School Opening Karakia as a Waiata - WHAKARONGO AKE AU by John Tapiata

This is another song using a familiar tune. The lyrics develop the idea of the birds singing together as a metaphor for unity. The phrase “Tui, tui, tuia” indicates this. The spoken form of the lyrics is often used by a kaikörero (speaker) when addressing an audience in a whaikörero situation. This song would also work well with poi. 

*The constant call of the bush wren or Matuhi to its mate, "Tui, tui, tuituia,"  has been a call to unity since the start of the Kingite movement in the 1880s,  Often used when calling visitors onto a marae. There are a number of variants.

Origins: 

A call to take care the new supporting  legislation, or "canoe," supporting the Treaty of Waitangi, because it is a sign of a new summer of Māori pride.       

Origins: 

The constant call of the bush wren or Matuhi to its mate, "Tui, tui, tuituia,"    has been a call to unity since the start of the Kingite movement in the 1880s,   Often used when calling visitors onto a marae. There are a number of variants.

Pūrerehua (or purorohu) is also the name given to pointed oval blades attached to a cord, which was swung around the head, making a haunting call. Similar to the smaller toy "bull-roarers" of English children, these were not toys.

Pūrerehua is one example of taonga puoru, the mystical sounding wind instruments of the old Maori people. The emotions of love, passion and grief are woven together in taonga puoru: the sound of the breath of wind is also the sound of the breath of life.

Traditionally pūrerehua were made of hard wood like matai, or whale bone, or of pounamu stone. The plaited cord was made of muka. It whirring roar warned hearers -

Kia hiwara | Be alert

kia mataara | be prepared

kia tupato | be careful

Whole Group Waiata Term 3

Origins

Purea Nei', which means to cleanse and renew was written by Hirini Melbourne his in remembrance for one of his students who died after going through a lot of adversity. it is based on a Ngāpuhi proverb: “Hokia ki o maunga kia purea e koe i nga hau o Tawhirimatea” / "Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tawhirimatea. Hirini Melbourne was from Tuhoe and Ngati Kahungunu tribes. He was a secondary school teacher and editor of Maori language school publications. A writer of stories, as well as composer and singer, Hirini is a significant figure in the revival of the Maori language with dozens of his now classic songs sung in classrooms throughout New Zealand. 

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