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Wiremu Kerekere acknowledges members of the audience attending the festival and introduces some of the groups taking part in what he says is possibly the greatest gathering of Polynesian performers ever assembled.
They include Ngāti Pōneke Young Māori Club, the oldest Māori cultural group in the country. He gives a history of Ngāti Pōneke, who are lead by Carl Pare[?]
Also included are a Cook Islands group, Wellington Teachers Training College, Wellington Anglican Māori Club, Māwai Hākona and Ngāti Muturangi. He also acknowledges all the tutors.
The performances begins with a series of kāranga by tangata whenua and manuhiri (2' 30"), followed by the haka pāwhiri, Ka Nuku, performed by Rev. Kīngi Īhaka, (0' 30") which in turn is followed by a final kāranga.
The performance then continues with a bracket of items from the Wellington Anglican Māori Club tutored and led by Rev. Kīngi Īhaka.
1: Nui Mai Te Pānga o te ao... (Hā mene)
2: Whakarongo/Toro Mai Tō Ringa (Comp: Eru Ihaka-Action Song) 2' 40"
3: Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi (Combined with Māwai Hākona-Action Song) 1'00"
4: E Pari Rā. (Double short poi) 2' 15"
5: Mangu Mangu Taipō (Haka) 0' 25"
6: Pākarekare Āna (Choral version) 3' 0"
Mā Wai Hākona
7: Mātakitaki Mai (Whakaeke) 0' 38"
8: Kā Rona (Action song) 2' 25"