These waiata were composed and sung for many reasons. It will provide you with a glimpse into Maori history and lifestyle, and show the context in which songs were composed and sung in the period from ...

Know Your Roots is back in 2 weeks and we're introducing you to the fresh new cast! Joining us this year as a fierce competitor is Waiata Jennings. You may recognise her from TikTok where she has ...

Te waiata o te whare wānaga, tōna whakapapa, ngā kupu me te rangi. Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa is Massey University’s official waiata. Learn the background to the waiata, see the lyrics, and listen to it ...

The seventeen songs, chants and hakas in this fine collection were among those selected by the late, great Maori singer Inia Te Waiata for his Kiwi gold disc-winning LP record Waiata Maori. He ...

He karanga, whaikōrero, waiata, hongi me te kai, ngā ahuatanga matua o te pōwhiri. Find out about karanga, whaikōrero, waiata, hongi and sharing kai – the essential elements of a pōwhiri. When you ...

Backgrounds the waiata, which acknowledges the waka (canoes) and respective captains of each waka during the great migration from Ra’iatea (the original home of the Māori) to Aotearoa; one of 12 ...

When ACT Party leader David Seymour stood to speak on the paepae during Waitangi Day commemorations, a rōpu among the crowd began a waiata. Waiata are typically used during a pōwhiri to support ...

Also includes some whakapapa, and waiata with translations. One is an annotated typescript of a waiata tangi performed by Hon. James Carroll at Richard Seddon's funeral, 21 June, 1906. Also includes a ...