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[See also ID 257970 and 48291 for other parts of this recording.]
00.00 - 02.45: Waiata tangi - "E pa to hau..."
02.50 - 03.26: Whaikorero (unidentified speaker).
03.26 - 06.42: Unidentified commentator in te reo Māori: [probably Charles Bennett] He kōrero ana e pa ana ki nga mate ke atu o te wa, ara ko Te Hoeroa Marumaru raua ko Titokorau Ratepe, o Parewanui, Wanganui i mate i te ra 18 o Oketopa; Mamaeroa Pitiroi, o Taupo, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, i mate i te ra 18 o Oketopa; Pare Anaru, te pouaru o Tiweka Anaru, o Ohinemutu, Rotorua, i mate i te ra 19 o Oketopa. The same commentator then continues in English, introducing the broadcast from Turangawaewae Marae. He describes the week of mourning which has preceeded today's ceremony and the scene on the marae, with the casket lying in state on the porch of Mahinaarangi.
06.42 - 08.27: Waiata - "Ka pinea koe..."
08.27 - 12.50: "Te Arawa e..." and narrator. Welcome to the official party including the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Minister of Māori Affairs (Corbett) and Iriaka Ratana, M.P. for Western Māori.
12.50 - 18.36: Whaikorero and English translation - Tiaki Hira.
19.07 - 28.38: Whaikorero and speech in English - Reiwhati Vercoe, on behalf of the visiting tribes (Te Arawa).