Aotearoa Festival of Arts 1988

1988 Aotearoa Festival of Arts was held at Whangarei. TAMATEA ARKINUI under the leadership of Piri and Gaylene Sciascia assisted by Takuta and Raina Ferris.

Tamatea Arikinui perform two Whakangahau items, then go into their competitive ptrogramme.

Their competitive items are as follows : -

WHAKAEKE & KOAEA : Piki mai kake mai ra (na Piri Sciascia)

WAIATA : Pinepine te kura. (na Ngāti Te Whatuiapiti)

POI : Te taumata tapu o Tamatea (na Piri Sciascia)

HAKA : Nga kupe e Ono (Na Piri Sciascia).

WAIATA-A-RINGA : Te Ara Pounamu. (comp.Piri Sciascia.)

WHAKAWATEA : Māori. (comp. Rev Anaru Takarua.)