaea: A ha ha!
Katoa: Kei puta atu hoki te ihu o te waka
I nga torouka o Niu Tireni,
Ka paia pukutia mai e nga uaua
O te ture a Kawana!
Te taea te ueue! Au! Au! Aue ha!
Sound file from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: 43116. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.
Image Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust
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