Ngā Pao me ngā Pakiwaitara a te Iwi Māori : Song and Story of the Māori.

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Year
1956
Reference
55900
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1956
Reference
55900
Media type
Audio
Duration
00:15:10
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
RNZ Collection
Williams, Ulric, 1910-2008, Presenter
Bennett, Charles Moihi Te Arawaka (b.1913, d.1998), Narrator
New Zealand Broadcasting Service (estab. 1946, closed 1962), Broadcaster

Shortwave broadcast. Arrival of the Aotea Canoe: Programme 1
Presented by Ulric Williams.
This programme features a 1936 dramatisation of the arrival of the Aotea Canoe, narrated by Charles Bennett.
A traditional welcome includes 'Kaura ora,' a chant of praise for a safe arrival.
Charles Bennett gives a brief history of Polynesian navigation in the Pacific before introducing the dramatisation of Turi and the Aotea Waka.