Here is some education about waiata

It is just as important that we know what we are singing about and who and why a particular waiata was composed, as the composer and their iwi should also be recognised. You will find all of these details, including the Pākehā translations, here also.

It is also important to know the difference between waiata types and the history of waiata. Please click on the below links for more information. Please see the links to various education resources below.

1. A link to the traditions of waiata here

2. A link to the origins of waiata is here

3. A link to waiata types is here

4. Some more resources to study you will find here whānau

Here are some waiata to learn

Te Taukaea o te Aroha

Nā Charisma Rangipuna rāua ko Paulette Tamati-Elliffe i tito.

He waiata Ngāi Tahu kia tuku aroha, kia tuku mihi ki te hau kāinga, manuhiri rānei.

Ka Tū Au - I Stand

Waiata Pōwhiri, Waiata Kīnaki rānei
Kaitito – Hana O’Regan
Rohe – Kāi Tahu whānui

Whakamārama

Nō te tau 1993 i Te Whare Wānaka o Wikitoria a Hana i tito i tēnei waiata hai waiata whakanui i tōna hākoro mō tōna whakapōtaetaka hai Tākuta i te Whare Wānaka o Waitaha. He haereka tēnei ki kā pito whakahirahira o te rohe o Kāi Tahu.

Ka tikaka whakamahi mō te waiata nei.

He pai tēnei waiata hei wāiata kīnaki i te wā o te pōwhiri.

Explanation

This song was composed during Hana’s first year of undergraduate studies at Victoria University of Wellington to celebrate her father’s graduation with his honorary doctorate from Canterbury . This waiata carries the singer around many significant points of interest in the Kāi Tahu rohe.

Notes on appropriate usage of this waiata.

This waiata is appropriate for formal pōwhiri as waiata kīnaki.

Tūhāhā - Isolated

Nā Korey Gibson, i Noaia Ppakāinga, i te whare tūturu i tito, i te rā tekau o Paengawhāwhā 2020.

Nāna i tito i a mātou o Aotearoa e tūhāhā ana i te kāinga nā te Covid-19, mai i ngā matapihi o tōna whare tūturu, ka taea e ia te kite, te rongo anō hoki, te panonitanga o te wāhanga Ngahuru ki te Hōtoke.

Composed by Korey Gibson at home at Noaia Papakāinga on April 10, 2020.

While the country was in isolation due to COVID-19, through the windows of his family home, he could see and feel the change from autumn to winter taking place.

He Waiata Aroha  - Tō Aroha

Nā Tuini Ngawai nō Ngāti Porou i tito, i te tau 1960.

Composed by Tuini Ngawai of Ngāti Porou in 1960.

He Waiata Aroha - Arohaina Mai

Nā Tuini Ngawai nō Ngāti Porou i tito, i te tau 1940.

He waiata kia whakahaumaru i ngā hōia o te C Company o Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū, inā wehe atu ai rātou mai i Te Tai-Rāwhiti ki te Pakanga nui tuarua o te ao. Ki tā ētehi, ko te waiata nei tana tino mahi tito waiata. 

Composed by Tuini Ngawai of Ngāti Porou in 1940.

This is regarded as Tuini Ngawai’s greatest composition. She wrote it when the men of C Company, 28th (Maori) Battalion were departing from the East Coast for the battlefields of World War II.

He Waiata Aroha - Tai Aroha

Nā Anaru Kupenga i tito i te tau 1981-82. I waiatatia tēnei waiata i Ruatoria, kātahi i ngā Kōhanga Reo hou puta noa i te motu. Nā Wharehuia Milroy i kawe atu ētehi o ngā kupu ki te waiata mō te kura Rautangata i te tau 1995.

Anaru Kupenga composed the song in 1981-82. It was sung at Ruatoria and then in the newly-formed Kohanga Reo around the country where academic Wharehuia Milroy heard it, and borrowed most of its words for Rautangata’s 1995 high school and university song.

He Waiata Tangi - Aue Ihu

He tino waiata ki Ngāi māori. Nā Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū i waiata i mua i te mura o te ahi, i muri anō hoki.

A well-loved hymn of the Māori people. It was sung by the men of the 28th (Māori) Battalion before they went into battle, and at the battle’s end.

Here is some education about different chanting types

It is important that we, as whānau and hapū, are able to stand and support kaupapa and, more importantly, our kaikōrero (speakers) with song where appropriate.

It is just as important that we know what we are singing about and who and why a particular chant was composed, as the composer and their iwi should also be recognised. You will find all of these details, including the Pākehā translations, here also.

Here are some chants to learn

He Oriori (Lullaby) - Kia Whai Mōhio te Whakapapa

Nā Korey Gibson, Heretuirkōkā i te tau 2017.

Te whakamāramatanga o taku Waiata Oriori

He tohu nei kia pupuru ai te maumaharatanga o te mana o tō mātou Matua Kēkē ko Edward Morgan Thomas (Sam) me tō mātou whakapapa Kāi Tahu, Kurī, anō hoki, te nui o tōna rata me tana mahi i te marae o Takahanga i Te Ahi-Kaikōura-a-Tama ki te Rangi:

I whānau mai ai ia i Ō-Tautahi 07/05/1951 engari, i hinga i a ia i Greta Valley i te 07/02/2000. 

I tana tāpukenga i tautohetohe ai ētehi ote haukāinga me tōku whānau e pā ana ki te urupā tika māna. Nā reira kāhore ētehi o te haukāinga me tōku whānau i tino pīrangi tana takotoranga kei reira, engari, kāhore anō rātou i tino mōhio tōna whakapapa ki Kurī me Mako.

Ka kī atu tētahi o te haukāinga, “mēna ka tāpuke ia kei kōnei, ka karia e mātou te tūpāpaku hei te pō.”

Te āhua nei i noho ngū i tōku whānau kei raro i te kapua hokirua.

Ā tōna wā, i whakaae te upoko rā a Bill Solomon, e mea atu ia “kei te mōhio au tōna whakapapa, koinei te urupā tika māna, Takahanga.”

Nā reira i tutuki ai te hiahia o tōku Matua Kēkē, e takoto ana rā mō āke tonu atu, āmine.

Nā Korey Gibson i tito: Hereturikōkā 2017.

This was composed to ensure we maintain the memory of our Uncle Edward Morgan Thomas (Sam), his genealogy to Ngāi Tahu, then to the great chief of Kaikōura, Kurī, and also as an acknowledgement of all his hard work and great love for Takahanga marae at Kaikōura.

He was born in Christchurch on May 7, 1951, and sadly passed away at Greta Valley on February 2, 2000.

At his funeral, it was debated by some of the home people and some of his own family as to whether he should be buried at Takahanga, as he was apparently not from there. Therefore, they did not think he should be left to rest at Takahanga. However, unbeknownst to those aforementioned, his genealogical links to Ngāi Tahu, Kurī, and his moko Marukaitātea and Makohākirikiri are very strong.

It was said that one of the home people felt so strong about it that they stated, “If he is inturned here, we shall dig him up tonight.”.

It seems as though, through the cloud of doubt (not fully knowing their genealogy), his family had no response.

After a while, chief Bill Solomon interjected and said, “I know his genealogy; Takahanga is his rightful resting place.”

Therefore, he now lays forever in peace, with his wish fulfilled. Amen.

Composed by Korey Gibson, August 2017.

Here is some education about haka

"As a family and community, it's crucial that we can support our cultural traditions by performing the haka when needed. Click on the links to learn more about the haka, its history, composers, and compositions.

When performing the haka, it's equally important to understand its meaning, the composer's identity, and why it was created. You'll find these details, along with translations, provided.

It's also essential to distinguish between different types of haka, from haka taparahi to tūtūngārahu, ngeri to peruperu and puha."

Here are some haka to learn

He ngeri mō te koiora

Nā Kāhu Roberts i tito, Heretuirkōkā i te tau 2023, mā te kaupapa Te Whetū Waerima, nā Korey Gibson.

Mō te kaitito a Kāhu Roberts:

He Ika-a-Whiro a Te Panekiritanga o Te Reo.

Ko aku mahi katoa i roto i ngā tau 20 kua hori ake, he whoatu i taku katoa ki te rauoratanga o te ahurea Māori. Ā-kaiako nei, ā-pāpā nei anō hoki.

Taku tūranga matua, ka noho au hei Kaiwhakahaere ki Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Kua riro māku te whare reo rūmaki, me te whare toi Māori e morimori, e tiaki. Ko taku haepapa tuarua ka noho hei Pou Whirinaki ki Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi, hei kaiarahi reo/tikanga, mō te tauā reo Māori o te ākengokengo. Ka mutu, ko te ao Māori tonu taku tāwharautanga.

Te taha ki te wahine, ko Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Reko, Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Hauiti ngā iwi.

Te taha ki te ure tārewa, ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Manunui ki Pūkawa, Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi ngā iwi.

Ko taku maruāpō nui, ka puta ana ā mātau tamariki ki te ao, ka puta he māia! Ka puta he rangatira!

Here is some education about haka

Please click on this link here to read and learn about karakia

Here are some basic karakia to learn

Karakia ki te Atua - The Lords Prayer

Whakataka te Hau - A prayer for most Occasions