WHENUA ! 31/03/96 ( Part 2 of 2 ) ntk-whe-960331-pm
Presented by Hēnare te Ua and Libby Hakaraia from the Radio New Zealand Studios, Auckland, on National Radio.
Music: Te Waka Huia at the 1992 Aotearoa Festival. " Taranaki Maunga"
International Māori: Merenia Gillies, a Māori singer, musician, based in Sydney, Australia, signed to EMI Records and playing live gigs on the Sydney Club Circuit talks to Libby.
Kupu Korikori: Muru Walters - Wellington Rugby Grounds under ownership claim by Wellington Māori and discussing scathing written attacks on Māori, by Frank Hayden who writes for The Sunday Times.
Music: Moana and the Moa Hunters - 'Tahi'
Rangiatea: On the 7th of October 1995, fire destroyed an historic church, Rangiatea in Otaki. Deep grief was widespread but plans to replicate the famous church are well underway. To give us an overview of what's happening, Professor Whatarangi Winiata joins us by phone from Raukawa Marae.
Kokako: Fifteen years ago, Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland Region hosted the New Zealand Polynesian Festival at the Avondale Racecourse, 'te marae hoiho,' as the late Sir Kingi Ihaka called it.
The welcome to the visiting Māori culture groups from throughout Aotearoa and
Overseas was impressive. One of the groups leading the welcome was PukekiwirikiI who sang this song of welcome composed by Ngapo and Pimia Wehi,
" Kua Rongo taku Poi". Also an item from the Auckland Anglican Māori Club.
Tua Pitman of Rarotonga was the navigator of the Cook Islands ocean-voyaging canoe TE AU O TONGA which last year journeyed from Rarotonga to Hawaii.
Tua trained under Nainoa Thompson of Hawaii, navigator of HOKU'LEA, THE
WAKA which was at the forefront of the re-birth of ocean-going waka.
When Tua goes to sea, he's concious of being accompanied by the spirits of his
ancestors, especially during the watch-hours of between 2am and 5am when it's quiet and lonely. He was taught by Nainoa Thompson that there are three sides to navigation; Mental, Physical and Spiritual.
Archives Music: Ana Hato and Deane Waretini - 'Tahi nei taru kino'.
Music: Dalvanius - 'Hei konei ra'
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