He iwi kotahi tatau / We Are One People
A programme in celebration of Waitangi Day, New Zealand's national public holiday on the 6th February. Celebrations honour the historic occasion in 1840 when Māori and Europeans came to terms with the joint signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Waiata : Popo
Wiremu Kerekere speaks about warfare and an unidentified speaker talks about when Hongi Hika went to England and of his disillusion upon his return.
Inia Te Wiata plays the part of Hongi Hika.
Kiri Te Kanawa.
Hone Tuwhare poet, breathes traditional Māori life imagery into contemporary comment.
Selwyn Muru quotes Ta Apirana Ngata's proverb "E tipu e rea".
Apirana Ngata speak about the haka, 'Ka mate, ka mate'.
[NB. poetry copyright permission cleared for online catalogue recording].