Te puna wai kōrero

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Reference
45322
Media type
Audio
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00:15:00
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
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RNZ Collection
Howe, George Huruata, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Murupaenga, Herewini, 1937- (b.1937), Producer

Wharfie, poet, Māori folklore.

George Huruata Howe is a wharfie who has been writing prose and verse for many years without recognition.

Although George grew up without his mother tongue, he has a deep knowledge of Māori legends, philosophy and customs.

Kaikōrero: George Howe

When one of George's mates died, he paid homage to him in writing and read it as the cortege pased.

[Exact date of recording unknown - probably early 1970s.]